Instant Genius<\/em> is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. In this week\u2019s episode, we talk to science writer Ruth Kassinger, author of Bloom: From Food to Fuel, The Epic Story of How Algae Can Save Our World.<\/em><\/p>\n

She tells us everything we need to know about this bizarre organism, from the animal that grows algae in its fur to why we should be including it in our diet.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div> Find\u00a0Instant Genius<\/em> on your preferred podcast platform here: <a href=\"\/\/instantgenius.podlink.to\/Podcast"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">instantgenius.podlink.to\/Podcast<\/a><\/p>\nAnd if that\u2019s not enough, you can hear even more from Ruth on <a href=\"\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/instant-genius\/id1296673906?uo=4"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Instant Genius Extra<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\nOn this subscription-only show, available on Apple Podcasts, we take a deeper dive into the topics covered on\u00a0Instant Genius<\/em>. In this episode, Ruth tells us all about how we could use algae to tackle climate change.<\/p>\nListen to more episodes of\u00a0Instant Genius<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-consciousness-and-comas-with-dr-adrian-owen\/"\">Consciousness and comas, with Dr Adrian Owen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-eating-for-your-brain-with-kimberley-wilson\/"\">Eating for your brain, with Kimberley Wilson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/space\/instant-genius-podcast-gravity-with-marcus-chown\/"\">Gravity, with Marcus Chown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-brain-myths-with-dr-lisa-feldman-barrett\/"\">Brain myths, with Dr Lisa Feldman-Barrett<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/instant-genius-podcast-dog-behaviour-with-mat-ward\/"\">Dog behaviour, with Mat Ward<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-health-hacks-with-dr-michael-mosley\/"\">Health hacks, with Dr Michael Mosley<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Amy Barrett Published: Monday, 13 December 2021 at 12:00 am Instant Genius is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. In this week\u2019s episode, we talk to science writer Ruth Kassinger, author of Bloom: From Food to Fuel, The Epic Story of How Algae Can Save Our World. She tells us everything we need to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":464,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"< 1"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/12\/instant-genius-podcast-algae-with-ruth-kassinger.jpg",940,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/12\/instant-genius-podcast-algae-with-ruth-kassinger-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/12\/instant-genius-podcast-algae-with-ruth-kassinger-300x128.jpg",300,128,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/12\/instant-genius-podcast-algae-with-ruth-kassinger-768x327.jpg",768,327,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/12\/instant-genius-podcast-algae-with-ruth-kassinger.jpg",800,340,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/12\/instant-genius-podcast-algae-with-ruth-kassinger.jpg",940,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/12\/instant-genius-podcast-algae-with-ruth-kassinger.jpg",940,400,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Amy Barrett Published: Monday, 13 December 2021 at 12:00 am Instant Genius is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. In this week\u2019s episode, we talk to science writer Ruth Kassinger, author of Bloom: From Food to Fuel, The Epic Story of How Algae Can Save Our World. She tells us everything we need to…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/463"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}