Before this BBC podcast kicks off, I'd like to tell you about some others you might enjoy.
My name's Will Wilkin and I commission music podcasts for the BBC.
It's a really cool job.
Every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs, moments and movements, stories of struggle and success, rises and falls.
The funny, the ridiculous.
And the BBC's position at the heart of British music means we can tell those stories like no one else.
We were, are and always will be right there at the centre of the narrative.
So whether you want an insightful take on music right now or a nostalgic deep dive into some of the most famous and infamous moments in music, check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds.
Hello.
Charles Godfrey has described himself as a natural historian, in the sense of studying natural history, who throughout his career has followed his nose, and only accidentally, he says ended up as a senior academic.
Now the professor of Population Biology at Oxford University and Director of the Oxford Martin School, he is involved in all sorts of groundbreaking projects, exploring everything from the impact of AI to the future of organ printing.
From childhood adventures in the South Downs to a scholarly obsession with the strange and gruesome world of parasitic wasps.
Charles has maintained his fascination with the complex web of insect interactions and behaviors.
But a knack for weaving together diverse scientific strands shines through too.
Whether helping to uncover a malaria eradicating gene using mathematical modelling, or investigating the use approach to tackling bovine tb.
In recent years, he's taken on one of humanity's greatest challenges, feeding a world population set to exceed 10 billion by the end of the century.
And as Charles says, the race is well and truly on.
So join us as we sprint through, because we're going to have to the incredible journey of my guest today, Professor Sir Charles Godfrey.
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Pleasure to be here, Jim.