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	Podcast:		UNSW Centre for Ideas
	Episode:		Thrive \| Zoe Xirocostas \| What we can learn from weeds
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		00:24:05
	Publish Date:		2022-05-09 22:47:00
	Description:		Can weeds help us find answers to the world’s problems? Yes, those pesky plants with the flimsy leaves that always seem to be growing out the cracks of footpaths. A weed is defined simply as a plant in the wrong place, and as climate change drives up temperatures, more plants are being forced to move to cooler climates in order to live. Non-native plant species have wreaked absolute havoc on so many of the world's precious ecosystems, because they’re trying to make the best of a situation they never should have been exposed to. So can we really blame weeds for just trying to survive? Scientist Zoe Xirocostas has some secrets to share about our pre-conceptions on weeds. A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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