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4Ps

4Ps

著者： Kate Martin
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概要

 4Ps: Plants, Pests, Parasites & People is a story-driven science podcast hosted by Dr. Kate Martin that uses four rotating lenses—plants, the things that eat them, the diseases that follow, and the people caught in the middle—to answer one big question: how did we get to where we are? From plant domestication and medicinal plants to bed bugs, wheat stem rust, Mormon cricket swarms, and even alchemy in the age of plague, each episode connects biology to our agricultural and urban history—with clear science, sharp storytelling, and the occasional “wait… that explains a lot.”Kate Martin
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  • Season 1, Episode 10: Forensic Botany, Can Plants help Solve Crime?

    Season 1, Episode 10: Forensic Botany, Can Plants help Solve Crime?
    2026/03/10

    In this episode of 4Ps, Dr. Kate Martin dives into forensic botany, the real science of how plants can quietly place us in environments we didn’t realize we were carrying with us. From pollen “profiles” that hint at season and habitat, to burrs and seeds that hitchhike on clothing, to plant fragments and disturbed vegetation that can reveal contact and movement, nature leaves traces everywhere. And yes, ragweed, the sworn enemy of Kate’s lungs, gets a tiny moment of redemption.
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    24 分
  • Season 1, Episode 9: Black Widow: Femme Fatale or Shy Introvert?

    Season 1, Episode 9: Black Widow: Femme Fatale or Shy Introvert?
    2026/03/03

    The black widow isn’t a cartoon villain—and she’s not coming for you. She’s an introverted, venomous roommate with incredible silk tech and a wildly misunderstood love life. Dr. Kate Martin separates myth from reality: where widows live, how they hunt, why bites happen, what pesticides change in their world, and why their venom is a research tool, not a morality play.
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    29 分
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