Episode 15 -Ew, That’s Gross

Stump the Librarian Episode 15 – Ew, That’s Gross 

It’s the gross out episode of Stump the Librarian podcast where we explore all things icky! Join librarians Courtnei and Emily, with a little help from the librarian behind the screen Jill as we answer questions from YOU, the listener. This week we are tackling the questions “Why does there have to be bugs?”, “Why don’t we notice our own BO?” and “How many times does an average person fart in a day?” If you love all things ick, this is the episode for you!  

Join us every other Wednesday as we answer listener questions about space, nature, human bodies, animals, and so much more. You can submit your own question for a chance to Stump the Librarian. Check out kdl.org/stump. You can also email us at Stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org. We would love to hear from you! You can follow our podcast at stumpthelibrarian.podbean.com/ or anywhere you get podcasts.  

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Here are the books we mentioned in this episode. Check them out! 

Science Comics: Trees 

Alligators and Crocodiles Can’t Chew 

 

 

Concerning Bugs... 

https://www.si.edu/spotlight/buginfo/bugnos 

https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/radicalbugs/index.php?page=importance_of_insects#:~:text=Without%20insects%2C%20our%20lives%20would,fruits%2C%20flowers%2C%20and%20vegetables.&text=Many%20insects%20are%20omnivorous%2C%20meaning,they%20encounter%20in%20their%20environment. 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/insect-bug-medicine-food-macneal 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgZ_YdKPMdM 

 

Concerning Body Odor..... 

Five Senses: The Sense of Smell | Educational Videos for Kids 

https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/sense-smell-covid-19 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/11/07/dear-science-why-cant-i-smell-my-own-body-odor/ 

https://www.thecut.com/2014/08/why-cant-you-smell-your-own-home.html 

https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chsmell.html 

 

Conerning farts.... 

https://www.healthline.com/health/why-do-i-keep-farting#see-a-doctor