Our guest today is Aida Horaniet Ibanez, data analyst and doctoral researcher at C2DH (University of Luxembourg). We sit down with her to talk about data in humanities and interdisciplinary projects, as well as visualising data for NGOs and talking to children about it. There's also a surprising pub quiz question that Aida prepared for our listeners so listen to it all!

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Viz For Social Good

Aida's blog with her stories about #MyMomIsADataAnalyst

Dear Data book

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Surprise - it's only your podcast host today!

Today's episode contains some of the Luxembourg research news we haven't had a chance to report on in the last months. We tell you more about probiotics used to clean surfaces (LIST research), BRAINS project at the University of Luxembourg, new ideas for fighting glioblastoma (LIH) and AI supporting art auctions (uni.lu).

Expect also a Luxembourg-centred pub quiz question!

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News about the BRAINS project

Podcast: dr Anna Golebiewska talks about glioblastoma

Pushkin AI

HPC at uni.lu

The International Federation of Public History

Lost Ocean exhibition at the National History Museum
iNaturalist.lu

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This time we sat down with Dr. Jan Thoemel to talk about space research and in particular the CubeSat Lab at SnT which is part of the Interdisciplinary Space Master at th University of Luxembourg. We have also discussed Mars missions and Dr. Thoemel asked a very interesting pub-quiz question related to that.

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More about CubeSats (ESA)

James Webb Space Telescope Launch

NASA MarCo Mission

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We continue talking to researchers based in Luxembourg and this time we took the time to talk to prof. Thomas Cauvin (C²DH). In the longest episode so far we had a chance to understand a bit more what public history is professor Cauvin set our expectations high for Esch 2022. We also learnt that doing history in social media is definitely possible.

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C²DH Website
PHACS (Public History as the New Citizen Science of the Past)
FL'ESCH Back Facebook group

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Here it is finally - episode 12 which is also the first episode of our new season. This season will be a bit different as together with latest developments in science in Luxembourg we are going to talk to some of its representatives, the amazing researchers!

In this episode we sat down with Dr. Guy Fagherazzi, the Director of the Department of Population Health at Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) who told us more about the fascinating project CoLive Voice, his research and Webinars about precision health organised by LIH. Remember to check both out CoLive Voice and the Webinars - participation is highly recommended!

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Luxembourg Institute of Health

CoLiveVoice

LIH Precision Pubic Health Webinars

Shazam Your Health - article by Dr. Guy Fagherazzi about CoLive Voice

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In our ultimate episode of this season we have quite a varied choice of subjects. We first look at implications of tracking mouse/cursor movements. Then we wonder what can be done with by-products of beer production and the future of diagnosing illnesses using our voice. We finish off with recent findings in Cloche d'Or.

The pub quiz question is about plastic Valorlux bags.

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MouseFaker - extension to prevent mouse tracking

CoLive Voice - give your voice sample to Luxembourgish scientists and improve health diagnosis

ValorLux Blue Bag - more about recycling plastic in Luxembourg

A Colônia Luxemburguesa - story of Luxembourgish miners going to Minas Gerais in Brazil

RTL report on research visibility

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Hello back!

We have been a bit silent at SciLux recently, but the scientists have been working diligently in Luxembourg and there's so much to talk about. First of all hurrah to the first Space Resources Week! However, we don't talk about it in this episode because we focus on sporting equipment containing dangerous substances, we look at how active we are in Luxembourg and then talk a bit about sleep disorder research. All topped off with a new transmedia project and our usual pub-quiz style question.

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Harmful sports equipment:
Scan4Chem app
More about AskREACH directive

Physical activity:
Luxembourg fact sheet

Robots for autism:
Luxembourgish robot video (QTRobot)

Register for the sleep disorder research
Sleep disorder research registration

Spoiler alert!
PubQuiz solution

Transmedia project about Brazilian and Luxembourgish links
A Colonia Luxemburguesa

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We're back to space again! This time we tell you more about ultra lightweight structures, antibacterial (and hopefully antimicrobial) coating, Luxembourg-based company participating in a NASA programme, better entry into atmosphere and better satelite communications. Don't forget there's time for a pub quiz question too!

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Costs of taking stuff to space
https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-rocket-cargo-price-by-weight-2016-6?r=US&IR=T#bottle-of-water-9100-to-43180-1

New bacteria found on the ISS
https://www.sciencealert.com/four-bacterial-strains-discovered-on-the-iss-may-help-grow-better-space-plants?fbclid=IwAR16UIeY9D3V4Ayh3X56JFNnvmA6H_OuUNCenQ7uX3CjynXl3CNg4tvNaJw

Luxembourg Space Resource Week
https://www.spaceresourcesweek.lu/

Become an astronaut with ESA
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Careers_at_ESA/ESA_Astronaut_Selection

Meluxina Call For Proposals
https://space-agency.public.lu/dam-assets/news1/Meluxina-call-for-early-access.pdf

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 This time SciLux looks  at environment, nature and sustainability. We get to know more about our brain when increasing (un)sustainable behaviours, we talk about a new flood mapping solution, we mention the EU digital deconstruction project and check what's up with our friends, wolves. As usual there's the pub quiz question and we also tell you more about an interesting event coming soon.

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More about deconstruction:
https://environnement.public.lu/fr/offall-ressourcen/types-de-dechets/dechets-construction-demolition-dcd/inventaire-dechets-construction.html

Wolves in Luxembourg:
https://environnement.public.lu/fr/natur/biodiversite/mesure_3_zones_especes_proteges/espeches_protegees/tiere/saeugetiere/raubtiere/loup.html

City Nature Challenge 2021:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2021-luxembourg 

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New year, new beginnings, new courses and knowledge! This time SciLux is more about education and research. In the 7th episode of our series we look at a new textbook about learning difficulties in multilingual contexts, we mention a launch of a new digital history journal and inform you about a possibility to learn more about artificial intelligence.

All this is topped up with the usual pub quiz question - this time about a very curious vehicle.

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Philip Crowther
https://twitter.com/PhilipinDC/status/1349025211518246912?s=20

The learning disabilities in multilingual context textbook
https://www.melusinapress.lu/projects/lernstorungen-im-multilingualen-kontext

Journal of Digital History
https://journalofdigitalhistory.org/en/about

Information on how to get funding in case you want to publish OA in Luxembourg
https://www.fnr.lu/funding-instruments/open-access-fund/

Interesting article about publishing in an open-access journal vs. non-open-access one
https://www.aje.com/arc/making-the-choice-open-access-vs-traditional-journals/

Elements of AI
https://www.elementsofai.lu/

And a spoiler for the pub quiz

Science Mobil
https://www.science-mobil.lu/en/

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