#283 - Kristin Ohlson on SWEET IN TOOTH AND CLAW

Portland-based writer and author Kristin Ohlson chats with Trey Elling about SWEET IN TOOTH AND CLAW: STORIES OF GENEROSITY AND COOPERATION IN THE NATURAL WORLD. Topics include:

• Harvesting trees while keeping a forest healthy (1:14)
• Dead salmon's contribution to the forest network (5:17)
• Bees sometimes cheating mutualism with pollenating flowers (7:03)
• Relaxed selection versus natural selection (9:10)
• How viral infections helped with human evolution (13:57)
• Humans emit a lot of bacteria and...fungi? (16:15)
• The spread of germs can be beneficial (17:33)
• The effect of sugary junk food on the gut microbiome (20:13)
• How an area in Nevada transformed from desert into wetland (21:52)
• Regenerative agriculture (28:42)
• Coral snot and island bid poop as other examples of mutualism (35:31)
• Whether cities' attempts to build nature into concrete jungles has paid off (40:01)