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Episodes
477 episodes
Genderly: Language, Bias, and Representation in Film Criticism
What can film reviews tell us about gender bias in the movie industry?Dr Wael Khreich from the American University of Beirut explores this question with Genderly, a custom-built AI tool that analyses the language of 17,000 profe...
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Communication Modes and Mediation in a Post-pandemic World
Communication shapes the mediation process, influencing trust, negotiation dynamics, and dispute resolution outcomes.Associate Professor Dorcas Quek Anderson from Singapore Management University explores how different communication modes...
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Open Societies and the Political Challenges of the 21st Century
What makes open societies more resilient in the face of global crises like climate change and artificial intelligence?Stefan Brunnhuber of the World Academy of Art and Science unpacks why open societies—rooted in critical thinking, civic...
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How might Adaptive Façades Revolutionize Building Energy Efficiency?
Heating and cooling our homes, workplaces and public spaces is a source of constant effort, and expense. What can new technologies offer to help hold warmth, or aid air circulation? What if one solution could do both?Dr Miren Juaristi Gu...
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AI and the General Formation of Consciousness
What impact does artificial intelligence have on the evolution of consciousness, and could it mark the beginning of a new form of awareness beyond the human?Stefan Brunnhuber of the World Academy of Art and Science explores how AI, as a ...
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How digitality is changing our spaces
Space is a key feature of social life. But does the digitalisation of society affect its spatial dimensions, and if so, how? In this podcast, Leverhulme Visiting Professor Theodore Schatzki discusses his work exploring digitality, d...
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Economic Projections in an Uncertain World
Economic forecasting is particularly challenging during global crises, with predictions often hampered by uncertainty and external factors.Hwee Kwan Chow and Keen Meng Choy from Singapore Management University examine Singapore’s GDP and...
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The future of urban development
The fifth and final TRUUD podcast explores the future of urban development and the necessary investments for creating healthier places. Host Andrew Kelly with experts Daniel Black, TRUUD Research Co-Director and Thomas Aubrey, Credit Capital Ad...
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How can communities participate in urban place planning for better health?
The fourth podcast episode from the TRUUD programme explores public engagement in shaping healthier urban environments. Hosted by Andrew Kelly in conversation with Dr Andy Gibson, University of the West of England and Dr Miriam Khan, GP and mem...
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Creating long-term, lasting change in a complex system
The third podcast episode from TRUUD explores the complexity of achieving long-term, lasting change within urban development to foster healthier lives. Host Andres Kelly discusses with Dr Krista Bondy, University of Stirling, and Dr Neil Carhar...
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Policy and governance challenges
The second podcast in the series from the TRUUD research programme explores the challenges of translating urban health research into effective government policy and action. Host Andrew Kelly is in conversation with Professor Sarah A...
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Re-valuing urban health
The first podcast for the TRUUD (Tackling the Root Causes Upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development) research programme explores how we value health and the opportunities to shape urban environments for healthier lives. Host Andrew Ke...
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Crowd control and social dynamics – which way out?
Crowd management is key to evacuation safety. Yet, evacuation simulation programmes often lack experimental verification due to the inadequacy of benchmarks with real-world experiments.Ilias Panagiotopoulus, Jens Starke, and Wolfram Just...
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Pulsars and prizes: In conversation with Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
In the late 1960s Cambridge PhD student Jocelyn Bell Burnell was studying quasars (very luminous active galactic nuclei) when she reported anomalous data which was later id...
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Excellence Through Inclusiveness: Shaping the COST COSY Community
The COST COSY Action is redefining scientific collaboration by fostering diversity, equality, and inclusion across chemistry, physics, and materials science. Led by María Pilar de Lara-Castells, the network of 400+ researchers from 45 countries...
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Confined systems in astrochemistry
In this episode, we’re looking at research from an interdisciplinary network named COSY, funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) agency. Their workgroup researching ‘Confined systems in Astrochemistry’ is...
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Geographies of Storage: Reshaping Contemporary Environments
Storage plays an important role in managing global resources, from energy and water to carbon and data, shaping landscapes, supply chains, and environmental systems.Sayd Randle from Singapore Management University investigates resource s...
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Enduring influence of EAST on Chinese society: A deep dive
The directions of Chinese politics and economics echo restrictive practices that may hinder China’s technological and economic competitiveness.Professor Yasheng Huang’s The Rise and Fall of the EAST has shaken perspectives outside academ...
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Science in the spotlight with Robin Ince
Comedian, performer, and writer Robin Ince has been asking questions about the world around him for as long as he can remember. Perhaps most famous for his radio show The Infinite Monkey Cage which he co-hosts on BBC Radio ...
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A few words with… Professor Gene Feder OBE
In this International Women’s Day episode, we chat to Professor Gene Feder OBE, Professor of Primary Care at the Centre for Academic Primary ...
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Size matters: The link between social groups and human evolution with Robin Dunbar
Humans are social creatures; we live in family groups, socialise with friends, and work with colleagues both in person and online. Yet, how many friends do you really have? Evolutionary psychologist Professor Robin Dunbar says it wo...
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New grounds for hope: Humanity can govern its complex planetary tragedies!
Humanity is overwhelmed by planetary tragedies: climate crisis, widespread hunger, desertification, migrations, destruction of biodiversity, corruption and many more. They are out of control because they are too complex for common-sense approac...
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Empower Peers 4 Careers: Positive Peer Culture and Adolescent Career Choices
In Switzerland, young adults face major challenges when transitioning from school to the workplace—especially those with special educational needs. How can peer support help them navigate career choices and build resilience?Professors Cl...
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Fertility, social norms, and the challenges of childbearing in East Asia
In East Asia, high marriage rates coexist with some of the world’s lowest fertility rates. So, why are so few children born in these societies? And how is this related to the strongly embedded cultural and Confucianist influences?
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‘Nuggets’ of Knowledge (NoK): How past experiential health emergency knowledge can inform future responses
The knowledge gained during the COVID-19 pandemic and other health emergencies could prove invaluable for devising responses to and planning for future health crises. Dr Landry Ndriko Mayigane and Dr Stella Chungong from the Health Secu...
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