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Our ever-curious step-mother and step-daughter, Sarah and Áine, begin each episode with a glass of gin in hand, before launching into the topic of the week. Once the gin has been thoroughly sampled, and reviewed, they discuss what they already know about the weekly topic. It could be anything, from science to art, from political to cultural. Most importantly, they often don’t know a lot. Luckily, there is a weekly expert who shares their knowledge… and the gin. The guest may be plagued with ...
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It’s the third and final in this accidental swampy theme! And this week it’s getting toxic… We’re joined by Dr. Will J Brownlie, an Environmental biologist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. But don’t worry, Will isn’t the toxic one and nor is this week’s gin. We’re talking Toxic Algae. And more specifically, should we be worried about tox…
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We’re back in the swamps this week but don’t worry, there’s no sign of Shrek. Our guest is Dr Carole Helfter, an Environmental physicist and Group Leader in Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange and Effects at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. She’s going to be talking to us all about Swamp Methane and answering the burning question: Where does it com…
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Plankton Physics, two words that on their own we have some knowledge about. Together? Not a clue. But why should you care about plankton? This week’s guest is going to tell us. We’re joined by Russell Arnott - Marine biologist; oceanographer; science presenter and director of Incredible Oceans CIC, a marine education non-profit organisation. Pour y…
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We’re back and it’s out of this world! This week’s guest is Professor of Astrobiology and Space Biotechnology at Cranfield University, David C. Cullen, and he’s got a great one for us…. Is the emerging space tourism sector taking seriously the possibility of human conception occurring during spaceflight and considering the consequences and mitigati…
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Celebrating the end of the series with a little team get together And the rare sound of Ben's voice! Join us as we sip our various tipples and chat about the gins and the topics that we've enjoyed this series Cheers Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/gin-and-topic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Do our actions really matter for combating climate change? Sarah hopes they bloody do given how much effort she puts in and the crazy ideas she comes up with to make us more sustainable. But what about Áine and other young people, how can we keep them engaged when faced with doom and gloom all the time? Can a positive focus help guide them to be mo…
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Why do teachers leave education? Does it have anything to do with gin? Well in case of this weeks guest, the answer is yes! But not in the way you think. We’re talking with Ryan Luke, an ex teacher and now Managing Director of Heart of Suffolk Distillery Exploring all the reasons why he and others have left or are leaving education And of course we…
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Why chose one Pangolin when you can have two! And we need all the Pangolins we can get right now. But what exactly is a Pangolin and why should we protect them? That’s what our guest Charles Emogor, a phd candidate from the University of Cambridge, is going to tell us all about. And we’ll be doing our bit to help the Pangolin by drinking some Pango…
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See a bottle of Bombay, pick it up, all the day you’ll… wonder how they manage to make it consistently good for you to sup. Luckily for you our guest this week is Dr Anne Brock, Master Distiller at Bombay Sapphire. So she can enlighten us or the process of distilling gin, how they manage to create the same quality consistently and with growing dema…
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Do you remember learning about the amoeba? Nothing really interesting, just a single cell stepping stone in evolution, yeah? Well, we’re discovering just how interesting these single cell microbes can be. Like ones made of glass, ones with tentacles, ones that know when they are up or down. And we especially like the ones with tiny mouths that eat …
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Ten Legs, Three Thumbs, Wings, Horns, Extra arms, How would you augment your body? This week we’re talking with Dani Cloud, an augmentation and upper-limb prosthetics designer. And as well as exploring the extra things we might all like to add to our bodies, we’ll be asking Can your brain adapt to wearing an extra thumb? Could adding a heartbeat in…
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Are cemeteries just for the dead and the grieving? The fact that this week’s guest, Janine Marriott is Public Engagement Manager at Arnos Vale Cemetery, suggests otherwise. So what do cemeteries have to offer? Some things might surprise you. Cheers Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/gin-and-topic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo…
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