Podcast Episodes

07 June 2018: Magnetic animal migration, cold enzymes, and mouse memory

This week, making enzymes work better in the cold, short-term memory production in mice, and magnetic detection in animals.

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8 years, 3 months ago

31 May 2018: Boosting diversity in physics, and life after an asteroid impact

This week, boosting diversity in physics graduate programs, and life’s recovery after a massive asteroid impact.

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8 years, 4 months ago

24 May 2018: Climate costs, cleverer cab journeys, and peering through matter with muons

This week, estimating the economic cost of climate change, a new solution to the Minimum Fleet Problem, and the flourishing field of muography.

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8 years, 4 months ago

17 May 2018: Probing the proton, research misconduct, and making sense of mystery genes

This week, peering inside the proton, identifying the pitfalls of research misconduct, and identifying what bacterial genes of unknown function actua…

8 years, 4 months ago

10 May 2018: AI neuroscience, liquid crystals, and depression in academia

This week, artificial intelligence recreates our sense of place, liquid crystals deliver cargo, and experiencing depression in academia.

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8 years, 4 months ago

03 May 2018: Building early embryos, the fear response in mice, and ancient rhino remains

This week, constructing early embryos, how mice react to danger, and what an ancient butchered rhino is telling us about hominin migration.

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8 years, 5 months ago

26 April 2018: Mini brains, and an updated enzyme image

This week, the ethical questions raised by model minds, and an updated view on an enzyme that keeps chromosomes protected.

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8 years, 5 months ago

Backchat April 2018: Sexual harassment, social media, and celebrity scientists

In this month’s roundtable, we discuss celebrity scientists, sexual harassment in research, and the science behind a social media scandal.

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8 years, 5 months ago

19 April 2018: Synchronised shrimp, supernova science, and spring books.

This week, tiny sea creatures with potentially big effects, the science of a supernova, and a roundup of spring books.

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8 years, 5 months ago

12 April 2018: The power of remote sensing, and watching a neutron star glitch

This week, looking for glitchy signals from neutron stars, and using remote sensing in research.

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8 years, 5 months ago