بهترین پادکست های Skeptics In The Pub Online (2024)

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The Voynich Manuscript: The World’s most Enigmatic Book from a Skeptical Perspective – Elonka Dunin and Klaus Schmeh 1:10:00

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The Voynich Manuscript is a handwritten book that probably dates back to the late Middle Ages. It is written in a script that no one can read. The Voynich manuscript has been studied by many professional and amateur cryptographers, including American and British codebreakers from both the First and Second World Wars. Still, the manuscript has never…

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2000 mules and one big lie: A stubborn conspiracy theory – Jim Cliff 1:15:51

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In May 2022, conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza released 2000 Mules, a film which attempts to show that the 2020 US election was stolen by Democrats, and to provide a mechanism by which this took place – a coordinated effort to ‘harvest’ ballots and distribute them around ballot drop boxes in battleground states using paid ‘mules’. The film is b…

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God and ETI: The Future of Human Religion – Dr Aaron Adair 1:36:55

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In 1543, Copernicus made us no longer the center of the universe. Science today shows we are one planet of billions in just one galaxy of billions, so can we be all alone? And if we are not alone, what does that make us is in relation to God? There are significant issues for parochial earthly religions if we have cosmic neighbors, including thorny …

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Controlled Human Malaria Infections: Infecting people in the name of health – Katharina Grabowski, Matteo Putra, and Jo Salkeld 1:14:29

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What is a Controlled Human Malaria Infection, and why are researchers at the University of Oxford and University of Edinburgh leaning on it to advance public health? Come along to a talk hosted by Katharina Grabowski and Matteo Putra to learn more about the ins and outs of this research approach, how it will be used to break new ground in understan…

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Myths and Mindsets in a Decade of Electric Transport – Robert Llewellyn 1:13:17

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In the last 10 years consumer production models of EVs have become more readily available. In spite of data which shows EVs are more efficient than fossil fuel vehicles, with reduced CO2, emissions and particulates, in a recent policy U-turn, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak kicked back the date for full transition to EVs to 2035, eliciting heavy critici…

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How cholesterol skepticism became a pseudoscience – Dr Christopher Labos 1:40:06

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There was a time when you could be skeptical about cholesterol’s role in cardiovascular prevention. There was uncertainty about causality, diet seemed to have little impact and the drugs were either ineffective or potentially dangerous. But then things changed. Medications improved, genetic causes of high cholesterol became clear, and the cardiovas…

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First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time – Dr Emma Chapman 1:22:47

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Astronomers have successfully observed a great deal of the Universe’s history, from recording the afterglow of the Big Bang to imaging thousands of galaxies, and even to visualising an actual black hole. There’s a lot for astronomers to be smug about. But when it comes to understanding how the Universe began and grew up we are literally in the dark…

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Tourette Syndrome: Sounds, movements and myths. – Adrienne Hill 2:01:49

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During her presentation, Adrienne will delve into the myriad myths surrounding Tourette Syndrome, the intriguing TikTok Tics phenomenon that started during the pandemic, and the pseudoscientific “cures” targeting vulnerable parents who seek to support their children. Be ready with pencil and paper to experience what it is like to live with TS+. Adr…

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The science of mental health; how it goes wrong, how it’s treated, and the many misunderstandings in between – Dr Dean Burnett 1:41:13

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Mental health awareness is a very big concern in 2021, particularly with the impact of the pandemic and lockdown. But while being aware that mental health can and does go wrong is important, very little attention is paid to how and why this happens. In his new book, Psycho Logical, neuroscientist, author, and former Psychiatry lecturer Dr Dean Burn…

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Does life know about quantum mechanics? – Professor Jim Al-Khalili 1:10:48

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Physicists and chemists are used to dealing with quantum mechanics, but biologists have thus far got away without having to worry about this strange yet powerful theory of the subatomic world. However, times are changing. There is now solid evidence that enzymes use quantum tunnelling to accelerate chemical reactions, while plants and bacteria use …

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Born to dance? The evolutionary origins of music making – Dr Jacques Launay 1:32:25

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What’s the point in making music? Is there a point? Although music surrounds us for a large proportion of our time it doesn’t seem to serve an obvious purpose, and this talk will explore that problem. Darwin suggested music could be involved in sexual selection, used to flaunt genetic fitness to potential partners, but there are also several altern…

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Dangerous Products: In The Home & In Our Stomachs – David Frank and Virginia Ng 1:37:10

1y ago1:37:10

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The societal and scientific consensus says only irrational people fear things like WiFi, artificial sweeteners, and fluoridated water, but there have been legitimately dangerous products sold as safe in the past. Flammable, toxic, radioactive and generally bad for you, we’ll look at products throughout history that killed, injured and poisoned, an…

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Resisting Incarceration: Prisons, Activism and Abolition – Professor Phil Scraton 1:44:25

1y ago1:44:25

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Since Michael Howard’s pronouncement that ‘Prison Works’ the prison population in the UK has doubled with the current Government planning to build several more multi-occupancy ‘Titan’ prisons to incarcerate thousands more men and women. This reflects an ill-founded commitment to what became a cross-party mantra. In what sense does ‘prison work’? Do…

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A Dog’s World – Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans – Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff 1:29:58

1y ago1:29:58

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What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and possibly even thrive—and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now. Drawing on biology, ecology, a…

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Jewish Space Lasers – Mike Rothschild 1:15:06

1y ago1:15:06

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For more than 200 years, the name “Rothschild” has been synonymous with two things: great wealth, and conspiracy theories about what they’re “really doing” with it. Almost from the moment Mayer Amschel Rothschild and his sons emerged from the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt to revolutionize the banking world, the Rothschild family has been the target of…

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Pseudo-Archaeology: Fake news and new fakes – Mirko Gutjahr 1:24:11

1+ y ago1:24:11

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Light bulbs in antiquity? UFO landing sites in Peru? Giant pyramids in the Balkans? Authors like Erich von Däniken or TV shows like “Ancient Aliens” accuse archaeologists of hiding important discoveries and masking the truth. According to them the monumental buildings of the past were created not by our ancestors but by aliens or extradimensional b…

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Too dangerous to publish? Navigating the high-stakes nature of AI research – Rosie Campbell 1:22:15

1+ y ago1:22:15

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As AI becomes increasingly advanced, it promises many benefits but also comes with risks. How can we mitigate these risks while preserving scientific inquiry and openness? Who is responsible for anticipating the impacts of AI research, and how can they do so effectively? What changes, if any, need to be made to the peer review process? In this talk…

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The Human Cosmos – Dr Jo Marchant 1:31:38

1+ y ago1:31:38

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For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are – our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from …

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The Patriarchs: How men came to rule – Angela Saini 1:29:37

1+ y ago1:29:37

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Award-winning science journalist Angela Saini goes in search of the true roots of gendered oppression, uncovering a complex history of how male domination became embedded in societies and spread across the globe from prehistory into the present. Travelling to the world’s earliest known human settlements, analysing the latest research findings in sc…

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Planetary Protection: Guardians of the Galaxy or lame science-party poopers? – Dr Jennifer Wadsworth 1:11:50

1+ y ago1:11:50

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What is planetary protection? Is it even important? Because it sounds like it’s either an incredibly exciting space battle strategy from Independence Day or an exceedingly dull health and safety class that future generations will be subjected to. In reality it’s kind of both (except that thankfully it’s not from Independence Day). I’m a space scien…

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Lost and found in the Science of Emotion – Dr Dean Burnett 1:45:06

1+ y ago1:45:06

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Why can’t we think straight when hungry? What’s the point of nightmares? And why can’t we forget embarrassing memories?Emotions can be a pain. After losing his dad to Covid-19, Dean Burnett found himself wondering what life would be like without them. And so, he decided to put his feelings under the microscope – for science. In this talk, Dean take…

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Unidentified Flying Objects: Are there any images that require an extraterrestrial explanation – Dr Steve Barrett 1:27:11

1+ y ago1:27:11

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As a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics, my research interests span all aspects of imaging, image processing and image analysis. This includes medical imaging (biophysics), scanning probe microscopy of atoms, molecules and surfaces (nanophysics), microscopy of earth materials (geophysics) and astrophotography. The music used in thi…

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A critical perspective on what cognitive science can tell us about first impressions and stereotypes – Dr Lou Safra 1:33:01

1+ y ago1:33:01

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In this talk, I will present the key findings on first impressions and stereotypes offered by cognitive science. By presenting the main experimental designs that are used to product these results, I will question the limits and issues of this research and discuss how we can ensure a safe use of these results Lou Safra holds a PhD in cognitive scien…

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How to Make the World Add Up – Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers – Tim Harford 1:27:13

1+ y ago1:27:13

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When was the last time you read a grand statement, accompanied by a large number, and wondered whether it could really be true? Statistics are vital in helping us tell stories – we see them in the papers, on social media, and we hear them used in everyday conversation – and yet we doubt them more than ever.But numbers – in the right hands – have th…

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Women, Wellness, and Woo – Dr Alice Howarth 1:30:35

1+ y ago1:30:35

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We all want to be well, right? Whether you’re a bit run down and just need a pick me up to get through the next working week, you’re suffering symptoms of a long-standing condition that you just can’t figure out or you’re reaching an age where you want security in your long-term health. The wellness industry has become ever more popular in an age w…

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Food Therapy: How our psychology affects how we eat – Pixie Turner 1:24:28

1+ y ago1:24:28

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How does food make you feel? We need food to survive, but often we don't stop to think about why we eat the way we do. From birth, we are shaped by our early psychological environment, which ultimately affects what, where, when, and why we eat. Are your parents really to blame for everything? Can you actually eat your way out of depression? Or is i…

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Halloween Special: I ain’t afraid of no ghosts! – Richard Wiseman and Chris French 1:41:24

1+ y ago1:41:24

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October 31st is Halloween - traditionally the scariest night of the year (although we're a bit more scared about what might happen in the US election a few days later). All things considered, it’s pretty safe to say that this has been a slightly unsettling year for lots of people and the last thing we need right now is a bunch of ghosts and ghouls …

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From f#ck to microorganism – why do words sound the way they do? – Dr Shiri Lev-Ari 1:12:42

1+ y ago1:12:42

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One of the characteristics of language is that there is no relationship between the way that words sound and their meaning. For example, there is nothing window-like about the word window, and it is named with completely different sounds in other languages, from fenêtre in French to shubak in Arabic. In this talk, I will discuss cases where the sou…

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The Bloody Work of Naturopaths – Britt Hermes 1:13:45

2y ago1:13:45

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Naturopathy is scary! For three years, I practiced as a licensed “naturopathic doctor” in the United States. The overwhelming majority of naturopathic care relies extensively on dubious alternative therapies, rather than established protocols based on medical and scientific research. In this Halloween-themed talk, I share the experiences that led t…

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The social and cultural factors influencing attitudes to abortion – Lora Adair and Nicole Lozano 1:36:20

2y ago1:36:20

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Scientific approaches to understanding reproductive choice - the decision to have a child, the decision to terminate a pregnancy, etc. - typically position decision-makers as rational. Attention is paid to economic forces of change (e.g., industrialisation, rising costs of living, globalisation), to explain why people are having fewer children rela…

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Ethical realism in a universe without free will – Aaron Rabinowitz 1:24:50

2y ago1:24:50

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Skepticism and ethics are both essential features of a life of flourishing, but what should skeptics and critical thinkers know about ethics, and how should those beliefs motivate us to action? Philosopher Aaron Rabinowitz will put forward the case that skeptics should believe that ethics is real and free will is not, and will argue that adopting t…

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Mental Health Pseudoscience on Social Media – Carrie Poppy 1:38:40

2y ago1:38:40

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Trauma, gaslighting, narcs, multiple personalities, and the rest of the human mind. Where better to learn about these things than TikTok, Instagram and Twitter? Carrie Poppy (Oh No, Ross and Carrie) takes you on a tour of some of the most popular social media pseudoscience, how to spot it, and what you can say when you see it. Carrie Poppy is an in…

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How the sex trafficking panic leads to Qanon conspiracy theorists – Brooke Magnanti 1:30:32

2y ago1:30:32

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As the US Presidential election draws near, the world has become fascinated with the seemingly new phenomena of Qanon and other wide-ranging conspiracy theories taking over social media and mainstream politics. However, the genesis of these groups is years old and comes from a surprising place: the global anti-sex trafficking movement. Brooke Magna…

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Ivermectin for COVID-19: A Tale of Science Gone Wrong? – Jack Lawrence 1:07:26

2y ago1:07:26

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The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a host of scientific triumphs but also numerous failures and declining reputations. One such example is the antiparasitic medication ivermectin, which had previously gained a reputation as a highly effective "wonder drug" but has since faced much controversy during the pandemic. Initially hailed as a potential mira…

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Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian – Seth Andrews 1:37:20

2y ago1:37:20

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Seth Andrews is best known as host of the popular website, podcast, and online community, The Thinking Atheist. He is a broadcaster, storyteller, author, activist, and public speaker. However, rewind a few years and you’d meet a very different Seth Andrews. As a former evangelical Christian he was once a captive of right-wing media, and Fox News in…

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Building bridges – how to talk to conspiracy believers – Ulrike Schiesser 1:12:58

2y ago1:12:58

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In the last two years conspiracy theories seemed to have spread like a different kind of virus even to people, we would never have expected to be susceptible. Discussions have been unavoidable and ugly, we lost friends, saw family members drifting away and experienced an increasing radicalization. How to respond to conspiracy narratives? Why do peo…

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Take the Redpill: Understanding the Allure of Conspiratorial Thinking among Proud Boys – Samantha Kutner 1:47:12

2y ago1:47:12

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Recent global events have led many to ask how far right groups like the Proud Boys are linked to Qanon, Lockdown Protests, Save The Children, and other disinformation vectors. In "Take the Redpill" her latest publication with @GJIA_Online, Samantha Kutner answers a different question: How does the Proud Boys redpill entry into recruitment make them…

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The Skeptics’ Guide to Vexillology – Dr Tom Williamson 1:26:26

2y ago1:26:26

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Flags! They’re everywhere, from battlefields to Pride marches to the World Cup. But what secrets and mysteries do flags hold? Why do some people get upset if you say Union Flag instead of Union Jack? Are remainers right when they say they want their star back? Why do the bad guys have such well-designed flags? And just what does it mean to fly at h…

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RETRO: Suffragettes Vs Velociraptors – How two of the coolest things in history have been misunderstood – Iszi Lawrence 1:09:52

2y ago1:09:52

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The intriguing title of the talk pretty much speaks for itself, and absolves us of not knowing any more. However, if you've ever wondered which of them would win in a fight, then you'll finally get an answer!Iszi Lawrence is the Author of The Unstoppable Letty Pegg (Bloomsbury), presenter of BBC Radio 4's Making History, The British Museum Memberca…

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RETRO: Who really runs the internet? – James Ball 1:12:46

2y ago1:12:46

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If you believe the rumours, Mark Zuckerberg is about to take over the world, thanks to Facebook's billions of users and the power of his algorithm. But Facebook is ultimately just one company and just one service – what about the actual internet: the servers, the routers, and the thousands of miles of fibre-optic cables that cross the world? Who co…

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A history of human emotion – Richard Firth-Godbehere 1:18:17

2y ago1:18:17

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We like to think of humans as rational creatures, who have relied on calculation and intellect to survive. But many of the most important moments in our history had little to do with cold, hard facts and a lot to do with feelings. Join Richard Firth-Godbehere explores a fascinating and wide-ranging tour of the central and often under-appreciated ro…

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RETRO: How to Build a Healthy Brain – Kimberley Wilson 1:35:54

2y ago1:35:54

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Most of us know the basics of how to take care of our physical health, but what about the brain? Brain health is curiously neglected from public health campaigns, especially considering that dementia is now the leading cause of death in the UK and depression is rapidly becoming the leading cause of global disease burden. What’s driving the rising r…

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JWST: from launch to first science – Dr Emma Curtis-Lake 1:27:48

2y ago1:27:48

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After an incredibly exciting release of images this summer, JWST has settled into science mode. This talk will take you on a journey from our own galaxy to the beginnings of the Universe via images from this incredible new telescope, highlighting some interesting scientific discoveries along the way. Emma is a STFC Webb Fellow, which means she has …

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RETRO: Say Why to Drugs – Suzi Gage 1:40:12

2y ago1:40:12

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Dr Suzi Gage is a senior lecturer at the University of Liverpool, researching links between recreational drug use and mental health. In 2016 she started the award-winning Say Why to Drugs podcast with rapper and actor Scroobius Pip, exploring the science around drugs, and busting the myths that exist around them, from alcohol to LSD, MDMA to heroin…

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Endless Forms: The secret world of wasps – Seirian Sumner 1:14:06

2y ago1:14:06

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There’s a lot more to wasps than your stripy picnic friend: wasps matter to you and the world. There are five times more species of wasps than bees; there are wasps that have sex inside plants; there are wasps that turn cockroaches into zombies. Wasps taught us how to make paper; wasps are architects, guardians of microorganisms, invaders, pollinat…

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RETRO: Street Epistemology – Conversation Without Chaos – Anthony Magnabosco 1:21:11

2y ago1:21:11

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Engaging someone on a belief they hold in an effective manner is rarely easy, particularly if that belief is tied to one’s identity. So, imagine approaching strangers in public and attempting to engage them in a calm, respectful exploration of that belief, using a conversational technique known as Street Epistemology. You’ve also got to seek their …

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Mathematical Intelligence: What we have that machines don’t – Junaid Mubeen 1:17:54

2y ago1:17:54

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There’s so much talk about the threat posed by intelligent machines that it sometimes seems as though we should surrender to our robot overlords now. But Junaid Mubeen isn’t ready to throw in the towel just yet. As far as he is concerned, we have the edge over machines because of a remarkable system of thought developed over the millennia. It’s fam…

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RETRO: REBEL CELL – A New View of Cancer – Dr Kat Arney 1:50:05

2y ago1:50:05

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Many of us think of cancer as a contemporary killer, a disease of our own making caused by our modern lifestyles. But that’s not true. Although it might be rare in many species, cancer is the enemy lurking within almost every living creature. Cancer has always been with us. It killed our hominid ancestors, the mammals they evolved from and the dino…

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Was that just luck? The inconsistent world of superstition, privilege, and the illusion of control. – Aaron Rabinowitz 1:22:41

2+ y ago1:22:41

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We all use the term ‘luck’ every day, but do we know what we mean when we say it? Research suggests that people generally have nascent, internally inconsistent accounts of luck, and that accounts vary significantly across individuals and cultures. This variation and lack of consistent usage could have significant impacts on research about belief in…

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RETRO: Food and Sustainability: The Truth About Hunger – Anthony Warner 1:33:42

2+ y ago1:33:42

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The production of food has more negative impacts on the planet than any other human activity. Over the next thirty years, we desperately need to make huge changes to the way we produce and consume food, otherwise, the effect on the natural world will be devastating. This talk will explain how misinformation is one of the most powerful forces preven…

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