Curiosity Cake
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -Curiosity Cake is a podcast for adults who still have a child-like sense of curiosity about the world. Featuring laid back conversations with experts across a wide range of subjects satisfying my unending curiosity and feeding my hunger for learning
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S2E10: Arts and Science part 2 with Meredith Castles
July 06, 2021 05:44 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MBThis episode is the second of a two-part episode with award-winning technologist and online media personality Meredith Castles. In the first part we explored Meredith’s kinesthetic memory and her arts background. This time round we focus more on her work in Technology and how she combines arts with science to communicate science to the public.
S2E09: Science and Arts with Meredith Castles
June 22, 2021 02:00 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBMeredith Castles is a lecturer and PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania. We discuss her unique blending of the arts and sciences to communicate science to the masses. From movies and television acting to theatre, writing and currently livestreaming science entertainment content to thousands, Meredith’s arts background fuels her science research where she investigates how people can be more deeply involved in the technology designs of the future rather than removed from it.
S2E08: Menstruation and Health with Kirsten Karchmer
June 08, 2021 02:00 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBOn this episode I’m talking to health-tech pioneer, author Kirsten Karchmer. Kirsten is a world-renowned specialist in women’s health, menstruation and fertility. You can find out more about Kirsten's work here: https://www.foreverbrazen.com/ Tik Tok: @theperiodexpert
S2E07: I Am Juden A Story of Jewish Resistance
May 25, 2021 02:00 - 47 minutes - 65 MBUK secondary school teacher, Stephen Uzzell, stumbled upon the name Haim Michael Klar, a Jewish man who impersonated a Nazi officer in order to help those trapped in the ghettos and concentration camps. Stephen has written the book I Am Juden as a historical novel based on the life of Klar and Jewish Resistance against the Nazis. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07MRL9TX3/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Find Stephen on Twitter: @StephenUzzell2
S2E06: Biology Everywhere With Dr Melanie Peffer
May 11, 2021 02:00 - 47 minutes - 65.3 MBOn this episode i look at the biology around us in everyday life with Dr Melanie Peffer. Her book Biology Everywhere is available now from her website: https://www.biologyeverywhere.com/ SUBSCRIBE RATE AND REVIEW https://introvertevolution.com/curiosity-cake-podcast/
S2E05 Coffin Club: Disrupting the funeral industry
April 27, 2021 02:00 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MBOn this episode I'm talking to Kate Tym and Kate Dyer of Coffin Club. The Kates are funeral celebrants. They set up Coffin Club to educate people about the importance of organising your own funeral and that there are many ways to have a funeral. They are distrupting the traditional funeral industry along the way. Check out the new Curiosity Cake website: https://introvertevolution.com/curiosity-cake-podcast/ ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW***
S2E04: What is the universe made of?
April 13, 2021 02:00 - 51 minutes - 71.6 MBOn this episode, particle physicist Dr Claire Lee gives us an accessible explanation of the building blocks of the universe. Dr Lee is currently working on the ProtoDUNE Single Phase Detector at CERN for Fermilab, where she makes particles smash into each other to see what happens. ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW*** https://linktr.ee/curiositycake
S2E03: Why do people enjoy fear and horror?
March 30, 2021 02:00 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBOn this episode I'm joined by sociologist Dr Margee Kerr. Margee currently teaches and conducts research on fear, specifically how and why people engage in 'scary' experiences llike haunted attractions, horror movies, and paranormal investigations. She enjoys working as a consultant for attractions and museums and is the author of 'SCREAM: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear' named as a must read by the Washington Post. Hit subscribe, rate the show and write a review on Apple Podc...
S2E02: Zen Buddhism with Brad Warner
March 16, 2021 03:00 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBOn this episode I’m talking to Brad Warner. Brad is a Zen Buddhist priest, blogger, author and punk rock bass player. We'll be discussing the philosophy and practice of Zen. https://linktr.ee/curiositycake ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW***
S2E01: Global health, chronic disease and genetics with Dr Laura Lewandowski
March 01, 2021 18:19 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MBOn the latest episode of Curiosity Cake I'm joined by Dr Laura Lewandowski from National Institutes of Health to discuss her work in global health, chronic disease and genetics with a particular focus on the condition Lupus. You can find out more about Dr Lewandowski here: https://www.niams.nih.gov/about/directory/laura-b-lewandowski-ms-md Please subscribe, rate and review the show. Tell everyone you know and get in touch and let me know what you think of this episode and what else y...
ICYMI: The amazing world of ants and genetics
January 09, 2021 12:46 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBThis is a re-upload of a previous epsiode. On this episode I talk to Balint Kacsoh about how he uses ants to learn about genetics and behaviour. We cover what makes an ant an ant, caste systems, colonies and more. The show notes for this episode feature images of all the ants we talk about: https://curiositycake.co.uk/ants ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW*** https://linktr.ee/curiositycake
ICYMI: Be a free range human
January 09, 2021 09:11 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBThis is a re-upload of a previous episode. On this episode of the Curiosity Cake Podcast I talk to author, career coach, entrepreneur and TEDx speaker, Marianne Cantwell. Marianne's book Be A Free Range Human is a guide to finding your really-right direction, quitting your job and growing your own thing (that fits the life you want *and* your unique personality… so you don’t have to secretly leave a piece of yourself at the door to get paid). https://linktr.ee/curiositycake ***SUBSCR...
ICYMI: Pain and empathy
January 09, 2021 09:02 - 45 minutes - 52.4 MBThis is a re-upload of a previous episode. In this episode of the Curiosity Cake podcast I talk to psychology and social neuroscience PhD researcher Helena Hartmann about her work exploring the link between our experience of pain and the experience of empathy. ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW*** https://linktr.ee/curiositycake Curiosity Cake is on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CuriosityCake Get in touch with Curiosity Cake on Twitter: @curiosity_cake
ICYMI: Nuclear Fusion- the future of sustainable energy?
January 09, 2021 08:54 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBThis is a re-upload of a previous episode. In this episode Nick Walkden delves deep into the past, present and future of nuclear fusion. We discuss how fusion works, the science behind the Tokamak, the challenges for using fusion as a commercial sustainable energy source, and the advances in other areas of science being driven by work in fusion. Nick is a Plasma Physicist, has a PhD in Physics from York University. He has spent his career at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, part of t...
ICYMI: A no-nonsense guide to nutrition
January 08, 2021 22:19 - 57 minutes - 74.5 MBThis is a re-upload of my second episode titled No-nonsense Nutrition released in July 2020. In this episode I talk to Maeve Hanan of Dietetically Speaking, a registered Dietitian and nutritional consultant. ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW*** Maeve explains her idea of nutri-bollocks: bad science and guidance in nutrition. She tells us how to spot nutribollocks, and how we can figure out who to trust when it comes to nutrition information. Maeve graduated with a First Class BSc Honours ...
Crystals and Coronavirus with Dr Sam Horrell
December 15, 2020 04:00 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBOn this episode I’m discussing crystallography and the coronavirus with Dr Sam Horrell. You can find shownotes and images here: https://curiositycake.co.uk/crystals-and-coronavirus Sam is a structural biologist at the Diamond Light Source particle accelerator in Oxfordshire, England, and contributes to our understanding of the structure of Coronavirus with the Coronavirus Structural Task Force ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW*** https://linktr.ee/curiositycake
Is there a connection between scientific fact and spiritual wisdom?
December 01, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBOn this episode I talk to philosopher Dave Ellis of Bangor University. We discuss whether there is a connection between scientific fact and spiritual wisdom and if there is room for spiritual language in science. If you like Curiosity Cake please tell your friends and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or other podchaser apps. https://linktr.ee/curiositycake ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW***
What do we know about the stars in our solar system? With Lisa Harvey-Smith
November 02, 2020 19:24 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBOn this episode I’m exploring the stars of our solar system with Professor Lisa Harvey Smith. We talk about the sun, red dwarves, cannibal stars, black holes, supernovae, big stars, small stars and stars near and far. Lisa is an Astronomer, Author & Broadcaster. You’ll possibly know her from the Stargazing Live TV shows in the UK and Australia among other media appearances. She is currently a professor at the University of New South Wales, and is the Australian Government's Women in STEM A...
How do comic book vigilantes influence real life vigilantes? With Gavin Weston
October 19, 2020 19:55 - 55 minutes - 76.9 MBOn this episode I’m talking vigilantes with anthropologist and comic book fan Gavin Weston of Goldsmiths University, London. Gavin’s main area of interest is the anthropology of violence and vigilantism, and explores the intersections between anthropology, popular culture and violence Gavin’s latest book Anthropological Controversies: The ‘Crimes’ and Misdemeanors that Shaped a Discipline.(written with Natalie Djohari) explores the history of anthropology through controversies within th...
Do vigilantes only exist in comic books?
October 19, 2020 19:55 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBOn this episode I’m talking vigilantes with anthropologist and comic book fan Gavin Weston of Goldsmiths University, London. Gavin’s main area of interest is the anthropology of violence and vigilantism, and explores the intersections between anthropology, popular culture and violence Gavin’s latest book Anthropological Controversies: The ‘Crimes’ and Misdemeanors that Shaped a Discipline.(written with Natalie Djohari) explores the history of anthropology through controversies within th...
What is a Free Range Human?
October 06, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBOn this episode of the Curiosity Cake Podcast I talk to author, career coach, entrepreneur and TEDx speaker, Marianne Cantwell. Marianne's book Be A Free Range Human is a guide to finding your really-right direction, quitting your job and growing your own thing (that fits the life you want *and* your unique personality… so you don’t have to secretly leave a piece of yourself at the door to get paid). https://linktr.ee/curiositycake ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW***
How is pain linked to empathy?
September 22, 2020 02:00 - 45 minutes - 52.4 MBOn this episode of the Curiosity Cake podcast I talk to psychology and social neuroscience PhD researcher Helena Hartmann about her work exploring the link between our experience of pain and the experience of empathy. SUBSCRIBE *** RATE *** REVIEW More details about past and upcoming episodes: www.curiositycake.co.uk ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW*** https://linktr.ee/curiositycake Curiosity Cake is on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CuriosityCake Get in touch with Curiosit...
Ants with real antman Balint Kacsoh
September 08, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBOn this episode I talk to Balint Kacsoh about how he uses ants to learn about genetics and behaviour. We cover what makes an ant an ant, caste systems, colonies and more. The show notes for this episode feature images of all the ants we talk about: https://curiositycake.co.uk/ants As a graduate student at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, under the mentorship of Dr. Giovanni Bosco, Balint's primary studies were on learning, memory, aging, and social behavior in Drosoph...
The amazing world of ants and genetics
September 08, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBOn this episode I talk to Balint Kacsoh about how he uses ants to learn about genetics and behaviour. We cover what makes an ant an ant, caste systems, colonies and more. The show notes for this episode feature images of all the ants we talk about: https://curiositycake.co.uk/ants ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW*** https://linktr.ee/curiositycake As a graduate student at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, under the mentorship of Dr. Giovanni Bosco, Balint's primary stu...
What can we learn about genetics and behaviour from ants?
September 08, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBOn this episode I talk to Balint Kacsoh about how he uses ants to learn about genetics and behaviour. We cover what makes an ant an ant, caste systems, colonies and more. The show notes for this episode feature images of all the ants we talk about: https://curiositycake.co.uk/ants ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW*** https://linktr.ee/curiositycake As a graduate student at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, under the mentorship of Dr. Giovanni Bosco, Balint's primary stu...
How do top athlets achieve flow and perform under high pressure?
August 25, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBI talk to Dr. Patricia Jackman to understand the flow state and clutch performance in sport and exercise. We discuss ways in which ordinary people can tap into flow or clutch performance to stick to their exercise programs. And we cover how elite athletes and others experience flow and clutch situations such as last minute free throws, penalty shoot-outs, final moments of championship rounds. ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW*** Curiosity Cake: a podcast about ideas for curious minds with big...
Flow states and clutch performance in sport and exercise
August 25, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBI talk to Dr. Patricia Jackman to understand the flow state and clutch performance in sport and exercise. We discuss ways in which ordinary people can tap into flow or clutch performance to stick to their exercise programs. And we cover how elite athletes and others experience flow and clutch situations such as last minute free throws, penalty shoot-outs, final moments of championship rounds.
How do top athletes achieve flow and perform under high pressure?
August 25, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBI talk to Dr. Patricia Jackman to understand the flow state and clutch performance in sport and exercise. We discuss ways in which ordinary people can tap into flow or clutch performance to stick to their exercise programs. And we cover how elite athletes and others experience flow and clutch situations such as last minute free throws, penalty shoot-outs, final moments of championship rounds. ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW*** Curiosity Cake: a podcast about ideas for curious minds with big...
Is nuclear fusion the future of sustainable energy?
August 11, 2020 05:16 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBIn this episode Nick Walkden delves deep into the past, present and future of nuclear fusion. We discuss how fusion works, the science behind the Tokamak, the challenges for using fusion as a commercial sustainable energy source, and the advances in other areas of science being driven by work in fusion. Nick is a Plasma Physicist, has a PhD in Physics from York University. He has spent his career at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, part of the UK Atomic Energy Authority. ***SUBSCRIBE*...
Nuclear Fusion: the future of sustainable energy?
August 11, 2020 05:16 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBIn this episode Nick Walkden delves deep into the past, present and future of nuclear fusion. We discuss how fusion works, the science behind the Tokamak, the challenges for using fusion as a commercial sustainable energy source, and the advances in other areas of science being driven by work in fusion. Nick is a Plasma Physicist, has a PhD in Physics from York University. He has spent his career at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, part of the UK Atomic Energy Authority.
Historical European Martial Arts
July 28, 2020 05:34 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBHistorical Martial Arts are a combination of the study of historical texts and martial arts. They involve swordsmanship, other weaponry and hand to hand combat styles. I talk to Guy Windsor to get the lowdown on HMA and how he uses history to develop and teach swordsmanship. Guy has been fundamental in the development of HMA. He is a consulting swordsman, teacher, and writer. He researches and teaches medieval and Renaissance Italian swordsmanship, and has a PhD in recreating historica...
What are Historical European Martial Arts?
July 28, 2020 05:34 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBHistorical Martial Arts are a combination of the study of historical texts and martial arts. They involve swordsmanship, other weaponry and hand to hand combat styles. I talk to Guy Windsor to get the lowdown on HMA and how he uses history to develop and teach swordsmanship. Guy has been fundamental in the development of HMA. He is a consulting swordsman, teacher, and writer. He researches and teaches medieval and Renaissance Italian swordsmanship, and has a PhD in recreating historica...
How do we know who to trust when it comes to eating well and nutrition advice?
July 28, 2020 05:33 - 57 minutes - 74.5 MBIn this episode I talk to Maeve Hanan of Dietetically Speaking, a registered Dietitian and nutritional consultant. Maeve explains her idea of nutri-bollocks: bad science and guidance in nutrition. She tells us how to spot nutribollocks, and how we can figure out who to trust when it comes ot nutrition information. Maeve graduated with a First Class BSc Honours Degree in Dietetics from the University of Ulster Coleraine (Northern Ireland), has experience in Dietetics within the NHS and h...
No Nonsense Nutrition: recognising nutribollocks
July 28, 2020 05:33 - 57 minutes - 74.5 MBIn this episode I talk to Maeve Hanan of Dietetically Speaking, a registered Dietitian and nutritional consultant. Maeve explains her idea of nutri-bollocks: bad science and guidance in nutrition. She tells us how to spot nutribollocks, and how we can figure out who to trust when it comes ot nutrition information. Maeve graduated with a First Class BSc Honours Degree in Dietetics from the University of Ulster Coleraine (Northern Ireland), has experience in Dietetics within the NHS and h...
Does Authoritarian thought influence UK Politics?
July 28, 2020 05:33 - 46 minutes - 55.7 MBIn this episode I talk to Professor Emma Bell of Savoie University in France. We explore the idea of soft authoritarianism, and how this concept can be used to examine British politics in the 20th century through to present day. The discussion covers: What is Authoritarianism? Hayek v Keynesianism in Economics Positive and negative freedom: freedom FROM and freedom TO On the political right: fear of communism and encroachment of welfare state in private lives On the left: crit...
Authority in the UK: Authoritarianism in UK Politics
July 28, 2020 05:33 - 46 minutes - 55.7 MBIn this episode I talk to Professor Emma Bell of Savoie University in France. We explore the idea of soft authoritarianism, and how this concept can be used to examine British politics in the 20th century through to present day. The discussion covers: What is Authoritarianism? Hayek v Keynesianism in Economics Positive and negative freedom: freedom FROM and freedom TO On the political right: fear of communism and encroachment of welfare state in private lives On the left: crit...
Curiosity Cake Trailer: Podcast about ideas
July 11, 2020 09:48 - 2 minutes - 3.91 MBCuriosity Cake is the podcast about ideas for curious minds with big appetites. Each episode will cover a different topic across Science, Technology, History, Society, Culture, Philosophy and more. This episode is a trailer to give you an idea of what you can look forward to, with a brief glimpse of the opening episodes soon to be released. You can find out more at: www.curiositycake.co.uk Twitter: @curiosity_cake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/curiositycakepod
Introducing Curiosity Cake the podcast about ideas
July 11, 2020 09:48 - 1 minute - 1.37 MBCuriosity Cake is the podcast about ideas for curious minds with big appetites. I talk to the best minds from academia and elsewhere to bring you accessible and engaging conversations across a wide range of topics with no prior knowledge required. ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW*** You can find out more at: www.curiositycake.co.uk Twitter: @curiosity_cake https://linktr.ee/curiositycake