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The human a reaction to bugs is neither simply natural nor simply cultural. And no one reacts to bugs with indifference. Insects frighten, disgust, and fascinate us. Jeff Lockwood explores this sensation through evolutionary knowledge, history, and contemporary mindset, and a debilitating bout with entomophobia in his work as an entomologist. Checking out the nature of anxiety and phobia, Lockwood explores the exciting debate about how exactly a lot of our concern with bugs can be attributed to ancestral predisposition for our own survival and how much is learned through individual experiences. Drawing on vibrant case studies, Lockwood points out how insects attended to infest our brains in sometimes damaging ways and supersede even the most logical understanding of the benefits these creatures provide. No-one can claim to be ambivalent when confronted with wasps, cockroaches, or maggots but our collective entomophobia is wreaking havoc on the natural world as we soak our food, homes, and landscapes in powerful insecticides. Lockwood dissects our common reactions, distinguishing between disgust and dread, and invites listeners to consider their own mental and physiological reactions to bugs in a new framework that he's derived from cutting-edge biological, mental health, and social knowledge.
