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Barrett Klein

As seen in: Wiley Online Library, Smithsonian Magazine, Annual Reviews Journal, La Crosse Tribune, AudioFile Magazine, Washington Independent Review of Books
entomologist and artist, studying the sleep of insects, insects' effect on human culture, and the power of visuals
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THE INSECT EPIPHANY by Barrett Klein Read by Sean Patrick Hopkins | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine

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By Barrett Klein
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Entomologist Barrett Klein describes the importance of insects to life on Earth, as well their influence on our culture and civilization. Narrator Sean Patrick Hopkins has a tone of curiosity and wonder as he takes the listener on a comprehensive tour of the insect world, covering topics such as insects' influence on developments in science and engineering, mind-altering experiences guided by insects, insect dance, and insects' influence on the arts, like music and fashion design.
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The Insect Epiphany: How Our Six-Legged Allies Shape Human Culture

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By Barrett Klein
| Washington Independent Review of Books Verified
Who among us hasn’t spontaneously slapped a stinging bee, swatted a blood-sucking mosquito, or squished an ant marching intrepidly across the kitchen counter — without giving the loss of those tiny lives a second thought? One likely candidate is entomologist Barrett Klein.
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From Silk Moths to Fruit Flies, These Five Insects Have Changed the World

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By Barrett Klein
| Smithsonian Magazine Verified
It’s easy to write bugs off as pests, but consider the ways in which they have positively impacted our lives If you were asked to select five insects that have most profoundly altered humanity since Homo sapiens first fashioned tools and harnessed fire, which insects would you choose? With 1.1 million described species and ten quintillion individual insects hopping, buzzing, burrowing and swimming about, this could seem like a daunting exercise.
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