Podcast summary and Notes on "vavilov"

Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov and the Leningrad Seed Bank

Nikolai Vavilov was one of the great geneticists of the 20th century whose goal was to end famine and starvation. Ironically, he would die in one of Stalin's prisons of hunger. Join me in this tribute to the man who would try to save the world. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support

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enMarch 21, 2022

Nikolai Vavilov with Dr. Joel Cohen

“Varietal Timelines and Leadership Challenges Affecting the Legacy of Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov” with Dr. Joel Cohen

Nikolai Vavilov was an agronomist and seed collector whose life spanned the regimes of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. These were years plagued by extreme famine, especially in the Ukraine. Vavilov strove to follow Mendelian science and practices to improve plant breeding programs, seed conservation, and food security. He travelled to and collected seed from over 50 countries in his lifetime and was the founder of one of the world’s oldest seed banks; however, he died defamed and imprisoned, with his name struck from the history books. This episode, in honor of seed week, Dr. Joel Cohen joins us to discuss Vavilov’s work, the ongoing work to restore his reputation, and why his legacy matters today.

Tune in to learn:

What the four phases of Vavilov’s life were
What challenges he faced during his lifetime
The fate of several of his colleagues during the siege of Leningrad
How Vavilov has been honored and rehabilitated since his death

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20425

It will be freely available from 22 March to 5 April, 2021.

This podcast is part of the Societies Seed Week, which will be running from March 22-26, 2021. Check out the Seed Week link below, where you’ll find links to papers, k-12 activities, videos, news stories, blogs, and more.

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Contact us at podcast@sciencesocieties.org or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe.

If you would like to reach out to Joel, you can find him here:
joel.cohen@duke.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelicohen/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joel_Cohen7
https://joelcohen.org/

Resources

CEU Quiz: https://www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/973

Societies’ Seed Week Home Page: https://www.crops.org/seed-week

The Origin, Variation, Immunity and Breeding of Cultivated Plants. N. I. Vavilov; trans. from the Russian by K. Starr Chester: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/ShopBasket?ac=a&ik=30857465553&ir&clickid=2HWT61U0NxyLULpwUx0Mo387UkEQZsQVzWTs1I0&cm_mmc=aff-_-ir-_-59145-_-212653&ref=imprad59145&afn_sr=impact

Where Our Food Comes From by Gary Nabhan: https://islandpress.org/books/where-our-food-comes#:~:text=In%20Where%20Our%20Food%20Comes,the%20cultures%20that%20tend%20them

The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov by Peter Pringle: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-murder-of-nikolai-vavilov-peter-pringle/1116788664

Commemorating Nikolai I. Vavilov, ROSSICA, Journal of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately. Spring 2019, No. 172: 119-125: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333563079_Commemorating_Nikolai_I_Vavilov_-_A_Personal_Study_of_Philatelics_History_and_Science_-

Cohen, J.I. and I. Loskutov. Exploring the nature of science through courage and purpose: a case study of Nikolai Vavilov. SpringerPlus: http://paperity.org/p/77356267/exploring-the-nature-of-science-through-courage-and-purpose-a-case-study-of-nikolai

The rise, fall and resurrection of Russian seed bank pioneer Nikolai Vavilov. Genetic Literacy Project July 17th, 2020: https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/07/17/the-rise-fall-and-resurrection-of-russian-seed-pioneer-nikolai-vavilov/

Biodiversity International: https://www.bioversityinternational.org/

Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: http://www.fao.org/cgrfa/topics/plants/en/

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enMarch 22, 2021

Épisode 7 | L'équité procédurale en droit administratif canadien

Diffusion : Le 28 janvier 2021 @ 9 h, heure de l'Est (47 min.)

Les origines de l’équité procédurale et ce quelle contient; Comment les balises sont-elles nées; Qu’est-ce qui les a forgées au fil du temps; Quand s’appliquent-elles; Quels sont les remèdes si elles ne sont pas respectées?

Ces questions et bien d'autres sont abordées dans cet épisode sur le droit administratif, en compagnie des honorables Simon Ruel et Julie Dutil, juges à la Cour d'appel du Québec.

CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice

enJanuary 27, 2021

Episode 6 | Procedural Fairness in Canadian Administrative Law

Aired: January 14th, 2021 @ 10 am EST (51 mins)

What are the historical foundations of procedural fairness? When did the rules of natural justice transform into a context-sensitive duty of fairness? What is the modern approach to review for procedural fairness? Is there a difference between correctness review and the assessment of procedural fairness? What kind of procedural fairness questions commonly arise? How did we end up with a divide between procedural fairness and substantive review? Can one distinguish between procedure and substance/merits? If not, how should lawyers and judges characterize questions which may go to procedure or to substance/merits? Has the law on procedural fairness become more or less complex since Vavilov? These issues and many more will be addressed in this first episode of CIAJ’s four-part series on administrative law featuring administrative law expert Paul Daly.

CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice

enJanuary 14, 2021