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  • The importance of RNA biology – in conversation with Dr Sarath Janga

    The importance of RNA biology – in conversation with Dr Sarath Janga
    Feb 10 2025
    In this podcast, Dr Sarath Janga discusses the applications of RNA biology and the importance of taking an interdisciplinary approach to your studies.
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    15 min
  • How is climate change affecting accounting and business?

    How is climate change affecting accounting and business?
    Feb 10 2025
    Climate change is creating unprecedented risks for businesses around the world, which is making investors nervous. A key way that businesses can address this anxiety is through disclosing how they impact, and are impacted by, climate change. Dr Sanjay Banerjee of the University of Alberta in Canada is researching how businesses are going about this, and what this means for future policy and regulation.
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    15 min
  • Detecting deepfakes: how can we ensure that generative AI is used for good?

    Detecting deepfakes: how can we ensure that generative AI is used for good?
    Feb 10 2025
    The field of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at an astronomical pace. As a result, deepfakes – manipulated pieces of media using generative AI technology and designed to trick their viewers – are becoming more convincing, prevalent and problematic. Professor Siwei Lyu, based at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York in the US, is determined to halt the advance of deepfake media and ensure that generative AI is used for the good of society.
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    15 min
  • Decolonising the Classroom

    Decolonising the Classroom
    Feb 10 2025
    Current teaching methods in many nations across the globe tend to stem from Eurocentric traditions, which can be at odds with the communities and experiences of the students and teachers involved. Based at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, Dr Geraldine Balzer is advocating the introduction of alternative methods and materials that give a broader worldview. These can support the deconstruction of the systemic ills of colonialism, helping upcoming generations to appreciate diversity and address injustices.
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    15 min
  • A world of opportunity in dental research

    A world of opportunity in dental research
    Feb 10 2025
    Dr Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque is Deputy Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, in the US. She tells us about her journey into dental science, the opportunities within dental research and the importance of mentorship.
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    15 min
  • How does physics allow us to look inside the body?

    How does physics allow us to look inside the body?
    Feb 10 2025
    Biomedical imaging techniques enable doctors and scientists to view inside the human body, allowing them to diagnose medical conditions and uncover the biological processes that are essential for life. At the University of California Davis , USA, Professor Simon Cherry and Professor Ramsey Badawi have developed the world’s first full-body scanner, which has the potential to revolutionise medicine and biomedical research.
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    15 min
  • Flying high with careers in aviation

    Flying high with careers in aviation
    Feb 10 2025
    Professor Anna Smallwood and Dr Thomas Budd work in the Centre for Air Transport Management at Cranfield University. In this podcast, they discuss the important role young people will play in the future of the aviation industry.
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    15 min
  • How philosophers have influenced the way you think about race

    How philosophers have influenced the way you think about race
    Feb 10 2025
    Dr Jennifer Mensch and Dr Michael Olson have collected historical texts relating to the scientific and philosophical ideas that led to concepts of race and human difference. In this podcast, they discuss their work and the importance of philosophy in the modern world.
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    16 min