Ologies with Alie Ward

Ologies with Alie Ward

Behavioral Ecology (REPRODUCTIVE TRADEOFFS) with Amy Worthington

May 21, 201948 min

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Why do we bone? Why should we have kids? When should we have kids? Crickets might answer all these questions. Dr. Amy Worthington of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska studies "life history tradeoffs:" when to allocate resources to reproduction versus preserving your own health. Whether you're an insect ghosting a buster mate or a millennial waiting to have kids until the economy gets better, you may learn a thing or two about whether having kids is worth it.Follow Dr. Amy Worthington at Tw

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Ologies with Alie Ward

Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.

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