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scigest - Plant & Food Research podcast
The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited
Welcome to Scigest - podcast-sized servings of digestible science from Plant & Food Research. Join us as we explore the advancements and impact our scientists are making in food production, including developing new cultivars, innovative new foods, to bioprotection science, AI and technology, and creating sustainable production systems. Listen to our scientists as they share and discuss current research in Aotearoa New Zealand, and beyond in this award-winning podcast collection. Make sure to ...
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People | Planet | Food - Roger Robson-Williams speaks with Mike Casey, about producing cherries without using fossil fuels and running a charity called Rewiring Aotearoa.They discuss what it takes to build a fully electrified orchard and the emerging opportunities for farmers and growers to help address growing demand for renewable power. Mike expl…
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Jens fileert zoals gewoonlijk de voorbije maand qua comicbookverschijningen en aanverwanten... Zoals nog gewoonlijker betrekt hij Fokke daar ook nog bij voor de meest opvallende titels en wat er te bekijken valt qua verfilmingen!Av Mekanik Strip
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Miel Vandepitte heeft een tweede graphic novel, Dystopolis, uit die misschien nog wel zijn vorige overtreft! Met dit album evenaart hij probleemloos zijn merkbare invloeden door Moebius en Schuiten. En op de koop toe komt hij nog signeren ook!Av Mekanik Strip
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AI has captured everyone’s attention and clearly has the potential to be a very important tool for our scientists in the future, but there are still a lot of learnings about the benefits and risks of this technology. Podcaster James Sainsbury speaks to Data Scientist Sam Birch about two projects that utilise computer vision, a field making heavy us…
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Naar goeie gewoonte overloopt Jens graag voor u de voornaamste, interessantste, grappigste nieuwgheden van de voorbije maand uit de comicbookwereld... De meeste bijzondere houdt hij natuurlijk nog achter om nog even aan Fokke voor te leggen, die het natuurlijk ook nog graag even heeft over de verfilmingen (The Crow en Deadpool & Wolverine) die we g…
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People | Planet | Food - Roger Robson-Williams speaks with Catherine Leeper, a Learning Advisor at Climate Action Campus Ōtautahi, about the importance of empowering rangatahi (young people) to take action on climate change. Catherine talks about her farming roots, her journey to Aotearoa New Zealand, and the initiatives of the Climate Action Campu…
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Eric van der Heijden's hobby heeft zich ondertussen al een hele tijd vertaald in een heel aantal Fantasy en Sci-Fi strips onder de titels Boeken der Duisternis en Herinneringen aan een Dode Planeet, uitgegeven bij Uitgeverij Bonte. Hoog tijd dus om het eens over zijn bijzondere worldbuilding te hebben in een nieuwe Mekanicast!…
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Aotearoa New Zealand has many native solitary bees, but not much is known about them. In this Scigest episode, newly-minted podcaster and apiculture scientist James Sainsbury speaks to entomologist Anna Kokeny about her research on our little-known native bees. They also discuss Anna's career journey and share tips for budding scientists. Anna is a…
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People | Planet | Food - Roger Robson-Williams speaks with Kate Meyer, Founder and CEO of the Planetary Accounting Network (PAN). This small not-for-profit organisation from Wānaka is dedicated to translating cutting-edge earth systems science into actionable plans that help individuals, businesses, and governments operate within global environment…
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Over the last 25 years, genetic techniques have rapidly evolved. In this episode of Scigest, scientists Blue Plunkett and Dr Revel Drummond provide a brief guide to the latest gene technologies. What is a null segregant? What is CRISPR-Cas9? How do these cutting-edge tools differ from earlier GMO technologies? Note: Since we recorded this Dame Juli…
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Het was long overdue, maar we doen nog eens een recap van de voorbije maanden! Uiteraard met Fokke van der Meulen om de meest interessante titels aan te pitchen in deze nieuwe Mekanicast!Av Jens Lambrigts
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For nearly 40 years, retiring scientist Rob Agnew has dedicated his career to logging and analysing the changing weather patterns in the Marlborough region. In this episode of Scigest, our new podcaster, Dion Mundy, sits down with Rob Agnew to explore his impactful career from his work in protecting the wine industry through meteorological trend st…
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WHAT WOULDN'T YOU DO? I had the pleasure to talk to creators Lee Loughridge and Andrew Robinson, both known for their coloring (Lee) and drawing (Andrew) on lots of comics along all the famous publishers, about their careers and upcoming 8-part series Standstill! Meet Ryker Ruel, an enigmatic, lecherous, and clinically insane sociopath who is sudde…
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Redback spiders have established populations in Central Otago and Taranaki, posing a threat to human health and taonga native species such as the critically endangered Cromwell chafer beetle.We talk to Chemist Dr Andrew Twidle, who is leading the development of a pheromone tool to eradicate these invasive redback spiders, the first attempt in the w…
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Join us for the latest insights from a comprehensive global study on consumer preferences, following up on our initial Future Urban Consumer podcast from October last year. Understanding consumer attitudes is crucial when developing new food technologies and farming systems. Plant & Food Research's Future Urban Consumer programme delves into how co…
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In this episode of People | Planet | Food, Roger Robson-Williams speaks with Brendan O’Connell, Chief Executive of AgritechNZ, to discuss the role of agritech in creating a healthier, fairer, and more environmentally friendly food system. Brendan shares his perspective on what agritech is, how it can help, and how AgritechNZ supports a diverse rang…
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New technologies are essential in helping scientists and growers combat vine diseases in vineyards. This week, podcaster and data scientist Tom Moore interviews vine doctor Dion Mundy about his latest research on plant disease monitoring, disease identification, and modelling for future climate changes. Dion was one of our first interviews on Scige…
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Plant & Food Research's Nelson site is home to Aotearoa New Zealand's largest flume tank, an innovative facility that allows scientists to test and develop new technologies in both simulated open ocean and controlled laboratory environments. In this week's podcast, Julie Blommaert sits down with fellow scientists Suzy Black and Louise Kregting to d…
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In this episode of the People | Planet | Food podcast series, host Roger Robson-Williams talks to Martin Rich, a former investment banker turned Chief Executive of the UK’s Future-Fit Foundation. Martin shares his journey from international finance to earth systems science and doughnut economics and explains why he now leads a sustainability charit…
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What would it take to make the global food system healthier, fairer, and more environmentally restorative? Hi, I am Roger Robson-Williams, Chief Sustainability Officer at Plant & Food Research. I am delighted to start my People | Planet | Food series in conversation with two remarkable leaders from opposite sides of the planet working on exactly th…
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Free Comic Book Day 2024 Titels!
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Jens spant zijn maat Andy voor de kar om de gratis manga- en comicbooktitels van Free Comic Book Day volgende week, te aanhoren!Av Jens Lambrigts
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The Crow Special met Alex Agnew!
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TIn het 35e jubileumjaar van de comic, krijgen we deze zomer een remake van de film die door het tragische overlijden van Brandon Lee op de set mettertijd een cultstatus verwierf. Maar hoe zit het met de originele comic? Krijgen we daar ook nog een herdruk van...? We babbelen met niemand minder dan Alex Agnew hierover en waarom het dan wel één van …
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Mekanicast 137 Artist of the Month Dirk D'Auwe Rooie Oortjes
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Deze sympathieke mens komt volgende week (zaterdag 20/4 van 14 tot 17u) ieders favoriete sexy gagstrip signeren: Rooie Oortjes! Jens sprak met Dirk D'Auwe, tekenaar-in-hart-en-nieren, over verbrande sexy mopjes anno 2024, zijn carrière en voorliefde voor het striptekenen.Av Jens Lambrigts
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Roger Robson-Williams, Chief Sustainability Officer at Plant & Food Research, joins Scigest podcast host Rebecca Bloomer to discuss his scientific journey and interest in the future prosperity of food production in Aotearoa. In their conversation, Roger introduces his upcoming podcast, People, Planet, Food, which will feature discussions with indiv…
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Mekanicast 136 - The Best of Maart '24
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Een nieuwe maand betekent ook een nieuw overzicht van de verschenen titels die Jens al dan niet extra noemenswaardig vond. En uiteraard wordt Fokke ook even in onze Mekanicast gesleurd (al dan niet volledig wakker)!Av Jens Lambrigts
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Working with bees, and in local body politics means you are always at risk of being stung at some stage, but that hasn’t stopped our latest guest, apiculture scientist Dr James Sainsbury taking up the challenge. In this podcast Andrew Dare speaks to James, who specialises in honey bee health and pollination, about his interesting and diverse career…
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Mekanicast-time! Kim presenteert en overloopt de nieuwste, interessantste Nederlandstalige titels van de voorbije maanden en Jens legt uit... Van Rooie Oortjes tot Guust Flater, er passeert weer heel wat!Av Jens Lambrigts
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Volgende week zaterdag (30/3 van 14 tot 17u) lanceert Bennisan zijn allereerste comic: From Rahm to Dei, hier in Mekanik Strip. Maar waar gaat die eigenlijk over? En hoe is deze tot stand gekomen? En wie is Bennisan? We zochten het uit in een nieuwe Mekanicast!Av Jens Lambrigts
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Wat was hot, what not? Jens overloopt de nieuwste comics en sleurt Fokke er even bij voor enkele toppers die vermelden waard zijn in deze nieuwe Mekanicast!Av Jens Lambrigts
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Knowing what’s in the food you consume is important – to help with that, scientists at Plant & Food Research are responsible for managing a database containing more than 2,700 foods commonly consumed in Aotearoa. In this episode we hear more about what the New Zealand Food Composition Database is and how to use it from Dr Carolyn Lister, leader of …
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Deze week sprak Jens met niemand minder dan Marnix Verduyn, aka Nix! Bekend van Kinky & Cosy en de buurtpolitie, maar sinds kort ook scenarist van De Nieuwe Avonturen van de Kiekeboes!Av Jens Lambrigts
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Cyaboron's (aka Cas) moment to shine! We spraken met onze favoriete jobstudent omtrent diens tweede strip, Project Parasomnia!Av Jens Lambrigts
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New Zealand’s ocean space is many times larger than our land area and presents an enormous opportunity to expand into sustainable open ocean aquaculture for finfish and shellfish. In this week’s podcast, Julie Blommaert speaks to scientist Suzy Black about mobile aquaculture, an innovative new system for farming fish that has massive potential for …
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Mekanicast 131 - Jens' top 10 van 2023
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Jens overloopt de nieuwste titels van januari en betrekt Fokke gaandeweg daarbij! Op diens aanvraag van vorige keer stellen we ook nog even Jens' top tien van 2023 voor, met daarin voor elk wat wils!Av Mekanik Strip
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Today on Scigest, we speak to Dr Andrew Allan, Principal Scientist at Plant & Food Research and Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland. Andy was recently elected as a Fellow to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi in recognition of more than 30 years of research in plant genetics, and has featured on th…
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We hebben een nieuwe Mekanicast voor je! Deze keer, oldskool vanuit ons cinema'ke, stelt Jens² de mangatitels voor die de voorbije maanden zijn aandacht trokken!Av Mekanik Strip
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Na een winterslaapje zijn we terug om je, ons inziens, de interessantste titels van de voorbije periode voor te stellen! Uiteraard wordt Fokke nog even betrokke (haha, dat rijmt), en overlopen we de bestsellers van 2023 en tja...met wat filters, die geleidelijk aan toch wel een heel ander beeld scheppen over wat er nu eigenlijk écht heel populair w…
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From language barriers to cultural adjustments, international students and professionals face unique challenges when relocating to a new country to pursue their science careers. In this podcast episode, Jay Jayaraman, hailing from Fiji, chats with fellow scientists Luna Hasna from Bangladesh, Liz Florez from Peru, and Tina Wang from China. Together…
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Op 16 december kon je het exclusieve launch event van Mythropool live meemaken in Mekanik Strip. De artistieke geniën achter de krant kwamen toen gezellig met Jens aan tafel zitten voor een deep-dive in het creatieproces van de krant. Wil je weten hoe het eraan toe gaat op de "redactie" van Mythropool, of vanwaar ze hun first-hand reportages krijge…
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Science careers can take many paths, some planned and some not. This week Tom Moore speaks to Jolon Dyer who is the GM Science Services at Plant & Food Research about his fascinating science journey from working on innovative cancer drug research, to teaching English in Japan, to then looking at the science around wool fibres before moving into lea…
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Today on Scigest we speak to Dr David Teulon - an entomologist and Principal Scientist at Plant & Food Research. During his 30-plus year career in science, Dr Teulon has championed sustainable pest management and biosecurity research through his efforts as a researcher and in his role as the Director of Better Border Biosecurity or B3. In 2023 Davi…
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Scientists studying the pollination of native plants have been surprised by the large number of insect visitors contributing to pollination, which bodes well for those planting native species on their farms. This week podcaster and scientist Dr Tom Moore speaks to Entomologist Brad Howlett who provides an update on this research project. The resear…
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In Marlborough’s Awatere Valley ground wētā are a common sight on some vineyards, burrowing in soft irrigated soil beneath the vines. Winemakers are keen to find ways to co-exist with this taonga species, including looking for sustainable solutions that could help prevent wētā from feasting on the tender foliage on grape vines during the crucial sp…
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Scientists are working to find to a use for 1000s of unwanted starfish, which have been decimating mussel beds in Bay of Plenty’s Ōhiwa Harbour. In partnership with mana whenua, research institutes Waikato University, the Cawthron Institute and Plant & Food Research are working on a project that involves harvesting the starfish and using them to pr…
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Mekanicast 127 - Best of September & Oktober
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Dezelfde Mekanicast! Een ander format! Deze keer probeert Jens eens iets nieuws uit om de nieuwigheden van de laatste weken aan de man te brengen... en om Fokke's mening over die nieuwe titels te distilleren naar zijn puurste vorm! De volgorde is wat veranderd maar - zoals hij zelf aangeeft - staan we altijd open voor de feedback van onze trouwe ki…
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Mekanicast 126 - Artist of the Month - Tom Muller
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Tom Muller, dé graphic designer van al jouw favoriete comic-logo’s en covers, komt signeren bij Mekanik Strip op zaterdag 28 oktober. Tom is de “onzichtbare” hand achter de grafische vorm-geving van een groot aantal fan-favorite comics en hij heeft daarom beslist een stempel achtergelaten op ons geheugen! Zijn oeuvre reikt van ‘Dawn of X’ en ‘Suici…
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When developing new food technologies and farming systems, it is critical to consider consumer attitudes towards these technologies. Plant & Food Research’s Future Urban Consumer programme has been digging deeper into how consumers in both New Zealand and our overseas export markets think and feel about different emerging food technologies, and the…
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Comicbookkenner Tony helpt Jens bij het aanprijzen van een klassieker waar James Gunn de feel voor zijn nieuwe Superman vandaan wil halen: All Star Superman, een comic voor al wie al dan niet van 's werelds eerste echte superheld houdt. Wil je graag weten wat er aan de bron ligt van dit absolute meesterwerk van Grant Morrison en Frank Quitely? En w…
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Over his 45-year career, Dr Jim Walker has driven significant change in the horticultural sector, using his scientific expertise to develop innovative tools and techniques for managing pests and diseases, which have helped position Aotearoa New Zealand as a competitive and top-quality fruit-growing nation. Scigest host Rebecca Bloomer talks to Jim …
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Deze week overloopt Kim samen met Jens de interessantste nieuwigheden verschenen op ons Europees stripschap de voorbije maanden! Zoals daar zijn: De Kiekeboes 164 - Seizoensfinale, Outlaws 1 - Het Torenkartel, Paardengod, Ik Blijf Hier (van Trondheim & Chevillard), Het Magieboek van Elfie 1 - Bretagne (van Arleston, Alwett & Ludvin), Camille - De S…
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