Abstract
The first journalist to comment officially on my cicada research was by American Institute of Physics (AIP), which was quickly followed up by a LA Times reporter. Unfortunately, the LA Times author wrote how the cicada sound system functioned like a Helmholtz resonator. However, when the author actually interviewed me, I contradicted the journalist by saying that I do not believe that theory was correct. Furthermore, I was interviewed by a radio commentator for National Public Radio (NPR) as well who diligently discussed my research and its inspiration for 50 min. My segment aired for 2 min and those few seconds consisted of “crude construction worker harassment and bar talk.” Overall, the opportunity of communicating my research to an international audience was outstanding. The other correspondents that interviewed me for the article were from the ScienceNow and Wall Street Journal. Also, one of my interviewers was a writer for Le Presse so the immediate columnist coverage did span at least two countries. I am proud to have bought awareness to an insect that has been on earth with civilized mankind for millennia; nonetheless, our practical knowledge of the cicada is rather limited.
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