Imperial College Podcast
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Sinopsis
Go behind the scenes of Imperial College London in our monthly podcast, featuring exclusive access to interviews with world leaders and thinkers in the fields of science, engineering, health and business.
Episodios
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Hunting an asteroid crater
17/04/2018 Duración: 06minHow do you lose a 20km-wide, 800,000-year-old asteroid crater? And how do you find it? Dr Matt Genge goes on the hunt.
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The science of drumming
17/04/2018 Duración: 04minCan you keep the beat? Our reporter tests out her skills with a program designed to test the science of drumming, which will be on show at the upcoming Imperial Festival.
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Invention dimension
17/04/2018 Duración: 05minFrom Alexander Fleming's microscope to cheap and comfortable bionic arms, Imperial inventions through the ages were on display at the latest Imperial Fringe event.
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News: Weird reptiles and ImpFest preview
17/04/2018 Duración: 05minWe explore some of the weirdest endangered reptiles in the world (including one that breathes through its genitals), and look forward to the 2018 Imperial Festival.
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Podcast: The science of drumming, Imperial inventions and a lost asteroid crater
17/04/2018 Duración: 22minIn this edition: Keeping beat with the science of drumming, exploring Imperial inventions through the ages, and playing 'hot or cold' with asteroids.
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Tune in to hearing aids
20/03/2018 Duración: 08min3D Tune-In is an EU project to help those with hearing issues understand the latest tech for their hearing aids, and to help those without problems understand those who do, through immersive games and virtual reality.
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The 106-year-old doctor
20/03/2018 Duración: 06minBill Frankland celebrated his 106th birthday on 19 March, but still sees patients. He is an expert in allergies, who introduced the world to the pollen count and worked with Alexander Fleming, Roger Bannister and Ernst Chain.
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The Parenting Science Gang
20/03/2018 Duración: 05minMore than 100 mothers donated their breast milk in a study collaborating from the Department of Surgery and Cancer. The Parenting Science Gang come up with a study on the content of milk given to children up to and beyond two.
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News: The lorry park of England and puberty BMI link
20/03/2018 Duración: 04minWill Kent, the garden of England, become a lorry park if Brexit lengthens border checks? We find out, as well as a link between early puberty and higher BMI for girls.
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Podcast: The 106-year-old doctor, parent scientists and hearing aid games
20/03/2018 Duración: 25minIn this edition: An immunologist who worked with Alexander Fleming reaches 106, mums put their breast milk to the test and hearing aids get gamified.
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Keeping the lights on in Cameroon
21/02/2018 Duración: 05minCountries near the equator have a lot of sunshine to take advantage of, but low-cost solar panels are a must. We catch up with a researcher collaborating with academics in Cameroon on cheap solar panels.
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Health inequality in global cities
21/02/2018 Duración: 05minThe health gap between rich and poor is widening in cities, despite potential access to more services. For this potential to be reached, researchers say factors like affordable housing and quality food need to be addressed.
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News: Ozone woes and junior doctor strikes
21/02/2018 Duración: 03minWe discuss how the ozone layer may still be in trouble, and find out the impact of the 2016 junior doctors strikes on patients.
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The health effects of being poor
21/02/2018 Duración: 05minHaving a low socioeconomic status can cut up to seven years off your life and make your 'biological age' older than your real age. We find out what can be done to reduce the gap between health outcomes for the rich and poor.
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Podcast: The health effects of being poor and cheap solar power
21/02/2018 Duración: 20minIn this edition: How being poor affects health in cities across the world, and how collaborating with Cameroon could help advance cheap solar power.
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Working with your hands
24/01/2018 Duración: 06minWhat can artists, conservators and researchers learn from each other's physical skills? Professor Roger Kneebone explored the topic with a range of people not often in a room together, but with surprisingly similar skills - from taxidermist
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Keeping the internet honest
24/01/2018 Duración: 04minHow can we be sure online reviews are genuine? A machine trained to argue can help us root out the fakes, but also help medics find the best treatments. Professor Francesca Toni explains how.
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News: GP opening hours and testing Ebola resistance
24/01/2018 Duración: 02minA study reveals that GP opening hours are not necessarily correlated with visits to A&E, and Imperial researchers trial a cheap device for detecting immunity to Ebola.
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Podcast: Making maths connections, spotting the fakes and working with your hands
24/01/2018 Duración: 21minIn this edition: We say bonjour to a new Imperial-France maths centre, use machines to spot fake reviews, and swap skills with curators and artists.
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Making maths connections
24/01/2018 Duración: 06minAt the opening of a new joint research unit between Imperial and France's National Center for Scientific Research, we speak to French Fields medallist and politician Cedric Villani.