Highlights: #198 – Meghan Barrett on challenging our assumptions about insects

<p>This is a selection of highlights from episode #198 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode:</p><p>Meghan Barrett on challenging our assumptions about insects</p><p>And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.</p><p>Highlights:</p>Luisa’s intro (00:00:00)Size diversity (00:00:16)Offspring, parental investment, and lifespan (00:03:18)Headless cockroaches (00:06:13)Is self-protective behaviour a reflex? (00:08:50)If insects feel pain, is it mild or severe? (00:11:54)Evolutionary pers...