Lefteris asks science

Lefteris asks science

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Lefteris asks science episodes

  • The life of a Palestinian Researcher - Part 2: Working through adversity
    In the second part of the article I wanted to delve deeper into the challenges Palestinian researchers face, some are common some quite unique.This podcast is a voice-over of the article I published on my substack in May 2024.
    You can read newsletter and subscribe here

    https://lefterisasks.substack.com/p/pt2-the-life-of-a-palestinian-researcher



    18 min
  • 32 - What stories can a dead body tell? (with Vasiliki Louka)

    In this edition of the podcast, we're talking with forensic anthropologist Vasiliki Louka, a PhD candidate from the University of Leicester. She studies human remains and aims to identify people from them. How does she do it? Why is it important? How do you end up doing this research? All this and more in this episode.

    A big thank you to all my supporters on Patreon:

    Daniel Rouquette

    Kim

    Citizenmac

    Umarani

    If you would like to get a shoutout in the show notes or the episode or if you just would like to support me visit my Patreon page: https://patreon.com/lefterisasks

    I really appreciate it <3

    Find out more about Dr. Mishor and her work: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4006-3789

    The research that started our discussion: https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/sniff-aggression

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    I hope you enjoy the episode. 

    21 min
  • 31 -What are pheromones? (With Dr. Eva Mishor)

    When you buy the human pheromone oils online... what are you actually buying? What are pheromones? How do we measure aggression? all these questions and more are going to be answered in today's episode with Dr. Eva Mishor from the Weizmann Institute of Science.

    A big thank you to all my supporters on Patreon:

    Daniel Rouquette

    Kim

    Citizenmac

    If you would like to get a shoutout in the show notes or the episode or if you just would like to support me visit my Patreon page: https://patreon.com/lefterisasks

    I really appreciate it <3

    Find out more about Dr. Mishor and her work: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4006-3789

    The research that started our discussion: https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/sniff-aggression

    Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listen

    Subscribe to the weekly newsletter: lefterisasks.com/newsletter

    I hope you enjoy the episode. 

    34 min
  • 30 - How do we study corporations? (with Roslina Chai)

    Episode 30 is here and we talk about corporations, the digital world, Super Apps and how people in academia study these concepts. To do this we discuss with Ms. Roslina Chai an executive doctoral researcher from Ecole des Ponts in Paris.

    A big thank you to all my supporters on Patreon:

    Daniel Rouquette

    Kim

    Citizenmac

    If you would like to get a shoutout in the show notes or the episode or if you just would like to support me visit my Patreon page: https://patreon.com/lefterisasks

    I really appreciate it <3

    Find out more about Ms. Chai and her work: https://www.roslinachai.com/

    Help Ms. Chai in her research IF YOU ARE IN SINGAPORE: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1ZlbE2blOwuIO9CmYfd87Ft2AlPkkZ5vpcPYL-ZCRBBHu8A/viewform?usp=send_form

    Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listen

    Subscribe to the weekly newsletter: lefterisasks.com/newsletter

    I hope you enjoy the episode. 

    54 min
  • 29 - How do we build houses on Mars? (with Dr. Aled Roberts aka Dr. Acula)

    Aaaaaaaaaand we're back! For this 29th edition of the show, an old familiar face is returning. Dr. Aled Roberts made the rounds of the internet a couple of months ago with his research about creating construction material using astronaut blood!  His work even made an appearance at the Stephen Colbert show that gave him the nickname Dr. Acula!

    A big thank you to all my supporters on Patreon:

    Daniel Rouquette

    Kim

    Citizenmac

    If you would like to get a shoutout in the show notes or the episode or if you just would like to support me vitit my patreon page: https://patreon.com/lefterisasks

    I really appreciate it <3

    Find out more about Dr. Robert's work: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=PXnhKpgAAAAJ&hl=en

    Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listen

    Subscribe to the weekly newsletter: lefterisasks.com/newsletter

    I hope you enjoy the episode. 

    22 min
  • 28 - Making sense of science (with Dr. Hamid Khan)

    Before I take a break and work towards making the podcast better and more accessible, I leave you with a different kind of episode.

    I met Dr. Hamid Khan from the charity Sense About Science and we discussed the best way to actually discuss matters of science. Why are some people falling into the conspiracy theory traps? What can scientists do better in order to make their work more accessible?

    I hope you enjoy this episode and I'll be back sooner than you think ;-)



    Find out more about Hamid Khan: https://senseaboutscience.org/team/hamid-khan/

    Find out more about Sense about Science: https://senseaboutscience.org/

    Ask for Evidence: https://askforevidence.org/index

    Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listen

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    56 min
  • 27 - What is consciousness? (with Andrea Luppi)

    What makes us conscious? What parts of our brains are active when we sleep vs when we're awake? I met with Andrea Luppi a cognitive scientist with a background in philosophy that is interested to find out how the brain works and what makes us humans conscious.

    Find out more about Andrea Luppi: https://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/directory/profile.php?al857

    Link to the work discussed in the podcast: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.10.244459v1

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    49 min
  • 26 - How can cars be greener? (w/ Dr. Gaylord Booto)

    Dr. Booto has conducted his PhD in Applied Sustainability and Life Cycle Thinking in Big Infrastructure projects at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) which he has finalized in 2020. His research areas encompass environmental modelling and optimization using life cycle assessment (LCA) and other life cycle management (LCM) tools to analyze, evaluate and improve the environmental profile of products, processes and services in the energy, transport and waste sectors. Gaylord has strong experience in modelling heavy vehicles powertrains – from the energy and environmental perspective – as well as clean energy systems (fuel cells, biomass conversion, waste valorization

    Link to the work discussed in the podcast: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1361920921001395

    Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listen

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    29 min
  • Lefteris asks science - Edition 25 - DNA Sequencing and Genomes (w/ Krithika Arumugam)

    First time in more than a year met in three-dimensional space with a researcher. Ms. Krithika Arumugam from  Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering. She helped me understand DNA Sequencing and genomes.

    Krithika Arumugam SCELSE page: https://www.scelse.sg/People/Detail/770a9e99-97c2-4c13-b470-a1631db35409

    Link to the work discussed in the podcast:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41522-021-00196-6

    Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listen

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    26 min

About Lefteris asks science

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Scientists continue to discover new things in their quest to understand the fundamental principles of life, and at the same time help improve the lives of millions. But with scientists being busy with their research and the public living in an extremely fast paced world, there are a lot of new technologies or discoveries that are either being overlooked or even misunderstood. Lefteris (that's me) meets with the scientists and tries to understand what their job entails and how can their work affect the lives of potentially millions of people.