Dario Cortese , Exeter, United Kingdom

I am a biophysicist and applied mathematician, currently working as a researcher at the University of Exeter. In my work I use the methods of applied mathematics to investigate problems arising in biology and ecology. What particularly interests me is the biomechanics of animals and plants, as well as the connections between sustainable energy resources, regenerative food production and degrowth.

I write non-technical, yet rigorous and fully-referenced articles that introduce readers with an analytic and curious mindset to specific topics that are (directly or indirectly) related to global problems.

My goal in writing is to inform the reader in a comprehensive and clear way, presenting the available scientific evidence on the matter, and empowering them by pointing directly to the relevant academic literature. For this reason, in my articles, to each non-obvious statement is appended the reference to one or more peer-reviewed papers.

So far, topics have included Ecological succession and Mychorrhizal fungi, Regenerative agriculture and Biofuels. Links to the articles are available at the end of this email and I have also attached pdf versions of some of them.