Julie Gould

This podcast first appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 144 on December 12th 2013 In this podcast I explore how our noses work through the science of smell. “Follow your nose” “Stop being Nosy” I’m sure there are more phrases withThe post Science of Smell appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on the Pod Delusion, episode 214 on November 22nd 2013. This podcast is an audio adventure from the Abu Dhabi Science Festival 2013 The Abu Dhabi Science Festival 2013 is organised by the Edinburgh International Science Festival group,The post Abu Dhabi Science Festival 2013 appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on the Pod Delusion, episode 211 on November 1st 2013. Mozfest 2013 was held at Ravensbourne and spanned all 8 floors, each one hosting a variety of web-based activities. In this podcast I focussed mostly onThe post Mozfest 2013 appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 135 on October 10th 2013 This is a podcast about binaural beats. Binaural beats are created when two ever-so-slightly different frequency tones are listened to in the left and right ear. ForThe post Binaural Beats appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on the Pod Delusion episode 207 on October 4th 2013 This podcast gives a bit of a flavour of the makers and shakers that attended Over The Air 2013. I attended OTA on behalf of TheThe post Over The Air 2013 appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast first appeared on I, Science on February 8th 2013 In this podcast I am at the pre-opening event of the “Extinction: not the end of the world?” exhibition at the Natural History Museum. I speak to some of the scientistsThe post I, Science – Extinction explained appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This package originally appeared on the Pod Delusion episode 192 on June 21st 2013 On June 13th, the US Supreme courts gave their final verdict on the Association for molecular Pathology vs Myriad Genetics case. The story started in 2009, when the ACLUThe post Patenting nature appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 128 on June 20th 2013. Ever wondered what’s going on inside your gut? For this podcast I spoke several people, as the amount of research in the field of microbiomes and micrbiotaThe post What’s inside your gut? appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

For someone who hasn’t had any brain afflictions, it’s rather difficult to image what it must be like to be dealing with one. These monsters inside people’s heads only show themselves as symptoms, which can be rather frustrating, especially ifThe post Monsters inside your head appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on the Pod Delusion episode 198 on May 31st 2013 After being absolutely awed at her book, I spoke to Mary Roach, author of Gulp: adventures along the Alimentary Canal about a particularly icky story onThe post A not so bedtime story… about faecal transplants appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

Would you eat meat that has been grown in a lab rather than taken directly from the animal? This is a question that I’ve been asking as preparations for the first lab-grown burger to be cooked are happening. Prof MarkThe post Would you eat laboratory-grown meat? appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 123 on May 16th 2013 For this podcast I spoke to Thomas Landrain, the founder of La Paillase, a DIY Biology lab in Paris. I wanted to share this piece on here becauseThe post DIY Biology with Thomas Landrain appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

As part of the MSc in Science Communication at Imperial College, we were asked at the beginning of January to create a product, any product, that was based on the first semester’s theory. I remember that day. It was, I must admit,The post Wimbledon 2013: The Philosophers Battle appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast was originally on Pythagoras Trousers episode 144 on March 14th 2013 Ichthyostega is believed to be the first creature that first moved from the swamps onto land. In order to accomodate the higher levels of gravitational pull, itThe post Ichthyostega appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 111 on February 21st 2013 This month, I’ve been learning about synthetic biology. With one of the biggest synthetic biology conferences happening at Imperial College in the summer this year, I wantedThe post Synthetic Biology appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

A few weeks ago, curiosity got the better of me. John Hutchinson, professor of evolutionary biomechanics at the Royal Vetinerary College in London, has a personal website called What’s in John’s freezer? A title like that just begs for an answer, andThe post Inside John’s freezer – the grand tour appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

Reading scientific papers has always been a challenge, especially in areas that I’m not very clued up on. Now that I’ve been out of the research bubble for a while, it’s become even more difficult. This is why our practicalThe post Mending a broken heart appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 106 on January 17th 2013 Predicting biodiversity is an interview with Blake Suttle about how we can watch the movements of plants and animals to be able to predict their movement inThe post Predicting Biodiversity appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 101 on December 13th 2012 This is an interview with Jenny Rhon about her research on Urinary Tract Infections. The majority of people have had a UTI, and have been to theirThe post Urinary Tract Infections appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 97 on November 15th 2012 This is an interview with PhD student Christopher Emmott about his research on different types of photovoltaic cell. Transcript: On October 22nd, Hurricane Sandy started developing fromThe post Photovoltaic cell appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 93 on October 18th 2012 Transcript: Many scientists spend their lives trying to uncover how things work. But some things are more difficult to understand than others; one of these is theThe post Anaesthetics and sleep appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

It’s not often that I am in the company of those who have written best-selling books about science, history, travelling and world culture. They are very rare people. But last week, during the British Science Festival in Aberdeen, I hadThe post In conversation with Bill Bryson appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 85 on June 18th 2012 In this report called Schroedinger’s Hat, I interviewed Professor Ulf Leonhart from St. Andrews University about his latest collaborative work on a device that has been dubbed Schroedinger’s Hat. AsThe post Schroedinger’s Hat appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 81 on May 21st 2012 This is an interview with Dr. Saverio Russo from Exeter University’s Centre for Graphene Science about his work on GraphExeter, a modified form of Graphene. Since 2010, when Dr.The post GraphExeter appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 73 on March 26th 2012 This is an interview with Dr. Peter Whibberley from the National Physics Laboratory, and went out on March 26th 2012. Earlier on in the year the International Telecommunication Union’sThe post Leap second appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 68 on February 20th 2012 In this report I interviewed Jessica Smith from the Alzheimers Society to take a closer look at the Whitehall II Study. The study looks at how the brain changesThe post Alzheimers appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast first appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 55 on november 21st 2011 This is an interview with Dr. Helen Czerski on the BBC television program 23 Degrees. At the time of the interview the show was still being filmed. TheThe post 23 Degrees appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

A shorter version of this podcast first appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 50 on October 17th 2011 I did an interview with Professor Ortwin Hess from Imperial College, London because I wanted to learn more about his involvement in the development of magneticThe post Magnetic cloaks appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 46 on September 19th 2011 This is an interview with Mark Post from Maastricht University in the Netherlands about synthetic meat that he has been developing. This was my first piece for Pythagoras Trousers.The post Synthetic meat appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.