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Law of the Locusts: What Insect Swarms Teach Us about Cannibalism, Aging, and Human Obesity

Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History

June 18, 2013

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Locust swarms can be one of the most destructive plagues to mankind, but they also offer important new insights into the causes of human obesity, the aging process, and the complexities of crowd behavior. Australian biologist Steve Simpson (University of Sydney) will take us on a strange journey from insect swarms to human health.

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Law of the Locusts: What Insect Swarms Teach Us about Cannibalism, Aging, and Human Obesity

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