Hooked on Science

Anticoagulant rodenticides- they're not just for rats! In this episode, Julija talks with Dr. Carolyn Hutchinson to learn more about their research on anticoagulant rodenticides and how they can impact water and animals throughout the environment. You can learn more about Carolyn's research by visiting their website. 

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You should probably eat more cabbage (and kale and brussels sprouts and broccoli), but why? In this episode Julija talks with Dr. Ilse Renner about her PhD research on glucobrassicin in cabbage and how it's affected by sunlight quality. Tune in and you'll learn what glucobrassicin is, why it's good for you, and how farmers might be able to make their plants produce more of it.

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Happy 6th month podcast-iversary! To celebrate this amazing milestone, let's revisit pennycress, camelina, and soybean and meet a new friend... (or arch enemy?) along the way. Tune into this week's episode with Cody Hoerning while Julija finds out how that sentence really ends.

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In this episode, Julija talks with Dr. Anna Wallingford, an Extension and Integrated Pest Management Specialist at the University of New Hampshire, about how she researchers new ways to manage those pesky creatures we call insects.

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Bacteria often gets a bad rap because we associate them with illness, but did you know they can actually be helpful? From plants to space to the human gut, the benefits of bacteria are bacteria are endless. On this week's episode, Julija talks with Dr. Jeremy Chacon about his research on genetic data to predict how scientists can use bacterial colonies to their advantage to fortify potatoes in agricultural fields.

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Do you remember glucosinolates from Episode 2? And the plant breeding pipeline from Episode 4? Well get ready to put those concepts together, and add a few new ones, as Julija talks with Dr. Katherine Frels about her winter oilseed breeding program. They talk about what makes Katherine's crops so stinky (Hint: it's the glucosinolates) and the coordination it takes to successfully transition a crop from weed to seed.

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Today we get down to buzzness talking about pollinators (get it?). In this episode Julija talks with Lauren Agnew, a PhD student in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota, about her research assessing roadsides as potential sites for pollinator-friendly wildflower plantings.

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It's time to learn again! In this episode, Julija chats with Dr. Jason Smith, who recently graduated with his doctor of theology from the Committee on Religious Studies at Harvard University, about a poem from the 5th century... talk about staying power. Tune in to learn about how this text has transcended language, region, and religion.

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We’re going on a field trip! Kidding… but we are going to learn a little about cultural identity in Eastern European countries and its connection with video game production. In this episode, Julija talks with Cullan Bendig, a Master’s student in the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas-Austin, about his research on the interactions between game developers, players, and historical accuracy.

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Soybeans need some space! Just kidding, but they are affected by the spaces that they're grown in. In this episode Julija talks with Leanna Leverich, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate at the University of Minnesota, about her research on variable rate seeding, machine learning, and soybeans.

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