Inside The Petri Dish

Inside The Petri Dish

5.0 (1)
SCIENCE

The podcast that puts science under the microscope.

08/16/2023

Spotting t**s and hedgehog loss – garden wildlife with George Cook

From telling your t**s apart to badgers in your garden, wildlife expert George Cook takes us through getting into bird spotting and supporting our local wildlife species.

18 min
12/19/2022

Where do we store this mammoth?

Behind the scenes of a museum is a mystery to most. Brittney Elizabeth Stoneburg, Collections Manager at the Western Science Centre in California, takes us into the meticulous world of museum collection – from discovering mammoths in construction sites to 3D models uncovering new species.

23 min
11/14/2022

The Ageing Brain | Dani Beck

Ageing isn’t only skin deep. Our brains also age. Dr Dani Beck tells us about the structural changes we see in our brain throughout our lifespans, as well as what lifestyle choices can age our brains faster.

12 min
12/12/2020

A Merry Covid Christmas

At a time of year where we normally gather our family around, the pandemic is bringing up some difficult decisions about how to keep our families safe whilst we mark the holiday. This is a Christmas Special Episode with a difference – Dr Amber joins us again to talk us through the Covid-19 guidelines at Christmas and how we can expect a third wave in the New Year thanks to confusing governmental restrictions.

15 min
12/04/2020

Vaccine Nationalism | We aren’t safe until we’re all safe

With the breaking news that the UK will be rolling out Covid-19 vaccines before the New Year, the global effort for solving this global pandemic comes into questions. We are at risk of wealthier countries hoarding the vaccines and gatekeeping them from other countries. Dr Farah joins us to explore how we can combat vaccine nationalism and the importance of a world-wide collaborative approach to inoculations.

16 min
08/31/2020

From Ebola to Long Covid

When deployed to the ebola outbreak, Dr Janet Scott worked with patients experiencing long-term health problems after recovering from the virus. In the current global pandemic, we are also seeing many people suffering from a multitude of issues after recovering from coronavirus – known as Long Covid. Dr Janet Scott has been working to investigate what long term issues people may face, even if they recover from Covid-19, and joins us in this episode of Inside the Petri Dish to talk about how we prepare for pandemics and what symptoms people could face after covid.

15 min
08/12/2020

A GP in a Pandemic

Despite their role in community-focused medicine and their intimate knowledge of their patients, GPs were left behind during the COVID pandemic. Dr Amber Wheatley tells us about life in general practice during the coronavirus crisis and why this has been a downfall in tackling the virus for the UK’s most vulnerable patients.

25 min
03/24/2020

Pregnant and in Social Isolation

Given the global pandemic and wide circulation of misinformation, experts will be joining the Inside the Petri Dish team (virtually – for socially distancing) to get to grips with COVID19. Yesterday, Boris Johnson announced the UK is on lockdown. This can be a scary thought for pregnant people or those with newborns. Tay speaks to Dr Sofia Komninou, a lecturer in Public Health, Policy and Social Sciences from Swansea University, to hear about the current guidelines for those in social isolation and lockdown with a young family or who are expecting a baby.

12 min
03/17/2020

Working on a Coronavirus Ward | Dr Harry Ferguson

Given the global pandemic and wide circulation of misinformation, experts will be joining the Inside the Petri Dish team (virtually – for socially distancing) to get to grips with COVID19. Alice speaks to a close friend, Dr Harry Ferguson, who is staffing a coronavirus ward in Wales, about what symptoms we should look out for, what it’s like to work in the unit as well as what we should be doing to protect the vulnerable people in our society.

23 min
02/28/2020

Talk Dirty Science To Me | The Science of Sex

Tay, Vicki and Alice return to Cardiff Science Festival to host another live podcast, this time they tackle the science of sex. Joined by Sian Jones, from Scarleteen, Inside the Petri Dish examines everything from the misconceptions of sex to HPV and contraception. Join them for a less-than-serious chat about the down-belows.

1h 9m

10 Episodes

The podcast that puts science under the microscope.

Creator

Inside The Petri Dish
Years Active

2017 - 2023
Episodes

10
Rating

Explicit
Show Website

Inside The Petri Dish