Eduardo Garcia - a PhD specialized in Soil Science, Carbon Sequestration, Agroforestry, and Remote Sensing

Research work mentioned in this episode: Garcia-Braga, E., Peñalver-Alcalá, A., Farguell, J., Francos, M., & Úbeda, X. (2024). How long is long? A bibliographic review of what is meant by the long-term effects of fire on soil properties. Spanish Journal of Soil Science, 14, Article 12499. https://doi.org/10.3389/sjss.2024.12499

Eduardo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eduardo-garcia-geotec/

00:00:59 – Intro

00:01:28 – Current technologies in environmental sciences and need for scepticism

00:05:25 – Emerging directions in environmental sciences

00:09:27 – AI in environmental sciences: necessary caution

00:13:56 – Pitfalls of current educational system

00:17:16 – “When we teach, we also learn”

00:21:10 – Sustainability vs. production

00:25:50 – “We already grow food enough for 10 billion people and still can’t end hunger”

00:28:35 – Theory vs. practice in science

00:36:01 – Practical ways to incentivise farmers to adopt sustainable practices

00:40:37 – Indigenous knowledge

00:44:00 – Our lost connection with nature & system bubbles

00:50:13 – Theory vs. practice II: academia’s bubbles and how Brazilian universities promote practicality

01:01:35 – Wildfires and their effect on soil health

01:09:03 – Isolation from nature

01:14:38 – “Action is the key ...”

01:22:53 – Inaction is worse

01:26:26 – Individual action isn’t enough for collective problems

01:32:06 – Advice for incoming PhDs