• Spun - https://spun.earth/ - Toby Kiers, an evolutionary biologist at VU University Amsterdam, is at the vanguard of a new generation of scientists- Microbes are not simple, passive accessories to plants, but dynamic, powerful actors in their own right. Fungi can hoard nutrients, they can reward plants that are generous with their carbon reserves and punish ones that are stingy, and they can deftly move and trade resources to get the best “deal” for themselves in exchange.