In this, our first episode, we meet Jessamyn Fairfield, a physicist at NUI Galway who is learning to cycle. We also meet Stephanie McCalla - a childhood friend of Jessamyn. Stephanie is a professor of bio-engineering, and in this episode she’s also Jessamyn’s teacher. In this episode, Jane and Shane reflect on Jessamyn’s endeavours and talk about a breadth of educational ideas including the importance of learning from a person you trust, and why it’s harder to learn some things as an adult. We also call on psychologist Deirdre Robertson (ESRI) to inform our discussion.

Hosted by Shane Bergin | Jane Chadwick

Featuring Jessamyn Fairfield | Stephanie McCalla | Deirdre Robinson

Produced by ⁠Shaun & Maurice⁠

Music by Chris Zabriskie

Supported by Science Foundation Ireland