Welcome to the INSECT NEWS NETWORK
where we take you into the world of insects beyond the creepy and the crawly,
to the fun, the fascinating, the profound, and even the sublime . . . IMAGINE THAT!
The I.N.N. is now a radio broadcast on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, CA!
Wednesday evenings from 4-5 pm and Fridays afternoons 12-1pm.
Here's a segment from the radio debut of the I.N.N.:
The Top 5 Hexapod Headlines (check out #4 - Transgenic Goats Stop Bullets . . . well, sort of . . . )
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2012 Schedule of Events (Spring)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 4/12/12 | Times TBD | Yuri's Night Celebration, NASA, Mountain View, CA |
| 4/21/12 |
10 am - 2 pm |
Bug Day, Randall Museum in San Francisco, CA - "Insects: Up Close and Personal" |
| 5/10/12 | 11 am-1 pm, 2:30 pm - 3:30 p |
Whole Earth Festival, Davis, CA |
| 6/23/12 | 10 am - 4 pm |
Scotts Valley Garden Faire, Scotts Valley, CA |
“I am dying by inches, from not having any body to talk to about insects” - Charles Darwin, 1828
The I.N.N. travels the globe to learn how people think and feel about our 6- and 8-legged friends. Created and hosted by E. Emmet Brady, the I.N.N. is a non-stop multi-media interdisciplinary plunge into the microcosm. In case Cultural Entomology is new to you, the video below explains a bit about the emerging third branch of the study of Insects.
The I.N.N. travels the globe to learn how people think and feel about our 6- and 8-legged friends. Created and hosted by E. Emmet Brady, the I.N.N. is a non-stop multi-media interdisciplinary plunge into the microcosm. In case Cultural Entomology is new to you, the video below explains a bit about the emerging third branch of the study of Insects.
But it's not just about our perspective - you won't believe some of the things people say!
Here is the 2011 Audio Collage of Interviews we conducted across the U.S.:
ON LOCATION: San Francisco, Boston, Rome
ON LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
Launching "The Insectual Revolution" as we co-produce "Buggin' Out," the Def Story Slam at the California Academy of Sciences, one of the premiere Entomology research centers on the planet.The I.N.N.'s Emmet Brady was host for BEE-A-THON 2011, the first-ever global online marathon dedicated to raising awareness about honeybees and other pollinator issues. First broadcast 7/16/11, the B.A.T. interviewed over 3 dozen guests scientists, artists, activists, naturalists and educators about bees. The B.A.T. was produced in conjunction with YourGardenShow.com and the Great Sunflower Project at San Francisco State University.
ON LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
ON LOCATION: Rishikesh, India
ON LOCATION: Tulum, Mexico
In front of the temple of Ah Mucen Kab, exploring the 2,000 year connection between the Mayan civilization and the sacred stingless honeybee, M. beechii.
ON LOCATION: Humboldt, CA
Presenting about the Insect News Network while exploring the underground communication chambers of angry hordes of yellow jackets at the Earthdance Festival.
For most of 2011, the I.N.N. documented the vast array of ways that insects show up in the creative endeavors of humans. The result was the "Insects are Everywhere" video series. Here is "Part 1: Tattoos." All original photography by host E. Emmet Brady.
The I.N.N. hosted the Bay Area premiere of a very important documentary about the lives of honey bees called "Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Trying to Tell Us?" We will be at the openings in San Francisco, Cupertino and Berkeley with our partners YourGardenShow.com as part of the Great Sunflower Project.
Here is a video sampling of our international launch at Green Festival- SF 2010. The video gives a you a taste of how fun and engaging a live Insect News Network production can be.
On the I.N.N., we take the viewer into the world of Cultural Entomology, which explores the parallels and connections between insects and humans.
We have 3 sources of material:
The I.N.N. hosted the Bay Area premiere of a very important documentary about the lives of honey bees called "Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Trying to Tell Us?" We will be at the openings in San Francisco, Cupertino and Berkeley with our partners YourGardenShow.com as part of the Great Sunflower Project.
Here is a video sampling of our international launch at Green Festival- SF 2010. The video gives a you a taste of how fun and engaging a live Insect News Network production can be.
On the I.N.N., we take the viewer into the world of Cultural Entomology, which explores the parallels and connections between insects and humans.
We have 3 sources of material:
- Original
content, including blog, video, books, audio and live lectures;
- User-generated
content, submitted by the fans of the I.N.N., and
- The I.N.N.
Salon which are our premiere line of interviews with the best and the
brightest minds in our culture, to learn what they think and how they
feel about insects. Here is the premiere I.N.N. Salon, with the Brower
Youth Awardees talking about Insects:
Feel free to contact The I.N.N.'s creator and host E. Emmet Brady at emmet@insectnewsnetwork.com or call (011)510-759-7624.