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
Language resonance, recombination and imitation
Language – be it spoken, written, or signed – is a fundamental part of how we interact with the world and each other. It’s also an important developmental milestone for children as they grow.
Dr. Vit…
How does oxygen kill bacteria in the body?
The key to understanding oxygen activation is the conversion of this molecule into a reactive singlet species within neutrophil cells in the blood. This process leads to light emission, which can be …
Upholding academic integrity in Higher Education
Plagiarism, cheating, and falsification are just some examples of unethical academic conduct among students in Higher Education, and ones which show no sign getting better, despite the best efforts o…
Fuzzy Logic, Natural Language and Common-sense Reasoning in ‘The Genesis Of Logic’
After an illustrious career collaborating with universities and research centres, Enric Trillas remains set on working towards a new experimental science, managing the concepts and tools of computer …
Behavioural economics and financial incentives
For better or worse, money makes the world go around. Without it, you may find yourself stuck in place, or worse - left behind.
Following on from our previous conversation about race, health and socie…
Virtual simulations of extreme climate
In regions like East and Southeast Asia, where urbanisation has skyrocketed, the interplay between human settlement and natural disaster vulnerability becomes particularly pronounced. Consider China,…
Immunology and innovation: Peter Doherty’s life in science
Professor Peter Doherty has certainly had an impressive and illustrious career as an immunologist. In 1996, he and his colleague Rolf M Zinkernagel were awarded a Nobel Prize for their work on how th…
Wearable Tech for People with Dementia | The Enterprise Sessions with Zeke Steer
How do you make wearable technologies comfortable and unobtrusive for people who need them? Professor Michele Barbour talks to Dr Zeke Steer about how personal experiences with his great grandmother …
Careers in STEM: Women’s experiences with microaggressions
Women in STEM careers in Lebanon experience gendered microaggressions at work, including microinsults and microinvalidation.
Dr Yasmeen Makarem and Dr Beverly Metcalfe conducted a qualitative study wi…
Structural racism and health inequity
Health problems are not just health problems ; they embody politics, social status, history, money and more. Where there is inequality in those underpinning factors, inequity in healthcare access is …
Therapeutic plasma exchange, neurodegeneration, and reverse ageing
Plasmapheresis, the exchange of infected plasma with fresh plasma from blood, is normally used at the far end of the treatment regimen in cases where no other medication is effective.
Dr Kiprov’s rese…
Next-gen Probiotics for Gut Health | The Enterprise Sessions with Jenny Bailey
How can spin-outs leverage end user feedback to refine products and validate markets? Find out as Professor Michele Barbour talks to Dr Jenny Bailey, the CEO and Co-Founder of Ferryx, a biotech compa…
Reshaping the future of AI education in radiology
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the field of radiology, making faster and more precise diagnoses possible. However, most radiologists aren’t familiar with AI and report a fear of bein…
Smartphone use and daily cognitive failures
As a society, we have come to rely on smartphones to do far more than make a telephone call. However, concern is growing over the potential negative consequences of their over-use, such as distractio…
How can data science support model management? A reverse stress test illustration using the STAMP€ IT platform
Financial stress testing generally involves a team of modellers working closely together, applying complex mathematical models to large and granular datasets. So, how can data science support the man…
Networking Across Disciplines: From Computer Science to the Creative Arts | The Enterprise Sessions with Kirsten Cater
How can the UK address its technology skills gap? Professor Michele Barbour speaks with Kirsten Cater, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Bristol. Kirsten leads the skills and trainin…
Can a free-to-choose medicine pathway improve patient treatment?
The process of obtaining FDA approval for a new drug costs an estimated $1.8 billion and can take up to 15 years. What’s more, only a small percentage of drugs that undergo human clinical trials are …
Scam Alert! Raising Employee Awareness of CEO Fraud Attacks
CEO impersonation scams are on the rise. So, how can employees be made alert to such a scam?
Margit Scholl, Professor of Business and Administrative Informatics at TH Wildau, explores a novel approac…
German SMEs and the “home office”: Narrative-driven games to raise security awareness
Across the world, as in Germany, many employees still want to work remotely at least one or two days a week despite offices reopening. However, many SMEs failed to think about the information securit…
New hope in the quest for a novel add-on therapy for uncontrolled hypertension
Elevated blood pressure, called hypertension, is the leading risk factor for death and disability worldwide. However, many patients find it is not possible to achieve a healthy blood pressure despit…