Imperial College Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Podcast: Filming with Attenborough, global development goals, and lab-grown meat
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: David Attenborough meets our newest robot, progress towards global goals, and supporting the future of lab-grown meat. News: Attenbor...
Podcast: Best of 2023, sustainable flight fuel, and better bones
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: 2023 in review, the first transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel, and improving bone quality. News: Best of 2023 –...
Podcast: Climate conference, COVID and pregnancy, and inspiring careers
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: The latest climate science ahead of COP28, how COVID impacts pregnancy, and founding a MedTech startup. News: COP coming – We look ...
Podcast: NASA science alum, vaccines for TB, and the generational wealth gap
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We meet an Imperial alum who is now Head of Science at NASA, discuss the generational wealth gap and find out how to tackle TB. News:...
Podcast: Bedtime rituals, recycling clothes and data bias in AI
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: How getting ready for bed is hard-wired, how clothing dyes can be recycled, and what we can do about data bias in AI. News: Getting r...
Podcast: Childhood illness, planetary protection, and sustainable finance
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: A better test for diagnosing childhood illness, improving planetary protection and financing sustainability. News: Diagnosing childho...
Podcast: Monkey sex, walking robots, and DNA health
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We learn how same-sex sexual behaviour is common in macaques, how to teach robots to walk like dogs, and how DNA affects your health....
Podcast: Data poisoning, living with HIV, and climate art
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: How hackers can ‘poison’ AI training data, the modern experience of living with HIV, and a climate change art prize. News: Smart ...
Podcast: Celebrity visitor special
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We revisit interviews with some celebrity guests: singer Ana Matronic, Queen’s Brian May, and astrophysicist and author Katie Mack....
Podcast: Analysing Trump voters, Jupiter mission launch, and COVID oximeter test
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: What links Trump voters, how we’re going to investigate Jupiter’s moons, and why it’s a good idea to ask if a medical trial is ...
Podcast: Supersonic flight, toxic pet treatments and fighting TB with maths
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: The future of supersonic flight, how toxic flea and tick products are reaching the environment, and how maths can help eradicate TB. ...
Podcast: Credit rating inequalities, making mosquito music, and better batteries
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: How AI has magnified credit disparities, how malaria research was translated into sound, and how batteries can make a better world. N...
Podcast: Fighting fungi, the music of the moons, and self-healing crystals
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We join the fight against deadly fungal pathogens, listen to music inspired by moons, and discover how some crystals heal themselves....
Podcast: Treating diabetes, boardroom diversity, and avoiding hangovers
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We meet a clinician investigating diabetes, find out how boardroom diversity benefits companies, and hope for a hangover cure. News: ...
Podcast: Winter viruses, being an engineer, and improving energy efficiency
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: What flu and COVID-19 might do this winter, being an engineer, and how the UK can improve energy efficiency to fight fuel poverty. Ne...
Podcast: Smashing atoms at the LHC, becoming a medic, and finding Arctic bees
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We discover the latest science at the Large Hadron Collider, meet a medical student, and help the BBC find bees in Lapland. News: New...
Podcast: Feeling like a scientist, wastewater disease tests, and summer droughts
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: When a scientist begins to feel like one, monitoring wastewater for diseases like COVID-19, and how droughts led to hosepipe bans. Ne...
Podcast: New President, treating cystic fibrosis and updating medical education
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We meet Imperial’s new President and researchers transforming cystic fibrosis patients’ lives and medical education. News: COVID-...
Podcast: Space sounds, climate kitchen and landscapes through time
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: Making the magnetosphere audible, climate-friendly cooking, and exploring the Earth’s deep past. News: Life-like lasers and capturi...
Podcast: Calculating risk, Black founders, and Beatrix Potter’s nature
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: Calculating risk in business, Black-heritage founders and entrepreneurs, and Beatrix Potter’s fascination with nature. News: Omicro...
Podcast: HIV vaccine progress, COVID and brains, and saving Brazil’s forests
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We hear how close we are to an HIV vaccine, how severe COVID-19 affects brain power, and how one ecologist is saving Brazil’s fores...
Podcast: Making malaria history, psychedelics for depression and a new diet
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We discover what it will take to eradicate malaria, how psychedelics affect the depressed brain, and how a new diet can keep us full....
Podcast: Child COVID condition, health inequalities, and a healthy planet
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: A COVID-linked condition in children, how AI could magnify health inequities, and 9 things you can do for your health and the planet....
Podcast: Debating vaccines, LGBTQ+ history month, and humans of health research
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: A scientist countering vaccine misinformation, members of Imperial’s LGBTQ+ network, and the people behind an impactful asthma tria...
Podcast: The marine carbon cycle, teaching robots, and a mental health zine
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: How fishing may impact the carbon cycle, how to teach a robot to make toast, and sharing research in the form of a short magazine. Ne...
Podcast: Women’s hearts, psychedelic worldviews, and nanotechnology for children
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: Differences between men’s and women’s hearts, how psychedelics can change our worldview, and introducing children to nanotechnolo...
Podcast: HIV tests, infectious reading, and the fight for cheaper drugs
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: A new test to monitor treatment-resistant HIV, a book tracing the fight against infection, and how the NHS can make cheaper drugs. Ne...
Podcast: Healthy environments, polio progress, and colour-change hygiene checker
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: What makes a healthy environment, the final steps to eliminate polio, and a test for proper cleaning. News: Life expectancy and a new...
Podcast: Climate justice, climate change anxiety, and quantum computing
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We tackle climate change injustice and anxiety, and hear about a new way to build quantum computers. News: Imperial at COP26 and prev...
Podcast: Wildfires, climate action tipping points, and helping stroke patients
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: Art-science collaborations around wildfire research, joining the climate fight, and an app to aid stroke rehabilitation. News: New te...
Podcast: Long COVID, bioplastic solutions, and first-year physics success
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: Delving into long covid, bioplastics and the future of recycling, and a first-year physics project that became a peer-reviewed paper....
Podcast: Radiation impacts, sickle cell disease and the Four Horsemen
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We examine the impact of radiation from nuclear accidents, meet a Sickle Cell Warrior, and follow those fighting the Four Horsemen. N...
Podcast: COVID behaviours, carbon cuts and sustainability goals
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: How pandemic behaviours have changed, why carbon needs to be rapidly cut, and how Imperial is supporting global sustainability. News:...
Podcast: Psychedelic research, AI for the ICU and a space communication pioneer
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We investigate the psychedelic research renaissance, discover an AI designed to spot organ failure, and chat to Maggie Aderin-Pocock....
Podcast: COVID-19 human trials, air pollution monitoring and better plastics
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: Launching human challenge trials for COVID-19, a new air pollution monitoring network for London, and fully biodegradable plastics. N...
Podcast: Coronavirus on the tube, virus variants and matters of the heart
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: What testing on transport says about coronavirus transmission, how new virus variants are emerging, and chatting to a cardiologist. N...
Podcast: Election misinformation, future of the NHS, and better cancer surgery
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: Spreading US election misinformation, deciding the future of the NHS, and improving breast cancer surgery. News: Identifying new coro...
Podcast: Child health, Bionic Olympics, and a better Christmas dinner
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: A new child health centre opens, assistive technologies at the Cybathlon, and healthier Christmas food for you and the planet. News: ...
Podcast: Statin side effects, vaccine latest and pandemic politics
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: The nocebo effect of statins, the latest on Imperial’s COVID-19 vaccine and a former PM talks pandemic. News: Gut problems linked t...
Podcast: Pandemic mental health, hidden strengths and severe morning sickness
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: Exploring pandemic mental health, comparing spaceflight and frontline NHS work, and linking severe morning sickness with depression. ...
Podcast: Maths marvel, COVID in children and cooking with hyperfoods
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: A $3m-prizewinning mathematician, a new project into how children transmit COVID-19, and recipes with anti-cancer properties. News: H...
Podcast: COVID-19 vaccine trials latest and privacy in contact tracing
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: Results of the COVID-19 vaccine animal trials and the latest news from the human trials, plus privacy in contact tracing apps. News: ...
Podcast: COVID-19 vaccine trials, neurodiversity in focus, and poet in residence
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: A participant in Imperial’s COVID-19 vaccine trial, a professor who set up a neurodiversity network, and our new poet in residence....
Podcast: Vaccine production, safety on public transport, and emerging economies
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: How to make a billion COVID-19 vaccines, why women feel unsafe on public transport, and how emerging economies fare under COVID-19. N...
Podcast: Britain’s brains, COVID-19 at the GP, and a green economic recovery
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: Britain’s intelligence and mental health, COVID-19’s impact on primary care, and a sustainable economic recovery after the pandem...
Podcast: COVID-19 vaccine development, patient data and isolation diaries
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We hear from researchers working on a COVID-19 vaccine and with patient samples, and how students are coping in isolation. News: Univ...
Podcast: Counting coronavirus, a baby food entrepreneur and designing for Mars
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We hear from people tracking the spread of COVID-19, making better baby food, and designing for a move to Mars. News: Bee brains and ...
Podcast: Coronavirus vaccine, global progress report and fighting racism
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: Join the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, check in on the Sustainable Development Goals, and discover how to argue with a racist. ...
Podcast: Drug policy, Australian megafires and London fatbergs
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We discuss whether drug policy is working, why Australia is experiencing megafires, and what can be done about fatbergs. News: Miscar...
Podcast: Baby brains, new Mars quests and preventing pandemics
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We discover treatments for baby brain injuries, see what’s new on Mars for 2020 and find out how to prevent pandemics. News: Doctor...
Podcast: Vaping concerns, medical detection dogs, and a visit to CERN
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We explore the possible harms of vaping, meet dogs trained to detect disease, and travel through the physics of CERN. News: Sepsis al...
Podcast: Painkiller prescriptions, climate wellbeing crisis and race science
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: Investigating UK painkiller prescriptions, how the climate crisis affects mental health and the return of race science. News: Air ...
Podcast: Underground, overground, into the clouds
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We revisit summer expeditions into the caves of Slovenia, along the Silk Road and at Everest base camp. News: Surrey quakes and An...
Podcast: An unsung hero, digital mental health, and acting on patient feedback
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We explore Sir Ernst Chain’s role in penicillin, apps tackling mental health, and an algorithm making sense of patient feedback. ...
Podcast: Moon landing special
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We commemorate 50 years since the Moon landing by looking ahead to the future of space travel, medicine and exploration. News: Moo...
Imperial Uncut: Sir Patrick Vallance Q&A
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus edition of the Imperial College Podcast we invite you to take a front row seat at a special Q&A with the UK government’s Chief Scienti...
Great Exhibition Road Festival 2019
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We get ready for the Festival by taking a talk quiz, building a mini Theremin, and hearing some scientific spoken word poetry. News: ...
Podcast: Climate champion, alcohol marketing and stroke rehabilitation
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: Climate champion Jo Haigh retires, and we find out how often kids see alcohol marketing and how a game is helping stroke recovery. ...
Podcast: Why students cheat, 3D printing and rainforest radio
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We find out why students cheat, how 3D printing has evolved and tune into the sounds of the rainforest. News: Festival preview –...
Podcast: Entrepreneurship special
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: We mark Imperial Enterprise Month with women entrepreneurs and leaders, plus advice for making businesses playful. News: Alternati...
Podcast: Fake news, safe flights and waiting for Marsquakes
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition: How researchers are tracing fake news, what happens when flights stray into the wrong airspace and listening to the interior of Mars.
Podcast: Smart tattoos, the future of the NHS and next-generation vaccines
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: Shopping habits, chocolate fountain maths and genomic medicine
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: 1918 special to mark the First World War armistice centenary
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: Sustainable plastic, academic mental health and science communication
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: Purging polio, medic mental health and surgical simulations
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: Cancer-causing virus, feeding the world and updating The Planets
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: Sustainable plastic, academic mental health and science communication
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: Purging polio, medic mental health and surgical simulations
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: Cancer-causing virus, feeding the world and updating The Planets
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: Summer science, sparrow songs and the sounds of space
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: Retiring legends in music and glass, and misdiagnosing diabetes
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
News: A new type of photosynthesis and recovering from an asteroid strike
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
39 years of musical direction
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
50 years of glassblowing
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Misdiagnosing diabetes
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eurovision euphoria
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: Feast on the Festival and find out why Eurovision makes countries happy
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
News: Curing the common cold and life on Mars
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Taste of the Festival
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hunting an asteroid crater
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The science of drumming
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: The science of drumming, Imperial inventions and a lost asteroid crater
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
News: Weird reptiles and ImpFest preview
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Invention dimension
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: The 106-year-old doctor, parent scientists and hearing aid games
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
News: The lorry park of England and puberty BMI link
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Parenting Science Gang
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The 106-year-old doctor
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to hearing aids
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Keeping the lights on in Cameroon
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: The health effects of being poor and cheap solar power
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The health effects of being poor
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
News: Ozone woes and junior doctor strikes
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Health inequality in global cities
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Making maths connections
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Working with your hands
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
News: GP opening hours and testing Ebola resistance
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Keeping the internet honest
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast: Making maths connections, spotting the fakes and working with your hands
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas