The podcast finds researchers telling visitors about 3D printing, Lego instruments and snot at the Imperial Festival.
The College’s annual public showcase began with a blast of trumpets and a battering of drums from the band of the Household Cavalry. Over the weekend, thousands of visitors of all ages interacted with Imperial scientists and their work.
Podcast reporter Sarah Gaunt, a Science Communication MSc student, spoke to a few of the researchers taking part. Plus, we go back 480 million years into the Earth’s history to see what ancient creatures dominated the environment.
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 contributions from our roaming reporters from the Research Communications group.
Download the complete podcast (mp3)
OR LISTEN TO INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS
News: musical revolutions and extending lifespans – The news team discuss the latest Imperial research on the evolution of pop music and a study forecasting how life expectancy will change in England and Wales by 2030.
Imperial Festival highlights 2015: part one – A giant nose reveals how we defend ourselves against viruses and bacteria, and a light spectrometer proves that complex scientific instruments can be made from Lego.
When sponges ruled the Earth – Naomi Jordan explains what newly found fossils tell us about the creatures that dominated in the Ordovician period, 480 million years ago.
Imperial Festival highlights 2015: part two – Researchers demonstrate what you can make with a 3D printer and use chocolate to demystify clinical trials.
Article text (excluding photos or graphics) available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Creative Commons license.
Photos and graphics subject to third party copyright used with permission or © Imperial College London.
Reporter
Sam Wong
School of Professional Development
Contact details
Email: press.office@imperial.ac.uk
Show all stories by this author
Leave a comment
Your comment may be published, displaying your name as you provide it, unless you request otherwise. Your contact details will never be published.