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Ada Lovelace Day Podcast Ada Lovelace Day
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Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology engineering and maths which aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and create new role models for both girls and women studying or working in STEM.
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Ep 20: Image processing, treating cataracts with lasers, and Caroline Herschel
This month, we talk to mathematician Dr Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb about how she uses maths in image processing. And amateur astronomer Hilary Harper-Abernethy talks about the life and works of astronomer Caroline Herschel.
Our invention of the month is the Laserphaco Probe, a device that uses lasers to remove cataracts, by Dr Patricia Bath.
The Ada Lovelace Day podcast highlights the work of women in STEM. We talk to women from around the STEM world about their careers, as well as talking to women and men about historic and modern women’s achievements, discoveries, and inventions. This will be our last episode for a while, as we focus on other projects.
Find out more about our podcast on our website, findingada.com/podcast/. -
Ep 19: Entertaining engineering, home security and epigenetics
This month, we talk to Dawn Childs about her work as the Group Engineering Director for Merlin Entertainments. And science writer and broadcaster, Dr Kat Arney talks about cell biologist Dame Amanda Fisher and her pioneering work on HIV, immunology and epigenetics.
Melanie Phillips also takes a look at the development of the first home security system using CCTV by Marie von Brittan Brown in the 1960s.
The Ada Lovelace Day podcast highlights the work of women in STEM. We talk to women from around the STEM world about their careers, as well as talking to women and men about historic and modern women’s achievements, discoveries, and inventions.
Find out more about our podcast on our website, findingada.com/podcast/. -
Ep 18: Ada Lovelace Day Live!
This month, we’re coming to you straight from our annual STEM cabaret, Ada Lovelace Day Live!
Chemical engineer Yasmin Ali and Natural History Museum curator Miranda Lowe both talk about their careers. Some of our audience members tell us about the women in STEM that they admire. Geek songstress Helen Arney performs The Element Song, with a little help from the ALD Live crowd. And Dr Brenna Hassett explains how we can read the stories our skeletons have to tell us about about our past.
The Ada Lovelace Day podcast highlights the work of women in STEM. We talk to women from around the STEM world about their careers, as well as talking to women and men about historic and modern women’s achievements, discoveries, and inventions.
Find out more about our podcast on our website, findingada.com/podcast/.
Customer Reviews
Excellent podcast highlighting women's achievements in science and technology
I always come away from this podcast having learned something new. I love hearing from women working in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) whose work sounds so exciting but also so achievable for anyone with a drive and enthusiasm. My favourite section, however, is hearing about the women who have inspired people as it really highlights how big a role women have played in STEM and it's wonderful to hear them getting their dues at long last.