Science Chat – Episode 29: ESOF 2010 Retrospective… Crossing borders with outreach programs and educational networks

October 17, 2011

Continuing with Science Chat’s lookback at ESOF 2010 in Turin, this episode features Joachim Dengg who presented the topic entitled Crossing borders with outreach programs and educational networks: A research institute’s novel and daring approach to science education. You can find more details about Joachim and the outreach programs he’s involved with on http://sfb-outreach.ifm-geomar.de/. The […]

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Science Chat – Episode 28: Science communication at Absolut Fringe

September 16, 2011

As you may have realised by now, one of the main reasons that I produce this little podcast is to look at different and exciting ways in which people are communicating science, so when I saw that Niamh Shaw, one of the actors taking part in Dublin’s Absolut Fringe, a festival of theatre, comedy, music, […]

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Science Chat – Episode 27: Deadly Moons

September 8, 2011

In this episode Science Chat talks to Irish astronomer and artist Deirdre Kelleghan about her project Deadly Moons which is part of the Universe Awareness (UNAWE) site which recently won the Science magazine’s Online Resources in Education (aka Spore) prize. You can find out more about Deirdre and Deadly Moons on her website http://www.deirdrekelleghan.net/ as […]

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Rise of the geeks, an evolutionary response…

September 5, 2011

To be honest, I have to admit that I’m not even sure geeks is the correct term – so I’ll let you make your own mind up about that… What I’m trying to convey is how, with the popularity of shows like The Big Bang Theory, it’s now more acceptable to be seen as a […]

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Science Chat – Episode 26: ESOF 2010 Retrospective Part 2 – Informing and engaging citizens on climate change issues

September 3, 2011

In this episode Science Chat continues its look back at ESOF 2010 in Turin by chatting to Bruna Valettini who was one of the group of speakers at a session entitled ‘Informing and engaging citizens on climate change issues’. Bruna also tells Science Chat about a new project on sustainable fish consumption that she’s involved […]

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Science Chat – Episode 25: Crowd-funding

August 10, 2011

In a recent episode Science Chat looked at the subject of anonymous peer review and staying with the broader subject of scientific research, in this episode Science Chat looks at the subject of crowd-funding with Dr Andrea Gaggioli of the Open Genius Project. Crowd-funding is a type of microfinancing which allows researchers to pitch their […]

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Science Chat – Episode 24: ESOF 2010 retrospective part 1

July 27, 2011

As you probably know by now, Dublin will play host to the ESOF City of Science Conference for 2012 and in the year leading up to this, Science Chat is looking back at ESOF 2010… a kind of retrospective if you like. As Science Chat is the science communication podcast, the series will concentrate on […]

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Science Chat – Episode 23: Anonymous Peer Review

June 9, 2011

Ah, peer review, peer review… a subject so dear to the hearts of so many scientists and to so many of us science communicators as well. I guess it was only a matter of time before Science Chat was contacted by someone who wanted to put forward their opinion on this much debated subject. And […]

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Science Chat – Episode 22: Geek Nation

May 6, 2011

In this Science Chat episode, I talk to Angela Saini, award winning independent journalist and author of Geek Nation, a journey through India to find out whether that country is set to become the world’s next scientific superpower.. You can learn more about Angela and Geek Nation on her website http://www.angelasaini.co.uk/. The podcast can be […]

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Science Chat – Episode 21: Science Spin…

April 12, 2011

Welcome to a new Science Chat post and associated podcast episode. In this episode, I talk to Sean Duke, who presents the science radio show Science Spin on 103.2 Dublin City FM. Sean is also editor of the Science Spin magazine and presenter of the Speaking Science training workshop. You can find out more about […]

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