School of Batman

How can Batman survive a crash on an island with a very small crop of a local harvest to regain his strength? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!

Bianke has a PhD in Biotechnology from Stellenbosch University in South Africa and is currently a research fellow at the Institute for Plant Biotechnology at Stellenbosch University.

You can find more about Bianke on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BLoedolff.

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This week, we're unpicking the societal and anthropological tones in the Nolan Batman trilogy with our special guest, David Graeber!

David is currently Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics with a Masters and Doctorate from the University of Chicago. He is an award-winning author of many works including "The Democracy Project", “Bullshit Jobs”, and "Debt: The First 5,000 Years".

You can find out more about David on Twitter at https://twitter.com/davidgraeber.

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How can a fleet of self driving Batmobiles save Gotham from a roving tanker truck with a bomb attached set on the loose by the Joker? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!

This week, we're joined by John Lees-Miller, who has a PhD in Engineering Mathematics from the University of Bristol and is the co-founder of Overleaf. You can find out more about John's research on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jdleesmiller.

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Can Bruce use cognitive science to help detect what's off about Alfred? Find out on this week's episode!

We're joined by Thom Scott-Phillips, who has a PhD in Human Communication and Evolution in Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh and did post-doctoral work in Anthropology at Durham University. Thom is currently a senior researcher in the Department of Cognitive Science in the Social Mind Center at the Central European University.

For more on Thom's research, follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tscottphillips.

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How can Batman use isotopes to geolocate the origin of fish being deposited in a remote fishing village by Steppenwolf? Find out on this week's episode!

We're joined by Clive Trueman, Katie St. John Glew, and Juliet Wilson who are all based within the National Oceanography Centre Southampton at the University of Southampton. Clive is an Associate Professor in Marine Ecology and Katie and Juliet are postgraduate research students at the centre.

You can find out more about their research on Twitter at https://twitter.com/OceanEarthUoS.

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How can insulin help Batman solve a series of cerebral puzzles set up by the Riddler? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!

This week, we're joined by Auriel Willette, who has a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in biological psychology. He’s currently at Iowa State trying to figure out how obesity affects our brains and how that can lead to problems in later life.

You can find out more about Auriel's research at https://aging.uiowa.edu/people/auriel-willette.

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How can Batman draw inspiration from birds to improve the gliding ability of the Batsuit? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!

This week, we're joined by Alex Evans, who has a PhD in Biology studying animal locomotion from the University of Leeds. Alex also writes about bird research in his blog, Bird Brained Science (https://birdbrainedscience.wordpress.com/).

You can find out more about Alex's research on Twitter at https://twitter.com/alexevans91.

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Have you ever wondered how Batman never seems to get injured in the lower half of his unprotected face? Or how the Batplane can even get off the ground? Or how Batman can solve alcoholism?

We're live at the Edinburgh Fringe, taking your questions in this partly-scripted, partly-improv episode featuring Dr. Matthew Partridge of the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton. You can find out more about Matthew's research on his Twitter, https://twitter.com/MCeeP.

Listen to the follow-on episode on music technology here: https://soundcloud.com/schoolofbatman/bruces-new-batsuit-lorenzo-picinali.

Listen to Matthew's first School of Batman episode, Supergirl and the Laser Fists, here: https://soundcloud.com/schoolofbatman/supergirl-and-the-laser-fists-matthew-partridge.

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How can Wayne Enterprises use research into the benefits of technology in prison cells to reduce recidivism at Blackgate Penitentiary? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!

This week, we're joined by Victoria Knight, who has a PhD in Sociology from De Montfort University and is currently a Senior Research Fellow for the Community and Criminal Justice Division in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at De Montfort University.

You can find out more about Victoria's research on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Vicknight18 and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-victoria-knight-7102a5bb.

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How can Batman use sound to improve the heads up display on the Batsuit to avoid sensory overload? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!

This week, we're joined by Lorenzo Picinali, who has a PhD in Music Technology from De Montfort University and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Audio Experience Design, the Director of Undergraduate Studies and leads the Human Performance and Experience (HPX) research theme with the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London.

You can find out more about Lorenzo's research at https://www.imperial.ac.uk/design-engineering/research/human-performance-and-experience/.

To learn more about how hearing aids can be improved, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_FsF28bsmw and http://3d-tune-in.eu/toolkit-developers.

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