ResearchPod
ResearchPod science podcasts connect the research community to a global audience of peers and the public, raising visibility and impact. www.researchpod.org. All content is shared under the Creative Commons CCBY-NC-ND 4.0 licence. For further information, email [email protected]
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 486
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Antimicrobial metals: A recycled weapon against bacteria
Before the development of antibiotics, even a small cut could have fatal results if a bacterial infection took hold. Today, the world faces a the return of untreatable diseases due to antibiotic resi…
Improving seafood shelf life and reducing food waste
Tilapia is one of the most popular seafood dishes, with annual production topping top 6 million tonnes globally. However, fish is a highly perishable food, and large quantities of fish meat is discar…
Clean technologies from molecular design
Tackling global challenges in sustainable energy production calls for the rational design of new generations of clean materials, coupling efficiency with low environmental impact.
Professor Rajan ha…
Monitoring toxic pollutants for better air quality
Toxic pollutants in the air are not a new phenomenon. But what exactly are the toxic pollutants that can cause severe health issues when present in the air?
Professor Guo-Ping Chang-Chien, director …
Transforming the experience of pain and anxiety in clinical settings
Pain and anxiety are some of the most common and distressing symptoms experienced by patients in all clinical settings.
Research by Dr Elvira Lang and colleagues found that their self-hypnotic relaxa…
Money creation, debt, and justice
Money plays an essential social role, and its distribution is linked to that of justice. Unfortunately, bias has corroded the mechanisms that govern money creation, resulting in injustices that benef…
BOOSTing breastfeeding rates – a new protocol
Dr Yukiko Washio at RTI International and her colleagues at Temple University and Christiana Care have undertaken intervention research to increase breastfeeding in low-income women in the United Sta…
Climate change adaptation: Reimagining our place in the world
How society can adapt to climate change is an urgent challenge for the global community. Yet what exactly is that challenge? How can we imagine new ways to respond?
Climate change adaptation has long…
Self-efficacy in non-routine problem solving in STEM education
Dr Tanya Evans, Dr Mike Thomas and Dr Sergiy Klymchuk have designed an intervention to examine whether employability prospects for STEM students studying mathematics could be improved.
Read their ori…
Therapies and frameworks to tackle opioid use disorder
Managing addiction and supporting recovery takes time, training, and legal processes that few can afford alone.
Dr Jennifer Potter, Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Dean for Research at UT Health…
The African tectonic retreat that shook Greece and Turkey
The Earth is a dynamic system. The cold rigid surface (or crust) on which we live is broken into many rigid plates that all move relative to one another in a process known as plate tectonics.
At the …
Environmental and health impacts of residential wood combustion
With the rising desire for a cosy and comfortable life full of 'hygge' has come a rising demand for the warm glow of a household fire to gather around. But, at what price does this idyll come at for …
The financial toxicity of multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurologic autoimmune disease that is a lifelong condition with high medical costs. As a result, many patients do not adhere to treatment plan, which further reduces the…
Effects of training on blood brain flow
Brains, blood and beating heart are top of the list when it comes to thinking about your body, and your health. Understanding blood flow to and around the brain is part of research into brain ageing,…
Eyewitness testimony: how much alcohol is too much?
Alcohol is widely considered to be the most popular, most harmful drug, often leading to psychological or physical harm to the user and those around them. and with a strong association between alcoho…
Securing Smart Contracts with AI and Machine Learning
Blockchain technology and smart contracts, the backbone of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Doge and more, is a method of recording and storing electronic information, such as financial tr…
Transient dynamics in complex systems
What is behind phenomena such as the sudden extinction of species in population dynamics? What generates the spiral patterns that appear in density profiles or travelling waves?
Professor Meyer-Ortma…
Could pollution from sweeteners be souring our environment?
Acesulfame potassium is one of several low- and no-calorie sweeteners used as a healthy alternative to sugar. But what if there is a price to pay for a calorie-free sweetness?
Dr Patrick Guiney inves…
Preventing opioid addiction in pain management with dopamine co-treatment
What if there was a way to deliver on the painkilling potential of opioids while reducing the likelihood of addiction?
Dr Stefan Clemens and Dr Kori Brewers' work at East Carolina University could mar…
Can mission statement language influence workplace discrimination?
Whether it’s a just few sentences or a full paragraph outlining the way your organisation pursues goals like delivering on time or anticipating customer needs, a mission statement is a guide to how a…