scigest - Plant & Food Research podcast
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 visit www.plantandfood.com/scigest for even more information on Scigest!
To help you discover the podcast topics and research that interests you, Scigest is split into series, each covering different scientific topics. The series are as follows:
PPF: People|Planet|Food
FTS: From the sea
FTL: From the land
BDIS: Biosecurity, disease and insect science
STK: Science in the kitchen
NT: New technologies
ID: International development
SLFM: Science life for me (Our people)
SMAS: Science movers and shakers
SIS: Starting in science
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Episodes
- 177
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
The apprentice scientists (SLFM)
Michelle Joeng and Karangawai Paringatai-Hare worked alongside Plant & Food Research scientists as student researchers last summer. They give us a review of their respective projects on oysters food …
Thu 21 May 2020
A conversation with Nano Girl (SMAS)
We're back with another chat with Dr Michelle Dickinson, host of the new science show "Breaking It Down" on TVNZ. In this extended episode, we cover a variety of subjects including running the "Nano …
Mon 04 May 2020
Breed like fish (SB)
Seafood breeding and plant breeding have a lot in common. Dr Maren Wellenreuther is harnessing plant breeding knowledge to increase the growth rate and tolerance of trevally and snapper while maintai…
Thu 16 Apr 2020
Forty-six years and counting (SLFM)
Dr Brent Clothier has had the same job for 46 years, but there is never a dull moment. The prolific soil and water scientist received the Science New Zealand Plant & Food Research Lifetime Achievemen…
Thu 02 Apr 2020
Six legs good? Integrated pest management for arable farms (SS)
Are all insects pests? Is it possible to manage the baddies without wiping out the goodies on a paddock or farm scale? Melanie Davison from Plant & Food Research and Abie Horrocks from the Foundatio…
Wed 18 Mar 2020
Order in the chaos (SLFM)
Dr Nick Albert is the recipient of the Science New Zealand Plant & Food Research Early Career Researcher Award 2019, but his science journey hasn't always been smooth sailing. He recounts his transit…
Thu 05 Mar 2020
Nano Girl: an origin story (SLFM)
How did a shy nanotechnologist acquire the superpower to transform into Nano Girl? Is a phone booth involved? Dr Michelle Dickinson tells us how she overcame her poor performance in college and fear …
Fri 14 Feb 2020
All roads lead to science (SLFM)
Research associate Jung Cho recounts his bumpy road from being a disinterested student almost failing his uni studies and disappointing his immigrant parents to eventually finding his calling in post…
Fri 31 Jan 2020
Drones breeding like flies (SS)
How can we improve pollination of field crops and reduce costs? This week we talk with Brad Howlett a scientist from Plant & Food Research and Phil Rolston from Foundation for Arable Research to disc…
Tue 21 Jan 2020
SciFri#2: Insect apocalypse - myth or reality? (SCIFRI)
Is the world's insect population actually going down or have we just learnt to jog with our mouths shut? Our scifi panel takes on the "insect apocalypse" claim and examines several widely cited paper…
Thu 26 Dec 2019
Regenerative Ag - building soil quality (SS)
How does farm management influence soil physical, chemical and biological properties? Regenerative farmer Simon Osborne joins Plant & Food Research's Trish Fraser to discuss management on his croppin…
Fri 13 Dec 2019
The vine doctor (SLFM)
Dion Mundy talks about his journey as a viticultural scientist. Growing up on a vineyard, Dion's science career has encompassed studies in ecophyiology and research in areas like mulching. Dion discu…
Fri 22 Nov 2019
Kaitiaki (guardian) of New Zealand's natural treasures (SLFM)
Jessica Rodrigues chats with Dr Nick Waipara (Rongawhakaata, and Ngāti Ruapani ki Turanga), a Senior Scientist at Plant & Food Research who has spent the past two decades in various roles at the fron…
Mon 04 Nov 2019
Mastering metabolites (SLFM)
This week Blue Plunkett talks with scientist Andrew Dare about his journey to become a molecular biologist. Andrew talks about his special interest in secondary metabolites of plants - in particular,…
Fri 11 Oct 2019
Can plant-based foods be more than tofu? (SS)
In this special edition recorded at the Horticulture Conference 2019, Plant & Food Research GM Science Food Innovation Jocelyn Eason, NZ's first ever MasterChef winner Brett McGregor and renowned foo…
Thu 26 Sep 2019
SciFri #1: What is natural? (SCIFRI)
Hi all, this week researchers Andrew Dare, Blue Plunkett, Jay Jayaraman and Tom Saunders will update you on a range of news topics: "lungs" in plants, improving the flu vaccine, a trending #InMice mo…
Fri 13 Sep 2019
A lesson from Europe (BIOSECURITY)
We sit down with Italian Brown Marmorated Stink Bug expert Professor Claudio Ioriatti during his event-packed recent visit to New Zealand. He shares first-hand account of the devastation of BMSB in E…
Wed 24 Jul 2019
Never miss a beat (BIOSECURITY)
The traditional way of trapping and counting invasive insects gets old really fast. Biosecurity Research Associate Taylor Welsh has engineered a trapping system that uses the optical beam break techn…
Sun 30 Jun 2019
A lifetime in science (SLFM)
Take a walk down memory lane with recently retired Principal Scientist Dr Nigel Larsen. The Science NZ Plant & Food Research Lifetime Achievement Awardee recounts his science journey and his time at …
Wed 05 Jun 2019
It's not just dirt! (SS)
Soil scientist Trish Fraser talks about what soil actually is (hint: not just dirt) and the importance of soil in the environment and for our primary sectors. Our podcaster this week is scientist Nic…
Wed 29 May 2019
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