Podcast appearances and mentions of Anna Ploszajski

It's time for our annual roundup of the best moments from the podcast's last twelve months. We've had the great good fortune to enjoy the company of many guests - thank you to all of them. Most especially, thanks to those who appear on this episode discussing everything from horse gyms to Pizza Rat, Charles Dickens's raven to spouse cannibalism: Dr. Anna Ploszjaski, Victoria Melody, Andrew McMillan, Tom Price, Amy Mason, John Henry Falle, Ken Cheng, Mara Joy, Harry Stachini, Meredith Hackman, Sharon Wanjohi and Paul Duncan McGarrity.   Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

Over decades of space exploration, thousands of rockets have launched, resulting in a sea of debris circling the Earth. It's estimated that there are 30,000 objects over 10 cm, 500,000 marble-sized debris, and 100 million smaller than that.Episode host Anna Ploszajski bravely goes into the unknown, in conversation with:Mike Lindsay, Chief Technology Operator at Astroscale, a start-up seeking to make space more sustainable by pioneering clean-up tech.Hugh Lewis, Professor of Astronautics at the University of Southampton.New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild the world better - every other Friday.Find podcast transcripts on our website.Follow @QEPrize on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince expand their knowledge of elasticity with Olympian Bryony Page, comedian Jessica Fostekew & experts Dr Anna Ploszajski and Prof James Busfield. What makes stretchy things stretch? Together our panel journey through different applications of elastic materials and examine, at the molecular level, what happens when we stretch a material and crucially what causes it to return to its original shape. This is especially pertinent to our guest Olympic and British champion trampolinist Bryony Page who has capitalised on elasticity in her 24 year long career. We discover that the bounce of a trampoline mainly comes from the elasticity of steel and how dependent this is on temperature. Cold temperatures are not only treacherous for trampolines; we explore how the cold proved fatal to the elastic components of both the Titanic and the Challenger space shuttle.Plus we hear how scientists sometimes just can't beat nature; natural rubber and spiders silk are two such cases. Anna Ploszajski takes us through some of the more inventive techniques scientists have engineered to produced more of these natural materials, including genetically engineering goats to be milked for silk.Producer: Melanie Brown Exec Producer: Alexandra Feachem Researcher: Olivia JaniBBC Studios Audio production

This week we're erecting our episode quicker than a team of Amish farmers can erect a barn. With returning guest Dr Anna Ploszajski we discuss the absolute worst materials you could ever use in building your dream home. From the banal damage to concrete, to the lost dream of Lego and a particularly grisly offering from Ben, you'll never look at Grand Designs the same way again. Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @vanderlaugh @barrymcstay @annaploszajski Take a butcher's at Ben's Substack here: https://vanderlaugh.substack.com/ Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

Here's what we're reading, recommending, and revisiting this week.Catherine's library find this week is a movie that somehow seems to be very popular in her library system: Sasquatch Sunset. If you're looking for an adventure/comedy told entirely in grunts, this one's for you!​Terri's random recommendation is a book she thinks is worth your while: Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History by Rebecca Struthers. It's especially appealing in the audiobook version, narrated by Anna Ploszajski.In the archives, we checked in on what our obsessions were seven years ago, and what they are now.Next week's lineup: A Gentleman in Moscow E5, "An Arrival," on Tuesday, August 6Lost S1 E5, "White Rabbit," on Wednesday, August 7Weekly roundup on Thursday, August 8Until then (and anytime you're in need), the archives are available.

The way we make music is changing. AI songs are everywhere - even The Beatles used the technology last year. So what does a digitised, computerised future mean for the fate of artists and their acoustic instruments?Episode host Anna Ploszajski - a materials scientist and keen trumpeter - faces the music with:Lex Dromgoole, audio engineer & CEO of Bronze AI.Tom Fox, instrument maker, music hacker, & creative director of Hackoustic.New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild the world better - every other Friday.Find podcast transcripts on our website.Follow @QEPrize on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do we fixate on plastic as the main waste issue of our time? Is all plastic bad? Have we got Bags For Life and paper straws totally wrong?Anna Ploszajski - materials scientist and storyteller - assembles her first edition of Create The Future with:Dr Alicia Chrysostomou, polymer consultant and author of Plastics: Just A Load Of Rubbish?Dr Kat Knauer, polymer scientist and CTO of the BOTTLE Consortium, who are focused on developing new chemical upcycling strategies for today's plastics and redesigning tomorrow's plastics to be recyclable-by-design.New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild the world better - every other Friday.Find podcast transcripts on our website.Follow @QEPrize on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 135 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean's Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit FormHostsStuartGeoffTerryThanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.***************************************LATEST NEWSHeritageConKCCON 2024March 9thKC First Church of the Nazarene11811 State Line RdKansas City, MO***************************************MAILBAGTerry got some great feedback about tips when modelling on the road.We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.Terry correction: last episode I mentioned Macross started in the late 80s. The series storyline begins in 1999 when the alien ship crashed on Earth, and the first episode is ten years later, when the Zendradi show up.***************************************LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTSHobbyBoss MarchTrumpeter MarchHasegawa March and AprilHasegawa April AnnouncementsResKit New ReleasesF-15 Eagle Camouflage Paint Masks Set 1/72nd1:48 scale Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark from ClearPropICM New ItemsAoshima March ItemsGreat Wall Hobby's new-tool 48th scale A-10C Thunderbolt IIA 35th scale Zero & the Akagi's bridge from Border ModelSome newer items from AMT What's new at Scalemates.com***************************************SPONSOR AD #1Cult TV Man***************************************WHAT'S ON THE BENCHStuart - YF-21 painted up. Decals are going on. Looking really good now. Going to be called the CF-21 Peregrine.Moosaroo Cup needs to have pictures done this week.Geoff - Wayward Zeppelin LZ77 is cruising above an uncharted tropical volcanic island near Iceland after being blown WAY off course during a raid in 1916. Harassed by Pteradons, their accompanying (don't ask how they got there!) Fokker DR1 Triplanes cannot protect the doomed ship! Dinos and DR1's are coming this week from fellow club modeller Ron, but it's really coming along nicely - even with the required PE work!Terry - Not a lot of time while I was traveling for business, at our plant so just a single hotel but still, not a ton of time. Big dinners are awful. On the plus side the Steam Deck is great for travel time. I did get some work done on a few projects, the P-47H is coming along, and I brought the 1/48 Jeep which comes with the Tamiya P-47M kit to the club meeting which was fun to work on. Getting the paint touched up a bit on the Regult so I can mask off grey areas. ***************************************WHAT WE ARE READINGStuart - The Year Without Summer:1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed HistoryGeoff - Mostly online stuff about Zeppelins…. And plowing through a collection of Scale Model magazines going back to the 1970's!Terry - Started reading Anna Ploszajski's Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning. She is a materials scientist who has chosen a number of materials and objects to describe while making things in workshops, like iron, glass, plastic, brass etc. Very interesting and I've been interested in materials scienceI started reading the graphic novel omnibus of Fritz Lieber's Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, which I think I signed up for via Kickstarter? This is a major influence on fantasy to come - like Elric etc.***************************************SPONSOR AD #2Seans Custom Model Tools***************************************THINGS WE'VE SEENKitmasx, is a guy making masks for various aircraft and vehicles - window masks, markings and more. Erin Lantz did a great job on a Nissan Fairlady and took plenty of pictures in progress. He took gold last weekend. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10224849912221324&type=3&ref=embed_post***************************************THE LAST WORDSMP Ep. 135 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.comPlease leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we're doingCheck us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own websiteWe also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble 

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by materials scientist Dr. Anna Ploszajski to talk about her new book, "Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning Through Making." They discuss the science and culture of handmade objects, with an emphasis on the craftspeople who make them. Follow Anna: @AnnaPloszajski.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4530061/advertisement

Anna Ploszajski, Scott Manley and Bill Sunderland face questions about stately stands, letter lists and silver streaks. LATERAL is a comedy panel game podcast about weird questions with wonderful answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://www.lateralcast.com. HOST: Tom Scott. QUESTION PRODUCER: David Bodycombe. RECORDED AT: The Podcast Studios, Dublin. EDITED BY: Julie Hassett. MUSIC: Karl-Ola Kjellholm ('Private Detective'/'Agrumes', courtesy of epidemicsound.com). ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: Oliver Forrest, Áron. FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott. © Pad 26 Limited (https://www.pad26.com) / Labyrinth Games Ltd. 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Anna Ploszajski, author of "Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning through Making." Dr. Ploszajski is a materials scientist, which means that she studies the properties of substances such as metals, plastic, glass, etc. In this book, she chronicles her encounters with various artisans who actually interact with materials to create things.

#4 Falsifying your Teste-ment with Dr Anna Ploszajski - Richard's Odd-Ball Odyssey continues as he heads to another doctor who will give him the results of his full body scan. Will he be declared fully fit and be sent home? Seems unlikely. He has a question he'd love to ask (clue in the title of the podcast) and is presented with some decisions, most notably, would he like to wear a falsie? You will find out what he decides, as well as the decisions and opinions of other guests from the series: Charley Boorman, Dr Sara Kayat and future guests Scott and Jemma Bennett. There's also an illuminating chat with Materials Scientist and possible Frankenstein Dr Anna Ploszajski (find out more at annaploszajski.com).Plus lots more emails from the ball bag mail bag. Send your questions and ball/cancer-based stories to us via cihmbb@gmail.comFind out how to examine the testicles of yourself or a consenting friend here https://uk.movember.com/men-s-health/testicular-cancerFor even more bollock facts and funny stories from Richard's own diagnosis, Buy the Can I Have My Ball Back? book here https://www.gofasterstripe.com/ballSUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELSee extra content at our WEBSITE Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Ploszajski, Scott Manley and Bill Sunderland face questions about cheffy shortcuts, red ropes and pricey papers. LATERAL is a comedy panel game podcast about weird questions with wonderful answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://www.lateralcast.com. HOST: Tom Scott. QUESTION PRODUCER: David Bodycombe. RECORDED AT: The Podcast Studios, Dublin. EDITED BY: Julie Hassett. MUSIC: Karl-Ola Kjellholm ('Private Detective'/'Agrumes', courtesy of epidemicsound.com). ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: Leo, Mike Salter, Miriam Cronberg, Marcus Kontiokari. FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott. © Pad 26 Limited (https://www.pad26.com) / Labyrinth Games Ltd. 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your questions are going under our microscope and we?ll be asking our guests to give their expert insight on a number of topics. Including, Why does asparagus make your wee smell? Could plastic eating worms help prevent pollution? And what?s going to happen to the International Space Station? Plus, there?ll be our customary quiz at half time. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Materials science was an integral plot point in the recent edition of Knives Out Mystery - Glass Onion, American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman. The ensemble cast includes Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista. In this video, two materials scientists, Anna Ploszajski and Pranoti Kshirsagar bring you the real scientist behind the hydrogen fuel cells, how "clean" they are and how real is the representation of materials science, specially in the climax. Anna Ploszajski is an award-winning freelance materials scientist, writer, presenter, podcaster, performer, trainer and storyteller based in London. Check out Anna's website! Find out more about The Science Talk - https://thesciencetalk.com/  Join our mailing list - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/27434/58164287005263723/share --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/under-microscope/message

Materials science was an integral plot point in the recent edition of Knives Out Mystery - Glass Onion, American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman. The ensemble cast includes Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista. In this video, two materials scientists, Anna Ploszajski and Pranoti Kshirsagar bring you the real scientist behind the hydrogen fuel cells, how "clean" they are and how real is the representation of materials science, specially in the climax. Anna Ploszajski is an award-winning freelance materials scientist, writer, presenter, podcaster, performer, trainer and storyteller based in London. Check out Anna's website! Find out more about The Science Talk - https://thesciencetalk.com/  Join our mailing list - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/27434/58164287005263723/share --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/under-microscope/message

How can design heal and enhance wellbeing in society? Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong meet Assistant Professors Euan Winton, Lucy Robertson, and Guobin Xia at the University's School of Textiles and Design. A Future Made, a podcast by Heriot-Watt University.

Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong learn how seemingly intractable problems - from online delivery slots to handling refugee crises - can be solved using qualitative and quantitative data, and simulation models. Key to this is the work of Heriot-Watt university's data gurus, including Assistant Professors Christa Searle and Adam Gripton, and Research Associate Jyoti Mandhani. They are from the University's Centre for Logistics and Sustainability and the Centre of Sustainable Road Freight. A Future Made is a podcast from Heriot-Watt University,

You might think materials are a bit boring and inconsequential but without them we would still be living in the stone age. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by material scientists Mark Miadownik and Anna Ploszajski and comedian Ed Byrne to discover the life changing materials that are hidden in plain sight. Which materials have made us human? Which materials do we completely depend on? And how will materials shape our future? Producer: Caroline Steel Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem

Navigate Twitter as a Scientist - Mar 22 - sign up! Materials science was an integral plot point in the recent edition of Knives Out Mystery - Glass Onion, American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman. The ensemble cast includes Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista. In this video, two materials scientists, Anna Ploszajski and Pranoti Kshirsagar bring you the real scientist behind the hydrogen fuel cells, how "clean" they are and how real is the representation of materials science, specially in the climax. Anna Ploszajski is an award-winning freelance materials scientist, writer, presenter, podcaster, performer, trainer and storyteller based in London. Find out more about The Science Talk - https://thesciencetalk.com/ Join our mailing list - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/27434/58164287005263723/share --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/under-microscope/message

Magnets are inside loads of everyday electronic kit - speakers, motors, phones and more - but listener Lucas is mystified. What, he wonders, is a magnetic field? Our sleuths set out to investigate the mysterious power of magnets, with the help of wizard physicist Dr Felix Flicker, lecturer in physics at Cardiff University and author of the The Magick of Matter, and materials scientist Dr Anna Ploszajski, author of Handmade. They cover the secrets of lodestones, naturally occurring magnetic rocks, how to levitate crystals, frogs and maybe even people. Matthew Swallow, the Chair of the UK Magnetics Society, explains why magnets make the best brakes for rollercoasters, and Dr Ploszajski explains how magnetically-induced eddy currents are used to sort through our recycling. Finally, Dr Flicker persuades Adam and Hannah that to really understand magnetic fields you have to leave classical physics behind, and go quantum. So our sleuths take a leap into the strange subatomic realm.

In this episode of A Future Made, a podcast by Heriot-Watt University, Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong raise a toast - or three - to assistant professors Dave Jenkins and Rachel Sutherland and PhD student Rutele Marciulionyte. All three are doing groundbreaking work, with delicious results, at the University's International Centre of Brewing and Distilling. We also meet alumni Michael Johnstone, Jonathan Hamilton, and Marc Watson who are helping to shape the industry, proving that the ICBD is a one-stop shop for anyone interested in brewing and distilling, or setting up their own business.

Full episode about the real science behind the latest knives out movie is coming soon! Navigate Twitter as a Scientist - Mar 22 - sign up! You can now join our mailing list to get a regular dose of science. Find out more at thesciencetalk.com/real-scientists-nano/curators/#curators22 SAVE THE DATE: the 6th edition of the 2023 NANOscientific Forum Europe– the platform for nanoscience and SPM research - will take place on 13 - 15 September 2023 at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (IFCO) in Barcelona, Spain! After 3 years online, this edition will be held in-person & on-site. The 2023 #NSFE will be hosted by Prof. Dr. F. Pelayo García de Arquer, the head of the Research Group CO2 Mitigation Accelerated by Photons. Link: https://event.nanoscientific.org/eu/2023 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/under-microscope/message

Does knitting qualify as engineering? How do we break down gender barriers between 'crafts' and 'science'? What's the future of wearable technology? And how does Lady Gaga fit into all of this?Welcome to an all-new version of Create The Future from the Queen Elizabeth Prize For Engineering. In this first episode our very own "mega badass engineer" Roma Agrawal - author and structural engineer for the construction of The Shard - chairs a discussion about the innovations and ancient wisdoms to be found in Arts & Crafts. Roma's guests are materials scientist Dr Anna Ploszajski and electronic textiles researcher Irmandy Wicaksono from MIT Media Lab.New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild the world better - every other Friday.Follow @QEPrize on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the new series of A Future Made, a podcast from Heriot-Watt University, Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong put their geological detective hats on as they sift the evidence surrounding the momentous discovery of the Nadir Crater, made by marine and sedimentary geologist Dr Uisdean Nicholson. They discuss the impact of the find on Earth's future, with the help of Professor Thomas Wagner from the Lyell Centre at the University's School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society.

In This episode Pranoti sits down with Anna Ploszajski, Materials Scientist, Writer & Storyteller, to take a deeper dive into Anna‘s research journey. This vintage episode of the Under the Microscope podcast was originally released on 13.01.2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/under-microscope/message

Magnets are inside loads of everyday electronic kit - speakers, motors, phones and more - but listener Lucas is mystified: what, he wonders, is a magnetic field? Our sleuths set out to investigate the mysterious power of magnets, with the help of wizard / physicist Dr Felix Flicker - author of the The Magick of Matter - and materials scientist Dr Anna Ploszajski. They cover the secrets of lodestones - naturally occurring magnetic rocks - and how to levitate crystals, frogs and maybe even people. Matthew Swallow, the Chair of the UK Magnetics Society, explains why magnets make the best brakes for rollercoasters, and Dr Ploszajski explains how magnetically-induced eddy currents are used to sort through our recycling. Finally, Dr Flicker persuades Adam and Hannah that to really understand magnetic fields you have to leave classical physics behind, and go quantum... So our sleuths take a leap into the strange subatomic realm. Contributors: Dr Felix Flicker, Lecturer in Physics at Cardiff University and author of ‘The Magick of Matter', Dr Anna Ploszajski, materials scientist and author of ‘Handmade', Matthew Swallow, Chair of the UK Magnetics Society Presented by Hannah Fry and Adam Rutherford Producer: Ilan Goodman

In this episode of the new series of A Future Made, a podcast by Heriot-Watt University, Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong join Associate Professors Fergus Guppy, Jennifer Meggs and Mark Ross as well as Assistant Professor William Low at the university's School of Sport and Exercise at Scotland's National Sports Performance Centre – Oriam, to find out first hand how studying human performance at peak levels of sports can impact on everything from the safety of Olympic athletes, the rules for trans inclusion in competition, as well as the future health of the general public.

Anna Ploszajski discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Dr Anna Ploszajski is an award-winning materials scientist, comedian and storyteller based in London. She's a materials generalist, equally fascinated by metals, plastics, ceramics, glasses and substances from the natural world. Anna channels her passion for storytelling about materials through writing, podcasting, presenting and training scientists and engineers in the art of storytelling. Her first book, Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning Through Making, is out now. In her spare time, Anna plays the trumpet in a funk and soul covers band and is an ultra-endurance open water swimmer. Find out more at www.annaploszajski.com. Materials science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materials_science Into the Woods by John Yorke https://www.waterstones.com/book/into-the-woods/john-yorke/9780141978109 Ultra-swimmer Sarah Thomas https://sarahthomasswims.com/. Trumpets can play quietly! https://www.alisonbalsom.com/ Barberette https://www.barberette.co.uk/ IFIXIT https://www.ifixit.com/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

In the last of three episodes with a special focus on Psychology and Social Sciences, within A Future Made from Heriot-Watt University, Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstronglook into their Future and face the prospect of ageing with fresh hope. They venture into the Ageing Lab of Professor Alan Gow and are reunited with Professor Thusha Rajendran and Associate Professors Ke Guek Nee and Mary Stewart. A Future Made showcases Heriot-Watt University's innovative work in science, business, technology, design and engineering - which is helping to change the future, solve the problems of today, and make an impact on the global stage.

Part two of a special Psychology and Social Sciences miniseries within A Future Made podcast by Heriot-Watt University. Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong get some pre-conceptions challenged about autism and communication, and learn how to improve their public speaking techniques when they join Professor Deborah Hall, Associate Professor Mary Stewart, and Assistant Professor Avin Mirawdeli. The series showcases Heriot-Watt University's innovative work in science, business, technology, design and engineering - which is helping to change the future, solve the problems of today, and make an impact on the global stage.

Part one of a special three-part Psychology and Social Sciences miniseries within Heriot-Watt University's A Future Made podcast.Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong join Assistant Professors Mel McKendrick and Ron Salden, Professors Thusha Rajendran and Deborah Hall, as well as Associate Professor Ke Guek Nee, for a feast of discoveries involving robotics, sports psychology, gamification and even scuba diving, which are set to improve wellbeing for all of us. The series showcases Heriot-Watt University's innovative work in science, business, technology, design and engineering - which is helping to change the future, solve the problems of today, and make an impact on the global stage.

In the first episode of the new series of A Future Made, a podcast from Heriot-Watt University, Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong join Professor Raffaella Ocone and Assistant Professor Aimaro, to discover exciting new solutions to the huge problem of waste from used PPE. Thanks to an ingenious project from the University's Schools of Engineering & Physical Sciences and the Institute of Mechanical Process & Energy Engineering, there's scope for recycling mountains of PPE and for generating new forms of energy. The series showcases Heriot-Watt University's innovative work in science, business, technology, design and engineering - which is helping to change the future, solve the problems of today, and make an impact on the global stage.

In the second episode of the new series of A Future Made, a podcast by Heriot-Watt University, Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong turn the spotlight on Africa to find out how an inspiring partnership between the University and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is changing the lives of students and academics alike, and has sparked a quest to find 'the next Einstein' within Africa. The series showcases Heriot-Watt University's innovative work in science, business, technology, design and engineering - which is helping to change the future, solve the problems of today, and make an impact on the global stage.

Coming soon! Season 2 of A Future Made, the podcast from Heriot-Watt University. Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong showcase the university's innovative work in science, business, technology, design and engineering - which is helping to change the future, solve the problems of today, and make an impact on the global stage.

In Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning Through Making, author Anna Ploszajski takes her experience of materials science out of the lab and into the world of craftspeople. Ploszajski's quest to fashion a broader perspective on stuff surpasses the dry and academic. In her book, Anna brings readers along through an exploration of materials ancient and modern, bringing out the ways that matter intersects with society and identity. On the show, we’ll talk about matter from glass to human hair, and we'll hear about the entwined history of some materials and how they have shaped history.

As a materials scientist, Anna Ploszajski was trained to analyze materials on a number of levels — their atomic structure, their chemical properties, their ability to conduct or resist electricity, their magnetism, hardness, ductility, and more. But Ploszajski quickly realized there was a hole in her knowledge — in terms of what it feels like to work with materials hands-on. She set out to understand things differently, learning by doing. Along the way, she met craftspeople who built their own body of knowledge about everything from glass and steel, to sugar and wool, using only their eyes, their instincts, and their hands. Her new book is called “Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning Through Making.” On this episode, we follow Ploszajski and others on their journeys to understand everyday materials through the process of creating. We also hear why making things can feel so empowering and soothing, and learn about a movement that wants all of us to learn how to fix our belongings. Also heard on this week’s episode: Appliances like toasters and dishwashers have become so advanced in recent years, that most people can't repair them without expert help. But now, the “right to repair” movement is trying to change that. Alan Yu reports. Physicist Clifford Johnson talks about his hobby: baking, and why he loves the feeling of creating order from chaos (while making pie crusts). Making something by hand allows a creator to be uniquely in touch with the way a material feels, its balance and even how it smells. Producer Diana Opong got a chance to see a Washington-based master bowyer in action. He describes the materials he uses to make English longbows, and the strength and effort it takes for him to get the wood to bend into that perfect arc. In Portland, Oregon, Julie Wilson is known as “the cast iron lady.” You can find her at street fairs and pop-up events all around the city with shelves full of cast iron cookware that she restored by hand. Producer Joel Shupack caught up with her at her home, as she describes how to bring neglected pots and pans back to life.

Let's get into the festive spirit with our special co-host Anna Ploszajski as we explore festive facts, Christmas chemistry, and merry materials! We make some predictions for the year ahead, and of course there's a collections themed holiday song to bob along to. Happy holidays! 00:02:43 Hideous treasures all around us 00:11:13 Christmas tree decorations – old and new! 00:22:31 Tinsel themed nightmares 00:26:42 Lights, candles, and twinkly stuff 00:34:25 Tableware for days 00:40:21 Cakes and puddings 00:42:34 Christmas crackers 00:49:10 Fake snow and leaky snowglobes 00:53:23 Last year's predictions and ones for 2022 01:01:11 Rocking Around the Christmas Tree (Museum Version) Show Notes: - Find out more about Anna's work: https://www.annaploszajski.com/ - The aroma of Christmas trees: https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/12/19/christmastrees/ - Mr Bean vs the ornaments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W91IK06uv5E - The evolution of tinsel: http://www.compoundchem.com/2017advent/2017advent24/ - How silvering is achieved: https://www.compoundchem.com/2017/09/06/silver-mirror/ - S09E05 Dynamic Objects: https://thecword.show/2021/05/19/s09e05-dynamic-objects/ - S02E08 Food: https://thecword.show/2017/11/29/s02e08-food/ - V&A blog about the history of crackers: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-christmas-cracker - Christmas cracker chemistry: https://www.compoundchem.com/2013/12/24/christmas-cracker-chemistry/ - How wrapping paper is made: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Wrapping-Paper.html - Fake snow chemistry: https://www.compoundchem.com/2017advent/2017advent7/ - Museum Freelance network closes: https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2021/11/museum-freelance-network-to-close/ - Go buy Anna's book: https://www.annaploszajski.com/book - Jenny reviewing Anna's book in a previous episode: https://thecword.show/2021/05/19/s09e05-dynamic-objects/ *** Rocking Around the Christmas Tree: the Museum Version (lyrics by Jenny Mathiasson and Morgan Fox; vocals by Skye) Skulkin' around the gallery At the Christmas working do Watching for spills that you can see Or objects gone askew Walkin' around the Christmas tree Let pheromone pest traps swing Later we'll sneak some extra tea And we'll do some tidying You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear Voices going, where's that dolly? Pop that object on this trolley Wrappin' things up in acid free For a popular display Everyone chattin' happily Raiding gift shop and cafe You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear Voices going, where's that dolly? Pop that object on this trolley Walkin' around our objects store Seein' a thing not put away Finally hoovering the floor Roll on the holiday! *** Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Kloe Rumsey, and Anna Ploszajski. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2021.

In Episode 7 of ‘A Future Made', a podcast series by Heriot-Watt University, Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong hit the road to explore the (fuel) burning issue of decarbonising freight. Unveiling some mind-blowing innovations are Philip Greening, Professor of Logistics and Sustainability at Edinburgh Business School and Dr Agnessa Spanellis, Assistant Professor of Information Systems Management, and member of the Research Centre for Logistics and Sustainability at Heriot-Watt University.

In Episode 6 of ‘A Future Made', a podcast series by Heriot-Watt University, Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong explore how new research in ‘Gender Stereotyping in Artificial Intelligence' is helping to overcome wider gender inequality in our society. They meet the university's Verena Rieser, Professor in Computer Science and co-founder of the Conversational AI company Alana AI, and Kate Sang, Professor of Gender & Employment Studies

Episode 5 of ‘A Future Made' from Heriot-Watt University is all about ‘The Journey to Net Zero'. Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong discover how crucial innovations are helping to capture and store carbon, when they meet the university's Dr. Charithea Charalambous, Research Associate at the School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, and Professor of Chemical Engineering working in energy and clean coal technologies, Susana Garcia Lopez.

Episode 4 of ‘A Future Made', a new podcast series by Heriot-Watt University, is all about ‘Fast Fashion, Sustainability and Rethinking Design'. Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong review their wardrobes when they meet Grace Smith, a screen-print and technical finishing demonstrator, Catherine Clark who teaches Design Management, and Director of Research Julian Malins, at Heriot-Watt University's School of Textiles and Design in the Scottish Borders.

In episode 3 of ‘A Future Made' a new podcast series by Heriot-Watt University, Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong find out how 2020 was a year unlike any other in the ‘Economics of Energy', when they meet Assistant Professors Erkal Ersoy and Rachel Forshaw from Heriot-Watt University's Edinburgh Business School.

In episode 2 of ‘A Future Made', a new podcast series by Heriot-Watt University; Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong discover how robot chitchat is being used to distract patients from the stress of hospital waiting rooms. Stepping into the Heriot-Watt University Robotics labs, they meet robots Pepper and Miro, and humans Assistant Professor of Computer Science Christian Dondrup and Assistant Professor Mauro Dragone, who are together breaking new ground in ‘Robotics in Healthcare'. The series showcases Heriot-Watt University's innovative work in science, business, technology, design and engineering - which is helping to change the future, solve the problems of today, and make an impact on the global stage.

In the first episode of ‘A Future Made', a brand new podcast series by Heriot-Watt University; Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong join Professor Bill Sanderson and Professor Lindsay Beevers, sampling oysters and pondering flooding solutions. The series showcases Heriot-Watt University's innovative work in science, business, technology, design and engineering - which is helping to change the future, solve the problems of today, and make an impact on the global stage.

As a materials scientist, Anna Ploszajski was trained to analyze materials on a number of levels — their atomic structure, their chemical properties, their ability to conduct or resist electricity, their magnetism, hardness, ductility, and more. But Ploszajski quickly realized there was a hole in her knowledge — in terms of what it feels like to work with materials hands-on. She set out to understand things differently, learning by doing. Along the way, she met craftspeople who built their own body of knowledge about everything from glass and steel, to sugar and wool, using only their eyes, their instincts, and their hands. Her new book is called “Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning Through Making.” On this episode, we follow Ploszajski and others on their journeys to understand everyday materials through the process of creating. We also hear why making things can feel so empowering and soothing, and learn about a movement that wants all of us to learn how to fix our belongings. Also heard on this week’s episode: Appliances like toasters and dishwashers have become so advanced in recent years, that most people can't repair them without expert help. But now, the “right to repair” movement is trying to change that. Alan Yu reports. Physicist Clifford Johnson talks about his hobby: baking, and why he loves the feeling of creating order from chaos (while making pie crusts). Making something by hand allows a creator to be uniquely in touch with the way a material feels, its balance and even how it smells. Producer Diana Opong got a chance to see a Washington-based master bowyer in action. He describes the materials he uses to make English longbows, and the strength and effort it takes for him to get the wood to bend into that perfect arc. In Portland, Oregon, Julie Wilson is known as “the cast iron lady.” You can find her at street fairs and pop-up events all around the city with shelves full of cast iron cookware that she restored by hand. Producer Joel Shupack caught up with her at her home, as she describes how to bring neglected pots and pans back to life.

We're getting into the groove about things that move with special guest host Matthew Read. What exactly is a dynamic object and how do you go about preserving one? Kloe talks to Ken Cobb about conserving electrical objects and Jenny speaks to Chris Weeks about motorcycles that still need to vroom. Also tune in for a book review of 'Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning Through Making' by Anna Ploszajski. 00:03:43 What do we mean by dynamic objects? 00:11:36 The idea of performance 00:16:00 What's value, anyway? 00:18:23 Visitor expectation and conservation approach 00:23:47 What would WE do? 00:30:15 Interview with Ken Cobb 00:41:59 Working with artists and emulation 00:47:32 What would it take for us to say no? 00:50:52 Don't be frightened of clocks 00:53:43 Getting into the business 00:58:34 Interview with Chris Weeks 01:13:16 Review: Handmade 01:16:19 Questions, comments, and corrections 01:17:21 Patreon shout-outs Show Notes: - West Dean course: https://www.westdean.org.uk/study/specialisms/horology-and-clocks - Dynamic Objects Network: https://www.icon.org.uk/groups-and-networks/dynamic-objects.html - Swan automaton at the Bowes Museum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Swan_(automaton) and https://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/Collection/Explore-The-Collection/The-Silver-Swan - Thinking Big episode: https://thecword.show/2019/11/13/s06e05-thinking-big/ - Antikythera mechanism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism - Danger, Danger episode: https://thecword.show/2017/08/23/s02e01-danger-danger/ - The Repair Shop: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08l581p - Touchy Feely episode: https://thecword.show/2019/05/29/s05e06-touchy-feely/ - Replicas, Surrogates and Digitisation episode: https://thecword.show/2017/11/01/s02e06-replicas-surrogates-and-digitisation/ - Keep It Moving book: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/keep_it_moving.html - Open Clock Club: https://yorkfestivalofideas.com/2021/calendar/open-clock-club/ - Birmingham City University Horology degree: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/courses/horology-ba-hons-2021-22 - WOSTEP training course: https://www.britishschoolofwatchmaking.co.uk/ - Matthew's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/repair-pendulum-clocks-step-step/dp/1838100725 - Secrets of the Transport Museum: https://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/shows/secrets-of-the-transport-museum/ - Manx National Heritage: https://manxnationalheritage.im/ - Isle of Man Museum: https://www.imuseum.im/ - Handmade: https://www.annaploszajski.com/book Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Kloe Rumsey, and Matthew Read. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2021.

Sitting at the intersection of art, science, and history, this week's podcast reveals fresh perspectives and fascinating insights into our material world. Scientific progress has given us a good grasp on the properties of many different materials: But most scientists cannot measure the temperature of steel just by looking at it, or know how it feels to blow up a balloon of glass. Anna Ploszajski is here to change that. A materials scientist and engineer, she has journeyed into the domain of makers and craftspeople to comprehend how the most popular materials really work. With knowledge accumulated over generations through hands-on trial and error, these experimenters and tinkerers understand the materiality of objects far better than any scientist with a textbook. She joins us to share what she discovered, revealing the story of materials through making and doing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're joined by special guest host and material scientist Anna Ploszajski as we try to unpick how conservators approach the materials they use for treating objects: what do we look for and how do we use them? Kloe takes us through her thought process when she tries a new paint range and Jenny encourages people to share their low tech testing. Also tune in for a Dear Jane about whether or not conservators need to be artistic. 01:48 Getting to know your materials 03:50 Are specialisms a myth? 05:55 Trying new things 12:01 How do we find and test new materials? 18:44 Kloe's experiments with Lascaux Sirius and textiles 44:56 The practical side of testing something new 48:36 Dear Jane 51:53 Patreon shout out Show Notes: - Handmade podcast: https://www.annaploszajski.com/podcast - Oddy testing: http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Oddy_Test - Accelerated aging tests: https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Accelerated_aging_test - Lascaux Sirius colours: https://lascaux.ch/en/products/colours/lascaux-sirius-watercolours Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Kloe Rumsey, and Anna Ploszajski. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2020.

Podcast: Working with AtomsEpisode: Dr Anna Ploszajski - Hydrogen, 4D printing and science comedy.Pub date: 2020-07-16Notes from Listening Post:HydrogenAnna is a materials scientist, engineer and science communicator. She graduated from the Oxford Department of materials in 2013 with a first, then went on to research at UCL for both her PhD and for post-doctorate research. In 2017 she was named Young Engineer of the Year by the Royal Academy of Engineering, and in 2018 won the Silver Medal from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. She is a keen science communicator who regularly speaks at both comedy clubs and science festivals about materials, has written regular pieces in both the guardian and materials world and hosts her own podcast Handmade.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jack Aspinall, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.