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David Davies
May 28, 2025

Bug Out! David Davies's Sabbatical Examines People and Pests

狼友社区 anthropology professor David Davies doesn鈥檛 especially like bugs or rodents. But, they鈥檙e an active part of the human world and vital to understanding a key aspect of his research. Davies is now nearing the end of a year-long sabbatical which has given him time to do field research exploring the relationship between people and, as he likes to describe pests: 鈥渢he creatures that really want to be around us.鈥

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