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- https://www.pbs.org/show/pbs-space-time/
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- Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, Physics
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A web series hosted by astrophysics professor Matthew O’Dowd which explores abstract concepts in physics and astronomy using a light touch approach. Each episode runs between six and 15 minutes and can be accessed via the Space Time YouTube channel. In Zero-Point Energy Demystified, for example, O’Dowd explains what this type of energy can and can’t do; in Understanding the Uncertainty Principle with Quantum Fourier he describes how "intuitive, large-scale phenomena can give us incredible insights into the extremely unintuitive world of quantum mechanics”.
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- https://theconversation.com/uk
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Economics, Education, Medicine, Nature, Politics and Government, Sports Science, Technology
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- Podcasting, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download
An independent news website sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public. The Conversation launched in Australia in March 2011 and in the UK in May 2013. It is a not for profit educational entity, funded by universities, that aims to rebuild trust in journalism by providing independent, high quality and authenticated information. The articles, written by academics and researchers with some help from professional journalists, are organised by subject areas like in any online version of a broadsheet newspaper: Arts & Culture, Business & Economy, Education, Environment & Energy, Science & Technology, etc. Interestingly, each article displays a disclosure statement indicating the author’s funding and any potential conflict of interest. The Fact Check UK section includes the statement being checked (e.g. ‘Is freezing eggs really ‘extremely unsuccessful’?), the link to its original source, a Verdict and a Review by an academic who gives his/her opinion on whether and why the author of the statement is right or wrong.
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- https://theconversation.com/uk/podcasts/the-anthill
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- General Science, Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Studies, Technology
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- Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
The Anthill is The Conversation UK’s podcast service devoted to bring to light some of the best research from the world of academia. Each episode, which lasts around 45 minutes, focuses on a theme and invites academics from different disciplines to share their expertise on it. Themes explored so far include Time, Humour, The Future, Memory, Unexplored places, Games and Dark matter. The podcasts, co-hosted by two experienced content editors from The Conversation, are recorded in the studios of the Department of Journalism at City University London, and have the bonus of sounding like high quality radio programmes.
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- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoEBu2Q8ia_OwPszaJFmkI1SFVj5d5oB7
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- General Science, Medicine, Technology
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- Film/Video
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- Streaming/Download
A project sponsored by Cambridge University and The Wellcome Trust that gives researchers the opportunity to work with filmmakers and artists to make short documentaries about their work. The resulting 13 films are accessible and engaging. Titles in the series include Rise of the Machines with two shorts: Pain in the Machine, which looks at the possibilities and challenges of creating a robot that feels pain,and Friend in the Machine, which considers relationships with robots, Morphogenesis, Dish life and DNA Origami: folding on the smallest scale.
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- https://sketchfab.com/britishmuseum
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology
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- Archaeology, History
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums
The British Museum has created a series of 3 dimensional digital models of some of the artefacts in its collections and put them online. It is now possible to manipulate and rotate the Lewis chess set, the Rosetta Stone, a marble portrait of Julius Caesar, a column from the temple to Artemis at Ephesus and many others. Some of the models are accompanied by audio descriptions to add context and extra information.
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- http://theengineeringcommons.com/
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- Science and Technology
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- Engineering, Technology
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Entertaining and informative engineering podcast from the USA, with practical advice for engineers. Maintains a balance between industry and academia and follows a magazine format.
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- http://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- History, Politics and Government, Psychology
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- Radio/Sound
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Bi-weekly podcast produced by a group called The New York City Skeptics, covering aspects of critical thinking, philosophy, science and ethics, with forays into history, politics and psychology. The podcast features guests from a wide range of academic disciplines. The podcasts are free and are accompanied by full transcripts.
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- https://player.fm/series/origin-stories
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology
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- Archaeology
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- Radio/Sound
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Monthly podcast from the Leakey Foundation. Broadly about human evolution the programme covers anthropology, human origins, primatology and biology.
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- https://www.npr.org/2015/09/03/437264048/about-hidden-brain
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- Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Economics, Psychology, Social Studies
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- Radio/Sound
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This podcast looks at everyday human behaviour and uses ideas from the social sciences - economics, psychology and sociology - to explain why people do what they do. The podcast is aimed at a popular audience and is presented by NPR’s science correspondent Shankar Vedantam, whose laudable aim is to help people understand how what they do on a daily basis is based on underlying patterns of human behaviour based on rigorous scientific research.
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- https://journal.beoplay.com/journal/sound-matters
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology
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- Media Studies, Music, Technology
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- Radio/Sound
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- Streaming/Download
A podcast which explores the ways in which people listen to sounds, and the inventions, discoveries, possibilities and ideas around sound. Written and produced by Tim Hinman, the content is original and thought-provoking. Covering all aspects of sound, from prehistoric musical instruments, recording wildlife sounds, interstellar noise, soundscape ecology, and the links between music and sport, users can subscribe via Soundcloud and iTunes.
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