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  • People power
    Andrea Wiggins rather confusingly is a scientist that studies other people
    doing science. The technologies they use, how they work together and how
    they share information. Did you think research was just for scientists?
    Well Andrea looks at how citizen science works. How people without formal
    scientific training are helping to push the boundaries for research in
    fields ranging from ornithology to astronomy.
    47 min
  • For the love of frogs
    Taegan McMahon, of the University of Tampa, has pretty much grown up in the
    wild. Destined to become an ecologist, she studies fungal infections that
    are killing off entire frog populations. And she's run into jungles,
    crossed rapidly flowing rivers and battled crocodiles to do so! OK maybe
    battled is a slight exaggeration, but there seems to be little she won't do
    to protect her amphibious friends.
    41 min
  • The natural world through computer eyes
    Peter Bentley is a scientist's scientist. A man who thinks you should only
    be doing science as long as you love it (as he does). His subjects of study
    range from brain networks to hunter-gatherers to autopilots on planes. He
    looks at how the natural world works through the medium of IT, and in turn
    how IT can benefit from how the world works. 
    Peter's love of science extends to writing numerous books on the subject
    and coming out to talk to us.
    41 min
  • The anatom-artist
    A chicken, an alligator and a turtle walk into a lab...
    Just a few of the weird and wonderful species that Richard Wingate uses to
    study the cerebellum or the "little brain". When not wearing his
    anatomist's hat, he explores the fine line between science and art working
    with artists and non scientists to find out how they see the world of
    scientific research. Stay tuned in to hear the tale of the mysterious
    headless chicken.
    33 min
  • The volcano seismologist (a re-release)
    Tis the season to be thankful, and we are, for our friend Mel and her
    return to Tampa. So to celebrate we wanted to re-release her podcast. The
    volcanologist who studies the earthquakes generated by volcanoes, in order
    to predict potential eruptions better. Mel's work requires her to spend a
    lot of time in close proximity to volatile, active volcanoes – even
    sacrificing her favorite sweater to collect a sample of rock from a lava
    flow. Can't handle the heat? Get out of the volcano... and listen to Mel's
    story in this podcast.
    26 min
  • Our little black box
    Our brains are our little black boxes, making us who we are. But how does a
    brain store memories and where? Why do we lose them as we get ill or old?
    This was the subject for our guest, neurologist and neuroscientist Emrah
    Düzel. His group in Magdeburg Germany, looks at new ways of tackling
    diseases such as Alzheimer's, like exercise and brain training. So listen
    in and form a few new synapses of your own.
    40 min
  • A numbers game
    She's a lady of many accolades: professor of Computer Science at Oxford,
    the first female professor at the University of St. Andrews and a CBE –
    Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her
    services to computer science.
    She is Ursula Martin.
    47 min
  • Do computers dream of electric scientists?
    Meet Randy: scientist of data, teacher of machines, master of
    visualizations. Like a lion tamer, he uses his computer to whip that data
    into shape; whether you want to plan your ideal road trip or just learn the
    perfect way to create a pie chart. A proponent of artificial intelligence,
    he's excited about all the ways it can help improve our lives.
    40 min
  • Seas of change
    Man-made climate change is a thing. Decades of work and the scientific
    community are agreed on that. How then to convince the final
    doubters? David Hastings, a marine scientist at Eckerd College, has a view
    on that. On any given day he might be communing with sea creatures, or
    communicating with politicians or concerned citizens. Listen in as he
    explains that despite the thunderclouds, there may be some silver linings.
    44 min
  • The nuclear option
    Think of nuclear power stations and you might think meltdowns with Homer
    Simpson at the reins. The truth is that nuclear power is a clean and
    efficient source of energy and far safer than we give it credit for. Just
    ask Claire Blackett Taylor, a human reliability expert who works at the
    Halden Reactor in Norway. As the name implies, she studies how the men and
    women working at these plants can be prepared for anything. We talked
    safety, sunshine and sea-sickness whilst enjoying a mimosa or two.
    44 min

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