How should you create a new forest if you want it to store carbon, support biodiversity and deliver all the other things we expect from forests? Benjamin brings a Danish study comparing planted forest with land left to colonise naturally. After 21 years, the difference in woody biomass is striking — and opens a broader conversation about the trade-offs hidden inside Denmark’s plans for 250,000 hectares of new forest.
From there, we ask whether relying on AI makes us less capable. A study involving fraction problems suggests the answer depends heavily on how the tool is used, leading us from AI to calculators, education and the skills we choose to keep practising.
Jens then brings Woodflow-core, an engineered timber slab that aims to compete with concrete and steel through smarter use of material rather than sustainability alone.
Finally, Rasmus has robots. Humanoid machines are already beating human records over 100, 400 and 1,500 metres — but the really surprising part is how much they have improved in just one year.
We wrap up in George, using the Clip tool to turn a blank field into an afforestation plan.
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