Pint of Science
55 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -From the team that brings you the global science festival Pint of Science. We meet leading scientists around the country, get a pint in, and talk to them about life, their universe, and everything. See pintofscience.co.uk for more.
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Pint of Science mini-series: Untold Stories. Episode 3: Speakers Constance Schéré & Dr Stephen Fay
May 14, 2023 20:49 - 31 minutes - 71 MBWelcome back to a special mini-series of the Pint of Science podcast: Untold Stories. 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of Pint of Science and we decided to chat to people behind the organisation and creation of the festival as well as those that have taken part over the years. In this episode we talk to two speakers who have presented at Pint of Science, Constance Schéré & Dr Stephen Fay. How did they hear of Pint of Science? How was it to give a Pint of Science talk? Did it make them want...
Pint of Science mini-series: Untold Stories. Episode 2: Organisers Dr Cristina Perez & Dr Shaline Fazal
May 09, 2023 08:29 - 28 minutes - 33.2 MBWelcome back to a special mini-series of the Pint of Science podcast: Untold Stories. 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of Pint of Science and we decided to chat to people behind the organisation and creation of the festival as well as those that have taken part over the years. We continue the series by talking to two organisers, Dr Cristina Perez & Dr Shaline Fazal. How did they hear of Pint of Science? What do they do in the festival? What does Pint of Science bring to their lives? ...
Pint of Science mini-series: Untold Stories. Episode 1: Founders Dr Praveen Paul and Dr Michael Motskin
April 01, 2022 06:32 - 32 minutes - 73.3 MBWelcome back to a special mini-series of the Pint of Science podcast: Untold Stories. 2022 marks the tenth edition of Pint of Science and we decided to chat to people behind the organisation and creation of the festival as well as those that have taken part over the years. We start with the two co-founders, Dr Praveen Paul and Dr Michael Motskin who were research scientists at Imperial College London where they first met and came up with the idea. At the time they hardly knew each other ...
Pint of bit.bio: A Pint of Science mini-series. Episode 3: STEM cell cancer treatments with Dr Ramy Ibrahim
June 28, 2021 08:03 - 35 minutes - 31.1 MBWelcome to the third and final episode of our very exciting three-part mini series of the Pint of Science podcast, in collaboration with bit.bio, the cell coding company. The series wraps up with Dr Ramy Ibrahim, bit.bio’s Chief Medical Officer and a leading immuno-oncologist. Ramy explores how the field of immuno-oncology has evolved from fringe research to a 2011 breakthrough, when the US FDA approved the first immune therapy treatments for skin cancers, and on to his work as Chief Medic...
Pint of bit.bio: A Pint of Science mini-series. Episode 2: The Symphony of cells in context with Dr Paul Morrill
May 07, 2021 09:01 - 50 minutes - 48.8 MBWelcome to the second episode of our very exciting three-part mini series of the Pint of Science podcast, in collaboration with bit.bio, the cell coding company. From Californian surfer to scientist to entrepreneur, today we're talking to Dr Paul Morrill, Chief Business Officer of bit.bio, who discusses their core purpose - to develop the underlying technologies capable of producing consistent batches of every cell type in the human body. He explains that part of their mission is to be abl...
Pint of bit.bio: A Pint of Science mini-series. Episode 1: Coding cells with Dr Mark Kotter
April 07, 2021 09:52 - 24 minutes - 25.2 MBWelcome to the first episode of a very exciting three-part mini series of the Pint of Science podcast, in collaboration with bit.bio, the cell coding company. The series kicks off with Dr Mark Kotter, founder and CEO of bit.bio. Mark is an academic neurosurgeon and scientist at the University of Cambridge, or more accurately these days, a bio engineer. His research specialises in quite literally reprogramming cells and coding them to perform certain activities, by activating certain combina...
Pint of Aston: A Pint of Science mini-series. Episode 4: The gendered brain with Professor Gina Rippon
September 10, 2020 21:20 - 38 minutes - 32.8 MBWelcome to Episode four of a very special mini series of the Pint of Science podcast, in collaboration with Aston University. In this four episode series, we're meeting with a few of the leading lights of research at the university – some you may know if you've been to a Pint of Science talk, and some you may not. We'll be talking about their research, what makes them tick, how they are changing the world for the better and pushing the boundaries of the understanding of humankind... You kno...
Pint of Aston: A Pint of Science mini-series. Episode 3: Stem cell technology with Dr Eric Hill
September 10, 2020 21:16 - 36 minutes - 31 MBWelcome to Episode three of a very special mini series of the Pint of Science podcast, in collaboration with Aston University. Over the next four episodes, we're meeting with a few of the leading lights of research at the university – some you may know if you've been to a Pint of Science talk, and some you may not. We'll be talking about their research, what makes them tick, how they are changing the world for the better and pushing the boundaries of the understanding of humankind... You kn...
Pint of Aston: A Pint of Science mini-series. Episode 2: The Psychology of allergies with Dr Rebecca Knibb
September 10, 2020 21:10 - 27 minutes - 22.1 MBWelcome to Episode two of a very special mini series of the Pint of Science podcast, in collaboration with Aston University. Over the next four episodes, we're meeting with a few of the leading lights of research at the university – some you may know if you've been to a Pint of Science talk, and some you may not. We'll be talking about their research, what makes them tick, how they are changing the world for the better and pushing the boundaries of the understanding of humankind... You know...
Pint of Aston: A Pint of Science mini-series. Episode 1: Antibiotic resistant diseases with Dr Jonathan Cox
September 10, 2020 21:04 - 41 minutes - 33.3 MBWelcome to Episode one of a very special mini series of the Pint of Science podcast, in collaboration with Aston University. Over the next four episodes, we're meeting with a few of the leading lights of research at the university – some you may know if you've been to a Pint of Science talk, and some you may not. We'll be talking about their research, what makes them tick, how they are changing the world for the better and pushing the boundaries of the understanding of humankind... You know...
Pint of Science Podcast E15: Professor Jim Smith, Radiation and Environmental Scientist studying Chernobyl
July 07, 2020 14:59 - 38 minutes - 29.1 MBCallam and Jim meet Professor Jim Smith, Environmental Scientist at the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences at the University of Portsmouth. Jim started his career as a physicist, and has spent the last 30 years working in the Chernobyl disaster zone in Ukraine and Belarus. His work is somewhat unusual in combining physics and the science of radioactive decay, with environmental science and the effects of said radiation on wildlife populations. Jim's something of an exp...
E15: Professor Jim Smith, Radiation and Environmental Scientist studying Chernobyl
July 07, 2020 14:59 - 38 minutes - 29.1 MBCallam and Jim meet Professor Jim Smith, Environmental Scientist at the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences at the University of Portsmouth. Jim started his career as a physicist, and has spent the last 30 years working in the Chernobyl disaster zone in Ukraine and Belarus. His work is somewhat unusual in combining physics and the science of radioactive decay, with environmental science and the effects of said radiation on wildlife populations. Jim's something of an exp...
Pint of Science Podcast - Prof Jim Smith, Radiation and Environmental Scientist studying Chernobyl [Series 2 - Episode 2]
July 07, 2020 14:59 - 38 minutes - 29.1 MBSeries 2 Episode 3 sees Callam and Jim meet Professor Jim Smith, Environmental Scientist at the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences at the University of Portsmouth. Jim started his career as a physicist, and has spent the last 30 years working in the Chernobyl disaster zone in Ukraine and Belarus. His work is somewhat unusual in combining physics and the science of radioactive decay, with environmental science and the effects of said radiation on wildlife populations. J...
E14: Dr Paula Koelemeijer, Global Seismologist
May 20, 2020 21:24 - 39 minutes - 31.2 MBCallam and Jim meet Dr Paula Koelemeijer, Global Seismologist and Royal Society University Research Fellow and Lecturer at Royal Holloway University of London. Paula studies the seismic activity of the Earth thousands of kilometres below the surface, but recent events much closer to home have had a surprising positive effect on her work. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and much of the world being in lockdown, Seismologists have been getting far clearer signals from within the Earth, because of...
Pint of Science Podcast - Dr Paula Koelemeijer, Global Seismologist [Series 2 - Episode 2]
May 20, 2020 21:24 - 39 minutes - 31.2 MBSeries 2 Episode 2 sees Callam and Jim meet Dr Paula Koelemeijer, Global Seismologist and Royal Society University Research Fellow and Lecturer at Royal Holloway University of London. Paula studies the seismic activity of the Earth thousands of kilometres below the surface, but recent events much closer to home have had a surprising positive effect on her work. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and much of the world being in lockdown, Seismologists have been getting far clearer signals from with...
Pint of Science Podcast E14: Dr Paula Koelemeijer, Global Seismologist
May 20, 2020 21:24 - 39 minutes - 31.2 MBCallam and Jim meet Dr Paula Koelemeijer, Global Seismologist and Royal Society University Research Fellow and Lecturer at Royal Holloway University of London. Paula studies the seismic activity of the Earth thousands of kilometres below the surface, but recent events much closer to home have had a surprising positive effect on her work. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and much of the world being in lockdown, Seismologists have been getting far clearer signals from within the Earth, because of...
E13: Professor Nick Chater - Professor of Behavioural Science
May 05, 2020 04:00 - 39 minutes - 30.6 MBWe're very excited to have Nick Chater, Professor of Behavioural Science at Warwick Business School, from a safe social distance. Nick is the author of The Mind is Flat: The Illusion of Mental Depth and The Improvised Mind, and an advisor to the UK Government’s Behavioural Insights team (‘The Nudge Unit’). He's also scientist in Residence for BBC Radio 4’s The Human Zoo. This week, Callam and Jim talk to Nick about the psychology of lockdowns around the world - not why we need to distance, ...
Pint of Science Podcast E13: Professor Nick Chater - Professor of Behavioural Science
May 05, 2020 04:00 - 39 minutes - 30.6 MBWe're very excited to have Nick Chater, Professor of Behavioural Science at Warwick Business School, from a safe social distance. Nick is the author of The Mind is Flat: The Illusion of Mental Depth and The Improvised Mind, and an advisor to the UK Government’s Behavioural Insights team (‘The Nudge Unit’). He's also scientist in Residence for BBC Radio 4’s The Human Zoo. This week, Callam and Jim talk to Nick about the psychology of lockdowns around the world - not why we need to distance, ...
Pint of Science Podcast - Professor Nick Chater - Professor of Behavioural Science [Series 2 - Episode 1]
May 05, 2020 04:00 - 39 minutes - 30.6 MBWelcome to series two of the Pint of Science Podcast! We're very excited to have Nick Chater, Professor of Behavioural Science at Warwick Business School as our first guest, from a safe social distance. Nick is the author of The Mind is Flat: The Illusion of Mental Depth and The Improvised Mind, and an advisor to the UK Government’s Behavioural Insights team (‘The Nudge Unit’). He's also scientist in Residence for BBC Radio 4’s The Human Zoo. This week, Callam and Jim talk to Nick about the...
Pint of Science Special - An afternoon with inventor and YouTuber Colin Furze
December 13, 2019 17:11 - 34 minutes - 53.9 MBIn a very special episode, Pint of Science was invited to do something rather different: Spend an afternoon with YouTuber and inventor/engineer Colin Furze. With nearly nine million subscribers, Colin is known worldwide for his incredible (and often a little dangerous) way of turning extreme dreams into real machines. Previous inventions include a real Star Wars AT and land speeder, a jet powered bicycle, and a guitar with a flamethrower on it. Now, working with BBC Earth and YouTube, he's ...
E12: Special with Colin Furze, Inventor and YouTuber
December 13, 2019 17:11 - 34 minutes - 53.9 MBIn a very special episode, Pint of Science was invited to do something rather different: Spend an afternoon with YouTuber and inventor/engineer Colin Furze. With nearly nine million subscribers, Colin is known worldwide for his incredible (and often a little dangerous) way of turning extreme dreams into real machines. Previous inventions include a real Star Wars AT and land speeder, a jet powered bicycle, and a guitar with a flamethrower on it. Now, working with BBC Earth and YouTube, he's ...
Pint of Science Podcast E12: Special with Colin Furze, Inventor and YouTuber
December 13, 2019 17:11 - 34 minutes - 53.9 MBIn a very special episode, Pint of Science was invited to do something rather different: Spend an afternoon with YouTuber and inventor/engineer Colin Furze. With nearly nine million subscribers, Colin is known worldwide for his incredible (and often a little dangerous) way of turning extreme dreams into real machines. Previous inventions include a real Star Wars AT and land speeder, a jet powered bicycle, and a guitar with a flamethrower on it. Now, working with BBC Earth and YouTube, he's ...
Pint of Science meets Randall Munroe, author and XKCD cartoonist! (Special episode!)
October 17, 2019 04:00 - 48 minutes - 76.8 MBWelcome back to a very special episode of the Pint of Science podcast! Series two is on the way, but in the meantime we had a chance to catch up with XKCD creator and author of 'How To' and 'Thing Explainer' Randall Munroe. Like this episode? Please share it with your friends and on social media! Randall is the brains and artistic hand behind https://xkcd.com/. His website gets some 70 million hits a month, and is a huge presence online, especially among communities on Reddit. He also has ...
E11: Special with Randall Munroe, author and XKCD cartoonist!
October 17, 2019 04:00 - 48 minutes - 76.8 MBWelcome back to a very special episode of the Pint of Science podcast! We had a chance to catch up with XKCD creator and author of 'How To' and 'Thing Explainer' Randall Munroe. Like this episode? Please share it with your friends and on social media! Randall is the brains and artistic hand behind https://xkcd.com/. His website gets some 70 million hits a month, and is a huge presence online, especially among communities on Reddit. He also has a book out, How To, which explains how to do e...
Pint of Science Podcast E11: Special with Randall Munroe, author and XKCD cartoonist!
October 17, 2019 04:00 - 48 minutes - 76.8 MBWelcome back to a very special episode of the Pint of Science podcast! We had a chance to catch up with XKCD creator and author of 'How To' and 'Thing Explainer' Randall Munroe. Like this episode? Please share it with your friends and on social media! Randall is the brains and artistic hand behind https://xkcd.com/. His website gets some 70 million hits a month, and is a huge presence online, especially among communities on Reddit. He also has a book out, How To, which explains how to do e...
Pint of Science Podcast - Dr Raia Hadsell - Artificial Intelligence researcher [Episode 10]
May 20, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBEpisode 10 – Dr Raia Hadsell In this final (sniff) episode of series 1, we were lucky enough to catch up with Dr Raia Hadsell, senior research scientist with world-renowned artificial intelligence research company DeepMind. DeepMind describe their mission as being ‘to push the boundaries of AI, developing programmes that can learn to solve a complex problem without needing to be taught how’. Artificial intelligence is an increasingly important part of our day to day lives and, whatever your...
E10: Dr Raia Hadsell - Artificial Intelligence researcher
May 20, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBWe were lucky enough to catch up with Dr Raia Hadsell, senior research scientist with world-renowned artificial intelligence research company DeepMind. DeepMind describe their mission as being ‘to push the boundaries of AI, developing programmes that can learn to solve a complex problem without needing to be taught how’. Artificial intelligence is an increasingly important part of our day to day lives and, whatever your feelings on it, it’s only going to become more important over the coming...
Pint of Science Podcast E10: Dr Raia Hadsell - Artificial Intelligence researcher
May 20, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBWe were lucky enough to catch up with Dr Raia Hadsell, senior research scientist with world-renowned artificial intelligence research company DeepMind. DeepMind describe their mission as being ‘to push the boundaries of AI, developing programmes that can learn to solve a complex problem without needing to be taught how’. Artificial intelligence is an increasingly important part of our day to day lives and, whatever your feelings on it, it’s only going to become more important over the coming...
E9: Professor Jeff Forshaw - Particle Physicist
May 13, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBThere’s stuff everywhere. It’s there when you look out the window, it’s there when you’re doing your groceries, it’s even there when you look up into the night sky. But where did all the stuff come from, and what is it made of? What would happen if you broke something down into it’s constituent parts, and then broke those down, and then broke those down? How far could you go? No, this isn’t a Philomena Cunk episode, this is particle physics with Jeff Forshaw, Professor of Particle Physics a...
Pint of Science Podcast E9: Professor Jeff Forshaw - Particle Physicist
May 13, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBThere’s stuff everywhere. It’s there when you look out the window, it’s there when you’re doing your groceries, it’s even there when you look up into the night sky. But where did all the stuff come from, and what is it made of? What would happen if you broke something down into it’s constituent parts, and then broke those down, and then broke those down? How far could you go? No, this isn’t a Philomena Cunk episode, this is particle physics with Jeff Forshaw, Professor of Particle Physics a...
Pint of Science Podcast - Prof. Jeff Forshaw - Particle Physicist [Episode 9]
May 13, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Apple Episode - Professor Jeff Forshaw There’s stuff everywhere. It’s there when you look out the window, it’s there when you’re doing your groceries, it’s even there when you look up into the night sky. But where did all the stuff come from, and what is it made of? What would happen if you broke something down into it’s constituent parts, and then broke those down, and then broke those down? How far could you go? No, this isn’t a Philomena Cunk ...
E8: Professor Saiful Islam - Materials chemist and renewable energy enthusiast
May 06, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBEpisode 8 - Professor Saiful Islam The world is facing an energy crisis – our current energy storage and conversion technologies must continue to evolve to cope with an ever-growing population, but to avert a climate catastrophe science needs to meet those demands in a green and sustainable way. Well, thanks goodness then for people like Saiful Islam, Professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of Bath and our guest for episode 8! We caught up with Saiful at The Assembly Inn, Bath, ...
Pint of Science Podcast E8: Professor Saiful Islam - Materials chemist and renewable energy enthusiast
May 06, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBThe world is facing an energy crisis – our current energy storage and conversion technologies must continue to evolve to cope with an ever-growing population, but to avert a climate catastrophe science needs to meet those demands in a green and sustainable way. Well, thanks goodness then for people like Professor Saiful Islam, Professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of Bath and our guest for episode 8! We caught up with Saiful at The Assembly Inn, Bath, to hear about his upbringi...
Pint of Science Podcast - Professor Saiful Islam - Materials chemist and renewable energy enthusiast [Episode 8]
May 06, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Apple Episode 8 - Professor Saiful Islam The world is facing an energy crisis – our current energy storage and conversion technologies must continue to evolve to cope with an ever-growing population, but to avert a climate catastrophe science needs to meet those demands in a green and sustainable way. Well, thanks goodness then for people like Saiful Islam, Professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of Bath and our guest for episode 8! We c...
Pint of Science Podcast E7: Professor Sheena Cruickshank - Immunologist & Microbiome enthusiast
April 29, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBHow do we manage to remain in good health (at least most of the time) in a world full of microorganisms that think our bodies are the equivalent of Magaluf? Does ‘imposter syndrome’ ever go away? And just what the heck is the microbiome!? All of these questions and more were answered when we returned to The Salutation Inn in Manchester for a catch up with Sheena Cruickshank, Professor of Immunology and Public Engagement expert. Sheena works on the immune system, more specifically looking at ...
E7: Professor Sheena Cruickshank - Immunologist & Microbiome enthusiast
April 29, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBHow do we manage to remain in good health (at least most of the time) in a world full of microorganisms that think our bodies are the equivalent of Magaluf? Does ‘imposter syndrome’ ever go away? And just what the heck is the microbiome!? All of these questions and more were answered when we returned to The Salutation Inn in Manchester for a catch up with Sheena Cruickshank, Professor of Immunology and Public Engagement expert. Sheena works on the immune system, more specifically looking at ...
Pint of Science Podcast - Professor Sheena Cruickshank - Immunologist & Microbiome enthusiast [Episode 7]
April 29, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Apple Episode 7 – Professor Sheena Cruickshank How do we manage to remain in good health (at least most of the time) in a world full of microorganisms that think our bodies are the equivalent of Magaluf? Does ‘imposter syndrome’ ever go away? And just what the heck is the microbiome!? All of these questions and more were answered when we returned to The Salutation Inn in Manchester for a catch up with Sheena Cruickshank, Professor of Immunology and ...
Pint of Science Podcast - Professor Matthew Cobb - Evolutionary Zoologist [Episode 6]
April 22, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Apple Episode 6 – Professor Matthew Cobb This week we share a pint with a scientist who really smells. Sorry, he researches smells. Specifically, he’s interested to know how maggots smell; who says science can’t be glamorous! Our guest for episode 6 is the University of Manchester’s Professor Matthew Cobb, Professor of Zoology, award-winning science communicator extraordinaire and expert on the French Resistance during World War II… A bit of a mode...
Pint of Science Podcast E6: Professor Matthew Cobb - Evolutionary Zoologist
April 22, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBThis week we share a pint with a scientist who really smells. Sorry, he researches smells. Specifically, he’s interested to know how maggots smell; who says science can’t be glamorous! Our guest for episode 6 is the University of Manchester’s Professor Matthew Cobb, Professor of Zoology, award-winning science communicator extraordinaire and expert on the French Resistance during World War II… A bit of a modern-day polymath! We made a return visit to Manchester’s very accommodating Salutatio...
E6: Professor Matthew Cobb - Evolutionary Zoologist
April 22, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBThis week we share a pint with a scientist who really smells. Sorry, he researches smells. Specifically, he’s interested to know how maggots smell; who says science can’t be glamorous! Our guest for episode 6 is the University of Manchester’s Professor Matthew Cobb, Professor of Zoology, award-winning science communicator extraordinaire and expert on the French Resistance during World War II… A bit of a modern-day polymath! We made a return visit to Manchester’s very accommodating Salutatio...
Pint of Science Podcast - Dame Professor Sue Black - Forensic Anthropologist [Episode 5]
April 15, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Apple Episode 5 – Dame Professor Sue Black Life can be unpredictable, but one thing we can all be sure of is that one day, it’s going to end... according to this week’s guest though, that needn’t be something to worry about too much! To say that we were chuffed with this week’s episode is a bit of an understatement. We sat down for a drink and a chat at The Borough Pub in Lancaster with none other than Dame Professor Sue Black, world-renowned foren...
Pint of Science Podcast E5: Dame Professor Sue Black - Forensic Anthropologist
April 15, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBLife can be unpredictable, but one thing we can all be sure of is that one day, it’s going to end... according to this week’s guest though, that needn’t be something to worry about too much! To say that we were chuffed with this week’s episode is a bit of an understatement. We sat down for a drink and a chat at The Borough Pub in Lancaster with none other than Dame Professor Sue Black, world-renowned forensic anthropologist and strong contender for a ‘most productive person ever’ award. Ove...
E5: Dame Professor Sue Black - Forensic Anthropologist
April 15, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBLife can be unpredictable, but one thing we can all be sure of is that one day, it’s going to end... according to this week’s guest though, that needn’t be something to worry about too much! To say that we were chuffed with this week’s episode is a bit of an understatement. We sat down for a drink and a chat at The Borough Pub in Lancaster with none other than Dame Professor Sue Black, world-renowned forensic anthropologist and strong contender for a ‘most productive person ever’ award. Ove...
Pint of Science Podcast E4: Professor Anjali Goswami - Evolution Expert at the Natural History Museum
April 08, 2019 06:00 - 59 minutes - 112 MBHow did the dinosaurs die out? What is Deep Time? Why are there so many insects? And is dental microwear just tiny orthodontics (spoiler alert: it isn’t). These are just a few of the big questions we sat down to ask Anjali Goswami, Professor of Paleobiology and Research Leader in the Life Science Vertebrates Division at the Natural History Museum. This week, the beautiful Imperial Durbar in Tooting served as our setting, a venue that turned out to be very suitable for the podcast content! Pl...
E4: Professor Anjali Goswami - Evolution Expert at the Natural History Museum
April 08, 2019 06:00 - 59 minutes - 112 MBHow did the dinosaurs die out? What is Deep Time? Why are there so many insects? And is dental microwear just tiny orthodontics (spoiler alert: it isn’t). These are just a few of the big questions we sat down to ask Anjali Goswami, Professor of Paleobiology and Research Leader in the Life Science Vertebrates Division at the Natural History Museum. This week, the beautiful Imperial Durbar in Tooting served as our setting, a venue that turned out to be very suitable for the podcast content! Pl...
Pint of Science Podcast - Professor Anjali Goswami - Evolution Expert at the Natural History Museum [episode 4]
April 08, 2019 06:00 - 59 minutes - 112 MBHow did the dinosaurs die out? What is Deep Time? Why are there so many insects? And is dental microwear just tiny orthodontics (spoiler alert: it isn’t). These are just a few of the big questions we sat down to ask Anjali Goswami, Professor of Paleobiology and Research Leader in the Life Science Vertebrates Division at the Natural History Museum. This week, the beautiful Imperial Durbar in Tooting served as our setting, a venue that turned out to be very suitable for the podcast content! Pl...
Pint of Science Podcast E3: Professor Chris Jackson - Volcano Explorer and Basin Analyst
April 01, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBEver wondered how many ways you can die on a volcano? Or perhaps you're more interested in impressing your geoscientist friends with geeky party tricks? This week's episode has it all; we found ourselves a cosy corner at The George and Dragon in Acton, then directed our microphones and curiosity towards salt-loving organism Chris Jackson, Professor of Basin Analysis at Imperial College London. In an almost alarming display of energy, Chris arrived to record this podcast straight off the bac...
Pint of Science Podcast - Professor Chris Jackson - Volcano Explorer and Basin Analyst [episode 3]
April 01, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBEver wondered how many ways you can die on a volcano? Or perhaps you're more interested in impressing your geoscientist friends with geeky party tricks? This week's episode has it all; we found ourselves a cosy corner at The George and Dragon in Acton, then directed our microphones and curiosity towards salt-loving organism Chris Jackson, Professor of Basin Analysis at Imperial College London. In an almost alarming display of energy, Chris arrived to record this podcast straight off the bac...
E3: Professor Chris Jackson - Volcano Explorer and Basin Analyst
April 01, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBEver wondered how many ways you can die on a volcano? Or perhaps you're more interested in impressing your geoscientist friends with geeky party tricks? This week's episode has it all; we found ourselves a cosy corner at The George and Dragon in Acton, then directed our microphones and curiosity towards salt-loving organism Chris Jackson, Professor of Basin Analysis at Imperial College London. In an almost alarming display of energy, Chris arrived to record this podcast straight off the bac...
E2: Dr Anna Machin - Evolutionary Anthropologist and ’professor of love’
March 25, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBDo you wanna know what love is? Is love all you need? What is love? How many song titles can you feasibly get into an opening paragraph? We answer all these questions and more in this episode of the Pint of Science podcast. We caught up with evolutionary anthropologist Dr Anna Machin in The Old Thatched Inn in Adstock, Buckinghamshire, and asked her about her research on romantic love, the role of the father, and her media work on the likes of Channel 4’s Married at First Sight. Oh, and usin...