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
Stormwater ponds are important reservoirs for plastic pollution
How much of the plastic we generate in our cities every day ends up in natural water ecosystems? And what are the paths for pollution to enter these systems?
Using a combination of environmental monit…
Increasing Health Impacts of Summer Heatwaves in Western Sydney
In Western Sydney, Australia extreme temperature days pose serious health and socio-economic threats to its population.
Dr Milton Speer and colleagues from the School of Mathematical and Physical Sc…
Story Telling Week: Spirited Cross-Examination
For Story Telling Week 2024, we've revisited some past episodes to see how else stories can help summarise science.
Listen to the original episode of Dr Angelica Hagsand of the University of Gothenbur…
Resilience in Deep Tech | The Enterprise Sessions with Harry Destecroix
Welcome to the Enterprise Sessions
How do you launch a new business without the necessary infrastructure to support it? If you’re Dr Harry Destecroix you build it yourself. Professor Michele Barbour …
Nanosafety: Looking at the toxicology of nanomaterials
Nanomaterials are small particles that can be found everywhere, including in the air we breathe, which can have detrimental effects on health and the environment.
Dr Ernesto Alfaro-Moreno of the Inte…
Analysing the Analysts: How much do social skills count for success as an equity analyst?
On the face of it, investment management is purely a numbers game. But behind the scenes, equity analysts require a lot of people skills to get an accurate stock valuation out to the fund management …
Accum™ technology in early cancer trials and beyond
Many of the latest anti-cancer drugs are targeted towards the tiniest molecular differences in cells. But even if you know the genetic make up of a tumour, getting medicines to - and then in to - the…
Tech, health and the digital divide
Mobile devices have become pervasive in reach and constant in attention. What role does that availability have as a cause of, and potential solution to, crises in mental health and the care professio…
Public health strategies reduce smoking-related premature deaths across the US
Cigarette smoking increases the risk of developing lung cancer and other diseases, but how effective are public health strategies?
Professor Theodore Holford at the Yale School of Public Health, USA,…
Lives of Syrian Refugees in Scotland
While Scotland has been a beacon of hope for many Syrian refugees, resettlement can create a grievous sense of loss and emptiness for many.
Associate Professor Fawad Khaleel of Edinburgh Napier Univer…
Firms’ Age, Size, and IPO Performance across Sectors
Does a firms age and size matter in the world of Initial Public Offerings?
Smader Siev from Ono Academic College and Mahmoud Qadan from the the University of Haifa, have explored the dynamic landscap…
Public Health messaging and motivations around COVID-19 prevention
How a member of the public reacts to health crises depends on a lot of differing factors, including perceived risk or resistance to the disease, trust in the government, and general anxiety levels.
S…
Preparing clinicians for myocarditis in paediatric patients
Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart wall tissues that can affect the heart’s ability to pump blood, and sometimes cause an irregular or pathologically rapid heartbeat.
Dr. Sandeep is a genera…
The Third Culture: How AI is changing science, humanities and our consciousness
New technologies like Artificial Intelligence bring new perceptions, new practices and new understandings.
Stefan Brunnhuber, the head of an initiative of the World academy of Art and Science, quest…
Fuzzy Logic: Smartifying Logistics with Computational Intelligence
The distribution of parcels from local distribution centres to customers can be met with hiccups, as customers may be unavailable to receive packages at optimal delivery times.
Jhonny Pincay-Nieves …
Climate Change reporting by pension funds
Large pension funds are not just financial giants; they also serve as catalysts for climate action. In Denmark, these pension funds are not only influential but have also committed to reducing emissi…
Orthognathic surgery: Tackling deceptive complexity
Our jaws shape our appearance, communication, diet and more. However, the branch of medicine dedicated to its correction — orthognathic surgery – is relatively new.
Dr R Scott Conley is an associate …
Exploring transitions to chaos in complex systems
Complex systems are found across a diverse array of situations in nature: from human societies to groups of interacting quantum particles.
Dr Alberto Robledo shows how his results may lead to new disc…
The String-player: What is it to be a human in the 21st century facing AI and multiple ecological crisis?
In the 21st century, we sit in the driver’s seat to determine the technosphere and ecosphere we inhabit, in turn reshaping what it is to be human today.
Stefan Brunnhuber, the head of an initiative o…
The key role of building design in climate protection
The bricks, steel and glass of modern architecture may seem brand new, but all came from somewhere. For the sake of sustainability, we can plan ahead for what comes next for those materials and the…