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| 🌌 Shepherd the Dark, Inspire the Light | 25 Oct 2023 | 00:21:41 | |
This composite, double-recorded episode explores one of the richest nature photography editions of the Curious Natural Philosopher as it straddles the special announcements and recording of the first guest episode of Season 4 with Dr. Marios Kyriazis. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🍀 3's for Luck | 11 Oct 2023 | 00:21:26 | |
Celebrate with me 3 amazing pieces of news this edition and episode: 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🐝 The Yellow Jacket Landed on Mine | 18 Jan 2023 | 00:11:02 | |
The first reflection on the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter starts with this edition about a wasp that found its peace on my jacket, comforted by its familiar micropattern. Subscribe to the Newsletter on LinkedIn to stay up to date with new editions and view all the photos. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🧬 Life: Survival versus Reproduction (Paper Analysis) | 11 Jan 2023 | 00:31:36 | |
I analyse one of my most popular papers on the overarching phenomenon of life, and argue that the mere act of repeating a developmental pathway through reproduction is valuable, both in asexual and sexual reproduction. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🌊 Avatar: The Way of Water (Top 5 Biology Moments) | 04 Jan 2023 | 00:25:16 | |
Happy 2023! Welcome to Season 4 with episodes released every Wednesday. We launch this season with a deep dive into Avatar: The Way of Water and explore the most interesting and controversial themes and scenes: 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 💯 The Mathematical Reason We Need So Many Sperm Cells | 05 Jun 2022 | 00:14:53 | |
Why are there so many? Learn why. Also learn the plethora of things we've intuitively learnt from sperm over the eons of time. Welcome to the first solo episode deep dive of the Season, and since the launch of the MCBE on LinkedIn. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 📰 The Exclusive Story of the NHS Dentist Who Risked Her Job to Secure Govt U-turn on Vaccine Mandate | 18 Apr 2022 | 00:26:11 | |
Season 1 guest Mariana Visan explains why she would not succumb to the double-jab mandate to keep her job as an NHS dentist. Featured in national news covering many protests, she describes the experience from start to finish and reflects on the impact of the subsequent government U-turn. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 📚 Dodging Uni to Help Students Study Better in London with Mohammad Awais | 03 Apr 2022 | 00:39:57 | |
An offer to study at King's College, London did not sway Mo in the year preceding the pandemic. Under pressure from society and family, Mohammad Awais took the increasingly popular decision to forego higher education when faced with high debt and uncertain future rewards. He founded TripleConnect, a platform for peer-to-peer student support for revision and learning. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🎨 How to Freelance Scientific Illustrate with Swedish Entrepreneur Dr. Daria Chrobok | 19 Mar 2022 | 00:46:30 | |
Talented artist and Plant Physiology PhD, Dr. Chrobok paved a way out of academia by starting up DC SciArt, serving many diverse scientists and publishers, and cultivating a beautifully illustrated collection with well-engaged followers online. The journey and its successes have left a mark many are yearning for: happier. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🤖 PhD Premiere: AI & Mental Health with Dr. Kasia Kozdon | 18 Feb 2022 | 00:44:23 | |
Newly minted PhD Kasia reveals their unexpected journey to complete an AI science doctorate. Hear the staff neuromorphic engineer and member of the International Society for Artificial Life's eye-opening artificial life anecdotes, personal stories and insights, interweaved with the reality of a PhD viva held over Zoom, and the opportunities and challenges of working in AI startups. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🔥 Season 3 Announcement | 26 Dec 2021 | 00:08:23 | |
Thank you for Season 2 - can you guess which city and country topped the listenership this year? Are you in the top 10 countries? You know what to expect of this fun and light bridge between seasons. Newly featuring are poetry and percussion. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🌿 Herbs to Fight PMS with Lauren & Matt | 03 Nov 2021 | 00:31:24 | |
Husband and wife, Dr. Matthew Crane and Lauren Lee, went on a mission to alleviate Lauren's lifelong struggles with PMS and advanced endometriosis by leveraging Matt's natural investigative acumen. What they found could help millions. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 📱 How Technology Is Changing Our Biology with Dr. Marios Kyriazis | 20 Sep 2023 | 00:50:39 | |
When I found out that neurons get to compete with sex cells for resources, I found a deep well of research artfully brought together by Dr. Marios Kyriazis under the indispensable soma hypothesis. As technology advances, the positive stress it elicits in our minds (hormesis), trains our neurons to improve. This leads to slower ageing in an increasingly post-reproductive world. Tune in to a special guest episode this season, packed with new ideas and new perspectives on old ideas: 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 👶 Baby Brain, a Theory of Hormonal Regulation | 05 Oct 2021 | 00:25:38 | |
Tying together insights about mood disturbances across the human life cycle to enlighten the etiology and treatment of PMS, PMDD and postnatal depression. As a foetus creation tool, "female" hormones signal being born. Baby Brain kicks in, guiding the newborn to survival. What may be going on, and what sometimes goes wrong. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🧠 Life Science Consulting with Dr. Iris Batalha | 06 Sep 2021 | 00:37:55 | |
Nanomedicine expert Iris has recently been awarded a “La Caixa” Foundation Postdoctoral Junior Leader Fellowship after consolidating a career in academia with consulting and pharma industry stints. Learn about the Portuguese scientist's journey through Cambridge, her views on the possibilities that lie in store for any aspiring STEM professional, and Iris's work with the non-profit organisation WATT (Women Ahead of Their Time CIC). 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🧬 Hilary's Hilarious Science History | 03 Aug 2021 | 00:49:54 | |
(Finally!) retired science teacher and chief examiner Hilary Tunnicliffe weighs in on curricula, alternatives to exams and the power of being a red pen-wielding teacher. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 💰 Shelby's Venture Adventure | 18 Jul 2021 | 00:38:20 | |
Hear about post-Theranos VC, more than you bargained for about algae, and where to find the latest hubs and players in Cambridge. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🐳 Lucie's Reef Relief | 05 Apr 2021 | 00:44:53 | |
International marine conservation policy maker Lucie Guirkinger takes us on a trip around 58 countries, deep-diving into the life in Earth's oceans and what it takes to help it thrive. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 📜 Hindsight Is 2020 | 24 Jan 2021 | 00:29:42 | |
Welcome to the brave new world. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🥼 The Anatomy of Getting into Science | 10 Jun 2020 | 00:19:19 | |
With everything thrown up in the air, here is one story of exams, universities and personal drama shaping the journey of getting into science - something Arian just wasn't going to give up on. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 👾 Corona Special | 14 Mar 2020 | 00:19:07 | |
An exact date for the start of Season 2 had not been set yet. Then corona hit. How could I say no? 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🎬 Trailer | 23 Feb 2020 | 00:00:53 | |
The wonderful podcast trailer introduced in a delectable American accent even though the host's accent is totally different. Spotify launched the trailer feature for the podcast, similar to iTunes' "first brief episode that is a taster" practice. So here you have it 🎉 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🏆 Season 2 Announcement | 15 Jan 2020 | 00:06:23 | |
All the stats of Season 1, planning Season 2 and thanks where thanks are due. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🌏 And Boy Do I Like This | 30 Aug 2023 | 00:13:24 | |
The experience of life on Earth underpins our psyche in our smallest everyday encounters. This edition, with a blue moth, red-faced duck and the sky's crack of summer. Oh, and the heaven trees. Again. They're kind of a leitmotif now. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| ❤️ Putting the Life in Life Science | 30 Dec 2019 | 00:13:53 | |
Toby chats life, school, LadBaby videos and the NHS. Beyond the ins and outs of bleeding edge science lies life itself. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🚣♀️ Cambridge Chat with Saba Shirvani | 15 Dec 2019 | 00:54:06 | |
PhD student Saba shares her work in groundbreaking medical imaging research funded by the EU Horizon 2020 project at the University of Cambridge. We also chat about how Cambridge is changing, Saba's educational background and multilingualism, and whether Nikola Tesla would approve of the present day company bearing his name. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🎶 Science Sing-along with John Hinton | 30 Nov 2019 | 00:26:59 | |
Multi-talented artist John Hinton has written amazing songs about science, animals, plants and more! How much you learn is up to you, but one thing is sure: you will be tapping your foot to death. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🕵️♂️ Scottish Science Secret Agent Ian Inkster | 16 Nov 2019 | 00:19:35 | |
Rockstar writer Ian Inkster entered the world of science through the back door, set up backstage and decided to stay there. He shaped the language of one of the hottest fields in biomedicine - rejuvenation biotechnology - by freelancing for the biotech rockstars on the stage. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| ♀️ Intimate Bio Design with Giulia Tomasello | 30 Oct 2019 | 00:25:09 | |
Award-winning interaction designer Giulia Tomasello brings DIY biohacking to everyday life in order to inspire and empower us to think about, and boost, genital health. Oh, and casually destroys taboos while she's at it. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🧪 Indefinite Health with Dr. Aubrey de Grey | 15 Oct 2019 | 00:40:35 | |
As we enter the golden age of life science we should not just keep getting sick and dying. Too much to ask for? 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🧬 How X_Y Chromosomes Actually Work | 30 Sep 2019 | 00:20:08 | |
You think you know, but do you really? Really really? Let’s find out. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 😷 Working as an NHS Dentist | 17 Sep 2019 | 00:15:07 | |
She’s my mother, but she’s also a dentist. This one’s for all you trapped in the spinning wheel of “breaking through” to become a dentist, and, of course, everyone else burning to find out exactly how much she’s ever made in one month. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 📝 How to Research Anything in Life Science | 07 Sep 2019 | 00:14:24 | |
Make no mistake, this content is for YOU. Yes, you. Do you think biology is “too academic” for you? Is it all too far gone and confusing? Well, I’ve tried to boil it all down to 13 minutes. There, how to research anything in life science. If you’re alive – then you do care, believe me 😉 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🌄 San Pellegrino | 23 Aug 2023 | 00:13:38 | |
The mysterious sticker on the small glass water bottle hinted at a place long gone. It read: San Pellegrino Terme - Italia - 1899. The place is still alive. Want to visit? 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| ✅ Yes to Everything | 17 May 2023 | 00:09:11 | |
After 2 years of teacher training in '20-'22, I finally graduated in Kent with my PGDE. This time, nothing could stop me celebrating 🎉 Live from a sweaty rental car on the first unofficial day of summer in Cambridge. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🎭 Err... Interval! | 19 Apr 2023 | 00:02:50 | |
An inadvertent interval was bound to happen in Season 4, the first weekly season of the podcast. Weeklies will be back soon, just like the background birdsong 🐦 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🤖 Light and Windows (A Peek into ChatGPT's Prose) | 08 Feb 2023 | 00:17:55 | |
I sat and looked through my window, and the image of the tree in the distance looked the same as the wallpaper on my Windows. It was a thread weaved through mental exploration. This has now advanced into artificial intelligence that is persuasive enough in text and picture forms. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| ☀️ Key Performance Indicator: Joy | 01 Feb 2023 | 00:12:50 | |
Reflecting on the interview with special guest, Dr. Daria Chrobok, I explore the meaning of happiness at work, and the importance of combining talents with opportunities. More recently, I found out about Dr. Chrobok's personal story detailing an aspect of herself that I had not been aware of, and that others had considered a disability. Having thrived as an academic and as an artist, Daria embodies the power that joy can bring to define and transform our lives. 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||
| 🦆 The Attenborough Nature Reserve and the Odd Feathered Duck | 25 Jan 2023 | 00:12:47 | |
An impromptu escapade to Nottingham revealed a cherished reserve stretching over vast ponds. Have you ever seen an unusually looking duck? Find out what her boyfriend thought as they approached me out of the river... 📰 Read the Curious Natural Philosopher Newsletter on LinkedIn | |||