Rethinking Forest Conservation as a Human Affair – Dr Claude Garcia and Dr Patrick Waeber
SciPod · Rethinking Forest Conservation As A Human AffairOriginal Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘The global forest transition as a human affair’, from One Earth. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.05.002 Share Episode About this...
Advanced Modelling For Better Conservation Of Neotropical Cloud Forests – Dr Eileen Helmer, International Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico
SciPod · ADVANCED MODELLING FOR BETTER CONSERVATION OF NEOTROPICAL CLOUD FORESTS - Dr Eileen HelmerOriginal Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Neotropical cloud forests and páramo to contract and dry from declines in cloud immersion and frost’,...
Improving Wildlife Surveys With Advanced Genetic And Statistical Tools – Dr Martin Schultz
SciPod · Improving Wildlife Surveys With Advanced Genetic And Statistical Tools -Dr SchultzOriginal Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Inference of genetic marker concentrations from field surveys to detect environmental DNA using Bayesian...
Teaching Change Bioculturally Grounded, Place – Based Environmental Education In Hawaiʻi
SciPod · Teaching Change Bioculturally Grounded, Place - Based Environmental Education In Hawaiʻi Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA424 Share Episode About this episodeWith ongoing climate change, land use change, and changing...
A World Of Clinical Possibilities – Dr Helen Fitton, Marinova
SciPod · A World Of Clinical Possibilities - Dr Helen FittonOriginal Article Reference This is a summary of the paper ‘Therapies from Fucoidan: New Developments’, from Marine Drugs, an MDPI journal. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md17100571 Share Episode About...
The Art and Science of Developing Safe New Crop Varieties
SciPod · The Art And Science Of Developing Safe New Crop VarietiesOriginal Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘The role of conventional plant breeding in ensuring safe levels of naturally occurring toxins in food crops’, from Trends in Food...
Revitalising Attention on the Global Asbestos Disaster – Dr Jukka Takala, et al.
SciPod · Revitalising Attention On The Global Asbestos Disaster - Dr Jukka TakalaOriginal Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Global Asbestos Disaster’, from the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health....
Improving Wildlife Surveys Through Environmental DNA – Dr Katy Klymus
SciPod · Improving Wildlife Surveys Through Environmental DNA - Dr Katy KlymusOriginal Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Metabarcoding of Environmental DNA Samples to Explore the Use of Uranium Mine Containment Ponds as a Water Source for...
Does ‘Safer Storage’ Reduce Agricultural Pesticide Self-poisoning in Rural Asia? Professor Flemming Konradsen & Professor Michael Eddleston
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Effectiveness of household lockable pesticide storage to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural Asia: a community-based, cluster-randomised controlled trial’, from The Lancet....
TunnelBerries: Enhancing The Sustainability Of Berry Production
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA470 Share Episode About this episodeIn certain areas of the US, local berry growers face difficulties in meeting the growing customer demand for high-quality berries, while also managing pests in...
ADBCAP A Human Approach To Improving Biosecurity
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA453 Share Episode About this episodeForeign animal disease outbreaks in livestock systems have far-reaching economic, trade and food security implications. Biosecurity strategies can enhance the...
Saving Primates We Need to Act Before It’s Too Late – Drs Alejandro Estrada and Paul A Garber
Original article reference: ‘Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter’, from Science Advances https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1600946 Share Episode About this episodeNonhuman primates (prosimians, monkeys, and apes) are our...
Four Countries Hold the Key to Primate Conservation – Drs Alejandro Estrada and Paul A Garber
Original article reference: This SciPod is a summary of the papers ‘Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Tree Fruit Crops: Methods, Progress, and Challenges’, from Frontiers in Plant Science, and ‘Production and characterization of transgenic Citrus plants...
Harnessing Genetics for Sustainable Fruit Production – Dr Vladimir Orbovic, University of Florida
Original article reference: This SciPod is a summary of the papers ‘Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Tree Fruit Crops: Methods, Progress, and Challenges’, from Frontiers in Plant Science, and ‘Production and characterization of transgenic Citrus plants...
Biological Control In The Light Of Contemporary Evolution-Dr Peter McEvoy
Original article reference: This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Monitoring of microbially mediated corrosion and scaling processes using redox potential measurements’ in Bioelectrochemistry 97, 137 144.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2013.11.004 Share Episode...
An Education in Sustainability Achieving a Climate-Neutral University – Dr Oliver Opel, West-Coast University of Applied Sciences
Original article reference: This SciPod is a summary of paper ‘Climate-neutral and sustainable campus Leuphana University of Leuneburg’, from Energy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.08.039 Share Episode About this episode Dr Oliver Opel of the...
Unsustainable global consumer demands drive primate extinction – Dr Alejandro Estrada and Dr Paul A Garber
Original article reference: This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Expanding global commodities trade and consumption place the world’s primates at risk of extinction’, from PeerJ. https://peerj.com/articles/7068/ Share Episode About this episode Global...
Understanding Wildfire Effects to Inform Better Forest Management – Dr Bianca Eskelson, University of British Columbia
Original article reference: https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA397 Share Episode About this episode Forest wildfires are increasing in frequency and severity across the globe, and this trend is expected to continue as climate change worsens. However, measuring...
Tomography: An Innovative Technique for Assessing Forest Carbon Storage
Original Article Reference: https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA378 Share Episode About this episodeResearchers from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and the University of Massachusetts have pioneered the use of tomography for assessing carbon...
Flying Sea Snails as Potential Indicators of Ocean Acidification – Dr Jeannette Yen, Georgia Institute of Technology
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA359 Share Episode About this episodeOcean acidification, caused by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide, is having a negative impact on marine ecosystems. To effectively respond to the issue, a deep...
From Coast to Coast Building Capacity in Ocean Science – Dr Edward R. Urban, University of Delaware
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA365 Share Episode About this episodeThe ocean plays a central role in regulating the Earth’s climate and is at the front line in the battle against climate change. However, there are still many...
The Role of Human Motivation in Achieving Organisational Sustainability – Professor Martina Blašková, University of Žilina
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Responsible Decision making for Sustainable Motivation’, from Sustainability, an MDPI journal. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103393 Share Episode About this episodeTo protect planet Earth and all...
Analysing Earth’s Magnetospheric System A Web of Interconnections – Dr Joseph E. Borovsky, Space Science Institute
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.26320/SCIENTIA302 Share Episode About this episodeThe behaviours of physical systems are often decided by complex webs of connections between properties, where a small change in just one variable could cause...
When Viruses Infect Plants – Dr Hernan Garcia-Ruiz, University of Nebraska
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.26320/SCIENTIA298 Share Episode About this episodeJust as human beings can catch a cold, plants can also get viral infections. Understanding the mechanisms regulating the interactions between plants and viruses...
Emerging Technologies to Enable Affordable Ocean Observing – Dr Brian Glazer, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA330 Share Episode About this episodeCoastal environments have immense ecological, practical, recreational and cultural value, and are under threat from multiple natural and anthropogenic stressors....
Voice of the Sea, Innovation in Science Communication – Professor Kanesa Duncan Seraphin, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.26320/SCIENTIA292 Share Episode About this episodeCommunicating science to the public is a difficult undertaking; communicating it in a way that encourages people to change their behaviour is a rare achievement....
Spinal Cord Damage and Emerging Treatments – Dr Jerry Silver, Case Western Reserve University
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA324 Share Episode About this episodeInjuries to the spinal cord can cause permanent paralysis and even lead to death, with little to no hope of regaining lost functions once the trauma has occurred....
Orange Innovation, Creating Citrus Disease Resistance – Professor Fred G. Gmitter, Jr, Professor Zhanao Deng, Professor Yi Li
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.26320/SCIENTIA286 Share Episode About this episodeFlorida’s citrus industry is under threat from Huanglongbing (HLB, or citrus greening disease), a devastating plant disease. A collaboration between the...
Angler Attitudes, Understanding Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Harvests – Drs Andrew Scheld & William Goldsmith, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.26320/SCIENTIA274 Share Episode About this episodeScientists from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at the College of William & Mary are working to understand what motivates fishermen to target...
Promoting Inclusion in Environmental Policy Development – Professor Dr Jill H. Slinger, Delft University of Technology
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.26320/SCIENTIA260 Share Episode About this episodeResponding to global environmental change requires ongoing effort, and long-term success depends heavily upon the input of local communities. Moreover, if diverse...