Radical Science
189 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe science podcast that’s not about the science.
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Episode 19: Accelerator Seeking Startups
January 25, 2017 22:57 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBWe sat down (over Skype) with the fascinating Sijbrand de Jong, President of Council at CERN, to chat about how CERN is working with startups, the importance of basic science and the story of how he managed to miss the discovery of the Higgs Boson..!
Accelerator Seeking Startups
January 25, 2017 22:57 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBWe sat down (over Skype) with the fascinating Sijbrand de Jong, President of Council at CERN, to chat about how CERN is working with startups, the importance of basic science and the story of how he managed to miss the discovery of the Higgs Boson..!
Episode 18: How do they do it?
January 11, 2017 23:30 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MBWe caught up with Lenny Teytelman, Co-Founder of Protocols.io about the importance of Scientists sharing their how-to's and his story of becoming an accidental founder. Protocols.io acts as a GitHub for scientific methods, with collaboration, credit, and reproducibility at its core.
How do they do it?
January 11, 2017 23:30 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MBWe caught up with Lenny Teytelman, Co-Founder of Protocols.io about the importance of Scientists sharing their how-to's and his story of becoming an accidental founder. Protocols.io acts as a GitHub for scientific methods, with collaboration, credit, and reproducibility at its core.
Episode 17: The PhD Founders
December 18, 2016 20:54 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThis episode we chatted to Alice Bentinck Co-Founder of Code First Girls and Entrepreneur First about the importance of upskilling, flipping the perception of PhD utility, and the rise of domain specialist founders.
The PhD Founders
December 18, 2016 20:54 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThis episode we chatted to Alice Bentinck Co-Founder of Code First Girls and Entrepreneur First about the importance of upskilling, flipping the perception of PhD utility, and the rise of domain specialist founders.
Episode 16: Demystifying Surgery With VR
December 01, 2016 01:17 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBWe sat down with the wonderful Dr Shafi Ahmed and Steve Dann, founders of Medical Realities, an organisation specialising in the innovation of surgical training through virtual reality, and augmented reality. We talk about the importance of transparency for the medical profession, the power of VR, and their world first 360 degree surgical livestream back in April 2016! It's a good one... Podcast Archive July 2017 3 June 2017 4 May 2017 3 April 2017 4 March 2017 2 February 201...
Demystifying Surgery With VR
December 01, 2016 01:17 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBWe sat down with the wonderful Dr Shafi Ahmed and Steve Dann, founders of Medical Realities, an organisation specialising in the innovation of surgical training through virtual reality, and augmented reality. We talk about the importance of transparency for the medical profession, the power of VR, and their world first 360 degree surgical livestream back in April 2016! It's a good one...
On Exposing Pseudoscience
November 03, 2016 14:54 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBThis time we chatted to Michael Marshall, Co-Founder of the Merseyside Skeptic Society, and Project Director of the Good Thinking Society, on the value of effective communication, the ongoing battle against pseudoscience, and the importance of exposing yourself to disagreeable ideas.
Episode 15: On Exposing Pseudoscience
November 03, 2016 14:54 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBThis time we chatted to Michael Marshall, Co-Founder of the Merseyside Skeptic Society, and Project Director of the Good Thinking Society, on the value of effective communication, the ongoing battle against pseudoscience, and the importance of exposing yourself to disagreeable ideas.
Episode 14: Rise of the Research Entrepreneurs
October 19, 2016 19:04 - 41 minutes - 47.5 MBWe spoke to Dr Ceri Brenner, an Application Development Physicist at the STFC. Based out of Harwell, Ceri marries research with entrepreneurialism, focussing on how to spin out innovations related to the powerful lasers she works with. We chatted about the importance of flexibility in academia and what innovation really means in science!
Rise of the Research Entrepreneurs
October 19, 2016 19:04 - 41 minutes - 47.5 MBWe spoke to Dr Ceri Brenner, an Application Development Physicist at the STFC. Based out of Harwell, Ceri marries research with entrepreneurialism, focussing on how to spin out innovations related to the powerful lasers she works with. We chatted about the importance of flexibility in academia and what innovation really means in science!
The Science Sharing Revolution
October 05, 2016 21:40 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBWe sat down with Mark Hahnel founder of Figshare - an online data sharing platform for researchers - to talk open science, founding a startup in the midst of a PhD, and the death of paper lab notebooks.
Episode 13: The Science Sharing Revolution
October 05, 2016 21:40 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBWe sat down with Mark Hahnel founder of Figshare - an online data sharing platform for researchers - to talk open science, founding a startup in the midst of a PhD, and the death of paper lab notebooks.
Episode 12: Healthcare Needs Mavericks
September 21, 2016 23:45 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBWe spoke to Maxine Mackintosh, Chair of Health Tech Women UK about innovations in health technology, creating communities for empowering women in STEM and balancing PhD and organisational leadership life! AND THERE'S A LIMERICK....
Healthcare Needs Mavericks
September 21, 2016 23:45 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBWe spoke to Maxine Mackintosh, Chair of Health Tech Women UK about innovations in health technology, creating communities for empowering women in STEM and balancing PhD and organisational leadership life! AND THERE'S A LIMERICK....
Going Where the Others Aren't
September 07, 2016 23:28 - 31 minutes - 29 MBNobel laureate Eric Betzig joined us to talk blue skies thinking, the benefits of naval gazing, open access, and why in science being risk averse can be the riskiest choice of all.
Episode 11: Going Where the Others Aren't
September 07, 2016 23:28 - 31 minutes - 29 MBNobel laureate Eric Betzig joined us to talk blue skies thinking, the benefits of naval gazing, open access, and why in science being risk averse can be the riskiest choice of all.
Imagining a Metric-Free Science
August 26, 2016 14:32 - 39 minutes - 45.3 MBWe spoke to Dr Shelly Moram who leads the Functional Nitrides Group at the Department of Materials at Imperial College London about how to disrupt the way we do research and university teaching. We chatted about the metric-driven culture of universities, new ways to open up 'blue sky thinking' in scientific research, the Ivory Tower of Science and how to fight the academic 'brain drain'.
Episode 10: Imagining a Metric-Free Science
August 26, 2016 14:32 - 39 minutes - 45.3 MBWe spoke to Dr Shelly Moram who leads the Functional Nitrides Group at the Department of Materials at Imperial College London about how to disrupt the way we do research and university teaching. We chatted about the metric-driven culture of universities, new ways to open up 'blue sky thinking' in scientific research, the Ivory Tower of Science and how to fight the academic 'brain drain'.
Science is Vital
August 14, 2016 19:12 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBWe spoke to Andrew Steele (@statto) founder of Scienceogram and Vice-Chair of Science is Vital about the funding landscape within the UK and the impact that Brexit may have on the the pockets of the countries research institutions and the potential of losing some serious intellectual capital from overseas.
Episode 9: Science is Vital
August 14, 2016 19:12 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBWe spoke to Andrew Steele (@statto) founder of Scienceogram and Vice-Chair of Science is Vital about the funding landscape within the UK and the impact that Brexit may have on the the pockets of the countries research institutions and the potential of losing some serious intellectual capital from overseas.
Episode 8: The Battle for Open Science
July 27, 2016 22:50 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBThe Open Science movement is gaining momentum and there is some seriously exciting initiatives driving for transparency and alternative methods of sharing scientific data. But it's got a big obstacle to overcome; the traditional academic publishing model. Ross Mounce, Editor at RIO Journal, chats to us about the distressing state of the academic publishing industry, a multi-billion pound behemoth. With enormous subscription costs paid for by the researchers who provide them with the material...
The Battle for Open Science
July 27, 2016 22:50 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBThe Open Science movement is gaining momentum and there is some seriously exciting initiatives driving for transparency and alternative methods of sharing scientific data. But it's got a big obstacle to overcome; the traditional academic publishing model. Ross Mounce, Editor at RIO Journal, chats to us about the distressing state of the academic publishing industry, a multi-billion pound behemoth. With enormous subscription costs paid for by the researchers who provide them with the material...
Maths, Beyond the Calculator
July 13, 2016 22:51 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBWe spoke to Conrad Wolfram, Strategic and International Director of Wolfram Research, and founder of Computer Based Math. He was keen to talk about disrupting maths education by teaching broader problem solving rather than pure computation, the importance of getting your message out there, and what's standing in the way of progress and educational reform.
Episode 7: Maths, Beyond the Calculator
July 13, 2016 22:51 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBWe spoke to Conrad Wolfram, Strategic and International Director of Wolfram Research, and founder of Computer Based Math. He was keen to talk about disrupting maths education by teaching broader problem solving rather than pure computation, the importance of getting your message out there (... he's not so bad at this himself), and what's standing in the way of progress and educational reform.
CRISPR for the Masses
June 29, 2016 21:04 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBHow do you go about building a tech solution to a scientific problem? Well it certainly helps if you recognise that there's a problem to begin with. This was the starting point for the biologically trained founders of Desktop Genetics to really make waves in a field not known for moving fast (...or for breaking things, for that matter). Desktop Genetics is a rapidly growing London based startup that makes CRISPR as easy to interact with as playlists in Spotify. We spoke to CEO Riley Doyle, a...
Episode 6: CRISPR for the Masses
June 29, 2016 21:04 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBHow do you go about building a tech solution to a scientific problem? Well it certainly helps if you recognise that there's a problem to begin with. This was the starting point for the biologically trained founders of Desktop Genetics to really make waves in a field not known for moving fast (...or for breaking things, for that matter). Desktop Genetics is a rapidly growing London based startup that makes CRISPR as easy to interact with as playlists in Spotify. We spoke to CEO Riley Doyle, a...
In the Loop
June 16, 2016 08:01 - 33 minutes - 31 MBTimezones, geography, full time jobs - these should be barriers to the running of a complex engineering side-project on a moonshot challenge. Not the case with rLoop: a crack team of international engineers and enthusiasts who came together over Reddit to work on the ultimate passion project - designing the pod for Elon Musk's Hyperloop concept. We spoke to Brent Lessard, CEO of rLoop, about collaborating in our digital world, using the power of the crowd, being the underdog and changing ...
Episode 5: In the Loop
June 16, 2016 08:01 - 33 minutes - 31 MBTimezones, geography, full time jobs - these should be barriers to the running of a complex engineering side-project on a moonshot challenge. Not the case with rLoop: a crack team of international engineers and enthusiasts who came together over Reddit to work on the ultimate passion project - designing the pod for Elon Musk's Hyperloop concept. We spoke to Brent Lessard, CEO of rLoop, about collaborating in our digital world, using the power of the crowd, being the underdog and changing ...
Science & Storytelling Collide
June 01, 2016 23:17 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBWe speak to Mark Levinson, Director of Particle Fever, about telling the human stories behind the Higgs Boson discovery, making the complex beautifully compelling, and what's next for the Particle Physicist turned Film-Maker...
Science and Storytelling Collide with Mark Levinson
June 01, 2016 23:17 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBWe speak to Mark Levinson, Director of Particle Fever, about telling the human stories behind the Higgs Boson discovery, making the complex beautifully compelling, and what's next for the particle physicist turned Film-Maker.
Episode 4: Science & Storytelling Collide
June 01, 2016 23:17 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBWe speak to Mark Levinson, Director of Particle Fever, about telling the human stories behind the Higgs Boson discovery, making the complex beautifully compelling, and what's next for the Particle Physicist turned Film-Maker...
Making Science Digital
May 18, 2016 21:59 - 28 minutes - 39 MBWe spoke to Laura Wheeler of Digital Science to discuss how they are focusing on solving the problems of the research community through startups, software and innovation.
Episode 3: Making Science Digital
May 18, 2016 21:59 - 28 minutes - 39 MBWe spoke to Laura Wheeler of Digital Science to discuss how they are focusing on solving the problems of the research community through startups, software and innovation... She also spoke about their brilliant Catalyst Grant for early stage ideas / startups intent on solving research problems through tech - you can apply before June 30th!
Science, Meet SaaS
May 05, 2016 00:25 - 38 minutes - 52.2 MBWe spoke to Alex Flamant of Notion Capital (and ex-IBM Watson) to discuss what VCs are looking for in startups, why London is the perfect hotbed for innovation in AI and how corporates can foster an open research culture.
Episode 2: Science, Meet SaaS
May 05, 2016 00:25 - 38 minutes - 52.2 MBWe spoke to Alex Flamant of Notion Capital (and ex-IBM Watson) to discuss what VCs are looking for in startups, why London is the perfect hotbed for innovation in AI and how corporates can foster an open research culture...
Episode 1: Science On Stage
April 22, 2016 14:48 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBScience communication needs help. We talk to Luke Robert Mason, Director of Virtual Futures, an organisation that collides science, technology and art through immersive events, about the importance of respecting your audience, what the tech industry is doing right and wrong, and building an engaged community around science.
Science On Stage
April 22, 2016 14:48 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBScience communication needs help. We talk to Luke Robert Mason, Director of Virtual Futures, an organisation that collides science, technology and art through immersive events, about the importance of respecting your audience, what the tech industry is doing right and wrong, and building an engaged community around science.