The Science of Feeding the World

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.

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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.

This week's episode of The Science of Feeding The World is about all of the crazy stuff floating around in the air! This isn't just important because we want to know what we are breathing in, but we also find out how fungal spores can travel literally thousands of miles without breaking a sweat and still infect our crops.

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.

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).

Buckle in for a wild ride through all things insect olfaction!

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.

Warning: you may find your mind blown and jaw permanently attached to the floor after this episode!

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