Dr. Jacqueline Stroud
20,000 Leagues Under The Soil with Dr Jacqueline Stroud.
In this week’s episode of Gut the system I am joined by the fantastically interesting and deeply passionate Dr Jacqueline Stroud. In this episode we dive deep into the world of soil acoustics and sneak a peak at the lives of the creatures below our feet.
I first came across Dr Stroud’s work about a year and a half ago whilst attending a farming conference. It really was one of those eureka moments or indeed one of those moments where you start to connect multiple dots in your brain. Jackie was presenting her research into soil acoustics a topic which I knew very little about but one which immediately captivated my attention. The prospect of being able to hear the life beneath our feet and start to understand how certain management practices above and below ground affected soil biology and how in-turn that biology affected the health of the surrounding farm, be that in terms of sustainability or profitability really was really an enticing proposition.
Over the last year or so I have had the pleasure of getting to know Jackie and I’ve come to understand the passion for acoustics and worms stretches way beyond just the soil but also into how we work with scientific research. How we collect data and how we involve people from the industries and communities that are affected by the research. Jackie is a strong proponent of empowerment through citizen science. Jackie is not laboured by some of the traditional scientific and academic rigor that can cause friction points between those who research and those who practice, she has a wonderfully open mind and open research journal to those that are willing Interested.
In this episode I met Jackie at her research plots on the Warrack University innovation and crop Centre. I was taken on a journey, through my ears, into the truly baffling and fascinating world beneath our feet.
======================================
Contact the show:
Harry Farnsworth - HostNed Sedgwick - ProducerRosanna Farnsworth - ContentHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gut the System with Harry Farnsworth
Welcome Gut the System with Harry Farnsworth. In this podcast series I will be looking to delve into the world of systems thinking, talking to some of the greatest and smartest people working in the food, farming, health, energy and policy world. I will be talking to them about the issues we face globally, be that nature depletion, declining human health or the degradation of our soils and how we are now arriving at unique point, where we can start to restore and regenerate by looking more closely at the connectivity of these systems and nature.
======================================
Contact the show:
Harry Farnsworth - HostNed Sedgwick - ProducerRosanna Farnsworth - ContentHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- No. of episodes: 10
- Latest episode: 2025-07-30
- Arts Business Food Entrepreneurship
Where can you listen?
