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Say That Again Slowly - The Cambridge Festival Podcast! episodes
- Discovering Russian composer, Valentia Serova, with Nicholas Ong
This podcast, hosted by Gaia Dratwinska, looks at Nicholas Ong’s research into the life and music of Russian composer, Valentia Serova (1846-1925), the creator of the first opera by a woman to be performed at the Bolshoi theatre in Moscow.
Produced by Claire Watt.
29 min - Wonders of the human body with Dr Jo
In this episode, Iona Warne interviews Dr Jo, of Dr Jo Science, to investigate some surprising facts about the human body, as well as looking into how science can best be communicated to children.
Facebook.com/DrJoScience
Produced by Claire Watt.
27 min - Climate tracking and temperature scarves with Clare Wilkes
In this podcast, Soraya Shakibi talks to Clare Wilkes about her work with temperature scarves, exploring this unique blend of crafts and environmental consciousness.
Produced by Claire Watt.
22 min - Vaccines (past, present and future) with Dr Brian Ferguson
In this episode, Catalina Taylor chats with Dr Brian Ferguson, an immunologist and Associate Professor of Immunology at the University of Cambridge, about how vaccines work and why we need them.
Produced by Claire Watt.
26 min - Talking nuclear fusion and fission with Atomic Academy
This episode sees Joanne Yau get to grips with the basics of nuclear energy, as well as taking a good look at their green potential. Featuring PhD researchers from the Nuclear Energy Futures CDT (Hannah Tipping, Martin Gillet, Will Thomas, Jason Lee and Parth Kulkarni).
Produced by Claire Watt.
28 min - Uncovering the Bronze Age settlement, Must Farm, with Christopher Wakefield
In this podcast, Claire Watt talks to Chris Wakefield, one of the archaeologists working on Must
Farm, a Bronze Age settlement near Peterborough which has been described as
‘Britain’s Pompei’.
Produced by Claire Watt.
27 min - The Pain-defying Superpowers of Naked Mole-rats – with Ewan St John Smith
Why don’t naked mole-rats feel some kinds of pain and what does this mean for human medicine?
Simone Eizagirre Barker talks to Ewan St John about his work studying pain and the
extraordinary biology of naked mole-rats which is helping us learn about allsorts of human diseases and uncover potential cures or forms of symptommanagement.Find out more about naked mole-rats and watch an animation about them here: https://www.phar.cam.ac.uk/research/NMRI
Music by Coby O'Brien
Produced by Rebekah King29 min - The Herbarium and the Power of Plants — with Dr Lauren Gardiner and Dr Edwin Rose
What is a herbarium and why is it important?
Gregory Miller visits Dr Lauren Gardiner and Dr Edwin Rose at the Cambridge University Herbarium to learn more about this fascinating library of plants, who collected them, and why they are so crucial to the study of more than just the natural world.
Event link here: https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/exploring-cambridge-university-herbarium-its-historical-context
Music by Coby O'Brien
Produced by Rebekah King57 min - The Future of Nuclear Power
How does nuclear energy work and is it the best way forward for powering out future?
Beth King talks to Susannah Lea, Michael Salvini and Hugh Dorward, three members of the
CDT PhD team behind the event ‘the Nuclear Energy Futures Fair: an Insight intothe Energy of Tomorrow.’Event link here: https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/nuclear-energy-futures-fair-insight-energy-tomorrow
Music by Coby O'Brien
Produced by Rebekah King
45 min - Money and the Metaphors of Power – with Joe Cribb
When we say that money is power, what exactly do we mean?
Anna Mahtani talks to numismatist and former curator of coins at the British Museum
Joe Cribb about the past and future of money. From ancient Chinese coins tocryptocurrencies, what does the study of money tell us about our world and whohas power within it?Music by Coby O'Brien
Produced by Rebekah King45 min
About Say That Again Slowly - The Cambridge Festival Podcast!
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Say That Again Slowly is a series of student led podcasts that explore topics and research presented at the Cambridge Festival.
The Festival delivers strong and distinct platforms for the sciences and the arts, humanities and social sciences. Topics cover the breadth of Cambridge research and will be presented across the Festival’s four themes: Society, Health, Environment and Discovery!
To find out more about the Festival, please visit: https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/