Cool Science Radio welcomes guest Edward Posnett who has written Strange Harvests: The Hidden Histories of Seven Natural Objects. Posnett journeys to some of the most far-flung locales on the planet to bring us seven wonders of the natural world: eiderdown from Scandinavia, sea silk from Sardinia, vicuña wool and guano from Peru, civet coffee from Indonesia, vegetable ivory from Ecuador, and edible birds’ nests from Borneo.
Strange Harvests And Obscure Natural Materials From Around The Globe
