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- http://isciencemag.co.uk/
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- Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, General Science, Physics, Technology
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Blogs, Journals, Podcasting, Reviews, Streaming/Download
This website is produced by post-graduate students at Imperial College, studying for an MSc in Science Communication and Science Media Production. It features news, reviews, blogs and a magazine which appears three times a year. The site’s audio and video resources include podcasts, interviews and news items covering a broad range of scientific subjects. A useful source of news and information for science undergraduates.
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- http://daphneoram.org/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology
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- Music, Technology
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Streaming/Download
Site dedicated to electronic musician and composer Daphne Oram. Oram, who co-founded the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop, devoted her career, after she left the BBC in 1959, to the development of her own Oramics system, a pioneering form of sound sythesis based on the use of 35 mm film strips which are drawn or written on by the musician and generate sounds when passed over photo-electric cells. This site features biographical details along with information about how to access the Daphne Oram collection which is held in Goldsmith’s University’s special collections and includes papers relating to Oram’s work at the BBC, personal documents, papers relating to the Oramics system, photographs, musical scores, computer code and sound recordings. A small but fascinating selection of sound clips features Oram introducing some of her own pieces including the soundtrack to the Geoffrey Jones film ‘Snow’ which was made for British Transport Films in 1963.
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- Link
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06bq6j1/episodes/downloads
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- Science and Technology
- Subject
- Computing, Technology
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Series of podcasts in which mathematician Hannah Fry looks back at 75 years of computing history to reveal the UK’s lead role in developing the technologies we rely on today, from the development of computer memory in the 1940s and the invention of packet switching in the 1950s, to the home computer boom of the 1980s, the development of the billion dollar computer game industry and the dot com boom and bust in Great Britain between 1999 and March 2000.
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- Link
- https://92yondemand.org/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Art, Business Studies, General Science, Literature, Music, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Sports Science, Technology
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Huge archive of freely available audio and video interviews with around 1000 notable figures from the worlds of literature, art, music, entertainment, politics and sport who have appeared at the 92Y, a New York community centre and cultural institution with a history stretching back to the late nineteenth century. Users can search by year, topic or performer name to find Kurt Vonnegut’s first public reading from ‘Breakfast of Champions’ in 1970, Wallace Stevens reciting ‘An Ordinary Evening in New Haven’, Iris Murdoch discussing philosophy and novel writing and Christopher Hitchens debating whether or not Islam is a religion of peace. Known for its sophisticated, well-read audiences, the quality of debate is high and the topics range widely, covering sports, comedy, Jewish issues, business & finance and science & technology, as well as literature.
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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
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- 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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- Link
- https://gimletmedia.com/show/reply-all/
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- Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Information Studies, Media Studies, Radio Studies, Technology
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- 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://dublin.sciencegallery.com
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
- Subject
- Art, Biology, Engineering, General Science, Physics, Psychology, Technology
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
The Science Gallery is a public science centre at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Opened in 2008 and housed in Trinity’s Naughton Institute, it holds exhibitions and lectures with a view to science outreach and art-science collaborations. Unlike most science centres, it has no permanent collection, but rather a series of 4-6 temporary exhibitions each year. The Video section of the website hosts video podcasts of recent events including the performance artist ORLAN talking about the future of the human body, and a debate by leading scientists on the ethics of synthetic biology. The podcast section offers a small number of audio podcasts on a wide range of topics including neuroscience, the portrayal of scientists in movies and the relationship between technology, business and art,
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- Link
- https://eandt.theiet.org/
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- Science and Technology
- Subject
- Engineering, General Science, Technology
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Blogs, Journals, Organisations, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
E&T is the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s monthly magazine and associated website for engineers. It covers all areas of engineering and technology through exclusive news, features and analysis. E&T also presents a rolling series of audio podcasts to accompany each issue of the magazine. Engineering and technology developments, news and interviews are covered throughout the series. Individual episodes can be downloaded free of charge. Recent topics have covered hydrogen-powered vehicles, drug delivery systems and the women codebreakers at Bletchley Park.
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- Link
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036f7w2/episodes/downloads
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
- Subject
- Biology, Chemistry, Current Affairs, Engineering, Environmental Studies, General Science, Genetics, Physics, Technology
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
BBC Radio 4 series. Dr Adam Rutherford and guests illuminate the mysteries and challenge the controversies behind the science that’s changing our world. Recent topics have included preserving global biodiversity, zero gravity space, new images of Pluto from the New Horizons space probe and artificial intelligence. The content information accompanying each programme is full but only a summary appears as the title; there is no subject searching facility. Episodes are available indefinitely.
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- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0380wf8/episodes/downloads
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- Science and Technology
- Subject
- Biology, Botany, General Science, Physics, Technology
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
BBC Radio 4 seven-part series on the history of science in Britain from the Restoration to the present day presented by Lisa Jardine.
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