# brainfood (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover brainfood. Page: Feed: --- ## [Towards a digital workflow for forest restoration](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/towards-a-digital-workflow-for-forest-restoration/) _2026-08-20 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ I missed the “From Seeds to Success: Digital Tools for Planning and Managing Forest Restoration” webinar a few weeks ago, jointly organized by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Forest Restoration Research Unit (FORRU), Chiang Mai University. Too busy moving to another … Continue reading "Towards a digital workflow… ## [The revenge of the sweetpotato](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/the-revenge-of-the-sweetpotato/) _2026-08-19 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ Speaking of digital imagery and its uses in genebanks, get a load of the recently published catalogues of the Cuban sweet potato collection at the Research Institute of Tropical Roots and Tuber Crops (INIVIT), and of Peruvian cacaos. Beautiful. And do yourself a favour and don’t skip the foreword, preface and introduction to the Cuban … Continue reading "The revenge of the sweetpotato" ## [A picture is worth a thousand descriptors](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-descriptors/) _2026-08-18 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ For decades, germplasm characterization has relied on people looking at plants, seeds and fruits and recording what they see; first on paper forms, more recently admittedly on tablets and the like. I’ve done that myself, and let me tell you, recording the colour of taro stems on bits of damp paper in the middle of … Continue reading "A picture is worth a thousand descriptors" ## [Mo’ better veggies](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/mo-better-veggies/) _2026-08-17 · Jeremy Cherfas · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ In the latest Eat This Newsletter I shared this item, which may be relevant here too. There’s no shortage of advice that we should all eat more vegetables. They are undoubtedly good for long-term health, and not eating enough vegetables is one of the top five dietary risk factors for disease. And yet, despite all … Continue reading "Mo’ better veggies" ## [Brainfood: Mung bean pan-genome, Sunflower resistance, Olive adaptation, Allergic peanuts, Weird coffees, Chinese tea, Measuring selection](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/brainfood-mung-bean-pan-genome-sunflower-resistance-olive-adaptation-allergic-peanuts-weird-coffees-chinese-tea-measuring-selection/) _2026-08-17 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ Graph-based pan-genome reveals structural variations associated with agronomic traits in mung bean. Pan-genome captures extensive structural variation missed by a single reference genome, providing new targets for mung bean improvement. Wild genes to the rescue: high-throughput genomics reveals the wild source of broomrape resistance in sunflower. Combining high-throughput root phenotyping with… ## [Nibbles: Processing, Shōjin Ryōri, Philippines landraces, National Soybean Germplasm Collection, Kazakhstan genebank, Reading chocolate, Parmesan bank](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/nibbles-processing-shojin-ryori-philippines-landraces-national-soybean-germplasm-collection-kazakhstan-genebank-reading-chocolate-parmesan-bank/) _2026-08-16 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ Grinding, fermenting, and detoxifying our way to bigger brains — an anthropologist makes the case that food processing, historically women s work, did as much for human evolution as the mammoth-spearing got credit for. Speaking of transforming raw ingredients into something civilization-defining: a Japanese temple has been quietly perfecting vegan cooking for 700 years, no marketing Continue… ## [Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 514](https://recruitingbrainfood.substack.com/p/recruiting-brainfood-issue-514) _2026-08-16 · Hung Lee · Recruiting Brainfood_ Canaries in the Coal Mine real time dashboard, Explosive growth of PhD's from Chinese universities, Brief history of QoH from Gerry Crispin, Botoxing your CV, LinkedIn Cringebot and more... ## [The fruits of migration](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/the-fruits-of-migration/) _2026-08-14 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ As chance would have it, following my recent speculative foray into the possible connection between language and crop diversity, an essay by the great Andrea Wulf has just appeared that tells the story of how a remarkable German naturalist used breadfruit and linguistics to work out Polynesian migration patterns long before DNA or archaeology could Continue reading "The fruits of migration" ## [Featured: Fresh for who, and at what price?](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/featured-fresh-for-who-and-at-what-price/) _2026-08-14 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ Jeremy rides his hobby horses in his comment on my recent ride on my own: Good point, that improved varieties always depend on existing diversity yet those doing the improving seldom contribute to maintaining the diversity they depend on. I would add a couple of my hobby horses. Will ordinary Zimbabweans be able to afford Continue reading "Featured: Fresh for who, and at what price?" ## [Fresh out of diversity](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/fresh-out-of-diversity/) _2026-08-14 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ “Blueberries are a great example of agriculture as high-tech industry,” argues Daniel Hulls, the boss of AgDevCo, an investment fund. Driscoll’s, an American agribusiness giant, supplies seeds to farmers in Zimbabwe that are the result of years of cross-pollination. Polyethylene covers protect bushes. Storage rooms have optical sorting machines. To maximise profits, firms time production Continue… ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ff2NaWYfhI4M) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [Nibbles: Festivals, Wheat breeding, Cowpea, Community seed bank, Mint diversity](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/nibbles-festivals-wheat-breeding-cowpea-community-seed-bank-mint-diversity/) _2026-08-13 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ Festivals, rituals and seed-saving go hand in hand, as this photo essay on Koraput s Adivasis shows for World Indigenous Peoples Day. Speaking of unlikely alliances, Israeli and Palestinian researchers have teamed up on wheat that can take the heat in a warming, drying Middle East. Not to be outdone in the resilience stakes, the cowpea Continue reading "Nibbles: Festivals, Wheat breeding, Cowpea,… ## [A Babel of agrobiodiversity](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/a-babel-of-agrobiodiversity/) _2026-08-12 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ The rise and fall of language diversity through the Holocene by Blasi, Hamilton, Gray Bowern, published in Science last month, does something I really love. It complicates a standard narrative. The received story of language diversity is that it has been declining steadily for centuries, largely driven by colonialism and globalization. But direct evidence Continue reading "A Babel of… ## [The accessions in Spain fall mainly everywhere](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/the-accessions-in-spain-fall-mainly-everywhere/) _2026-08-11 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ My ex-colleagues at the Crop Trust have a very nice animation on the Genesys blog-type thing showing the progress of landrace collecting around the world over the past 125 years. Do please read the post for the details of how it was done, and some observations on the results. Here I just wanted to highlight Continue reading "The accessions in Spain fall mainly everywhere" ## [Brainfood: Avocado history, Brazil commuity seedbanks, Citizen science, Agroecology double, Indigenous knowledge, Turkish seeds, Swiss biodiversity](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/brainfood-avocado-history-brazil-commuity-seedbanks-citizen-science-agroecology-wealth-indigenous-knowledge-turkish-seeds-swiss-biodiversity/) _2026-08-10 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ Ethnobotanical and genetic assessments of Central American avocado landraces reveal novel sources of biodiversity and ancient migration patterns. DNA from landraces, and interviews with farmers, show that people transported and cultivated avocados across the Americas long before European contact, with landraces from lowland Nicaragua and Honduras in particular showing evidence of ancient migration… ## [Nibbles: Museum of Cider, Aport apple, Rattan genebank, Sri Lanka rice, Saudi coffee landscapes](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/nibbles-museum-of-cider-aport-apple-rattan-genebank-sri-lanka-rice-saudi-coffee-landscapes/) _2026-08-09 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ In the UK, Herefordshire s Museum of Cider is picking up national recognition for its genebank of heritage apple trees. The BBC s canonical autumnal apple story comes a little early this year. Speaking of iconic apples, Kazakhstan is scaling up efforts to bring back the Aport, the giant heirloom that once made Almaty famous. No word Continue reading "Nibbles: Museum of Cider, Aport apple, Rattan… ## [Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 513](https://recruitingbrainfood.substack.com/p/recruiting-brainfood-issue-513) _2026-08-09 · Hung Lee · Recruiting Brainfood_ Notion AI Renovation, EU AI Act now in force, The New Hiring filter, a brilliant essay on Mark Granovetter's weak ties as it applies to job search ## [Smelling the heirloom coffee](https://agro.biodiver.se/2026/08/smelling-the-heirloom-coffee/) _2026-08-08 · Luigi Guarino · Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog_ Yet more on agrobiodiversity marketing in Kenya. This time it s coffee. Spring Valley Coffee gives out nifty little cards on all its products, providing information on the varietal composition of different blends, and where the beans that go into each are grown. This decaf from Guji in Ethiopia caught my eye in particular because the Continue reading "Smelling the heirloom coffee" ## [Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 512](https://recruitingbrainfood.substack.com/p/recruiting-brainfood-issue-512) _2026-08-02 · Hung Lee · Recruiting Brainfood_ AI Labour Market Tracker, UK Staffing Agency Trends 2026, Inside China's AI Labs, 5 x Vibe Coding tools for Recruiters, and important changes to the fine print from Indeed.. ## [Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 511](https://recruitingbrainfood.substack.com/p/recruiting-brainfood-issue-511) _2026-07-26 · Hung Lee · Recruiting Brainfood_ Atlassian's AI Journey, Botsitting - the hidden tax on productivity, US workforce data explorer, the end of Zombie Startups (and it's implications for hiring demand), DeepSeek on team stability... ## [Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 510](https://recruitingbrainfood.substack.com/p/recruiting-brainfood-issue-510) _2026-07-19 · Hung Lee · Recruiting Brainfood_ State of Open Source AI, Meta sued for using bossware to fire the under represented, a great rejection email template from Glen Cathey, VA's with AI and a great piece of analysis on Peak Workforce... ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uYeDMZUJoBvx) _2026-07-19 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 509](https://recruitingbrainfood.substack.com/p/recruiting-brainfood-issue-509) _2026-07-12 · Hung Lee · Recruiting Brainfood_ HR Automation Explorer, Job Search as a AI Project, the History of HR Tech, Why Investment happens and why, and what Global CEO's really think about AI... ## [Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 508](https://recruitingbrainfood.substack.com/p/recruiting-brainfood-issue-508) _2026-07-05 · Hung Lee · Recruiting Brainfood_ Future of Entry Level Work, Remote Labour Index 2026, AI Chief of Staff, teleworking as the remote working for blue collar andAlex Karp going to bat for open source AI? ## [Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 507](https://recruitingbrainfood.substack.com/p/recruiting-brainfood-issue-507) _2026-06-28 · Hung Lee · Recruiting Brainfood_ The State of the AI Economy, LinkedIn launches Creator Marketplace, Hybrid working in UK / EU tech, one very cool AI guide for HR and inference from scraping job post for Chinese AI... ## [Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 506](https://recruitingbrainfood.substack.com/p/recruiting-brainfood-issue-506) _2026-06-21 · Hung Lee · Recruiting Brainfood_ AI Scenarios 2030, Reuters Digital News Report 2026, Algorithmic Monocultures in Hiring, Gender inequality in AI resume generation, Meta engineering culture change and one very cool travel website... ## [Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 505](https://recruitingbrainfood.substack.com/p/recruiting-brainfood-issue-505) _2026-06-14 · Hung Lee · Recruiting Brainfood_ Europe 2031, export ban of Fable 5 for all non-Americans, shift from Talent Acquisition to Talent, job board for staffing agency roles, startup guide to People Ops & Nature's human migration tracker..