50 Ways to Say Science
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Science writers Fintan Burke and Joseph Piergrossi discuss Europe's science stories coming from all corners (and languages) of the continent.
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Episode 7: Turów Mine and Le Blob
August 30, 2021 04:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBWe were so ready for vacation that we were late with this episode. And just in time for ::checks notes:: late summer, it's the horror special! First Joseph and Fintan discuss the mysterious Le Blob, which Le Monde reports is heading to space to either star in a new horror flick or begin a reality show featuring its 750 sexes, or to show how zero-G affects a multicellular organism that acts unlike any other type of creature on Earth. Then Joseph turns us to the historical regions of Silesia a...
Episode 6: Utrecht's measure of a professor
August 05, 2021 03:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBFintan takes us to the Netherlands, where a new method of measuring the performance of academics is about to be trialled. Will it deflate the impact factor rating system? Also: Joseph describes an investigative news story about drug companies finding loopholes in EU regulations to charge exorbitant fees to consumers, with patients of rare diseases being the most affected. Also, our hosts breathe a collective sigh of relief that today's Olympians don't have to deal with sports medicine from t...
Episode 5: The App and the Rapper
July 23, 2021 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBThe biggest science story in Europe right now is without a doubt the tragic, extensive flooding that has struck the Rhineland, Limburg, the Meuse Valley, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. Climate change is striking the world hard in 2021, and we talk about the physical and meteorological phenomena it has affected to cause the devastating rains that have claimed hundreds of lives. But also a huge story in Germany is the controversial "luca" app, a privately developed contact tracer that has come t...
Episode 4: Antarctic architecture in Venice
July 07, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBFitting that an episode with a Venetian setting just has water running all through it. Fintan describes how Antarctic architecture became a feature of this year's Venice Biennale, including a description of a soundscape that frankly sounds terrifying. Meanwhile, Joseph describes political shenanigans in newly populist Slovenia concerning water policy and tells the story of the dynamic Frisian coastline and its Google Doodle. Follow us on Twitter! 50 Ways to Say Science: @50waysscipod Joseph...
Episode 3: Disease threats, #ichbinhanna, and thanks for all the fish
June 23, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBThe potential pandemic threats special! Just what Fintan wants to hear after a year and a half of COVID. Plus we report on a Twitter protest among young researchers in Germany and an odd incentive for vaccinations in the Netherlands. In his enthusiasm, Joseph forgets that maybe vegetarians and vegans wouldn't be too keen on said incentive. (Sorry 'bout that.) Bonus banter: the IKEA "crunch", herding swans, and Fintan learns he'd never make it in the Deep South's heat. Correction: link to th...
Episode 2: Research has a language problem
June 09, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBFintan describes a protest among scientists regarding English as the lingua franca for research publishing. Also discussed: the climactic Shell decision in the Netherlands and an attempt to spread misinformation in the EU about COVID vaccines that appears to have fallen flat while causing a minor international incident. Oops. Follow us on Twitter! 50 Ways to Say Science: @50waysscipod Joseph Piergrossi: @JWPiergrossi Fintan Burke: @SciFintan COVID-19 Forecast Hub: https://covid19forecasth...
Episode 1: Mink Viking funerals, the lowdown on Sputnik V, and asteroid vs. planetoid
May 26, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB(CW: some gruesome talk about very unfortunate minks.) This week we delve into the topic that everyone loves to hate: COVID-19, of course. But we do it by way of minks and Russia’s flagship vaccine programme. Plus Fintan has a story related to why we made this podcast in the first place: science and language. Follow us on Twitter! 50 Ways to Say Science: @50waysscipod Joseph Piergrossi: @JWPiergrossi Fintan Burke: @SciFintan Sources: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-de...
Trailer: 50 Ways to Say Science
May 23, 2021 14:00 - 30 seconds - 430 KB50 Ways to Say Science is a podcast about science news across the European continent. Join science writers Fintan Burke and Joseph Piergrossi as they explore the science happening on the world’s crossroads that is Europe, focusing on stories that might not have made it to English-language media. Episodes are posted every other week!
Episode 0.2 (Pilot): Austria’s butterflies moving on up in a bad way, Poland’s mummy surprise
May 23, 2021 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBOn this second pilot for 50 Ways to Say Science, Joseph gives a rundown of Russia’s proposed exit from the International Space Station. Fintan talks about butterflies that are running into problems with climate change in the Austrian Alps. (Recorded: 5 May 2021) Follow us on Twitter! Joseph Piergrossi: @JWPiergrossi Fintan Burke: @SciFintan Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/apr/22/russia-well-leave-international-space-station-and-build-our-own https://www.decanter.com/wi...
Episode 0.1 (Pilot): Wine...in...Spaaaaaaaace and Europe’s Run-In with the Polar Vortex
May 23, 2021 14:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBIn the first pilot episode of 50 Ways to Say Science, Fintan explains how and why a crate of expensive French wine took a round trip to the International Space Station. Joseph shows how Europe, much like the Americas, has to deal with the infamous polar vortex. Joseph sounds like he’s in a tin can thanks to sound problems on the podcast’s maiden voyage. C’est la vie…. (Recorded: 8 April 2021) Follow us on Twitter! Joseph Piergrossi: @JWPiergrossi Fintan Burke: @SciFintan Sources: https:/...