Barrett Klein
@pupating.bsky.social
Entomologist and entomo-artist reveling in cultural entomology, sleep research, and the intersection of science and art
Bre Harris has created a podcast devoted to exploring questions about nature. She invited me to participate in her first episode! open.spotify.com/show/0xhsHZ6...
The Wild Quiet
Podcast · Bre Harris · The Wild Quiet is a podcast about nature—and our place within it. Host Bre Harris follows her curiosity into conversations with scientists, gardeners, writers, farmers, artists,...
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September 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Bre Harris has created a podcast devoted to exploring questions about nature. She invited me to participate in her first episode! open.spotify.com/show/0xhsHZ6...
Please join me for a virtual visit to the NJ Butterfly Club! This Tuesday, I will talk about how insects affect human culture... and have throughout our history as a species.
Can register through njbutterflies.org
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Can register through njbutterflies.org
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September 12, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Please join me for a virtual visit to the NJ Butterfly Club! This Tuesday, I will talk about how insects affect human culture... and have throughout our history as a species.
Can register through njbutterflies.org
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Can register through njbutterflies.org
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Are you a food scientist? Consider applying to UWL!
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Assistant Professor - Biology Food Science
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Position Title: Assistant Professor - Bio...
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September 10, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Are you a food scientist? Consider applying to UWL!
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wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UW_Com...
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Less than one week to apply! Please reach out if you are interested!
August 26, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Less than one week to apply! Please reach out if you are interested!
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What some call "unused land" is often the last safe haven for countless living creatures. Wetlands are not empty spaces waiting to be developed. They are nurseries for birds, natural water filters, flood defenses, and wildlife habitats that cannot be replaced once lost.
July 21, 2026 at 9:47 AM
What some call "unused land" is often the last safe haven for countless living creatures. Wetlands are not empty spaces waiting to be developed. They are nurseries for birds, natural water filters, flood defenses, and wildlife habitats that cannot be replaced once lost.
William Stobb, poet and fellow UWL professor, recorded a conversation with me for the latest issue of Conduit, a literary journal. Snippet here:
www.conduit.org/barrett-klei...
www.conduit.org/barrett-klei...
July 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
William Stobb, poet and fellow UWL professor, recorded a conversation with me for the latest issue of Conduit, a literary journal. Snippet here:
www.conduit.org/barrett-klei...
www.conduit.org/barrett-klei...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDZg...
My mom (Karen Anne Klein) drew sleeping ducks--showing that when sleeping in a group, those on the periphery do so with one eye open, and that eye is facing away from the group (alert for danger). See 15 min 0 sec.
My mom (Karen Anne Klein) drew sleeping ducks--showing that when sleeping in a group, those on the periphery do so with one eye open, and that eye is facing away from the group (alert for danger). See 15 min 0 sec.
The 13 Animals With The Most Extreme Sleep Behaviours
YouTube video by Animalogic
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June 27, 2026 at 11:35 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDZg...
My mom (Karen Anne Klein) drew sleeping ducks--showing that when sleeping in a group, those on the periphery do so with one eye open, and that eye is facing away from the group (alert for danger). See 15 min 0 sec.
My mom (Karen Anne Klein) drew sleeping ducks--showing that when sleeping in a group, those on the periphery do so with one eye open, and that eye is facing away from the group (alert for danger). See 15 min 0 sec.
I'll be giving a talk in Ohio about cultural entomology:
www.arcofappalachia.org/culturalento...
If you would like to join a three-day workshop about insects, there are still 5 open spots!
www.arcofappalachia.org/insectepiphany
www.arcofappalachia.org/culturalento...
If you would like to join a three-day workshop about insects, there are still 5 open spots!
www.arcofappalachia.org/insectepiphany
May 28, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I'll be giving a talk in Ohio about cultural entomology:
www.arcofappalachia.org/culturalento...
If you would like to join a three-day workshop about insects, there are still 5 open spots!
www.arcofappalachia.org/insectepiphany
www.arcofappalachia.org/culturalento...
If you would like to join a three-day workshop about insects, there are still 5 open spots!
www.arcofappalachia.org/insectepiphany
@rno Klein has not only published the most comfortable, optimized keyboard layout ever created ("Engram"), but is the first person I am aware of to publish his Halloween costume as supplemental materials!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
May 27, 2026 at 1:57 PM
@rno Klein has not only published the most comfortable, optimized keyboard layout ever created ("Engram"), but is the first person I am aware of to publish his Halloween costume as supplemental materials!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I joined Joe Gardener to spread the word about our insect allies!
joegardener.com/podcast/how-...
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470-How Insect Allies Shape Human Culture - joegardener® | Organic Gardening Like a Pro
To discuss how insect allies are important partners in gardens and elsewhere, joining me this week is entomologist and artist Barrett Klein.
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May 27, 2026 at 2:53 AM
I joined Joe Gardener to spread the word about our insect allies!
joegardener.com/podcast/how-...
joegardener.com/podcast/how-...
Deepanjana and Arno Klein produced the most beautiful and scholarly work celebrating the Ellora Cave Temple site in India. The book is, again, glowingly reviewed (in Take On Art)!
May 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Deepanjana and Arno Klein produced the most beautiful and scholarly work celebrating the Ellora Cave Temple site in India. The book is, again, glowingly reviewed (in Take On Art)!
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The highlight of today's butterfly transect was ... a cranefly! This is the fabulous Wasp-banded Comb-horn, Ctenophora flaveolata. I've been lucky enough to see this species several times over the years, and each one is equally stunning 😍
May 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The highlight of today's butterfly transect was ... a cranefly! This is the fabulous Wasp-banded Comb-horn, Ctenophora flaveolata. I've been lucky enough to see this species several times over the years, and each one is equally stunning 😍
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These highly sentient creatures have weak protections for their well-being. That must change.
go.nature.com/48vuHGw
go.nature.com/48vuHGw
Cephalopods deserve higher welfare standards in research
These highly sentient creatures have weak protections for their well-being. That must change.
go.nature.com
April 29, 2026 at 1:34 PM
These highly sentient creatures have weak protections for their well-being. That must change.
go.nature.com/48vuHGw
go.nature.com/48vuHGw
For stories about human-insect interactions, feel free to join me this Sunday in La Crosse!
April 18, 2026 at 1:41 PM
For stories about human-insect interactions, feel free to join me this Sunday in La Crosse!
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The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes and wipe out a "whole civilization" — all because he started a disastrous war of his own making and had no plan and no strategy for how to end it.
This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.
This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.
April 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes and wipe out a "whole civilization" — all because he started a disastrous war of his own making and had no plan and no strategy for how to end it.
This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.
This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.
Myrmecophily (love of ants) is back at the Bruce Museum! Please join as I give a talk at 2pm this Sunday about how ants (and other insects) have affected our lives and our cultures throughout history. (Free with admission; registration recommended.)
brucemuseum.org/events/exper...
brucemuseum.org/events/exper...
Experiences at the Bruce: Discussion with Barrett Klein, author of The Insect Epiphany - The Bruce Museum
The Bruce is a world-class family-friendly museum of art and science in Greenwich, CT. Interactive exhibits for curious minds of all ages.
brucemuseum.org
March 24, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Myrmecophily (love of ants) is back at the Bruce Museum! Please join as I give a talk at 2pm this Sunday about how ants (and other insects) have affected our lives and our cultures throughout history. (Free with admission; registration recommended.)
brucemuseum.org/events/exper...
brucemuseum.org/events/exper...
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Two Stylops sp. males today in Bengeo garden. Males live for only few hours seeking out females on their Andrena bee hosts & so are very rarely observed.
@hans-pohl.bsky.social @vannabartlett.bsky.social #Strepsiptera
@hans-pohl.bsky.social @vannabartlett.bsky.social #Strepsiptera
March 19, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Two Stylops sp. males today in Bengeo garden. Males live for only few hours seeking out females on their Andrena bee hosts & so are very rarely observed.
@hans-pohl.bsky.social @vannabartlett.bsky.social #Strepsiptera
@hans-pohl.bsky.social @vannabartlett.bsky.social #Strepsiptera
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It’s me!
A simple celebratory post about completing my PhD went viral for all the wrong reasons. Here’s how I managed the backlash and used the attention to promote my research, says Juliet Turner
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go.nature.com/4sQu3uX
How I turned online misogyny about my PhD into momentum for my career
A simple celebratory post about completing my PhD went viral for all the wrong reasons. Here’s how I managed the backlash and used the attention to promote my research.
go.nature.com
March 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM
It’s me!
My mom's (Karen Anne Klein's) art graces the cover of the latest issue of Nature Neuroscience!
"The cover portrays the brighter phase of this [infraslow brain] rhythm in a panther chameleon sleeping at night."
www.nature.com/neuro/volume...
"The cover portrays the brighter phase of this [infraslow brain] rhythm in a panther chameleon sleeping at night."
www.nature.com/neuro/volume...
March 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
My mom's (Karen Anne Klein's) art graces the cover of the latest issue of Nature Neuroscience!
"The cover portrays the brighter phase of this [infraslow brain] rhythm in a panther chameleon sleeping at night."
www.nature.com/neuro/volume...
"The cover portrays the brighter phase of this [infraslow brain] rhythm in a panther chameleon sleeping at night."
www.nature.com/neuro/volume...
High and Just-As-High are two mysterious Asgardian informants in Valhalla. After reading O'Connor's "Asgardians," Rivyn and I teamed up with Arno and Ellora Klein to create our own masked versions of these two Nordic enigmas. There is a third, called "Third," and his marionette will come later.
March 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
High and Just-As-High are two mysterious Asgardian informants in Valhalla. After reading O'Connor's "Asgardians," Rivyn and I teamed up with Arno and Ellora Klein to create our own masked versions of these two Nordic enigmas. There is a third, called "Third," and his marionette will come later.
Declining birthrates come with huge benefits for people and the planet.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/o...
Opinion | Are Declining Birthrates Really a Problem?
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March 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Declining birthrates come with huge benefits for people and the planet.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/o...
Cower in the shadow of GROTTU -- and join me for a presentation about ants and other insects... and how they affect human culture!
The Bruce Museum, now on Tuesday at 10:30 am.
The Bruce Museum, now on Tuesday at 10:30 am.
February 23, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Cower in the shadow of GROTTU -- and join me for a presentation about ants and other insects... and how they affect human culture!
The Bruce Museum, now on Tuesday at 10:30 am.
The Bruce Museum, now on Tuesday at 10:30 am.
While reading Theodore Gray's "The Elements" together, Rivyn decided to create a periodic table of the elements, interpreting each of the 118 known elements that make up matter in the universe. He now unveils his "Periodic Box of the Modeled Elements." Details: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
February 16, 2026 at 4:36 AM
While reading Theodore Gray's "The Elements" together, Rivyn decided to create a periodic table of the elements, interpreting each of the 118 known elements that make up matter in the universe. He now unveils his "Periodic Box of the Modeled Elements." Details: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
The grand premier of Rivyn's "Periodic Box of the Modeled Elements" for his 5th grade class! Months in the making, Rivyn interpreted each of the 118 known elements that make up matter in the universe. Close ups to come!
February 2, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The grand premier of Rivyn's "Periodic Box of the Modeled Elements" for his 5th grade class! Months in the making, Rivyn interpreted each of the 118 known elements that make up matter in the universe. Close ups to come!
I am so excited to give a talk on 22 February to complement The Bruce Museum's "ANTS: Tiny Creatures, Big Lives" exhibit. My super-talented friend Sean Murtha is an artist and exhibit-maker who has helped to make the Ants exhibit come to life. Join me if you can!
brucemuseum.org/events/exper...
brucemuseum.org/events/exper...
Experiences at the Bruce: Discussion with Barrett Klein, author of The Insect Epiphany - The Bruce Museum
The Bruce is a world-class family-friendly museum of art and science in Greenwich, CT. Interactive exhibits for curious minds of all ages.
brucemuseum.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I am so excited to give a talk on 22 February to complement The Bruce Museum's "ANTS: Tiny Creatures, Big Lives" exhibit. My super-talented friend Sean Murtha is an artist and exhibit-maker who has helped to make the Ants exhibit come to life. Join me if you can!
brucemuseum.org/events/exper...
brucemuseum.org/events/exper...