David Montgomery

In today's episode of Cool Science Radio John Well's and Lynn Ware Peek's guests include:One of the leading intellectuals of the digital age, (01:29) Jamie Susskind, who has outlined a plan to bring unregulated technology back into check — his new book is The Digital Republic: One Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century. Then, two experts on food science and soil biology: (27:35) David Montgomery, a geomorphologist and professor at the University of Washington, and biologist and environmental planner, Anne Biklé, their new book is What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health.

In this episode of Cool Science Radio John and Lynn are joined by two experts on food science and soil biology: David Montgomery, a geomorphologist and professor at the University of Washington, and biologist and environmental planner, Anne Biklé, their new book is What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health.What Your Food Ate delivers a new truth: the roots of good health start on farms. Montgomery and Biklé marshal evidence from recent and forgotten science to share how the health of the soil ripples through to that of crops, livestock, and ultimately us.