Jake Robinson

BDNF is like fertiliser for your neurons – it helps your brain grow, adapt and stay resilient.

Here’s how exercise, food and potentially #NatureExposure can shape its activity.

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nature. gut. brain. Welcome to Nature. Gut. Brain. Think Better. Feel Connected. Live Wilder. by Jake Robinson, microbiome scientist and author of Invisible Friends, Treewilding and The Nature of Pandemics. www.jakemrobi...

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Healthy #soils are alive with movement, feeding, digging, and tiny interactions that shape our food, climate and health. In this video, I explore soil ecoacoustics — a cutting-edge way to “listen” to the hidden world beneath our feet.

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The Hidden Life That Shapes Us

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Find out how many of these eunuchs were actually keeping us alive all along:

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In the 19th century, non-pathogenic microbes were referred to as 'eunuchs' because they were considered 'ineffectual' at being pathogens (spoiler alert: because they weren't pathogens!)

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Exciting Fully Funded Interdisciplinary PhD Opportunity - Soil Health, Noise Pollution & Human Health at @flindersuniversity.bsky.social

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Delighted to share our new paper 'Hums in the humus: opportunities and challenges for soil #ecoacoustics'

and Alex Taylor's first 'first author' paper!

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Microbes don’t just exist side by side – they communicate.
They count. They coordinate. They act collectively.

'Nature’s secret language: On quorum sensing and quenching'

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The Nature of Pandemics When will the next pandemic arrive? For wildlife, it’s already here. The Nature of Pandemics explores an unspoken truth: how our actions are driving wildlife pandemics across the world. Highlighting t...

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This clearly affects humans, but what about #wildlife?

How do human-induced climate change and ecosystem degradation affect the health and disease dynamics of wild birds? Bats? Frogs?

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As climates shift, vectors, hosts and pathogens shift too.

Disease patterns can move into new regions, and new interfaces emerge.

Among other things, climate change is biological rearrangement!

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Despite a few causing diseases, microbes are vital for our health and survival.

The "role of the infinitely small in nature is infinitely great" – Pasteur

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We've built a culture of #microbe-fear, but #immune systems also require appropriate exposure and training – especially in early life.

We shouldn't abandon #hygiene – it's vital.

But we need to recognise that #ecological health and immune resilience are intricately linked.

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Do we have a brain #microbiome? 🧠 🦠

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... transmission, can help reduce disease risk.

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Since 1940, about half of all #zoonotic disease emergence has been associated w/ agricultural drivers, incl. animal production and land conversion linked to farming.

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#Vultures disappeared.
Carcasses lingered.
Feral dogs boomed.
#Rabies followed.

#Health outcomes often begin far upstream.

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Restoring #ecosystems and protecting nature are also public health interventions.

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Filming for NKD Thinking starts in one week!

The first series is scheduled to begin at the end of January. Stay tuned!

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Protecting intact habitats, ending high-risk wildlife trade and supporting communities can restore the ecological relationships that naturally regulate disease. Healthy ecosystems are one of our oldest and most reliable public-health infrastructures.

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And it isn’t a hypothetical risk – it’s already happening, as evidenced by the emergence of seven new #coronaviruses from animals since the 1960s. The societal and economic costs of wildlife trafficking are vastly underestimated.

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... move between hosts and landscapes. The trafficking of species like pangolins and bats is driven by demand for traditional medicine and exotic delicacies. This trade creates a direct pathway for zoonotic diseases to leap from wild animals to humans.

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The illegal #wildlife trade rewires #disease networks across ecosystems.

The trade, valued at up to US $23 billion annually (some say it's the 4th largest transnational organised crime), removes animals from their ecological contexts, creating new pathways for pathogens to

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Such devastating fungal risks are not inevitable.

Stronger surveillance, better diagnostics, investment in antifungal development, and, most importantly, addressing the #social and #ecological drivers of the diseases can dramatically reduce future impacts.

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