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Technically Speaking | a science and engineering discussion

Technically Speaking | a science and engineering discussion

Techspeaking

Humorous chatter mixed with scientific facts and engineering principles create this unique podcast, kinda like the conversations you’d hear in the break room for any lab. Our diverse team is united by curiosity, even though we often have different points of view. Bring on the weird debates driven by critical minds! Sometimes we’re funny, often we’re opinionated, always we’re entertaining. Support us by buying us a coffee/tea/beer: https://ko-fi.com/techspeak_podcast Twitter: @TechnicallySp11 Instagram: technicallyspeaking.podcast Reddit: techspeak_podcast Email: techspeak.podcast@gmail.com

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  • 80 - What is explosive?

    Ever watch an action movie where someone is hurled across the screen during an explosion and wondered how likely that is? Antonia, Laura, Nick and Ellie talk about movie portrayals, nuclear weapons, disaster investigations, and exploding animals.

    Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 45min
  • 79 - Technical short: Apex predators, asteroids and couch potatoes

    In an earlier episode on apex predators we had a bit of a tech fail! Here's a big chunk of speculative conversation from Antonia, Ellie and Jasmin that that follows some sort of weird logic but somehow arrives at a sensible conclusion.

    Thu, 07 Mar 2024 - 08min
  • 78 - How good is direct air capture?

    To help tackle the climate crisis, we'll need a lot of new technology to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Ellie, Jasmin and Laura share a load of facts about the chemicals, energy requirements and land use involved in technology to capture carbon dioxide from the air. They also look at how planting trees compares to this technology and answer questions from a live audience from the Engineering Development Trust about Taylor Swift's private jet and why we're spending money on projects that aren't tackling the climate emergency.   Read the review article that Laura mentions in the journal MRS Energy & Sustainability.

    Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 21min
  • 77 - Can we live forever?

    If you could take a pill to halt ageing and become immortal, would you? Laura, Jasmin and Ellie take a look at some long-lived species, discuss just some of the science behind ageing and decide, if they could, whether they'd want to stay in their biological bodies forever or upload themselves to live digitally. Read more about the science stories they discuss: Determining how long the Greenland shark lives for Jonathan the tortoise Ming the clam Earth's longest living organism Some other long-lived animals and plants Benefits of intermittent fasting studied by Cambridge scientists Genetics studies based on a tiny worm https://dogagingproject.org/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/cells-across-the-body-talk-to-each-other-about-aging-20240108 Blue zones An anti-ageing pill for dogs Read some of the books they've read: Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secret to Longevity The Code Breaker

    Thu, 08 Feb 2024 - 34min
  • 76 - Are humans an apex predator?

    We've been around for a while and we have a lot of influence over our environment but are we really better than a lion or an orca? Antonia, Jasmin and Ellie discuss whether humans the top of the food chain or whether nature still does it better than we do.

    Thu, 25 Jan 2024 - 22min
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