Beneath the surface, seaweed forms vast underwater forests that matter enormously for ocean life and the planet's climate. This public lecture asks what seaweed and other algae actually are, and why they are not plants at all.
The talk looks at how seaweed is grown both in the sea and on land, and at the sustainable solutions it may offer for climate, biodiversity and future food. Attendees can also taste their way into the flavour world of seaweed. The lecture is an updated version of a talk first given in autumn 2020, and it is part of the Public Lectures in Natural Science series run by Aarhus University.
