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
How did bacterial glycogen branching enzymes evolve?
Glycogen plays important roles in carbon and energy storage in bacteria, with highly branched structures linked with bacterial environmental durability, including the ability to survive in deep sea v…
Unravelling the Mysteries of Deep-Blue Luminescence
In the deepest, darkest parts of our oceans live creatures that have mastered bioluminescence. Out of all these creatures and their colourful displays, what makes it so challenging to find species th…
Investigating Sexual and Reproductive Injustice
The recent global pandemic has highlighted health inequities across the world. Despite rapid medical and social advances in recent years, inequities related to reproductive choices and rights remain…
Understanding Critical Race Theory and Anti-Racism
To understand some of what Critical Race Theory means as a term, and means in educational practice, we are joined again by Dr Jen Neitzel, Executive Director at the Educational Equity Institute, to d…
Robotic gastric bypass surgery
The use of robotic technology in gastric bypass surgery is increasing and heralds a major turning point in bariatric surgery. However, robotic bariatric surgery must be proven feasible and safe.
Dr Ro…
Inncelly Experimentation Chambers: Novel imaging of biological interactions
Dr Alexander Lichius and colleagues from the University of Innsbruck in Austria have developed the inncelly experimentation chambers to closely study the fungal cell biology of mycoparasites in fungu…
‘Rock Star’ Theory: How to Explain and Predict Entrepreneurial Success
What do Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, and Elon Musk have in common? In addition to being founders of multi-billion-dollar companies, they are also outliers. wielding disproportionate influences on bot…
Will podcasts and social media replace academic journals?
"Will Podcasting and Social Media Replace Journals and Traditional Science Communication? No, but..." is the perhaps controversially titled paper by Prof Matt Fox and a team at Boston University Scho…
A new practice for improving subsoil health and crop yields
With the global population growing rapidly every year and with millions already having limited access to enough food, where are the new productivity-enhancing farming practices that will enable the w…
Loneliness, Sense of Control, and Risk of Dementia in Healthy Older Adults
There are said to be 50 million people living with dementia globally and this is expected to triple by 2050.
Research conducted by Dr Hwajin Yang, Associate Professor at Singapore Management Universi…
Investigating sexuality and consent in New Zealand’s residential aged care
Sexuality is an intrinsic part of identity. However, intimacy and sexuality in residential aged care are often contested issues, particularly in the case of people living with different types of deme…
Quantum society: The logic of decision making, economics and relationships
Andrei Khrenni…
Climate change economics: A net cost analysis of the Paris Agreement targets
Global temperature rises and climate change will not only bring disruption to the planet’s ecosystems, weather systems, and sea levels – they will also have an impact on current and future human soci…
Stimulants and drug related deaths in America
News coverage of the drug overdose crisis gripping America has, for a large part, focused on opioid drug deaths. However, this represents a small part of the ever-shifting landscape of drug use. Away…
Sleep loss and circadian rhythms
Delayed sleep-wake phase disorder (DSWPD) is characterised by an inability to fall asleep at a socially acceptable time, and an inability to wake up at conventional early times for school or work.
Dr…
Encephalitis – when viral infections attack the brain
Prof Wiley investigates the emergence of new brain viral infections and their link to dementia.
Read more about his work in Research Outreach, and find his original articles below:
- Emergent Viral Infe…
Sharing learning between childhood leukaemia and brain tumour trials
Over the last 50 years, advances in surgical procedures, clinical understandings and targeted treatments have changed the prospects of many cancer diagnoses from terminal to treatable. However, this …
Coronavirus’s impact on maternal mental health
It has been well established that mental health problems increase vulnerability to corona virus, COVID-19, and those contracting the virus are at higher risk of nervous system disorders and mental il…
Huntington's disease and mouse models
Huntington's Disease is characterised by a clear line of heritability within families, and an early onset of disease towards the middle of ones life. As such, the more knowledge researchers gain abou…
Climate change and carbon in Antarctic expeditions
Climate change is real, happening now, and happening the world over. However, it is not an evenly distributed problem - coastal areas are the most susceptible to rising sea levels, and there is one …