<p>Greetings humans and welcome to the 12th edition of Lefteris asks science. This week I meet Dr. Sue McIntyre from the Australian National University to discuss agriculture and biodiversity. Dr. McIntyre recently wrote an article in The Conversation discussing the problems of intensive farming and potential alternatives. (find the article here <a href="https://theconversation.com/intensive-farming-is-eating-up-the-australian-continent-but-theres-another-way-130877" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/intensive-farming-is-eating-up-the-australian-continent-but-theres-another-way-130877</a>)</p>

Lefteris asks science - Edition 13 - How do we use spider silk? (With Dr. Aled Roberts)

Scientists continue to discover new things in their quest to understand the fundamental principles of life, and at the same time help improve the lives of millions. But with scientists being busy with their research and the public living in an extremely fast paced world, there are a lot of new technologies or discoveries that are either being overlooked or even misunderstood. Lefteris (that's me) meets with the scientists and tries to understand what their job entails and how can their work affect the lives of potentially millions of people.

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