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- https://bigpictureeducation.com/
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Biology, General Science, Genetics, Mathematics, Medicine, Nature, Psychology
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Journals, Streaming/Download
This website is a free educational resource that explores the innovations and implications of modern science. It sets out to connect modern biomedical science with its ethical and social challenges and place bioscience research in a historical and cultural context. The wide range of Resources includes animations, videos and audio clips. Users can filter their searches by topic, resource type and educational level, which ranges from 5-7 years old up to undergraduate and continuing professional development.
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- https://aperiodical.com/category/main/podcasts/all-squared/
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- Science and Technology
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- Mathematics
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- Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Lively mathematics podcast featuring Katie Steckles and Christian Perfect in conversation with interesting mathematicians. The podcast is part of the online maths magazine The Aperiodical, which features articles, blogs, news and some video content. The site is aimed at ‘the mathematically literate’ and would be a useful resource for undergraduates.
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- https://www.samharris.org/podcast
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- General Science, Psychology, Religious Studies
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- Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
The podcast of philosopher and neuroscientist Sam Harris features a mixture of topics from neuroscience and philosophy to religion, violence and human reasoning. Harris explores controversial and complex issues from a rational, evidence-based point of view.
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- https://www.storycollider.org/podcasts/
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- Science and Technology
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- General Science
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- Radio/Sound
Weekly podcast featuring over 250 personal stories from people whose lives have been affected by science in a particular way. The site showcases the personal experiences of neuroscientists, doctors and physicists, comedians, writers and actors and some aspects of the shows format have been used in universities to demonstrate to science academics how to incorporate narrative into their lessons in order to make lectures more engaging.
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- https://www.sciencefriday.com/
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, General Science, Genetics, Nature, Physics, Psychiatry, Technology
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Also known as Sci Fri, this popular American science podcast and radio programme has covered all aspects of science since 1991. One of the first US radio science talk shows, the programme has over the years featured such names as Carl Sagan, Jane Goodall, Sylvia Earle and Oliver Sacks and has a reputation for groundbreaking and original science reporting. According to the site, the show’s founder and executive producer Ira Flatow was the first person to use the word ‘podcast’ on the airwaves. Archives go back as far as 2004 but there is also a substantial amount of video content. A section of the attractively laid out website features a range of educational resources, mainly aimed at primary and secondary school level.
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- https://gimletmedia.com/show/reply-all/
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- Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Information Studies, Media Studies, Radio Studies, Technology
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- Radio/Sound
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- Blogs, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Ostensibly about how people shape the internet and how the internet shapes people, this popular podcast approaches technology from a human-interest angle. Hosted by PJ Vogt and Alex Goldman, the enthusiasm and knowledge of the hosts ensures that this is a very listenable and useful resource for information about internet culture and all aspects of the online world, covering a wide range of topics. Weekly episodes are free and also available on iTunes
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- https://www.usefulscience.org/podcast
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- Science and Technology
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- Biology, Chemistry, General Science, Medicine, Physics
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
This site posts one sentence ‘Tweetable’ summaries of recent scientific research which is relevant in some way to everyday life. The podcast, which began in September 2015, consists of hour long discussions about the research, aiming to explore the summaries in more depth. Each podcast is about an hour long and consists of a rotating panel of experts. Attractively laid out and easy to navigate, users can explore a range of broad subject headings including Health, Nutrition, Creativity, Persuasion, Productivity and Sleep. Users can click through the summary to find the original research (or a detailed summary thereof) as presented in the relevant scientific journal. Scholarly, yet accessible, this resource has potential appeal and use to a general listenership as well as science students, researchers and postgraduates.
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- https://play.acast.com/s/lifeinscents
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Biology, Nature, Psychology
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- Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
This fascinating and idiosyncratic podcast about smell deals with all things odorous, looking at the sense of smell scientifically, poetically, historically, psychologically and industrially. The format varies but generally features a guest talking about how smell is important in their life, seen (and smelled) from the perspective of a particular academic discipline, profession or way of life.
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- https://drsporea.wordpress.com/potential-difference-podcast/
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- Science and Technology
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- Engineering, General Science
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- Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Personal podcast of Radu Sporea, who is Royal Academy of Engineering Academic Research Fellow at the Advanced Technology Institute (ATI), University of Surrey. The rationale behind the podcasts is to give an insight into science and engineering through the eyes of young researchers. There are interviews with PhD students, early career researchers and young engineers who share their views on their subject, as well as their experience of life in academia, and the opportunities and the challenges of an academic career in the sciences. The podcast is also available on iTunes.
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- https://www.youtube.com/user/IMAmaths/videos
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- Science and Technology
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- Mathematics
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Streaming/Download
This YouTube channel features videos produced by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA). The purpose of the organisation is to support the advancement of mathematical knowledge and its applications and to promote and enhance mathematical culture in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, for the public good. The Youtube site features mathematical demonstrations, lectures and interviews about choosing a career as a maths teacher.
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