Beneath the surface, seaweed forms underwater forests that matter enormously for ocean life and the climate. This public science lecture asks whether seaweed can really help solve some of the biggest challenges of our time, in areas such as health, food, climate and the environment.
The talk explains what seaweed and other algae actually are, how they differ from plants and animals, and how seaweed is cultivated both in the sea and on land. It also looks at sustainable solutions seaweed may offer for climate, biodiversity and future food, and includes a tasting that explores seaweed's flavours.
This is an updated version of a lecture first given in autumn 2020. It is streamed live from Aarhus University and forms part of the Public Lectures in Natural Science series, run in collaboration with local hosts across Denmark and supported by the Carlsberg Foundation.
