MEDIA appearances

I have written numerous articles and appeared in many radio interviews, including a regular appearance on ABC Radio Sydney with Richard Glover for Self Improvement Wednesday. Below are links to my radio interviews and articles:


The Conversation Reach Statistics

2022

ABC Radio Sydney Invertebrate workforce – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney Wet weather visitors – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

The Conversation “A new $2 coin features the introduced honeybee. Is this really the species we should celebrate?” 26 April 2022

2021

ABC Radio Sydney Invertebrate olympics – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney Bees or flowers, who came first? – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Melbourne “Everything you need to know about cicadas” – radio interview with Jacinta Parsons 30 November 2021

The Conversation How do Olympic athletes stack up against invertebrates? Not very well26 July 2021

The Conversation‘Over the top’: backlash against TikTok’s bee lady not justified, say bee experts10 June 2021

The ConversationAfter the floods, stand by for spiders, slugs and millipedes – but think twice before reaching for the bug spray25 March 2021

The ConversationThe cicada’s deafening shriek is the sound of summer, and humans have been drawn to it for thousands of years12 January 2021

2020

ABC Radio Sydney Invertebrate mythology – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney Invertebrate weapons – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney Invertebrate tricksters – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney Fire impact on invertebrates – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

The ConversationNature detectives in the backyard: 3 science activities for curious kids this summer23 December 2020

2019

ABC Radio Sydney Invertebrate body snatchers – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney Insect mimicry – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney The curious velvet worm – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney The intelligence of bees – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

2018

ABC Radio Sydney The sting in the tail – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney Deciding which species we save – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney Do insects feel pain? – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney How can invertebrates reveal the health of the environment? – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

2017

ABC Radio Sydney How insects navigate – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney Mothers in the insect world – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney The world of slime – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney Surprising studies in self control – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney Where have all the Christmas beetles gone – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

2016

ABC Radio Sydney What we can learn from social insects – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney Pest management and food – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney Protecting our pollinators – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

ABC Radio Sydney How insects get their colour – Self Improvement Wednesday radio segment with Richard Glover

The Conversation What social insects can teach us about resilient infrastructure” 25 May 2016

702 ABC Sydney “What we can learn from social insects” – radio interview with Wendy Harmer 11 March 2016

666 ABC Canberra “What we can learn from social insects” – radio interview with Philip Clark 11 March 2016

The Sydney Morning Herald, The Canberra Times, and The Age How busy bees and ants could help save our cities” 9 March 2016

2012

Australian Geographic Lost ants use visual cues to quickly navigate 15 November 2012

Phys.org, SciNews, ScienceAlert  “Sugar ants know when they’re lost” 11 November 2012

Redorbit “Australian Sugar Ants Walk in Circles When Lost” 12 November 2012

2009

The AustralianIf only warplanes had belligerent bee brains 9 January 2009

The Australian, Discovery Buzz, and War News Updates “If only drone aircraft had belligerent bee brains” 8 January 2009

612 ABC Brisbane “Aggressive bees provide new insights into missile technology” radio interview

ABC National News Angry bees provide military clues televised interview