I Tried Eating Bugs… Here s What I Learned

PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateOKAY ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Follow me to The Brain Scoop: https://youtu.be/6vOzt-YQjIA We’re on PATREON now! Join the community ►► https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub People say insects are the food of the future. They’re more environmentally sustainable and more humane than other sources of animal protein. Can they really catch on in western diets? I’m a pretty adventurous eater, but I’ve never actually tried edible insects. So when I got invited to an edible insect Thanksgiving feast, I had to say yes. Along the way I learned that eating bugs isn’t really that new for humans, and that this really could be a delicious food we all eat in the near future. References: Lesnik, Julie J. “Edible Insects and Human Evolution”. University Press of Florida, 2018. Special guests: Kyle Hill - @sci_phile https://www.youtube.com/becausescience Julie J. Lesnik, PhD - @julielesnik Aly Moore - @bugible Special thanks to our chefs: Paul Buchanan - @primalalchemy Lindsay Smith - @the.seeds.of.change Melissa Ortiz - @meli_rose Ofelia Rivera - @GrannykitchenLove Alex Aviles - @soilent_grn Renate Boronowsky - @renatebakes Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons: AlecZero Bob Rosset Brent M. Diego Lombeida Sony Varghese ----------- Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart Twitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merch https://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smart Facebook https://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/