So what? Who cares? As scientists, a key component of our jobs to publish our results in peer-reviewed journals. But many of us also publish books and use other means of communication for our science.

Our guest this week is Dr. Ram Ramakrishna from Bay State Milling, one of the oldest and largest grain milling companies in the USA. We discuss the importance of creativity, communication, and publishing scientific results. More about his research and publications can be found at his Google Scholar website.

Our music is Inspiring Cinematic Asia by Lexin Music, which is available at Pixabay.

When you think of insects, what comes to mind? Mosquitos? Spiders? What about weevils and other grain storage pests? In the world of cereal grains these can have huge impacts no matter which country you are talking about.

Our guest this week is Dr. Tom Phillips from Kansas State University. We discuss storage insects and a variety of other topics. More about his research can be found at his faculty website.

Globally we still have much work to do in order to reduce insect damage during storage. Hopefully you find our discussions insightful towards that end.

Our music is Inspiring Cinematic Asia by Lexin Music, which is available at Pixabay.

How do we save the world? Does it really need saving? What problems do we need to address? What role do food and agriculture play? And, where do we begin?

In this episode I have a conversation with one of my classes at Iowa State. This Honors course is focused on answering these questions, using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for discussion. As you will see, the situation is different in every country.

If you are interested in the SDGs, more information can be found at the UN website.

Thank you ISU students for being willing to share your thoughts. Let's all try to do our part to make the future better.

Our music is Inspiring Cinematic Asia by Lexin Music, which is available at Pixabay.