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Sit Down With a Scientist

Have you ever wondered whether sleep is really that important? Or why we find flowers attractive? Join me as I sit down with the UK's leading scientists to answer some of the most important questions ... Read more

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Ranked #1

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9: Episode 9 - We Should Spend More Time Talking about Rocks with Professor Christopher Jackson

9: Episode 9 - We Should Spend More Time Talking about Rocks with Professor Christopher Jackson

Welcome back to a sit down with a scientist! When Chris was announced as one of this year's presenters of the Royal Inst... Read more

23 Sep 2020

42mins

Ranked #2

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8: Episode 8 - Decolonising the World's Biggest Encyclopedia with Dr Jess Wade

8: Episode 8 - Decolonising the World's Biggest Encyclopedia with Dr Jess Wade

Welcome back to a sit down with a scientist. While today's journey began in the realms of experimental solid state physi... Read more

26 Aug 2020

35mins

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7: Episode 7 - Materials in the 4th Dimension with Dr Anna Ploszajski

7: Episode 7 - Materials in the 4th Dimension with Dr Anna Ploszajski

Welcome back to a sit down with a scientist. In this episode we explored Anna's research into 4 dimensional printing, he... Read more

19 Aug 2020

21mins

Ranked #4

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6: Episode 6 - Dreaming of Electric Fish with Kassandra Ford

6: Episode 6 - Dreaming of Electric Fish with Kassandra Ford

Welcome back to a sit down with a scientist. In this episode we explored what electric fish even are, how she didn't hav... Read more

5 Aug 2020

18mins

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5: Episode 5 - Championing Diversity in STEM using Art with Dr. Heidi Gardner (from Science on a Postcard)

5: Episode 5 - Championing Diversity in STEM using Art with Dr. Heidi Gardner (from Science on a Postcard)

Welcome back to a sit down with a scientist. In this episode we explored how Covid-19 might make clinical trials better ... Read more

22 Jul 2020

19mins

Ranked #6

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4: Episode 4 - Conserving the High Seas with Melissa Cronin

4: Episode 4 - Conserving the High Seas with Melissa Cronin

Welcome back to a sit down with a scientist where I'm joined by Melissa Cronin a conservation ecologist working to prote... Read more

29 Jun 2020

30mins

Ranked #7

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3: Episode 3 - Creating Art from Science with Life Science Studios

3: Episode 3 - Creating Art from Science with Life Science Studios

Hello and welcome to the third episode of my podcast a sit down with a scientist where I'm joined by Julie Johnson a sci... Read more

16 Jun 2020

23mins

Ranked #8

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2: Episode 2 - What's the problem with Facebook's cryptocurrency Libra? With Dr Cathy Mulligan

2: Episode 2 - What's the problem with Facebook's cryptocurrency Libra? With Dr Cathy Mulligan

This episode I sat down with Dr Cathy Mulligan, a financial expert at the world economic forum and a lecturer at UCL and... Read more

22 Apr 2020

28mins

Ranked #9

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1: Episode 1 - Is sleep really that important? With Dr. Giorgio Gilestro

1: Episode 1 - Is sleep really that important? With Dr. Giorgio Gilestro

Hi everyone and welcome to the first episode of Sit Down with a Scientist! I'm Sam and in this episode I had the chance ... Read more

22 Oct 2019

21mins

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