Professor's Success Required Squashing Fear
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We talk with May Berebaum, a National Medal of Science winner and insect expert.
National Medal of Science recipient May Berenbaum is an expert in the interaction of insects with plants, the founder of an annual insect-themed film festival, and the namesake of an X-Files character and new species of cockroach. She joins us on Chicago Tonight.
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Professor's Success Required Squashing Fear
Clip: 7/26/2015 | 14m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
National Medal of Science recipient May Berenbaum is an expert in the interaction of insects with plants, the founder of an annual insect-themed film festival, and the namesake of an X-Files character and new species of cockroach. She joins us on Chicago Tonight.
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