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Technically Speaking | a science and engineering discussion

Technically Speaking | a science and engineering discussion

Techspeaking

Scientific insight meets down-to-earth deliberation and irreverent humour. Our diverse team is united by curiosity, even though we often have different points of view. Bring on the quirky debates driven by critical minds! Sometimes we’re funny, often we’re opinionated, always we’re entertaining. Support us: https://ko-fi.com/techspeak_podcast Twitter: @TechnicallySp11 Instagram: technicallyspeaking.podcast Reddit: techspeak_podcast Email: techspeak.podcast@gmail.com

97 - How can we tell if something is true?
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  • 97 - How can we tell if something is true?

    How do we debunk myths and see through fake news? Ellie, Antonia and Emma come together to discuss common myths and how they resist change both in academia and in a general population. They also discuss the impact of social media, AI and how we can learn to look at things with a critical eye. Watch the video from Münecat Read research about countering misinformation and how one research group has tackled misinformation in real time during a US presidential election.   Antonia mentioned research about mothers recognising the cry of a new born baby.

    Thu, 14 Nov 2024 - 29min
  • 96 - What is antibiotic resistance?

    And how are researchers tackling it? Antonia, Emma and Ellie discuss how we got here and what might be done in the future to counteract these drug resistant bacterial strains. Plus we take a sneak peak into the life of PhD student Emma and explore how computational simulations could be helping develop the antibiotics of the future.

    Thu, 31 Oct 2024 - 33min
  • 95 - How does science shape a nation's policy?

    We’ve seen how science can rapidly alter how nations respond to emergencies like a pandemic, but why is the response to the climate emergency so slow? Laura and Antonia discuss multiple ways that scientists can help shape national policy, how people’s beliefs and behaviours are accounted for, and how the general public can have a voice too. A guide by the British Ecological society helps explain how policy relates to legislation. You can read more about how many civil servants we have in the UK, read a report from the House of Commons library about what led to the Climate Change Act 2008, and read about how research from universities influenced the UK’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Thu, 17 Oct 2024 - 24min
  • 94 - How successful are human interventions for helping wildlife?

    Everything humanity does has an impact on the natural world, but we’re also highly dependent on it. Laura, Ellie and Jasmin discuss how panda populations have declined and then improved, the work of zoos, instances of adapting nature to live with us, and how research is uncovering complex way that wildlife, farming, fishing and garden birds interact with us. Here’s the study that Ellie mentions about artificial reefs dramatically improving marine species numbers. Read news of some specific studies into how feeders affect garden birds and statics on UK bird populations, both mentioned by Laura Read news about squirrel train travel and contraception mentioned by Laura.

    Thu, 03 Oct 2024 - 29min
  • 93 - Should we mine the Moon?

    Could mining on the Moon become a future industry? Ellie and Jasmin hold a "Dragons Den" style discussion in which the pros and cons and of course the financial details of what it would take to set up a Moon mining operation are discussed. They take a look at private space as it looks today and consider the legal implications. They even explore whether the mining practices could be expanded to other planets and asteroids in Solar System.

    Thu, 19 Sep 2024 - 29min
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