Naturally Speaking
The Naturally Speaking podcast is a science pod-yssey that provides cutting-edge research and ecology chat from the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow.
- Update frequency
- every 31 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 97
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
Episode 35: Masters of Science—Mastering Research
Welcome to the third and final episode in our special three-part series of podcasts: “MASTERS OF SCIENCE (and Research)”. Here, Naturally Speaking’s James Burgon (@JamesBurgon) and Karen Hotopp (@Kar…
00:25:26 |
Thu 14 Jan 2016
Episode 34: Masters of Science—Time to get ethical
Welcome to the second episode in a three-part series of podcasts we like to call “MASTERS OF SCIENCE (and Research)”. Here, Naturally Speaking’s James Burgon (@JamesBurgon) and Karen Hotopp (@Kare…
00:22:12 |
Wed 16 Dec 2015
Episode 33: Masters of Science—Quantifying life
Welcome to the first in a three-part series of podcasts we like to call “MASTERS OF SCIENCE (and Research)”. Here, Naturally Speaking’s James Burgon (@JamesBurgon) and Karen Hotopp (@KarenHotopp, in …
00:29:36 |
Thu 03 Dec 2015
LISTEN AGAIN (Episode 13): The Science of Jurassic Park
“Dinosaurs and man, two species separated by sixty-five million years of evolution have just been suddenly thrown back into the mix together. How can we possibly have the slightest idea what to expec…
00:52:15 |
Wed 18 Nov 2015
Episode 32 – Nature’s Greatest Masterpiece
Humans have a complex relationship and checkered history with elephants. Once the revered subjects of myths and legends, elephants have increasingly become the objects of economic greed and the victi…
00:13:35 |
Thu 05 Nov 2015
Episode 31 – At the Helm of chronobiology
At the Helm of chronobiology Why do we wake up early on our days off? Or notice it is almost lunchtime after our stomachs emit a rumble of hunger? Like all living organisms we have clocks inside us—i…
00:24:11 |
Wed 26 Aug 2015
Episode 30 – Earth, Wind, Water, Fire. . . and Competition?
Earth, Wind, Water, Fire. . . and Competition? Understanding tree community dynamics across the savanna landscape. Have you ever wondered why trees grow in some areas but not in others? In the Africa…
00:06:30 |
Wed 12 Aug 2015
Episode 29 – How to Survive Your Viva, Revisited
In this week’s episode we revisit the topic that we examined in our first ever episode of Naturally Speaking—the dreaded PhD viva (also known as the defence in some countries). This is the final oral…
00:52:37 |
Wed 29 Jul 2015
Episode 28 – At war with worms: an interview with nematode parasitologist Collette Britton
Globally around one billion people are infected by parasitic nematodes, and their impact on livestock can be devastating. For millennia, parasites and hosts have been locked in an evolutionary war, a…
00:19:59 |
Wed 15 Jul 2015
Episode 27 – Adventures in Statistics: An Interview with Paul Johnson
In this Episode, statistician and population geneticist Paul Johnson (@PaulCDJo) of the University of Glasgow tells Shaun Killen (@shaunkillen) about his unusual career route into academics, how he f…
00:14:21 |
Wed 01 Jul 2015
Episode 26 – Infected by the science bug: from fungal frogs to badger culls
Infected by the science bug: from fungal frogs to badger culls Scientists tend to be nosy, curious, and can’t help themselves asking “why?” … At least those are the character traits Dr Jon Bielby t…
00:20:34 |
Thu 18 Jun 2015
Episode 25 – The Problem with P-Values
It is difficult to find a scientific paper that does not include p-values in some capacity. Most often, p-values are used to statistically interpret whether the results of a given study are “signific…
00:36:01 |
Wed 03 Jun 2015
Episode 24 – Ian Ramsey vs. canine Cushing’s disease
In our College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences we have a brilliant and diverse group of veterinary researchers who split their time between dealing with disease and duelling with data. Among t…
00:17:17 |
Thu 21 May 2015
Episode 23 – Trash Talk: the effect of urbanisation and agriculture on animal diseases
Human activities can dramatically alter the types, abundance, and distribution of resources—such as food—available to wildlife. A growing number of studies indicate that resources produced in human-d…
00:18:23 |
Wed 29 Apr 2015
Episode 22 – Small, beautiful and wet: researching freshwater invertebrate communities
What happens to a river when it is polluted or invaded by non-native species? Can they be restored to their previous state or are the communities and functional groups permanently altered? How does t…
00:10:32 |
Wed 22 Apr 2015
Episode 20 – Where the land runs forever: Fifty years studying the Serengeti ecosystem
Known for its vastness and incredible wildebeest migration, the Serengeti ecosystem in East Africa continues to captivate both tourists and scientists alike. Professor Tony Sinclair of the University…
00:20:16 |
Thu 09 Apr 2015
Episode 19 – Ecology of Ageing and Immunity, Interview with Mark Haussmann and Simon Babayan
In this instalment of Naturally Speaking Shorts we present a double-interview as Shaun Killen chats with Prof Mark Haussmann (Bucknell University) and Dr Simon Babayan (University of Glasgow). Mark s…
00:12:19 |
Wed 01 Apr 2015
Episode 18 – On the Wings of a Giant, Interview with Richard Phillips (British Antarctic Survey)
This is the first in our series of Naturally Speaking Shorts where we interview visiting and IBAHCM researchers about their work and how they ended up in science. In this episode, we interview Univer…
00:17:15 |
Wed 25 Mar 2015
Special – The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (Naturally Speaking with theGIST)
This is the first in our series of joint podcasts with theGIST, a student science magazine, blog, podcast and YouTube channel run by students from the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde . In thi…
00:19:42 |
Tue 17 Mar 2015
Episode 17 – Social Media and Science Communication
Episode 17 – Social Media and Science Communication In the latest instalment in our Survivor’s Guide to Academia, we discuss how researchers can use social media to connect with other scientists, and…
00:31:59 |
Wed 11 Feb 2015
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