In this episode of Science Nation, host Sorin Badea (Radio Guerrilla) welcomes Andrei Tudose (Marginal) and artist Alexandra Costea to discuss her artistic collaboration with researchers Cristina Moisescu and Ana Zamfirescu on microalgae and soil regeneration in Dăbuleni.
The guests discuss how scientific research into microalgae as potential biofertilizers for sandy, degraded soils inspired an artistic visual reflection on climate change and desertification in Oltenia. Working with local landscapes, Alexandra Costea examines how human activity accelerates environmental transformation—forcing local agricultural shifts from traditional watermelons to new kinds of crops.
Alexandra Costea is one of the 3 artists in residence in the framework of Otherwise Residency 2026, organized by Marginal in partnership with the Institute of Biology Bucharest and 2Celsius.
Science Nation is a weekly podcast and radio column, co-hosted by Sorin Badea and Andrei Tudose, on the Update show, at Radio Guerrilla.
Otherwise Residency 2026 is co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund - AFCN and implemented with the financial support of the French Embassy in Romania and the French Institute in Romania.
The project does not necessarily represent the position of The Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or the manner in which the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding recipient.
