World of Farming – the KWS Podcast

#11 Plant science taking center stage

In the eleventh episode we focus on the highly relevant topic of "science communication". In the first part, we offer exclusive impressions of the "KWS Science Slam 2024". This annual internal KWS event invites employees to present complex topics from their field of expertise in an entertaining and accessible way to their colleagues. In the selected excerpts, Svenja Bänsch, Roland Schwarzenbacher, Natalja Beying and Manny Saluja talk about topics as diverse as genome editing, plant defense mechanisms - and the eventful life of the cabbage-stem flea beetle Oli.

n the second part of the episode, we talk to an expert who knows a thing or two about communicating complex plant science topics: David Spencer is a molecular biologist, science slammer, author and influencer. In the podcast, he talks about his fascination with science slams, the importance of science communication, the "superpowers" of plants, and the role of genetic engineering for sustainable agriculture.