A new science podcast to add to your iTunes subscriptions. Martin Archer and our own Greg Foot bring you the latest from the world of science in a pod packed full of quirky news and funky features.
The first pod has news on a possible cure for blindness, programmable matter and sex research. Plus how to [...]
19 Apr, 2009
Posted by: ayasawada In: Audio| Physics| Podcast| Science communication| nanotechnology
This week on the Nature Podcast, Kerri Smith and Adam Rutherford unzip nanotubes to make some graphene nanoribbons, challenge the idea that closely related species have similar cognitive abilities and hear about the world’s largest network of cosmic ray detectors in Argentina. All that, plus the weekly NewsChat, celebrating the life of John Maddox, former [...]
On this month’s Imperial Podcast Gareth Mitchell looks at: turning buses into portable air pollution detectors, making nuclear fission more efficient and quick genetic testing for drug suitability. Highlights:
01.34 Professor Robin Grimes on how to get more energy out of nuclear fuel and the pros and cons of the nuclear option
08.31 Headlines from around the [...]
Here’s the March edition of the IC podcast, presented by Gareth Mitchell.
Highlights:
01.42 Professor Paul Dolan on why happiness is a serious subject
09.51 Headlines from around the College
12.11 Professor Murray Shanahan on cognitive robotics
20.21 Dr Julian Asher on synaesthesia and the genetics of obesity
March Imperial Podcast
Imperial’s student radio station IC radio’s current science radio show is Capital Science. The show is presented by Colin Stuart and Seth Bell and goes out at midday every Tuesday. In their own words:
Banter, laughter and cheeky references to Manchester abound as they keep their ears to ground and bring you the latest news coming [...]