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In this episode, we chat with astrobiologist Philippe Reekie from the University of Edinburgh. We discuss how Philippe investigates the existence of life on Mars, the potential for life in other parts of the solar system and the use of Earth's extreme environments for astrobiological research.



Philippe's professional page: https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/people/philippe-reekie



Host and Editor: Amber Carter



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In this episode, Dr Anne Pawsey, a course coordinator at the Max Planck School , talks about research at the frontier where physics meets biology.  Among the diverse range of projects she worked on, we chatted about the science behind what makes a chocolate bar tasty and how that helps us mix cement better! Dr Pawsey also touched on the importance of biophysics in ensuring hygiene standards in food manufacturing facilities.

Host and Editor: Andrew Yong

Link to Max Planck Schools: https://www.maxplanckschools.de/en/matter-to-life

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In this episode Dr Guillaume Goodwin, a post-doctoral researcher in coastal geomorphology at the Universita di Padova, talks about the importance of salt-marshes to the environment, wildlife and coastal defence. We also discuss his PhD research, during which he focussed on the evolving morphology of salt-marshes and Guillaume's previous work in hazard management and coastal engineering. 



Host and Editor: Jack Knowles

Link to Guillaume's website: https://themarshofprogress.wordpress.com/



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In this episode Tanya Schrader, a PhD student at Staffordshire University, talks about her research into the dark-side of conspiracy theories.  Tanya also defines what psychologists would call a conspiracy theory, who is vulnerable to believing in conpsiracies and how we can protect ourselves against them.



Editor: Andrew Yong

Host: Jack Knowles



Link to the conspiracy blog: https://conspiracypsychology.com/

Link to the implicit bias tests: http://www.projectimplicit.net/

publication links: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tanya_Schrader



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In this episode Professor Romeel Davé, chair of physics at the University of Edinburgh, talks about what we can learn about the universe using simulations, how galaxies are formed, what's known about blackholes and how scientists have learned to detect them. Romeel also answers some questions I have about "worm holes" and "the big crunch".



Editor: Amber Carter

Host: Jack Knowles



Useful Links:

Romeel's publications: https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/people/romeel-dave

Another podcast with Romeel: http://thecosmicsavannah.com/tag/romeel-dave/



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Andrew Yong, who's studying for a PhD in particle physics at the University of Edinburgh talks about theoretical physics and his work studying the smallest things in the universe.  Andrew tells us about the discovery of the atom's nucleus, different types of quarks and discusses his interests in anti-matter.



Links:

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https://www.twitter.com/scifeedpodcast



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