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The Poetry of Science – Episode 5: Growing Dark in the Cold
Recent research has shown that mushrooms in colder climates tend to be darker than those in warmer environments. Read more [...]
Technoculture Podcast – Episode #1: Michael Matlosz
The first guest interviewed by Federica Bressan for the Technoculture podcast was Michael Matlosz, President of EuroScience Read more [...]
Games for Good – Carbon City Zero
In this Q&A we talk to Dr Sam Illingworth and Dr Paul Wake from Manchester Metropolitan University, about the card game that they have made to develop dialogue around climate change and heat decarbonisation. Read more [...]
Technoculture Podcast
Technoculture is a podcast launched in 2018 by Federica Bressan which consists of a series of one-on-one conversations with experts in the fields of technology, research, art, and science. Read more [...]
The social value of trained audio describers
Introduced in the 70s, audio description has improved access to several cultural services, and it has increased freedom, independence and life quality to a vast portion of the audience suffering from sight loss. Read more [...]
What Are the Biggest Engineering Challenges?
Finding new ways to solve problems and approach challenges is a significant part of the engineering industry. Engineers rely on science and mathematics to solve everything from power generation to how to build the world's tallest skyscraper without it falling over. Read more [...]
The Poetry of Science – Episode 4: The Dance of the Dung Beetle
Recent research has shown how dung beetles use the sun, the wind, and even the stars to navigate. Join Dr Illingworth for a poetic investigation into the internal compasses of these fascinating insects. Read more [...]
The Poetry of Science – Episode 3: Plastic Paradise
This episode uncovers research which has has found an estimated 414 million pieces of human-made rubbish on Australia’s remote Cocos Islands. Read more [...]
Why we need to reimagine how we do research
The relentless drive for research excellence has created a culture in modern science that cares exclusively about what is achieved and not about how it is achieved. Read more [...]
What Does It Take for a Robot to Survive in Space?
The good news for our robotics and space programs is that human beings can build machines that vastly outperform us in durability. It takes some clever engineering, but humanity regularly builds probes and robots that can survive long journeys through some truly astonishing conditions. Read more [...]
Challenges and technological solutions to provide accessibility services in immersive media environments
Immersive Accessibility is a project aiming at exploring how accessibility services can be efficiently integrated with immersive media. Read more [...]
The Poetry of Science – Episode 2: A Thawing Habitat
Episode 2: A Thawing Habitat This episode explores new science which reveals how global warming may result in Siberia becoming more habitable during the 21st century. Read this episode’s science poem Your barren canvas stretchesTightly Read more [...]
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