School of Batman

School of Batman

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School of Batman episodes

  • TEAM UP SPECIAL! DC Roster Round Up - Mark Lorch
    Can Superman use his superpowers for more environmental good than fighting villains? Could Dr. Polaris use his superpowers for good, developing MRI vision with his magnetism? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!
    We're joined by chemist and science communicator Mark Lorch as he expands our horizons by looking at the science behind other DC superheroes. Mark is currently a Professor of Science Communication in the School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences at the University of Hull. You can find out more about Mark's research on Twitter at @Mark_Lorch. You can also read his book, The Secret Science of Superheroes, wherever online books are sold.
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    17 min
  • Scarecrow's Fear Mosquitos - Anne Duplouy
    Can symbiosis help save Gotham from Scarecrow's fear mosquitos, infected with a deadly virus? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!
    We're joined this week by Anne Duplouy, who has a PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Queensland and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki. Anne is a future Marie Curie fellow at the Lund University in Sweden. You can find out more about Anne's research on Twitter at @duplouy_anne.
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    23 min
  • The Asylum's New Wing - Jens Foell
    Can psychopathy be used to determine why there are so many new criminals in Arkham Asylum? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!
    This week, we're joined by Jens Foell, who has a PhD in Neuropsychology from Heidelberg University and is currently a researcher in the Department of Psychology at Florida State University. To find out more about Jens's research, follow him on Twitter at @fMRI_guy.
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    Cool Vibes - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    31 min
  • The Case Of The Fear Chase - Lewis Mitchell
    Can the Friendship Paradox - the idea that your friends have more friends than you - help Batman administer a serum more efficiently? Can Batman use a Hedonometer populated by tweets to gauge the overall attitude of the population? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!
    Our guest this week is Lewis Mitchell, a lecturer in Applied Mathematics at the University of Adelaide. To find out more about Lewis's Hedonometer research, visit: http://hedonometer.org/. You can also find Lewis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lewis_math.
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    33 min
  • The Formation Of Batman, Inc. - Joel Caplan
    Can the study of criminal justice and risk terrain modeling help Batman fight crime more efficiently, deploying his team of crimefighters across the globe under Batman, Inc.? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!
    Our guest this week is Joel Caplan, who has a PhD in Social Welfare Policy from the University of Pennsylvania and is currently an Associate Professor at Rutgers University in the School of Criminal Justice and the Deputy Director of the Rutgers Centre for Public Security. You can find out more about Joel's research at http://www.riskterrainmodeling.com/.
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    31 min
  • The Case Of The Fists Of Bane - Chris Wynder
    Is there an elixir Batman can take to reduce the effects of head trauma after a fight with Bane? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!
    Our guest this week is Chris Wynder, who has a PhD in Developmental Neurobiology from Rockefeller University. You can find Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cw_infogardener.
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    Cool Vibes - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    21 min
  • The Case Of The Tree Shade Of The Future - Kirstie Whitaker
    Can Batman help stop crime before it's even started? How significantly does early-life adversity affect teenage mental health disorders? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!
    Our guest this week is Kirstie Whitaker, a Research Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute studying teenage brain development. You can find out more about Kirstie's research on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kirstie_j and at https://whitakerlab.github.io/.
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    Cool Vibes - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    28 min
  • The Case Of The Fading Frosts Of Tibet - Guillaume Lobet
    Can Bioengineering help Batman grow the spores he needs to fight Poison Ivy in a matter of minutes rather than years? Find out on this week's episode of School of Batman!
    Our guest this week is Guillaume Lobet, an Assistant Professor in the Functional structural modelling of crop systems between the Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Université catholique de Louvain. You can find out more about Guillaume's research on Twitter at https://twitter.com/guillaumelobet.
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    Cool Vibes - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    24 min
  • Mr. Freeze And The Avalanche - Adam Booth
    Can Batman use airborne radar to help a trapped Robin escape from an avalanche? Find out on this episode of School of Batman!
    Our guest this week is Adam Booth, a Lecturer in Exploration Geophysics at the University of Leeds. You can find out more about Adam's research on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Geophysics_Adam
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    Cool Vibes - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    24 min
  • The Quakemaster's Aftermath - Dan Gillis
    Can Plan Mesh - the ability to use technology already existing in Gotham to communicate without using the internet - save Gotham from the Quakemaster? Find out on this episode of School of Batman!
    Our guest this week is Dan Gillis, an Associate Professor within the School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph. You can find out more about Dan's research on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DrDanielGillis.
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    Cool Vibes - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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    19 min

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School of Batman is a podcast where we ask academics to fight crime using their research. From neuroscience to linguistics, academia is helping Batman save Gotham!