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Join us on our quest for the extraordinary! Sam McKee (@polymath_sam) has 9 university qualifications across 4 subjects including doctorates in history and philosophy of science and molecular biology. He researches both at two British universities and contributes to both space science and cancer research. Meet fellow polymaths and discipline leaders working on the frontiers of research from all over the world. Be inspired to pursue knowledge and drive the world forwards. Watch and share interviews with professors, lecturers, researchers, engineers, scientists and astronauts, right here! We talk to the most extraordinary people working on the frontiers for humanity, driving research forwards and changing the world that we live in. We dive deep with thinkers, academics and true icons - many of whom you won't yet have heard of. Listen to us here and on podcast whilst you drive, exercise, do chores, and be inspired to pursue extraordinary in your own life. www.sam-mckee.co.uk

  1. Polymath World # Episode 48 - Melody Safavizdeh

    1D AGO

    Polymath World # Episode 48 - Melody Safavizdeh

    NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Melody Safavizadeh has held leadership roles at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on missions including Mars 2020 and Psyche. With a background in systems integration, electrical engineering, and spacecraft operations, she has helped tackle some of the most exciting challenges in space exploration. She is an advocate for women in STEM and passionate about educational outreach. The Polymath World Channel brings you interviews with extraordinary researchers and academics working on the frontiers of their disciplines. Meet and hear from scientists, professors, lecturers, researchers, engineers, philosophers and astronauts.   Don’t forget to like and subscribe. New episodes every Wednesday. #PolymathWorldChannel #PursueExtraordinary #NASA #NASAJPL #Mars #Robotics #ComputerScience #Space #SpaceExploration #PlanetaryScience #JPL #Engineering #WomenInSTEM #CareerJourney #MarsMissions #Teamwork #PersonalDevelopment #Inspiration ---------- Socials: Spotify:  https://tinyurl.com/PolymathWorld Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/polymath_sam/ Tik Tok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@polymath_sam YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@UCuG7pQHkUJjc9WO56lcW47g  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-mckee/ Website:  https://sam-mckee.co.uk/

    36 min
  2. Polymath World # Episode 47 - Darwin Day 2026 Lecture

    APR 1

    Polymath World # Episode 47 - Darwin Day 2026 Lecture

    WHY EVOLUTION IS TRUE In February 2026 I gave the annual Darwin Day Lecture at Leicester Secular Hall on "The Genomics Revolution in Evolution" explaining how genomics has transformed and deepened our understanding of evolution. The past 10 years in the life sciences have been the most revolutionary for biology since the 1950s, with multiple converging technological breakthroughs changing the game. It has never been more exciting than today and is only going to get better. To think of where cancer could be a decade from now is so exciting. The Polymath World Channel brings you interviews with extraordinary researchers and academics working on the frontiers of their disciplines. Meet and hear from scientists, professors, lecturers, researchers, engineers, philosophers and astronauts.   Don’t forget to like and subscribe. New episodes every Wednesday. #PolymathWorldChannel #PursueExtraordinary #Cancer #Evolution #Genomics #GenomicMedicine #LifeSciences #Biology #Biotechnology #Genetics #GeneticEngineering #Immunotherapy #DNA #GeneEditing #CRISPR #EvolutionaryBiology #DNARepair #CancerTreatment #NeanderthalGenome #PrecisionMedicine #Bioinformatics #PersonalizedMedicine #HealthSciences ---------- Socials: Spotify:  https://tinyurl.com/PolymathWorld Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/polymath_sam/ Tik Tok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@polymath_sam YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@UCuG7pQHkUJjc9WO56lcW47g  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-mckee/ Website:  https://sam-mckee.co.uk/

    39 min
  3. Polymath World # Episode 46 - Dr Denis Alexander

    MAR 25

    Polymath World # Episode 46 - Dr Denis Alexander

    MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY Dr Denis Alexander is the Emeritus Director of The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion and Emeritus Fellow of St Edmund’s College, Cambridge. Dr Alexander was previously Chairman of the Molecular Immunology Programme and Head of the Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development at The Babraham Institute, Cambridge. Prior to that he was at the Imperial Cancer Research Laboratories in London (now Cancer Research UK), and spent 15 years developing university departments and laboratories overseas, latterly as Associate Professor of Biochemistry in the Medical Faculty of the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. There he helped to establish the National Unit of Human Genetics. He was initially an Open Scholar at Oxford reading Biochemistry, before obtaining a PhD in Neurochemistry at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. Dr Alexander writes, lectures and broadcasts widely in the field of science and religion. From 1992-2013 he was Editor of the journal Science & Christian Belief, and previously served as a member of the executive committee of the International Society for Science and Religion. He gave the Gifford Lectures at St. Andrews University in 2012 and these were published by CUP under the title ‘Genes, Determinism and God’. The Polymath World Channel brings you interviews with extraordinary researchers and academics working on the frontiers of their disciplines. Meet and hear from scientists, professors, lecturers, researchers, engineers, philosophers and astronauts.   Don’t forget to like and subscribe. New episodes every Wednesday. #PolymathWorldChannel #PursueExtraordinary #Immunology #MolecularBiology #Genetics #GenomicMedicine #GeneticDisease #ScienceAndReligion #MolecularImmunology #Sodium-PotassiumPump #FaradayInstitute #ScientificResearch #Biochemistry #Neurochemistry #CancerResearch #ScienceEducation ---------- Socials: Spotify:  https://tinyurl.com/PolymathWorld Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/polymath_sam/ Tik Tok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@polymath_sam YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@UCuG7pQHkUJjc9WO56lcW47g  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-mckee/ Website:  https://sam-mckee.co.uk/

    51 min
  4. Polymath World # Episode 45 - Dr Joshua Sijuwade

    MAR 18

    Polymath World # Episode 45 - Dr Joshua Sijuwade

    PHILOSOPHY Dr Joshua Sijuwade is Teaching Fellow in Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham. He gained a BA in Theology at London School of Theology, a Postgraduate certificate in Education from Kings College London, before doing his MA in Philosophy at Birmingham and his PhD at York. He was visiting lecturer at London School of Theology before taking his post at Birmingham. His research interests lie primarily in the philosophy of religion, analytic theology, and metaphysics, along with related areas that intersect these fields. Joshua is a prolific writer and publisher of academic work, having published three books in the past two years and a multitude of journal articles since his career started in 2022. The Polymath World Channel brings you interviews with extraordinary researchers and academics working on the frontiers of their disciplines. Meet and hear from scientists, professors, lecturers, researchers, engineers, philosophers and astronauts.   Don’t forget to like and subscribe. New episodes every Wednesday. #PolymathWorldChannel #PursueExtraordinary #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfReligion #Theology #Metaphysics #Christianity #AnalyticPhilosophy #Theism #ReligiousExperience #VoiceOfGod #Transformation #Faith #Spirituality #PersonalJourney #SecularLife #Regeneration #LifeChange ---------- Socials: Spotify:  https://tinyurl.com/PolymathWorld Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/polymath_sam/ Tik Tok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@polymath_sam YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@UCuG7pQHkUJjc9WO56lcW47g  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-mckee/ Website:  https://sam-mckee.co.uk/

    1h 3m
  5. Polymath World # Episode 44 - Professor Keith Fox

    MAR 11

    Polymath World # Episode 44 - Professor Keith Fox

    BIOCHEMISTRY Dr Keith Fox is Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at Southampton University. After doing his degree, two masters degrees, and then PhD at Cambridge University he became a Research Fellow at Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge before moving to Southampton University. His research interests concern DNA structure and its recognition, and his scientific work has been published in over 200 papers and articles. He was Senior Executive Editor of Nucleic Acids Research from 2008-2021. He has served for 6 years as Associate Director and then Director of the Faraday Institute until September 2021. In 2022 Keith was Interim Research Director at the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion in Cambridge. He has special interests in bioethics and genome modification. His book with Alexander Massmann Modifying Our Genes: Theology, Science and “Playing God” was published by SCM Press in March 2021. He has also recently been editor of the academic journal Science & Christian Belief. The Polymath World Channel brings you interviews with extraordinary researchers and academics working on the frontiers of their disciplines. Meet and hear from scientists, professors, lecturers, researchers, engineers, philosophers and astronauts.   Don’t forget to like and subscribe. New episodes every Wednesday. #PolymathWorldChannel #PursueExtraordinary #Biochemistry #Genetics #Bioethics #GeneEditing #Genomics #GeneticEngineering #MolecularBiology #StructuralBiology #DNA #RNA #Proteins #ScienceAndReligion #Debate #Creationism #Faith #Ordination #YoungEarthCreationist #Discussion #Belief #Spirituality ---------- Socials: Spotify:  https://tinyurl.com/PolymathWorld Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/polymath_sam/ Tik Tok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@polymath_sam YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@UCuG7pQHkUJjc9WO56lcW47g  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-mckee/ Website:  https://sam-mckee.co.uk/

    50 min
  6. Polymath World # Episode 43 - Dr Helen Sharman

    MAR 4

    Polymath World # Episode 43 - Dr Helen Sharman

    Polymath World # Episode 43 - Dr Helen Sharman ASTRONAUT Dr Helen Sharman CMG OBE is Britain's first ever astronaut. Flying to the space station Mir in 1991, she was selected from a large range of applicants to take part in the JUNO mission to the Russian space station where she spent a week performing science experiments, working on the crew rotation and fulfilling mission requirements before returning to earth on a Soyuz, landing in Kazakhstan. Dr Helen Sharman now works as an ambassador and science communicator for Imperial College London. She originally studied chemistry at university and worked for Mars chocolatier as a research scientist. Her space suit is now on display in the British Museum, and she played key roles in supporting and advocating for Tim Peake. She has continued her passion of space advocacy ever since the JUNO mission and serves as President of the Institute of Science and Technology. Among her honours, she has been awarded various accolades in Britain and Russia. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, an FBIS, has been awarded 10 honorary doctorates, and has many schools across the world names after her. Her biography Seize the Moment was released in 1993 and she has also written The Space Place for children. Website: https://www.helensharman.uk/ The Polymath World Channel brings you interviews with extraordinary researchers and academics working on the frontiers of their disciplines. Meet and hear from scientists, professors, lecturers, researchers, engineers, philosophers and astronauts.   Don’t forget to like and subscribe. New episodes every Wednesday. #PolymathWorldChannel #PursueExtraordinary #Astronaut #Cosmonaut #Space #SpaceScience #SpaceExploration #SpaceStation #Mir #ISS #EuropeanSpaceAgency #BritishInterplanetarySociety #Science #HelenSharman #BritishAstronaut #JunoMission #MirSpaceStation #STEMEducation #GenderInSpace #AstronautTraining #UKSpacePolicy #SpaceHistory #Weightlessness #Radiation #Earth #Reentry #STEM ---------- Socials: Spotify:  https://tinyurl.com/PolymathWorld Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/polymath_sam/ Tik Tok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@polymath_sam YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@UCuG7pQHkUJjc9WO56lcW47g  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-mckee/ Website:  https://sam-mckee.co.uk/

    1h 4m
  7. Polymath World # Episode 42 - Dr Kim Holland

    FEB 25

    Polymath World # Episode 42 - Dr Kim Holland

    SHARKS Dr Kim Holland is Research Professor at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology.  Known as the 'Shark Lab', together with his team Dr Holland runs the sharks and predators research institute of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, located on Moku o Lo'e (Coconut Island), in Kane'ohe Bay on O'ahu. Holland's work specialises in the organismic and supraorganismic biology of marine organisms. Given the unique settings, they take advantage of this by blending rigorous laboratory work with well-focused field experiments to investigate the behaviour, physiology and ecology of sharks and other marine species. Dr Holland has been doing this since the 1980s and is a pioneer of small boat research and the use of tagging. Innovating this into shark research, he launched the HIMB Shark Research Group and now engages in some of the most groundbreaking tiger shark work on the planet, using acoustic and satellite tracking. I loved our conversation and you will be gripped by his stories and explanations of this innovative conservational research effort into these magnificent and vital creatures. Bio: https://www.sharktagger.org/kimhollandbio Lab: https://himbsharklab.com/ Education: https://www.himb.hawaii.edu/ReefPredator/Team.htm Tracking Tiger Sharks: https://www.pacioos.hawaii.edu/projects/sharks/ The Polymath World Channel brings you interviews with extraordinary researchers and academics working on the frontiers of their disciplines. Meet and hear from scientists, professors, lecturers, researchers, engineers, philosophers and astronauts.   Don’t forget to like and subscribe. New episodes every Wednesday. #PolymathWorldChannel #PursueExtraordinary #Sharks #TigerSharks #MarineBiology #Oceanography #Hawaii #UniversityOfHawaii #Conservation #Ecology #PacificOcean #SharkTagging #SharkConservation #FieldWork #WeatherDependency #DataAnalysis #AnimalTracking #ResearchMethods ---------- Socials: Spotify:  https://tinyurl.com/PolymathWorld Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/polymath_sam/ Tik Tok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@polymath_sam YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@UCuG7pQHkUJjc9WO56lcW47g  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-mckee/ Website:  https://sam-mckee.co.uk/

    42 min
  8. Polymath World # Episode 41 - Dr Nick Spencer

    FEB 18

    Polymath World # Episode 41 - Dr Nick Spencer

    History of science and religion Dr Nick Spencer is the best-selling author of books such as "Magisteria", "The Political Samaritan" and "Playing God". After studying undergraduate and masters degrees in English at Oxford University, he did a 2nd masters degree in literature, before a PhD in political philosophy and theology at Cambridge.  He is Visiting Research Fellow at the Faiths and Civil Society Unit, Goldsmiths, University of London and a Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion. He has worked as senior research fellow in London at Theos Think Tank and writes across many media outlets on bioethics, politics, history and religion. His master work "Magisteria" is a tremendous volume on the history of science and religion in the west and can be found in all major book shops. Nick and I had an interesting discussion on bioethics for Premier Unbelievable a year ago which you can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJWRBz8Kyzs See Nick at Theos Think Tank: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/authors/3/nick-spencer The Polymath World Channel brings you interviews with extraordinary researchers and academics working on the frontiers of their disciplines. Meet and hear from scientists, professors, lecturers, researchers, engineers, philosophers and astronauts.   Don’t forget to like and subscribe. New episodes every Wednesday. #PolymathWorldChannel #PursueExtraordinary #HistoryOfScience #Religion #Ethics #NickSpencer #Galileo #Darwin #Bioethics #Genetics #ScienceAndReligion #WelfareState #PolymathWorld #DrNickSpencer #HistoryOfReligion #TheosThinkTank #PoliticalTheology #Magisteria #Renaissance #Reformation #GalileoAffair #Evolution #GeneticEngineering #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Secularism #ChristianNationalism #History #GeneEditing #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfScience #Theology #TheologyAndScience ---------- Socials: Spotify:  https://tinyurl.com/PolymathWorld Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/polymath_sam/ Tik Tok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@polymath_sam YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@UCuG7pQHkUJjc9WO56lcW47g  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-mckee/ Website:  https://sam-mckee.co.uk/

    36 min
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Join us on our quest for the extraordinary! Sam McKee (@polymath_sam) has 9 university qualifications across 4 subjects including doctorates in history and philosophy of science and molecular biology. He researches both at two British universities and contributes to both space science and cancer research. Meet fellow polymaths and discipline leaders working on the frontiers of research from all over the world. Be inspired to pursue knowledge and drive the world forwards. Watch and share interviews with professors, lecturers, researchers, engineers, scientists and astronauts, right here! We talk to the most extraordinary people working on the frontiers for humanity, driving research forwards and changing the world that we live in. We dive deep with thinkers, academics and true icons - many of whom you won't yet have heard of. Listen to us here and on podcast whilst you drive, exercise, do chores, and be inspired to pursue extraordinary in your own life. www.sam-mckee.co.uk

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  • Creator
    Samuel McKee
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Samuel McKee
  • Show Website
    Polymath World Channel