scientists at work

Nov 11 2018 173
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Cambridge scientists talk about their work on community radio station Cambridge 105. In these short interviews, they tell how maths, physics, chemistry and biology are put to use in ways they never told us about at school. Our scientists worked in health, business, university research and places we had never thought of. Do share to drive STEM education and careers. Interviews by Roger Frost, Chris Creese and the science show radio team.

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scientist 69: the science author – Michael Freemantle says WW1 was the chemists war (2014)

Nov 11 2018 26 mins  
The First World War, that began in 1914, put chemists to work. Their chemicals could harm as well as heal ... but on balance the outcome was ... horrific. As the author of two books about the First World War, Dr Michael Freemantle explains chemistry was the destructive force in the war but it also protected the troops, and healed the wounded. Scroll down for the recording. Additio

scientist 68: the crop scientist – Julian Little & products for farming (2014)

Aug 14 2018 21 mins  
A podcast about the science of food crops. The growing world population leads to a demand to farm the land several times more effectively than we used to. But growing crops comes with risks. The farmer wants a guarantee that their efforts bear fruit. Consumers obviously want a guarantee that their food is free from harmful extras. What can be done to ensure the farmer’s crop succ

scientist 67: the guitarist – guitar types & quality (2014)

Aug 07 2018 23 mins  
With many different types of guitars, we find out how much more is involved in the sound we get from various models, and whether or not this impacts on the price. Are we just paying for a brand name or the association with a particular musician? Today’s guest is Graham Buxton, a name that local music fans and musicians will recognise from a long musical pedigree. Graham has spent

scientist 66: the science journalist – report from the MRC LMB Cambridge (2014)

Aug 06 2018 10 mins  
Dr Chris Creese and Roger Frost tour the LMB-MRC open day exhibition and learn about body clocks and worms. Follow-up link * Read more at Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology www.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk

scientist 65: the cytologist – Melina Schuh oocytes and reproduction (2014)

Aug 05 2018 12 mins  
The topic is how we make the eggs that make our babies or in other words: meiosis in mammalian oocytes. Molecular biology research happens at the Medical Research Council lab of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. The LMB houses 50 research groups and over 400 scientists and one of the groups is led by scientist Dr Melina Schuh. Roger Frost was intrigued to know why we need to know mor

scientist 64: the molecular biologist – Hugh Pelham at MRC LMB Cambridge (2014)

Aug 04 2018 8 mins  
The Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge is credited for landmark discoveries and cutting-edge techniques. This podcast offers an overview of what the LMB do. On the occasion of the Medical Research Council centenary, and a visit by HRH The Queen, Roger Frost speaks with the director of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Sir Hugh Pelham about the kind of research they und

scientist 63: the molecular gastronomist – Peter Barham on gastronomy (2014)

Aug 03 2018 14 mins  
We talk with Peter Barham, a professor of ‘Molecular Gastronomy’ about what his delicious subject entails. He wrote the book “The Science of Cooking”. His idea is that “a kitchen is like science laboratory” and that cookery is indeed an experimental science. Professor Barham has worked with restaurant chefs including Heston Blumenthal of the celebrated “Fat Duck” re

scientist 62: the science writer – big questions in popular science (2013)

Aug 02 2018 27 mins  
The author of a riveting book called “The Big Questions in Science” explains how they researched How did life begin? Why do we dream? And when can I have a robot butler? Science writer Mun Keat Looi talks about some of the most exciting and pressing questions facing humanity. Mun Keat explains how he and coauthors Hayley Birch and Colin Stuart gathered the most cutting edge sci

scientist 70: the biotechnologist – biosciences for Africa BFA (2014)

Aug 01 2018 11 mins  
A Cambridge project seeks to improve farming practices in Africa by sharing advances in biotechnology. They’re called Biosciences for Farming in Africa (www.b4fa.org). Chris Creese meets one of their founders Dr David Bennett. There’s a ‘demonstration farm’ in Cambridge called the National Institute of Agricultural Botany Innovation Farm, Lawrence Weaver Road, off Huntingdo

scientist 61: the grain business manager – Andrew Wingate wheat and flours (2014)

Jul 31 2018 21 mins  
CAMGRAIN is a farmer-owned central storage co-operative, set up 20 years ago to provide facilities for storing, analysing, cleaning and distributing grain to the food industry such as those who mill, brew and make breakfast cereal. This interview is about what happens when wheat leaves the farm. We take up the story after the August crop harvest and speak with Dr And