Science is for everyone; even those who wish to dismiss it. Kirstin investigates the current crisis in confidence and how we can engage people more successfully.

We sent Iona Macwhirter-Harley, our Head of Multimedia, along to the TEDxUofG conference 2020 at the Queen Margaret University Union. The theme was 'Dear world...'

Katrina attended the Glasgow Science Festival event ‘Modern Medicine and Death – an Unhealthy Relationship?’ last Summer. In the words of Lana Del Rey, “you and I, we were born to die” – so why does our society struggle so hard against the inevitability of death?

Curious how you can participate in the data science hype? Anna Henschel explains how open data and open-source software make data science accessible to everyone.

Jane Essex explores the gap between reality and the rhetoric of inclusion within the STEM workforce. Recording and editing by Iona Macwhirter-Harley and audio by Jane Essex. Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sonya discusses the issues associated with prostheses currently available to children and how 3D scanning is transforming the development of prosthetic limbs. Recording and editing by Iona Macwhirter-Harley and audio by Simon Fisher. Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Recently, scientists have been observing that the problems associated with climate change are being felt much more severely at the top of the planet. So why is this, and what exactly is “Arctic Amplification”? Recording and editing by Iona Macwhirter-Harley and audio by Simon Fisher. Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

A new revolution in drug development is coming… What if sharing the recipe for a chemical compound was as simple as downloading a blueprint? Long-time GISTer Miruna Costreie sat down with Professor Lee Cronin, and got the details on his lab’s latest work, his long-term goal of creating a new form of life, and how competition and collaboration (our latest magazine’s theme) have shaped his career. ~ If you’d like to read more about Professor Cronin’s work, you can read the original...

Conferences are kind of a necessity if you’re in a research role, but what about all the amazing research University of Glasgow undergraduates do? That’s where Let’s Talk About [X] and [X]position come in! Annabel headed out to this years conference (despite the snow break) to catch up with the STEM speakers and explains how you can get your undergraduate research published. Thanks to interviewees: Dr. Scott Ramsay, Dr. Andrew Struan, Maria Marinova, Piotr Kalarus and Erika Trabold. SUBMIT...

If we had to describe FameLab it would be like Radio 4’s “just a minute” where you have to talk without repetition, hesitation, deviation but instead its three minutes, infront of an audience and each talk is about an interesting part of STEM! Annabel May visits Glasgow Caledonian University to interview this year’s winners of the Glasgewgian heat of FameLab, and chats to Kenneth Macdonald (BBC Scotland Science correspondent) about science communication. LINKS –...

New year, new us? Of course not, we don’t need to change we’re perfect as we are! Annabel and Gabriela take a look back on all the events theGIST covered in 2017. That includes some things that never made it to the podcast. Like what you heard? Check out our previous podcast episodes about TEDx, the St Francis Primary STEM event, Cafe Scientifique, and game theory. You can also find out more about the events using the links below: TEDx UniversityofGlasgow Pint of Science Glasgow Cafe...

This month we’re talking game theory! We interview Jörg Bewersdorff, author of Luck, Logic and White Lies, and take a look at the famous “prisoner’s dilemma”. This nifty piece of game theory can explain everything from how you act if you’re an accomplice to murder, on day time TV or, in charge of the nuclear codes. Event and interviews took place on 23rd of November 2017. You can find more information about the UTOPIAE project at utopiae.eu – Special thanks to Jörg Bewersdorff for taking the...

  This month our Head of Podcasts, Annabel May, visited the Cafe Scientifique event “The Sleeping Giant” and catch up with main speaker Dr Ryan Milligan – ex trucker and NASA researcher. Dr Milligan is a solar physicist and new to the Physics and Astronomy department in the University of Glasgow, but in the past has worked at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, just outside of Washington D.C.

Recently, theGIST attended the St Francis Primary School science event, organised and coordinated by Dr Saeeda Bhatti.  In this podcast, Gabi and her team ask pupils, parents and teachers their thoughts on the importance of science in the classroom. Listen to find out what they say! This was made possible by funding from Foundation Scotland.

Gabriela De Sousa and Emily May Armstrong interview the speakers at the UK Parliament Outreach and Engagement Service event held in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow. Listen to Dr Caroline Kenny, Dr Phil Larkin, and Simon Wakefield discuss how research is used to inform government policy making, and how researchers can get involved. Event and interviews held on 16th March 2017.

The whole GIST team were invited along to TEDx University of Glasgow’s annual event this year, featuring a star-studded line-up of speakers! Listen in to hear some of the featured speakers talk about their presentations and work, as theGIST gets exclusive interview access…

Nina Divorty investigates how light might be used to treat paralysis.

Listen to Aidan McFadden and Richard Murchie’s interview with Strathclyde University’s Dr. Oi. Dr. Oi researches Bose Einstein Condensate’s in order to shed light on how gravitation and quantum mechanics interact.

theGIST was invited to attend the TEDxUniversityofGlasgow launch event. Tune in to hear our coverage of the event, including interviews with speakers and attendees.

theGIST was invited to attend the TEDxUniversityofGlasgow launch event. Tune in to hear our coverage of the event, including interviews with speakers and attendees.

This is the first in our series of joint podcasts with the Glasgow University Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine’s Naturally Speaking podcast. In this episode, we interviewed the former director of...

This is the first in our series of joint podcasts with the Glasgow University Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine’s Naturally Speaking podcast. In this episode, we interviewed the former director of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative: Dr. Ted Leighton. Tune in to hear Dr. Leighton discuss a range of subjects, from his work with the CWHC to his experiences helping set up wildlife disease monitoring capabilities in Sri Lanka.

Skepticism can be a scientist’s best friend or their worst enemy, depending on how it’s applied. In this podcast, we speak to Dr. Caroline Watt, a Parapsychologist from the University of Edinburgh about how the skeptical mindset of scientists and much of the wider non-scientific community has benefitted her field and science in general.

Skepticism can be a scientist’s best friend or their worst enemy, depending on how it’s applied. In this podcast, we speak to Dr. Caroline Watt, a Parapsychologist from the University of Edinburgh about how...