A Hacker is not just a hooded figure behind a computer screen!

This week, my guest is Dr David Miller who is a resident hack fellow at the Imperial College Advanced Hackspace.

Originally from NZ, he moved to and from opposite sides of the world through various academic posts before settling into his role as a Hackspace Fellow. As a resident hacker, David’s job is to use alternative and sometimes unconventional approaches to solve all manner of multidisciplinary problems encompassing engineering, chemistry, electronics, materials science, physics and beyond.

In this episode, hear how David came across this role after becoming frustrated with the constraints of academia and hear examples of how he is able to be creative as a hacker.  

If you find yourself struggling with a research project and not sure how to bring it to life - hackers are on hand to help.