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Technology and engineering

Podcast: How mechanical engineering is changing the world - with Shini Somara

Uncover some of the fascinating and often under-appreciated innovations in the world of engineering.

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Podcast Hannah Fry in the Ri Theatre giving her lecture
Technology and engineering

Podcast: From the Theatre: Should computers run the world? - with Hannah Fry

Revisit Christmas Lecturer Hannah Fry's talk on the power of algorithms to continue celebrating our Discover200 campaign.

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Podcast A hand holds a petri dish full of blood
Biology and the human body

Podcast: The science behind sickle cell disease - with Sara El Hoss and Stephanie George

September marks Sickle Cell Awareness Month, so we wanted to draw attention to the science underlying this often-misunderstood

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Podcast A women looks into the camera in a black and white image
Brain

Podcast: From the Theatre: The science of mental health - with Camilla Nord

Discover the science behind mental health treatments in this lecture from the Ri Theatre.

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Podcast The back of a young person's head as they look at streams of data
Brain Technology and engineering

Podcast: Is data failing us? - with Grace Huckins

Join Grace Huckins to learn more about data, AI, and neuroscience.

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Podcast A brown labrador with it's tongue out looks into the camera
Biology and the human body

Podcast: What can dogs teach us about the microbiome? - with Bushra Schuitemaker

Bushra Schuitemaker, a microbiologist and head of science and research at Biome9, helps us understand what we can learn from the

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Podcast Two women playing football.
Biology and the human body

Podcast: The science behind ACL injuries in women's football - with Blake Rivers and Grace Vella

Blake Rivers and Grace Vella talk about why women footballers are more likely to suffer from knee injuries and what is being

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Podcast Ancient image of Jean Richer making astronomical and gravimetric observations
History of science

Podcast: De-westernizing the history of science - with Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh

Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh uncovers forgotten contributions and stories from around the world, challenging the narrow view of

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Podcast A variety of different bacteria - testing for antimicrobial resistance.
Biology and the human body Natural world

Podcast: Understanding antimicrobial resistance - with Gabriel Astorga

Gabriel Astorga explains how microbes like bacteria get resistant to treatments, how this impacts our lives, and what's the link

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Podcast Human brain and face illustrated as tree.
Brain Climate

Podcast: How climate change affects the brain - with Clayton Aldern and Sanjay Sisodiya

Clayton Aldern, Neuroscientist-turned-journalist and Professor of Neurology Sanjay Sisodiya discuss how climate change affects

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