Episodes
Proud nose in Soho © Karva Javi (Flickr Creative Commons)This podcast first appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 144 on December 12th 2013 In this podcast I explore how our noses work through the science of smell.“Follow your nose” “Stop being Nosy” I’m sure there are more phrases with “nose” in them (any suggestions?) but I can’t think of any right now… This podcast explores the science of smell by looking at some of the nose research that is happening around the world. Dr Darren Logan...
Published 12/13/13
Published 12/13/13
This podcast brings you the vibrant atmosphere of the Abu Dhabi Science Festival 2013 - with live shows, workshops and interviews!
Published 11/24/13
In this podcast I bring you some of the action from Mozfest 2013, including interviews with the Mozilla Foundation director Mark Surman and the new Mozilla Science Lab director Kaitlin Thaney
Published 11/22/13
An interview with James Lane and J Epperston about Binaural Beats
Published 10/11/13
A podcast coverage of Over The Air: 36 hours of mobile development
Published 10/05/13
In this podcast I am at the pre-opening event of the "Extinction: not the end of the world?" exhibition at the Natural History Museum.
Published 08/29/13
In this podcast I am exploring whether we should or shouldn't be patenting nature with Rob Carlson and Dr Siva Thambisetti
Published 06/23/13
An audio exploration of what is going on inside our gut. Interviews with author Mary Roach, Dr Filipe Cabreiro from the Institute of Healthy Ageing and Dept Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London, and to Dr Paul Cotter from the Teagasc Food Research Centre in Ireland.
Published 06/21/13
Here is a tour of the Brain Bank at Hammersmith Hospital that I was lucky enough to attend!
Published 06/05/13
A not so bedtime story is a fun exploration with Mary Roach of faecal transplants from her latest book - Gulp!
Published 06/04/13
This is a snippet from a much longer interview done in June 2011 with Professor Mark Post about his laboratory grown burgers
Published 05/21/13
This originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 123 on May 16th 2013 For this podcast I spoke to Thomas Landrain, the founder of La Paillase, a DIY Biology lab in Paris. I wanted to share this piece on here because I think this movement, the DIY Biology movement is an inspiration. These labs take interdisciplinary research and curiosity to the next level. When not only scientists, but artists, designers and anyone that is interested come together, some great things can happen. And...
Published 05/12/13
A play on the tennis metaphor used in philosohpy - this is a Radio5Live spoof of a Wimbledon Tennis Tournament featuring philosophers of science Thomas Khun, Karl Popper, Aristotle and Francis Bacon
Published 03/23/13
A report on the paper by Professor John R Hutchinson about Ichthyostega - some of the earliest water creatures to roam the planet.
Published 03/18/13
What is synthetic biology? A podcast with Prof Paul Freemont, Dr Filippa Lentzos and David Benque
Published 02/22/13
This is an audio tour inside John's freezer - where he keeps all the bits of mammal he uses for his biomechanical evolution research
Published 02/17/13
Mending a broken heart - an audio report created for Imperial College Science Communication MSc
Published 02/06/13
An interview with Blake Suttle on predicting biodiversity
Published 01/18/13
This is an interview with Jenny Rhon about her research on varyng forms of the Urinary Tract Infection
Published 12/12/12
An interview with Chris Emmott, a PhD student at Imperial College on the photovoltaic cell
Published 11/16/12
A report for Pythagoras Trousers about anaesthetics and sleep - interview with Nick Franks from Imperial College London.
Published 10/22/12
An interview with award-winning author Bill Bryson at the British Science Festival 2012 about his books
Published 09/14/12
An interview with Ulf Leonhart about his research on Schroedinger’s Hat
Published 06/19/12
An interview with Dr. Saverio Russo from Exeter University about a modified form of graphene called GraphExeter
Published 05/22/12