Inside The Petri Dish

BONUS EPISODE: Jordan Harrod cracks the algorithmic code behind the most popular dating apps. From hook-ups to finding the one, she tells us about how different dating apps are designed to encourage different dating behaviours.

BONUS EPISODE:  How do men and women make their dating decisions? How are dating profiles influencing our dating behaviours? Psychologist Dr Martin Graff tells us about the psychological processes involved in online dating and relationships.

One third of marriages are now the result of dating apps. With dating apps becoming the baseline for finding a new beau, what’s going on behind the swiping left and right? Tay and Vicki tear out the algorithms behind dating apps by setting up a profile for Alice. To explain how it all works, they … Continue reading "Swipe Left? Swipe Right? | AI & Dating Apps"

BONUS EPISODE: No one should be told that they have the gene for a life threatening illness through the post, but that is what is happening with at-home genetic testing kits. Dr Emma Yhnell explains how breaking the news about genetic disease shouldn’t be done via a letter and what consequences through-the-mail genetic tests are … Continue reading "My genes, my future | Emma Yhnell"

BONUS EPISODE:  Unraveling your genetic code may help you map your family tree. But genetic ancestry testing through the post could have serious, real world implications – from a lack of diversity in datasets to reinforcing racial stereotypes. Dr Michael Rivera takes us on a tour of how anthropology and genetic testing overlaps and how … Continue reading "Your ancestry through the post | Michael Rivera"

BONUS EPISODE: Dr Pablo Orozco-terWengel uncovers the mechanisms used in through-the-mail genetic ancestry testing. In this podcast, he explores how the applications of the same process are being used in the conservation of endangered animals.

Spit in a tube and in a few weeks you could be cracking the code to life. You can now get an in-depth look at your genetics through the mail, dissecting your family tree and the future of your health. Genetic testing through the post has become a revolution, but their ethics and accuracy have … Continue reading "You’ve Got Mail | Genetic Ancestry Testing"

Bonus Episode: Helen Obee Reardon lifts the lid of a beehive to tell us what it’s like to be a bee keeper. She also explains some of the negative sides of beekeeping, and how it would be more of a benefit if more people became ‘beegrowers’.

BONUS EPISODE: Dan Rouse, presenter and ornithologist, tells us about the impact of bee loss for the planet. She explores how our world would look without our fuzzy friends and warns us of the knock-on effect of insect loss on other animals – like birds.

Inserts are in decline. For those scared of creepy crawlies, that might sound like a good thing – but it does mean the demise of the planet. Alice, Tay and Vicki are finding out what our world would look like with out bees and insects, with fascinating interviews with guest experts. Joined by Dan Rouse … Continue reading "Bee Gone, Bees | The Death of Insects"