About this episode

Daniel and Kelly discuss the altruistic behavior of social amoeba and their unique farming practices.

Daniel and Kelly talks about a species of social amoeba that will die to help others. Why the heck does it do that? And bonus: the amoeba are farmers! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel, Kelly

Topics covered

• social amoeba
• altruism
• farming
• species behavior
• science

Keywords

• social amoeba
• altruism
• farming
• species behavior
• science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeartPodcasts

Books & works: The curious lives of social amoeba

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