Imperial College Podcast - 20 March 2013
Queen, Imperial West, and a look inside babies' brains.
The podcast is presented by Gareth Mitchell, a lecturer on Imperial's Science Communication MSc course and the presenter of Click Radio on the BBC World Service, with help from the Communications and Public Affairs Division pod squad.
In this edition: Scientists launch a project to map babies’ brains and two rock superstars return to their old haunt at Imperial College Union.
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- News: The Imperial West campus is officially launched and Professor Tom Kibble, one of the godfathers of the Higgs boson, celebrates his 80th birthday.
- Tiny minds: Professor Daniel Rueckert (Computing) discusses the Developing Human Connectome Project, a major effort to map babies’ brains.
- While you were seeping: Nitrates from fertilisers used decades ago are polluting our water supply – and it’s all because of how slowly water passes through chalk, according to Dr Adrian Butler (Civil & Environmental Engineering).
- Rock formation: Brian May and Roger Taylor return to Imperial College Union for the unveiling of a plaque to mark their first gig as Queen.
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