Dr David Spencer, born in 1991, is a plant biologist.
As a science slammer, he introduces his audience to the topics of modern plant research. Son of a German mother and an English father, he is a board member of the environmental NGO Öko-Progressives Netzwerk e.V. and seeks dialogue with the public, among other things, through his YouTube channel Krautnah.
In 2022, his work in the field of science communication was honoured with the SciComm Award of the German Botanical Society.
In the same year, his book Alles bio-logisch?! (Everything bio-logical?!) was published by Droemer.