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Science Technology Learning Education
Update frequency
every 3 days
Average duration
18 minutes
Episodes
486
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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The social determinants to adopting digital grocery retail technology

The social determinants to adopting digital grocery retail technology

Today, shopping is increasingly digital, the retailer and customer completely separated, and a customer’s value lies not in their friendly wave as they enter a store, but in the data displayed in the…

00:09:33  |   Fri 27 Oct 2023
Chemistry, microscopy and molecular health

Chemistry, microscopy and molecular health

Taking an atomic view of health is means understanding the tiniest scales and interactions of why molecules act one way or the other within a cell.

Professor David Punihaole at the University of Vermo…

00:33:59  |   Wed 25 Oct 2023
Exercise and epidemiology: Bench to bench

Exercise and epidemiology: Bench to bench

Weight lifting and heavy resistance exercise  are good for are good for your general health and muscle function. But what effect do they have on life after cancer?  And how does it do anything at all…

00:48:40  |   Fri 20 Oct 2023
It’s Not Just Physical: Gender and Bias in Equity Crowdfunding

It’s Not Just Physical: Gender and Bias in Equity Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding is a method for raising funds to support for-profit, social, and cultural initiatives.
 
Sukanya Ayatakshi-Endow specialises in Environmental Economics at Bournemouth University, UK and e…

00:11:38  |   Wed 18 Oct 2023
Novel drugs help reset dysfunctional immune systems

Novel drugs help reset dysfunctional immune systems

Autoimmune and allergic conditions are caused by dysfunctional immune responses that lead to excessive inflammation within the body.

Such conditions include rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis a…

00:10:21  |   Wed 11 Oct 2023
From mice to men: Will we soon be able to restore hearing loss?

From mice to men: Will we soon be able to restore hearing loss?

Hearing loss is a disability that affects over one billion people worldwide, severely impacting wellbeing and quality of life by affecting an individual’s ability to communicate and socialise with ot…

00:08:48  |   Mon 09 Oct 2023
Can “Meaningful Impact” keep your salary down?

Can “Meaningful Impact” keep your salary down?

How  does a company's mission and values affect applicants’ willingness to negotiate salary or make compensation demands?   

Marko Pitesa at Singapore Management University is part of a research team …

00:09:51  |   Fri 06 Oct 2023
Challenges of trust and communication in science policy

Challenges of trust and communication in science policy

Trust is the cornerstone to a healthy relationship,  to be earned and appreciated, not demanded without evidence. However, trust, expectation, and authority is ever-shifting in society, and for Scien…

01:01:02  |   Wed 04 Oct 2023
On the COST Action COSY: From a New-Generation of Materials to the Stars

On the COST Action COSY: From a New-Generation of Materials to the Stars

Establishing interdisciplinary research networks that bring researchers and innovators together is of utmost importance to all facets of academia. 

The European Cooperation in Science and Technology A…

00:12:00  |   Wed 27 Sep 2023
Contraceptive access and reproductive justice

Contraceptive access and reproductive justice

Regulating ones own fertility and pregnancy has long been an essential part of women’s health and wellbeing.

However, even with  multiple forms of birth control now available, there is not global, equ…

00:32:57  |   Mon 25 Sep 2023
The need for speed: Overcoming the bottleneck in optical data transfer

The need for speed: Overcoming the bottleneck in optical data transfer

In high-speed communications, very fast optical signals connect to your office or even your home. But these optical signals have not yet reached end-of-edge terminals such as personal computers and s…

00:08:03  |   Fri 22 Sep 2023
Is there an effective, holistic way to cure cardiovascular disease?

Is there an effective, holistic way to cure cardiovascular disease?

Cardiovascular disease is the world’s leading cause of death. Despite significant advances in its diagnosis, robust treatment remains elusive.

US-based cardiovascular specialists Dr Bradley Bale and D…

00:11:49  |   Wed 20 Sep 2023
A multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer detection with axillary lymph node staging

A multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer detection with axillary lymph node staging

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, affecting over 2 million women each year. The most important predictor of both recurrence and survival in patients with breast cancer is…

00:09:28  |   Mon 18 Sep 2023
Can a new electrocautery device revolutionize biopsies?

Can a new electrocautery device revolutionize biopsies?

Every year, millions of people require organ biopsies to check whether the cells are cancerous or not. However, problems can arise when unintended bleeding occurs after taking the biopsy sample and r…

00:09:45  |   Fri 15 Sep 2023
CS-Light: a new energy-saving smart lighting system for optimised light control

CS-Light: a new energy-saving smart lighting system for optimised light control

LED lighting provides brighter, lower-power, longer lasting illumination than traditional lighting systems, and can be programmed to change color and brightness instantaneously. Despite this, lightin…

00:10:39  |   Wed 13 Sep 2023
Poetry in sculpture: Rainer Maria Rilke and Auguste Rodin

Poetry in sculpture: Rainer Maria Rilke and Auguste Rodin

Rainer Maria Rilke's poems creatively expressed ideas that are hard to put into words, and his writings on the work of sculptor Auguste Rodin glorified their skill at creating tiny surfaces that refl…

00:09:58  |   Mon 11 Sep 2023
Identification of a novel key player in lupus disease opens the door to treatment

Identification of a novel key player in lupus disease opens the door to treatment

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease, the precise cause of which is still unclear. 

Professor Shunichi Shiozawa from Kobe University, Japan, uncovers the underlying cellu…

00:13:40  |   Fri 08 Sep 2023
Primal Sound: Rilke’s Encounter with Early Sound Recording

Primal Sound: Rilke’s Encounter with Early Sound Recording

The Austrian poet and writer, Rainer Maria Rilke, explored many powerful and emotive themes, making one consider life, experience, reality and much more. 

 

In his monograph on the writings of Rilke, D…

00:10:53  |   Wed 06 Sep 2023
The perpetual motion of digital scholarly preservation

The perpetual motion of digital scholarly preservation

Researchers are passionate about contributing to the ever-expanding network of knowledge. So, how can scholars ensure that their work is available for future generations to access and build on?  

 

CLO…

00:08:11  |   Fri 01 Sep 2023
Engineering Recombinantly Expressed Antiviral Lectins

Engineering Recombinantly Expressed Antiviral Lectins

Cyanovirin-N, or CV-N for short, is a broadly binding molecule to glycopeptides and glycan structures on viral envelope spikes, which allows for screening of these structures by protein-interaction b…

00:12:51  |   Wed 30 Aug 2023
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