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Dr. Montgomery is a professor of Geomorphology at the University of Washington and has written several popular science books. David Montgomery is a scientist with a keen interest in how those processes might affect ecological systems and human societies. Based on his research efforts, he strongly advocates improvements in environmental policy to be better deal with geologic hazards and environmental protection. In their 2015 book onThe Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health, Montgomery and Anne Biklé explore how microbes transform the way we see nature and ourselves. The book tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from garden to gut. 

Host:  Rebecca Finger, EEES graduate student