Episode 52: Why Would God Make Parasites?

With Special Guest Dr. Jeremy Blaschke, Assistant Professor of
Science at Union University, Todd and Paul discuss the wonders of
the parasite world. What we see as gross and disgusting are
possibly beautiful from God’s point of view. Todd and Paul learn
about how some creatures thought to be parasites can be
beneficial to their hosts.


Special Guest


Dr. Jeremy Blaschke is an Assistant Professor of Science at Union
University in Jackson, TN. He is an entomologist who studies
parasitoid wasps and other parasites found in God’s creation. He
has several publications and enjoys supervising undergraduate
research projects.


https://www.uu.edu/dept/biology/faculty/jeremy-blaschke.cfm


Resources Mentioned in the Podcast


Jeremy Blashke. 2022 Parasite Soup: Faith and Science in the
History of Parasitology. Zygon.
https://doi.org/10.1111/zygo.12770


Biography of Francesco Redi.
https://www.britannica.com/science/spontaneous-generation


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