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Talking Alzheimer's with Naomi Clement

Jenna and Joe talk to future doctor and PhD student Naomi Clement about her work looking into the genetic roots behind Alzheimer's disease. Join us for a journey through the brain, DNA and KitKats...


49:12 minutes (45.06 MB)

The Simple Living Artificial Brain with Dr. Noah Russell

Dr. Noah Russell joins us to talk about the ambitious Simple Living Artificial Brain (SLAB) project which aims to study the brain at its most fundamental level. Come along as we talk brains, neurons and America's largest crack.


49:16 minutes (45.13 MB)

Phil Moriarty - Lectures, Learning & Bad Science

Prof. Phil Moriarty joins us for the second time to talk about lectures, learning and bad science. Are lectures the best way to learn? George and Carl tell Phil your thoughts and discuss how bad science can slip through the cracks!


47:28 minutes (43.47 MB)

Hollywood Science

Hollywood has had an often troubled relationship with science. Speed, Star Trek and now Gravity get the science wrong and we go through the worst offenders from Tinseltown. We also perform student science LIVE in the studio for the first time!


48:51 minutes (44.73 MB)

Babies and Brains - Nicola Pitchford

Dr Nicola Pitchford from the School of Psychology joins us to talk about how playing with our food as babies could maybe affect our health and eating habits in the future. Also, we discuss a type of rare dyslexia Nicola has been studying!


50:35 minutes (46.39 MB)