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• 26th February 2020Uncategorised

  05 – How do plants defend themselves?

  Get your alarm pheremones flowing, it's time for episode 5 of The Science of Feeding the World Podcast! In this episode, we talk with Entomologist Dr Gia Aradottir, programme leader at NIAB, about how plants defend themselves. We ask how we can learn from insect chemical communication to improve the ability of our food crops to not get nommed by aphids and other pests.

• 19th February 2020Uncategorised

  04 – Should we care about the soil?

  Whoa! Back for round four are you? This week we're speaking to soil scientist Harry Barrat about the importance of the soil as an ecosystem and for our food security. We also have a *controversial* discussion on the topic of veganism.

• 12th February 2020Uncategorised

  03 – What’s in the air?

  We're speaking with Professor Jon West, who's a busy scientist! Not only is Jon a plant pathologist and aerobiologist (don't worry, we find out what one of those does) at Rothamsted Research, but Jon's also a visiting lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire and an honorary professor from the Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China.

• 7th February 2020gene editing, microbiology, Pest Control, pesticides, weeds

  02 – Are We Losing The Fight Against Resistance?

  Welcome back to the second episode of the Science of Feeding the World! This episode is with Dr. Dana MacGregor, who is a weed molecular biologist(no not that kind of weed) at Rothamsted Research. Together with Dana, we navigate the world of resistance finding out what it means and why it matters.

• 7th February 2020Chemistry, Insects, Pest Control

  01 – How do insects smell?

  In this, the very first episode of the Science of Feeding the World, we talk to Cassie Sims, PhD Student at the University of Nottingham and Rothamsted Research. We dive straight into the world of how insects smell and what this means for the food we eat. By understanding the chemical processes going on in the insect antennae we find out how insects can find each other, communicate and have sex (stop sniggering at the back, you).

• 30th January 2020Uncategorised

  Introducing the Science FTW Podcast

  Introducing Science FTW: The Science of Feeding the World Podcast. The new weekly podcast for people who care about science, eating and the world.