Oxford SciBar Podcast 2014

Episodes

1. 8

   Leon Kreitzman: Rhythms of Life: biological clocks

   The earth's daily rotation affects just about every living creature. From dawn to dusk, there are changes in light, temperature, humidity and rainfall. In this podcast a biologist and author Leon Kreitzman discusses light, metabolism, human health and the seasons, and explain how organisms can...

   Sep 18, 2016

   1h 03m
2. 7

   The Origins of the Moon - Prof Alex Halliday

   The Moon is thought to have formed in the final stages of Earth’s formation, from the debris associated with a major collision between the proto-Earth and another Mars-sized planet sometimes called Theia. Although this “Giant Impact” model is widely accepted, increasingly there are aspects of the...

   Feb 20, 2016

   1h 53m
3. 6

   Dr Peter Scarborough - Should we all become vegan to save the planet?

   Oxfor Scibar Branch of the British Science Association, monthly science in a pub podcast.

   Nov 25, 2014

   1h 04m
4. 5

   Oxford SciBar Podcast Oct 2014: Chris Lintott and Grant Miller - Where Do Aliens Live?

   Where do aliens live? We have yet to discover other life in our galaxy, but we have a good idea where it might be! Join us to hear astrophysicists Grant Miller and Chris Lintott(BBC Sky At Night) from the citizen science project Zooniverse to discuss exoplanets and their potential habitability.

   Nov 1, 2014

   1h 03m
5. 4

   Oxford Scibar: March 20th 2014 Prof Colin Goding - Why Haven't We Cured Cancer?

   Around half of people diagnosed with cancer die of the disease, and despite the enormous advances made over recent decades surgery remains the most effective treatment. Prof Colin Goding discusses what the barriers are to effective anti-cancer treatment and how these can be overcome.

   Mar 28, 2014

   1h 08m
6. 3

   Oxford Scibar: February 26th 2014 Dr Aubrey De Grey - A Roadmap to End Aging

   Aging is merely a disease -- and a curable one at that, argues Dr. Aubrey de Grey. His comprehensive plan for rejuvenation therapy breaks aging down into seven major classes and identifies detailed approaches to addressing each one. In this talk, Dr. de Grey will explain why therapies that can…

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   Mar 1, 2014

   1h 13m
7. 2

   Oxford Scibar: February 20th 2014 Dr Mike Partridge - Taming the Invisible Rays: Using Radiation to Treat Cancer

   Within just a year of discovering X-rays in 1895, doctors were experimenting with their use to treat cancer as well as to make images. Today roughly half of all cancer patients receive radiotherapy. But how does radiation treatment work and what is the role in imaging in all of this? Listen to…

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   Mar 1, 2014

   46m
8. 1

   January 2014 - Frank Close - The Infinity Puzzle: The search for the Higgs Boson

   Prof Frank Close, Professor of Theoretical Physics at Oxford explains the personalities behind the search for the Higgs boson

   Jan 23, 2014

   52m