For the first ever episode of the UCL Kinesis Magazine podcast, we delve deep into the colour blue as it appears in nature, such as the stunningly blue butterflies and tarantulas. Why are they blue, and how do they produce this colour? Spoiler alert: not a single drop of pigment is used!
The episode was recorded, scripted, edited, and produced by Ebani Dhawan and Emma Wei, and was inspired by the article 'Nature in blue, blue in nature' by Sermila Ispartaligil. You can check out the article here: https://kinesismagazine.com/2021/06/27/nature-in-blue-blue-in-nature/. Additional thanks to our interviewees Dr Bill Hsuing, Prof Andy Lowe, Dr Ray Cannon and Dr Radwanul Siddique.
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Music credit: West One Music Group - WOMG 050 Podcast Series: Science and Technology