• Question: if you could investigate anything what would you investigate?

    Asked by anon-176020 to Stephen on 18 Jun 2018.
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      Stephen MacKenzie answered on 18 Jun 2018:

      Hi there, great question! There are a couple of topics that I really have my eye on at the moment. One of these is the impact of automation on the food system. The idea of smart farms where farmers manage day to day activities from their phones, using drones for remote sensing along with other technological leaps is fast becoming a reality in some parts of the world. Other sectors of the economy have a much better idea of how automation will change their environmental and social impacts, but much more work is required for the agriculture sector to understand what these changes will mean.

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    Ali commented on :

    I think I’m already doing what I want to – finding out if chilli can make you better at sports. But I’d love to do more work on milk as a recovery drink after exercise. Its a brilliant drink for after you’ve been playing sport because it hydrates you better than water and its a fantastic source of protein. I think we’re missing a trick there!