Episode 057 - Eva Crane | Entomologist & Nuclear Physicist

Alternate Title: un-BEE-lievaable

Emma tells Emlyn all about the nuclear physicist turned world-renowned bee researcher, Eva Crane, and Emlyn tells Emma about new research on bumble bee behavior!

Learn more about our podcast and other women in science at our website www.stemfatalepodcast.com 

 

Sources

Main Story - Eva Crane

1. Eva Crane: Bee Scientist 1912-2007. United Kingdom, International Bee Research Assn., 2008. https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/6GwZ2ZkADL4C?hl=en&gbpv=1
2. Miksha, Ron. “Remembering Eva Crane: Beekeeper and Physicist.” Bad Beekeeping Blog. 2019. https://badbeekeepingblog.com/2019/06/12/remembering-eva-crane-beekeeper-and-physicist/
3. Marren, Peter. Obituary for Eva Crane. The Independent. 2007. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/eva-crane-402281.html
4. Railton, Francesca. “The secret life of bees: the life and work of Eva Crane.” Royal Botanical Gardens KEW, KEW.org. https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/the-secret-life-of-bees-the-life-and-work-of-eva-crane
5. “About Eva Crane.” Eva Crane Trust. https://www.evacranetrust.org/page/eva-crane
6. “Publication Index.” Eva Crane Trust. https://www.evacranetrust.org/page/publication-index

 

Women who Work 

• “Bumblebees Bite Plants to Force Them to Flower (Seriously)” by Jim Daley, Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bumblebees-bite-plants-to-force-them-to-flower-seriously/?amp
• Pashalidou, F. G., Lambert, H., Peybernes, T., Mescher, M. C. & De Moraes, C. M. Bumble bees damage plant leaves and accelerate flower production when pollen is scarce. Science 368, 881 (2020). https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6493/881

 

Music

“Mary Anning” by Artichoke

“Work” by Rihanna

 

Cover Image

The Eva Crane Trust

https://www.evacranetrust.org/page/eva-crane