Outreach & Media
Here you can find a sample of our outreach activities and media appearances.
How Animals use Medicine to Heal Themselves - ABC Radio National - 29 Jul 2025
Listen to Jaap de Roode's presentation on the Big Ideas podcast of ABC Radio National, with Natasha Mitchell, here
Animals Are the Original Wellness Influencers - WIRED - 21 Jul 2025
Read the article by Cara Giaimo, in which Jaap de Roode is interviewed, here
How Animals Medicate When They're Sick with Researcher Dr. Jaap de Roode - BIOACTIVE podcast - 11 Jul 2025
Watch Jaap de Roode and his dogs Cooper and Tukkie on the BIOACTIVE podcast with Riley Kirk here
How Parasites & Immune Systems Evolved - Nature & Nurture podcast - 16 June 2025
Watch Jaap de Roode on the Nature & Nurture podcast with Adam Omary here
Scholarly Sources with Jaap de Roode - The New Books Network Newsletter - 5 June 2025
Read the interview with Jaap de Roode in the New Books Network Newsletter here
The incredible world of animal medicine – The Guardian Science Weekly podcast - 3 June 2025
Listen to The Guardian Science Weekly podcast with Ian Sample and Jaap de Roode here.
Doctors by Nature - Princeton University Press Ideas podcast - 28 May 2025
Listen to the Princeton University Press Ideas and New Books Network podcast with Caleb Zakarin and Jaap de Roode here.
Bug, MD: Meet the surgeons and doctors of the wild - Hindustan Times - 24 May 2025
Read the Hindustan Times interview with Jaap de Roode by Kanika Sharma here.
The science of self-medication in animals - Behind the Data podcast - 23 May 2025
Listen to the Behind the Data podcast with Andrea Jones-Rooy and Jaap de Roode here.
Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves – The Academic Life podcast - 24 April 2025
Listen to Jaap de Roode on The Academic Life with Dr. Christine Gessler podcast here.
Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves - Philadelphia Free Library Author Events - 22 April 2025
Watch Jaap de Roode's presentation as part of the Free Library of Philadelphia Author Events here.
The birds, the bees and aspirin: New book from Emory researcher discusses how animals use medicine - WABE - 16 April 2025
Listen to the interview with Jaap de Roode by Marisa Mecke on WABE here.
Health Storytelling with Jaap de Roode - 16 April 2025
Watch the Author Q&A on Health Storytelling with Maryn McKenna here.
Doctors by Nature: Dr. Jaap de Roode on How Animals Heal Themselves - A New Healthcare Era podcast - 3 April 2025
Listen to Jaap de Roode on the New Healthcare Era with Dhanvin Yajaman podcast here.
Jaap de Roode: Doctors by Nature - Species Unite Podcast - 2 April 2025
Listen to Jaap de Roode on the Species Unite podcast with Elizabeth Novogratz here.
Paging Dr Chimp: the medical secrets we can learn from apes, birds and even butterflies - The Guardian - 25 March 2025
Read the interview with Jaap de Roode by Patrick Barkham in The Guardian here.
Doctors by Nature - RTE Radio 1 - 25 March 2025
Listen to the interview with Jaap de Roode on Mooney Goes Wild on RTE Radio 1 here.
Animals as Doctors of Nature: A Dialogue with Jaap de Roode - Converging Dialogues - 23 March 2025
Listen to the interview with Jaap de Roode on the Converging Dialogues podcast with Xavier Bonilla here.
Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves - Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science - 18 March 2025
Watch Jaap de Roode's presentation to the Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science here.
What the extraordinary medical know-how of wild animals can teach us - New Scientist - 17 March 2025-
Read the interview with Jaap de Roode by Graham Lawton in New Scientist here.
Butterfly Banter - Green and Growing with Ashley Frasca on 95.5 WSB - 15 March 2025
Listen to the interview with Jaap de Roode on Green and Growing with Ashley Frasca here.
Reading with Jaap de Roode - Shelf Awareness - 14 March 2025
Read the interview with Jaap de Roode in Shelf Awareness here.
A Biologist Explores How Animals Heal Themselves - Emory Report - 13 March 2025
Read the Emory Report article on Jaap de Roode's book Doctors by Nature by Carol Clark here.
In Conservation with Jaap de Roode - The Urban Birder - 5 March 2025
Watch the interview with Jaap de Roode by David Lindo, The Urban Birder, here.
Learning Medicine from Animals - Nautilus - 4 March 2025
Read the article by Jaap de Roode in Nautilus here.
Doctors by Nature - Foodie Pharmacology - 3 March 2025
Watch Jaap de Roode in the Foodie Pharmacology with Dr. Cassandra Quave here.
Nature's Doctors: Medicating Is Common Among Many Animals - Psychology Today - 3 March 2025
Read the interview with Jaap de Roode by Marc Bekoff in Psychology Today here.
Animal Medicine - Talk Nerdy - 3 March 2025
Listen to Jaap de Roode in the Talk Nerdy podcast with Cara Santa Maria here.
Wild Pharmacists: The Surprising Ways Animals Self-Medicate - Gizmodo - 28 Feb 2025
Read the interview with Jaap de Roode by Ed Cara in Gizmodo here.
Crucial medical treatments for humans discovered by animals: From a chimp's tummy bug cure to bears' pain relief! - Daily Mail - 25 Feb 2025
Read the book excerpt by Jaap de Roode in the Daily Mail here.
In Dutch
Hier vind je artikelen, radio-programma's en podcasts in de Nederlandse taal.
Natuurboekenprijs 2025 vanuit Fort Altena - Vroege Vogels - 28 september 2025
Lees het artikel en luister naar de radio-opname van Vroege Vogels met Menno Bentveld hier.
De ware dierendokters: hoe dieren elkaar 'medisch' behandelen - Volkskrant - 29 augustus 2025
Lees het artikel door Freek Grimm hier.
Genezen door de natuur: hoe doen dieren dat? - Toekomst voor Natuur - 5 juli 2025
Luister naar de Toekomst voor Natuur podcast met Anthonie Stip en Jaap de Roode hier.
Ook dieren dokteren - NPO Radio 1 - 8 juni 2025
Luister naar het Vroege Vogels interview met Rob Buiter, Jimmie Zeelenberg en Jaap de Roode hier.
Waarom mussen graag peuken in hun nest leggen – en andere vormen van zelfmedicatie in de natuur - NRC - 30 april 2025
Lees het interview in NRC met Jaap de Roode door Nienke Beintema hier.
Wat mensen kunnen leren van het medicijngebruik van dieren - Trouw - 21 april 2025
Lees het interview in Trouw met Jaap de Roode door Rob Buiter hier.
In Spanish
Find articles and interviews in Spanish here.
Cómo los chimpancés y otros animales se curan a sí mismos (y qué podemos aprender de ellos) - BBC News Mundo - 2 June 2025
Read the BBC News Mundo with Jaap de Roode by Alejandra Martins hier.
In French
Find articles and interviews in French here.
Voyage extraordinaire chez les animaux médecins - Le Monde - 6 October 2025
Read the article by Nathaniel Herzberg here.
Des mégots pour désinfecter les nids: ces animaux qui fabriquent leurs "médicaments" - Le Courrier de l'ouest - 6 October 2025
Read the article here.
"La science estimait les animaux trop peu intelligents pour se soigner", selon le biologiste Jaap de Roode - Le Monde - 6 October 2025
Read the interview with Jaap de Roode by Nathaniel Herzberg here.
Les animaux, ces grands médecins inconnus - AFP - 6 Oct 2025
Read the interview with Jaap de Roode by Bénédicte Rey here.
