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For our special Summer Listening series, we revisit some favorite listens: episodes that cover some of the most important, and current, issues in cyber. Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Dr. Brian Cox, professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester. Dr. Cox worked on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland and has co-written several books on physics, including Why does E=mc2? and The Quantum Universe. He's also known for appearances in many science programmes for BBC radio and television, including In Einstein's Shadow and the BBC Horizon series. Dr. Cox and Steve discuss how to translate a complex message to a lay audience, the need for intellectual honesty, and the value of play even in serious endeavors. Read the transcript of this episode Subscribe to the ISF Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management

For our special Summer Listening series, we revisit some favorite listens: episodes that cover some of the most important, and current, issues in cyber. Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Dr. Brian Cox, professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester. Dr. Cox worked on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland and has co-written several books on physics, including Why does E=mc2? and The Quantum Universe. He's also known for appearances in many science programmes for BBC radio and television, including In Einstein's Shadow and the BBC Horizon series. Dr. Cox and Steve discuss how to translate a complex message to a lay audience, the need for intellectual honesty, and the value of play even in serious endeavors. Read the transcript of this episode Subscribe to the ISF Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management

Astrobiologist Prof. Lewis Dartnell shares his insights into how biology has shaped civilisation, the challenges of living on Mars, and why cooperation is our human superpower. GUEST BIO Lewis Dartnell is a science researcher, and writer and holds a Professorship at the University of Westminster. His research is in the field of astrobiology and the search for bacterial life beyond the Earth. Lewis explores how microbial life, and signs of its past existence, might survive the bombardment of cosmic radiation on the surface of Mars, and what are the best ways to try and detect it. Alongside his academic research Lewis is a science writer. He has won prizes from the The Daily Telegraph, Oxford University Press, New Scientist and The Times Higher Education. Lewis' books include the Sunday Times bestsellers The Knowledge: How To Rebuild Our World From Scratch, which discusses how to reboot civilisation after an apocalypse to see how science and technology supports our modern world. Origins: How The Earth Shaped Human History is a deep dive into how features of the planet we live on have influenced the course of history. Origins has been translated into twenty-six languages, and a copy of The Knowledge exists on the surface of the moon. In his book Being Human: How Our Biology Shaped World History Lewis explores fundamental aspects of us as a species, from our genetics to our anatomy and psychology, and how these intrinsic features of our humanness have had a profound influence in shaping the world today. Lewis has appeared on BBC Horizon, Wonders of the Universe, Stargazing Live, and Sky at Night, as well as on the DVD extras for the sci-fi film Monsters. He acted as scientific consultant and scriptwriter for films including a full-dome planetarium show We Are Aliens, and documentaries with Brian Cox. Lewis has been interviewed on the BBC World Service, the Guardian Science Weekly Podcast, talkSPORT and on Lauren Laverne's show on BBC Radio 6 Music. Lewis has delivered lectures at the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Institution, and the Natural History Museum. Find out more: http://futurespodcast.net  ABOUT THE HOST Luke Robert Mason is a British-born futures theorist who is passionate about engaging the public with emerging scientific theories and technological developments. He hosts documentaries for Futurism, and has contributed to BBC Radio, BBC One, The Guardian, Discovery Channel, VICE Motherboard and Wired Magazine. CREDITS Producer & Host: Luke Robert Mason Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @FUTURESPodcast Follow Luke Robert Mason on Twitter at @LukeRobertMason Subscribe & Support the Podcast at http://futurespodcast.net

Martin Bromiley OBE FRCSEd (ad hom), Founder of the Clinical Human Factors Group, UK Martin Bromiley is “Dad” to his family living in Buckinghamshire. Professionally he is a Training Captain for a major UK airline and has a background specialising in human performance and safety. In 2005 his then wife died as a result of human error during routine surgery. He subsequently founded the Clinical Human Factors Group, www.chfg.org a charity which has not only had a major influence on healthcare policy and practice but has also directly saved lives around the world. As part of his role he has worked in an advisory capacity at senior levels in healthcare in the UK and internationally. Martin has also worked with an increasing number of organisations outside of healthcare who want to understand how we can “make it easy to get it right”. Martin has contributed to TV and Radio news in the UK and abroad, as well as documentaries such as the BBC Horizon science series and has featured in a number of articles on the topic of culture change, safety and human performance ranging from the New Scientist and the Times to Private Eye

Why are we so bad at predicting the future? In this episode, we talk to Jennifer Edmond about our failure to understand the future, the pros and cons of technology, and why imagination is the key to a better tomorrow.Jennifer Edmond is Associate Professor of Digital Humanities at Trinity College Dublin and a former Director of DARIAH-EU. She is an internationally recognised expert in the application of arts and humanities insight to academic and societal challenges arising at intersection of information and communication technologies and culture.   Clips from show: This Is Marshall McLuhan - The Medium Is The Massage (1967)https://youtu.be/cFwVCHkL-JUDavid Bowie speaks to Jeremy Paxman on BBC Newsnight (1999)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiK7s_0tGsgFuture Shock (1972) https://youtu.be/fkUwXenBokUArthur C. Clarke predicts the future on BBC Horizon (1964) https://youtu.be/YwELr8ir9qMCarl Sagan testifying before Congress on climate change (1985)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp-WiNXH6hIBill Gates Explains the Internet to David Letterman (1995)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs-YpQj88ewCharlene Hunter Gault interviews media theorist and cultural critic Neil Postman on PBS The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour in (1995)https://youtu.be/49rcVQ1vFAYMark Zuckerberg Instructs Facebook to Move Fast (2013) https://youtu.be/V6urvN_4q9IThe Wizard of Oz - Wizard Revealed (1939)https://youtu.be/bYDEXbj2_0c?t=65The History of the Future podcast is co-created and co-hosted by Mark Little and Ellie Payne and produced by Patrick Haughey of AudioBrand. The Schuler Democracy Forum is an initiative of the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, Trinity College Dublin. The Forum is generously supported by Dr Beate Schuler. For more information, see:https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/Schuler-Democracy-Forum.php

In this episode, Mark and Georgia spoke to Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, who is currently Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication, based within the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics at the University of Cambridge. Prior to this, he was the Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk in the Statistical Laboratory within the same department. He completed his undergraduate degree in statistics at the University of Oxford, later moving to University College London to complete his MSc and PhD in mathematical statistics under the supervision of Sir Adrian Smith. His research interests include use of Bayesian methods in medical statistics, and the monitoring and comparing of clinical and public-health outcomes and their associated publication as performance indicators. Currently, he is working on improving the way in which risk and statistical evidence is taught and discussed in society. He has hosted and appeared on various TV and radio shows such as BBC Horizon and Desert Island Discs, and has also published several books. You can find Professor Spiegelhalter on Twitter @d_spiegel, or his personal home page: https://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~david/ (where you can find the video of him on Winter Wipeout!). The BlueSci Podcast is run by the Cambridge University Science Magazine. This episode was hosted by Georgia Nixon and Mark Grimes. Visit www.bluesci.co.uk to access our free magazine, and find out how to get involved. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review or rating! we welcome your feedback and suggestions via email: podcast(at)bluesci.co.uk. You can also follow us on Twitter on @bluescipod or Instagram @bluescicam.

In this episode of the BlueSci Podcast, Mark and Ruby speak to Dr Giles Yeo, a Principal Research Associate at the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, based at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on the study of obesity, brain control of body weight and genetic influences on appetitive behaviour, and is helping to understand the link between genetics, appetite and body weight. Dr Yeo completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley, and later did his PhD in genetics at the University of Cambridge. He is prolific in science communication, having presented documentaries for BBC Horizon, as well as having appeared on other TV and radio programmes. He has also written two books, and presents his own podcast. You can find Dr Yeo's podcast here: https://play.acast.com/s/dr-giles-yeo-chews-the-fat, and can find him on Twitter and Instagram @GilesYeo. The BlueSci Podcast is run by the Cambridge University Science Magazine. This episode was hosted by Ruby Coates and Mark Grimes and sponsored by Greiner Bio-One and Nature Careers. Visit www.bluesci.co.uk to access our free magazine, and find out how to get involved. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review or rating! We welcome your feedback and suggestions via email: podcast(at)bluesci.co.uk. You can also follow us on Twitter on @bluescipod or Instagram @bluescicam.

We take a deeper dive into nutrition in this 2nd part of Bitesize Nutrition podcast epsiode with Dr Giles Yeo and discuss:  Is LCHF (low carb high fat) healthy?  What is a healthy way to achieve an optimum weight?  Where calories may be helpful Bio Giles is author of Why calories don't count and Gene eating. He also has an 8-part podcast series; Dr Giles Yeo Chews the Fat Giles is also a presenter for BBC Horizon. His first programme was ‘Why are we getting so fat?', which aired June 2016. Most recently, His investigative piece ‘Clean eating – The dirty truth' for BBC Horizon was screened on January 2017. The film has been critically acclaimed and has prompted an important national debate about dieting advice and evidence-based science. IG & Twitter: @GilesYeo

Do you calorie count? You've probably seen Dr Giles Yeo as a science presenter on the BBC. Giles is a geneticist researching obesity and brain control over the last 20 years. In part 1 of this Bitesize Nutrition podcast episode we talk about his most recent book #WhyCaloriesDontCount and the myths surrounding weight-loss. 1. What affects body weight? 2. Can microbiome influence weight? 3. "The reason I am so large is because my metabolism is so slow." Bio Giles is author of Why calories don't count and Gene eating. He also has an 8-part podcast series; Dr Giles Yeo Chews the Fat. Giles is also a presenter for BBC Horizon. His first programme was ‘Why are we getting so fat?', which aired June 2016. Most recently, His investigative piece ‘Clean eating – The dirty truth' for BBC Horizon was screened on January 2017. The film has been critically acclaimed and has prompted an important national debate about dieting advice and evidence-based science. IG & Twitter: GilesYeo

Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Dr. Brian Cox, professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester. Dr. Cox worked on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland and has co-written several books on physics, including Why does E=mc2? and The Quantum Universe. He's also known for appearances in many science programmes for BBC radio and television, including In Einstein's Shadow and the BBC Horizon series. Dr. Cox and Steve discuss how to translate a complex message to a lay audience, the need for intellectual honesty, and the value of play even in serious endeavors. Read the transcript of this episode Subscribe to the ISF Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management

Today, ISF CEO Steve Durbin is in conversation with Dr. Brian Cox, professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester. Dr. Cox worked on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland and has co-written several books on physics, including Why does E=mc2? and The Quantum Universe. He's also known for appearances in many science programmes for BBC radio and television, including In Einstein's Shadow and the BBC Horizon series. Dr. Cox and Steve discuss how to translate a complex message to a lay audience, the need for intellectual honesty, and the value of play even in serious endeavors. Read the transcript of this episode Subscribe to the ISF Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management

A former Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Walker is currently a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and the founder & director of the Center for Human Sleep Science. Dr. Walker's research examines the impact of sleep on human health and disease. In addition, Dr. Walker helped create the recent National Geographic documentary, Sleepless in America, and the PBS NOVA special, Memory Hackers. Most recently, he contributed to the BBC Horizon documentary, Curing Alzheimer's. His numerous presentations include radio features on the BBC and NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, City Arts & Lectures, Hidden Brain, Science Friday, and Forum: NPR. In this week's episode, Dr. Walker discusses the importance and impact of sleep. In a time where we struggle to detach ourselves from our daily responsibilities, our recommended amount of sleep suffers. With a lack of rest, our ability to be high-functioning throughout the day is limited. Dr. Walker will highlight how prioritizing your sleep can be the ultimate factor that increases your energy level, productivity, and general wellbeing, and answer the question: What can you do with more sleep? Watch the video of this event: g.co/TalksAtGoogle/SleepInUncertainTimes Moderated by Rebecca Whiting-Holliday.

Joshua Ryan-Saha works at the University of Edinburgh where he leads on the application of data-driven innovation for the tourism, travel and festival sectors as part of the Edinburgh & South East Scotland City Region Deal. He previously worked at The Data Lab where he was responsible for programmes to improve data science skills across Scotland. He joined from Nesta where he established the £10m Longitude Prize, featured on BBC Horizon's 50th Anniversary Episode. Joshua has also worked as in Bosnia and Herzegovina working with international organizations such as The Public International Law and Policy Group to design projects related to constitutional reform, tourism and reconciliation. Joshua started his career in local government as a participant in the sector's National Graduate Development Programme, working at the London Borough of Newham transformation projects across a range of service areas including education, social care, housing, and crime reduction. Joshua will lead a session to explore how Scotland's tourism sector can get started in using data technologies and methods to address the sectors most pressing current challenges. 

Former Royal Marines Commando and extreme TV adventurer, Aldo Kane, talks to us about his experiences of working and filming in extreme conditions including during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. When faced with challenging conditions how does he cope both physically and mentally? We also explore Aldo's period in complete isolation and sensory deprivation during filming for BBC Horizon series. Isolation can have an extreme impact on our bodies and circadian rhythms, Aldo tells us the effects the period had on him, how he coped and why regular structured days, exercise, fresh air and human interactions are so important to us all. Plus, following on from Aldo's recent BBC Natural World documentary, "Tigers: Hunting the Traffickers", he gives us an insight into the perilous journey he made to expose the shocking secrets of the illegal tiger trade in south east Asia and the impact this is having. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lewis Dartnell is a Professor of Science Communication at the University of Westminster. He has won several awards for his science writing, and contributes to the Guardian, the Times and the New Scientist. He has also written for television and appeared on BBC Horizon, Sky News, Wonders of the Universe, Stargazing Live, and the Sky At Night. His previous books include the bestseller The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World From Scratch and his latest book is Origins: How The Earth Made Us. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Are we truly making healthcare safer? Do we adequately understand human factors in how we work in hospitals? How would you respond if your partner died from a “routine operation”?   These are just 3 of the questions you are likely to ponder as you listen to this interview with Martin Bromiley OBE from the United Kingdom on the Mastering Intensive Care podcast. Whilst many people that we care for in our Intensive Care Units receive excellent care, sadly there are some who end up in our ICUs after something goes unexpectedly wrong during a routine operation. Tragically some of these people die. Not due to anything they did, but from medical error. In the final DasSMACC special episode, I speak to Martin Bromiley, who became a widower when his wife, Elaine, died in such circumstances 12 years ago. In what has been described as “the direct result of human factors and failings in non-technical skills, created by systemic failings in the healthcare system”. Martin didn’t blame, shame or complain. He did his best to move forward by researching the culture in healthcare around safety and human factors. And he recognised that although there were pockets of excellence the UK’s National Health Service was culturally a long way behind most other high risk industries. As a result of his experiences Martin supported the making of a DVD entitled “Just a routine operation” which explored the lessons of his late wife’s death, as well as a BBC Horizon programme about human factors called "How to avoid mistakes in surgery". Professionally Martin works in aviation where he is a pilot for a major UK airline and where he has a background specialising in human factors. Therefore, Martin founded the Clinical Human Factors Group, a non profit-making charitable trust which aims to advise and promote best practice around human factors. Since then the Group has promoted human factors at the highest levels in healthcare, making a significant contribution to current thinking. More significantly though, the terms human factors and system safety are becoming much more commonly understood in healthcare, much of which is due to Martin’s efforts and leadership. His work has been recognised through awards from the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the Difficult Airway Society, and the patient support group “Action Against Medical Accidents”. In the 2016 New Year Honours list Martin was awarded an OBE for his work to further patient safety. Martin was a speaker at the DasSMACC conference in Berlin back in June, and after delivering an enthralling talk entitled “How To Fail”, we went to a quiet room to record an interview. We had an important conversation and touched on: The tragic case of Elaine and her death after a routine operation How Martin dealt with it What support Martin received in and out of the hospital What Martin has been doing to try to improve safety in healthcare What healthcare can and cannot learn from the aviation industry His 3 key messages about human factors How he uses mental rehearsal to be the best airline pilot he can be This podcast is my quest to improve patient care, in ICUs all round the world, by inspiring all of us to bring our best selves to work to more masterfully interact with our patients, their families, ourselves and our fellow healthcare professionals so that we can achieve the most satisfactory outcomes for all. Please help me to spread the word by simply emailing your colleagues, posting on social media or rating and reviewing the podcast. Feel free to leave a comment or a question on the LITFL episode page, on twitter using #masteringintensivecare, on the Facebook “mastering intensive care” page or by sending me an email at andrew@masteringintensivecare.com. Please also consider making a donation to the Clinical Human Factors Group here. Thanks for listening. Please do the very best you can for your patients.   Andrew Davies   --------------------   Links related to Martin Bromiley Martin Bromiley Martin Bromiley on Twitter: @MartinBromiley Martin Bromiley on LinkedIn Clinical Human Factors Group Donations to Clinical Human Factors Group Video “Just a routine operation” Video “How to Fail…Part Two” (a talk by Martin Bromiley at DasSMACC conference) Video “Martin Bromiley, a Patient’s Perspective” (talk by Martin Bromiley at Patient Safety Movement) Anonymous version of an Independent Report on the death of Elaine Bromiley Article “The husbands story: from tragedy to learning and action” (authored by Martin Bromiley) Article "Clinical Human Factors" (co-authored by Martin Bromiley) Article 1 on Martin Bromiley Article 2 on Martin Bromiley Article 3 on Martin Bromiley Article “Lessons from the Bromiley Case” (by Mike Cadogan on Life In The Fast Lane)   Links to other resources (in order of mentioning) SMACC TED Book “Black Box Thinking” (by Matthew Syed) Paper on the Safety 1 and Safety 2 model Second paper on the Safety 1 and Safety 2 model Third article on the Safety 1 and Safety 2 model Jim Harlow on Twitter   Links related to Mastering Intensive Care podcast Mastering Intensive Care podcast Mastering Intensive Care page on Facebook Mastering Intensive Care at Life In The Fast Lane Andrew Davies on Twitter: @andrewdavies66 Andrew Davies on Instagram: @andrewdavies66 Andrew Davies on LinkedIn Email Andrew Davies

As the Director of UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab and professor of neuroscience with over 100 scientific studies to his credit, Matthew Walker, Ph.D. has devoted his career to understanding one of our most prevailing biological mysteries: sleep. In this brilliant exploration and the first of its kind by a leading expert in the field, WHY WE SLEEP: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Scribner, on sale October 3), Walker illuminates the scientific discoveries that he and fellow researchers have led in the past two decades to help us understand the vital importance of sleep and how it can change our lives for the better. Sleep is the ultimate health panacea. It enhances memory, makes you more creative; makes you look more attractive; keeps you slim and lowers food cravings; protects you from cancer and Alzheimer’s; wards off colds and the flu; lowers risk of heart attacks, stroke, and diabetes; abates depression and anxiety; and is one of the most important predictors of illness. Herein, Walker outlines how we have misunderstood and misused this powerful and necessary habit on both an individual and structural scale, offering straightforward advice on sleeping more and better. Charting the fascinating experiments and breakthroughs in sleep science—from the serendipitous drug breakthrough helping PTSD patients from reliving their worst nightmares to testing Nobel Laureate Francis Crick’s hypothesis on the function of REM-sleep—WHY WE SLEEP is a clear-eyed primer and illuminating guide on how exactly we can sleep our way to health, longevity, and wellness. More praise for WHY WE SLEEP: “Simply a must-read. World-renowned neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker takes us on a fascinating and indispensable journey into the latest understandings of the science of sleep. And the book goes way beyond satisfying intellectual curiosity, as it explores the cognitive, health, safety and business consequences of compromising the quality and quantity of our sleep; insights that may change the way you live your life. In these super-charged, distracting times it is hard to think of a book that is more important to read than this one.” —Adam Gazzaley, co-author of The Distracted Mind, founder and executive director of Neuroscape, and Professor of Neurology, Physiology, and Psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco “Most of us have no idea what we do with a third of our lives. In this lucid and engaging book, Matt Walker explains the new science that is rapidly solving this age-old mystery. Why We Sleep is a canny pleasure that will have you turning pages well past your bedtime.” —Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology at Harvard and author of Stumbling on Happiness "In Why We Sleep, Dr. Matt Walker brilliantly illuminates the night, explaining how sleep can make us healthier, safer, smarter, and more productive. Clearly and definitively, he provides knowledge and strategies to overcome the life-threatening risks associated with our sleep-deprived society. Our universal need for sleep ensures that every reader will find value in Dr. Walker's insightful counsel." —Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., former NHTSA Administrator, NTSB member, and NASA scientist ABOUT MATTHEW WALKER, Ph.D. Matthew Walker, Ph.D. is an award-winning neuroscientist and a leading world expert on sleep. He has appeared in several Google Tech talks and radio features on the BBC and NPR, including “Science Friday.” Dr. Walker was the feature of a CBS “60 Minutes” special entitled “The Science of Sleep.” He contributed to the recent National Geographic documentary Sleepless in America; the PBS NOVA special “Memory Hackers”; and, most recently, the BBC Horizon documentary Curing Alzheimer’s. He is a frequent international public speaker and offers workshops of various kinds to business leaders and technology firms.

When news of a Persian mummy emerged in October 2000, it became the focus of international attention. But the mysterious mummy held a secret that would shock the world... Sources and further reading: 'The Persian Mummy', BBC Horizon: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/persianmummy.shtml 'The Persian Mummy' episode transcript, BBC Horizon: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/persianmummytrans.shtml 'Two Vatican Mummies Declared Fake', Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/02/vatican-mummies-fake_n_6594622.html Wikipedia - Persian Princess / Mummy Forgeries 'A Mummy Hoax', Atlas Obscura: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-mummy-hoax-might-be-wrapped-up-in-a-modern-murder

At the time of recording, Steve Crabtree is Editor of BBC Horizon, the world's longest-running science documentary series. After leaving his local school in Barrow-in-Furness with a single O-level to his name, he worked for years at the shipyards painting nuclear submarines, reading comic books and playing in a band with his friends. This all changed when prompted by a round of Thatcher's industry cut backs, Steve decided to take a creative arts degree and move to London to pursue a career in media. In this meandering interview we discuss the importance of creativity, what to do to keep it alive and how Steve flexed his creative muscles from an early age. We touch upon how he goes about engineering his own dream jobs, the best parts of working on Horizon, his outlook on the future of technology and science and their role in combating environmental degradation and of course Stan Lee's influence on his entire life!

Steve Crabtree is Editor of BBC Horizon, the world's longest-running science documentary. In this in-depth interview, he discusses his 'humble origins' as a self-described ‘local lad’ from Barrow-in-Furness. After dropping out of school with no qualifications, he worked at the shipyards painting nuclear submarines, reading comic books and playing in a local band - but determined to succeed in media, he took a creative arts degree and moved to London. Now Editor of the very programme from which he was initially rejected, he discusses how the programmes are made, the challenge of making science accessible to the public yet maintaining ‘journalistic rigour;' and reveals how the current BBC restructuring will affect the show’s future.

Hör musikalisk kreativitet ihop med förmåga till unika associationer, att vara excentrisk, too much, heldeppig, gränsöverskridande eller hyperaktiv? Kort sagt - allt annat än mainstream. Del 2 av 4. Konsertpianisten Nick van Bloss har haft svårartad Tourettes syndrom sedan han var sju år.- Så snart jag satte mig vid pianot försvann mina fåniga och dumma ticks, men när jag slutade spela och lämnade pianot, återvände kriget i min kropp och de okontrollerade rörelserna tog över, berättar han. I sin bok busy body - my life with tourettes syndrome, ungefär rastlös kropp mitt liv med tourettes syndrom, kallar Nick van Bloss sig själv Tourettist och radar upp alla de symptom som han har: han blinkar och rullar med ögonen, han trutar med munnen och blåser ljudligt ut luften, han knycker våldsamt med huvudet framåt och skakar det åt sidorna, han hoppar och sparkar och slår med knytnävarna rakt in i sin egen mage, han knäböjer, slår ihop käkarna om och om igen, tänder och släcker ljuset i sovrummet hundra gånger innan han lägger sig, räknar stegen till och från skolan, spottar in i människors vänstra öga, knyter och knyter upp skosnörena tio gånger, låter alla tio fingrar samtidigt ta tag i okända människors flottiga näsor, kinder, örsnibbar, käkar, nackar, ögonlock, armbågar och knän! Han knyter musklerna i vadorna om och om igen, hyperventilerar, skrattar och uttallar olika läten väldigt högt. Allt detta sker mot hans egen vilja. Tourette har tagit kommandot över Nick van Bloss.Å det grövsta blir han mobbad i skolan. Av både elever och lärare. Hans liv är ett helvete. Och varken han själv eller hans familj vet varför allt detta sker. Men när Nick van Bloss är elva år finner han och föräldrarna ett piano vid vägkanten med en påklistrad, handskriven lapp: Gott hem önskas! - Det blir min allra första kärlek, säger Nick van Bloss. Jag finner frihet, jag drömmer mig bort från mitt olidliga liv. Ljuden jag skapar är vackra, kraftfulla och arga. Det jag inte kan säga i ord säger jag i toner. Från 15 års ålder studerar Nick van Bloss piano vid Royal Music Conservatory i London. Efter stora framgångar med flera priser tappar han dock lusten att fortsätta i karriärkarusellen inom den klassiska musiken. Han är trött på stress och krav från andra som styr hans liv. Han avskyr de obligatoriska tävlingarna, och vägrar ställa upp på de sexuella krav som ofta ställs på musikerna för att bli uttagen att deltaga. Nick van Bloss säljer sin fina flygel och flyttar från London. Han möter sin stora kärlek, en man. Musiken fortsätter dock att spela i hans huvud och han studerar in Bachs Goldbergvariationer helt utan piano. - Det finns stora känslor bakom Bachs välordnade musik. Bachs musikaliska kontroll hindrar även mig att brista ut i Bach som skulle kunna ske om jag överrumplas av mina olika ticks, förklarar Nick van Bloss. Och det känns så bra! Jag är bättre än jag kunnat drömma om. Jag känner att livet var värt att leva. Tankar kring tidigare tillkortakommanden, min dåliga självkänsla och mina tvivel försvinner. 2007 gör BBC Horizon en dokumentär Mad but Glad om Tourettes syndrom där han medverkar. Efter 15 års frånvaro gör Nick van Bloss i april 2009 comeback då han spelar en konsert av Bach och Beethovens Kejsarkonsert med English Chamber Orchestra i Cadogan Hall i London. En triumf utropar recensenterna! Nick van Bloss turnerar sedan dess internationellt och har spelat in skivor med musik av Bach, Chopin och snart med Mozart. Musikproducent Michael Haas anser att Nick van Bloss i polyfon musik, såsom Bachs musik, erbjuder en övermänsklig presicion och individualitet utan att förlora överblicken. Nick van Bloss känner stark gemenskap främst med Mozart och Chopin, två tonsättare som han anser ofta blir missförstådda. - De var komplicerade själar, som led, älskade, kände ångest, vrede, elände   och plågades av pengabrist och åkommor. Båda dog unga. Så visst känner jag en samhörighet med dem, förklarar Nick van Bloss. - Det skrämmande med Mozarts musik är att du tror att det blir en lätt match att spela den, men när du prövar märker du att lättheten är bedräglig. Under några minuter flyter allt fint och så bopp, händer något. Hans musik är som en gupp-väg kantad av blommor. Vilken blomma skall du närskåda, vilket gupp skall du undvika? Så Nick van Bloss gör fingrarna så mjuka och smidiga som möjligt så att de får en mänsklig röst med andning och flöde. Mozart behöver det, han kräver det, förklarar Nick van Bloss. Finns det någon situation i livet som gör att dina kroppsliga rörelser och ticks försvinner, undrar jag? - Nej, säger Nick van Bloss, som försökt allt. Jag är alltid spänd, och min kropp rör sig ständigt! Det är mitt normala jag. - Hur är det i kärlek och under erotiska upplevelser, försöker jag? - Nej. Alla mänskliga sinnesrörelser och känslor existerar sida vid sida med min kropp som ständigt rör sig. Det förändras aldrig! Jag vet att det enda som hjälper är att spela piano. Så min stackars kropp får aldrig vila, förklarar konsertpianisten Nick van Bloss. Manus och produktion, Birgitta Tollan.Musiklista:Fire And ImprovisationJonason, Emil,Jonason, EmilREHABAmy Winehouse,Amy WinehouseAmy WinehouseISLAND RECORDS 00407, 171 782 3Cp SkräckMbuyamba MbuyambaMad OddsPrelude In B-Flat Minor, Op. 28 No 16Chopin,Nick Van BlossNimbus Records, NI6215Keyboard Concerto In D, Bwv - 3. 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Dr Mike Gow graduated from The University of Glasgow in 1999. He quickly discovered that his main passions were in helping dental patients overcome their fears and phobias and dental hypnosis.  His interest in hypnosis began at an early age as his father was a medical doctor who used hypnosis when treating patients.   Following on from his basic training in hypnosis with The British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis which he undertook soon after graduating, Mike went on to become one of only a handful of people in the UK to gain a Masters in Hypnosis Applied to Dentistry at University College London. He advanced his skills in conscious sedation and the psychology of dental anxiety by gaining a Post Graduate Certificate in The Management of Dental Anxiety from The University of Edinburgh.    Mike has also trained in a wide variety of other disciplines such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), and advanced local anaesthetic techniques to name a few. He has attended hundreds of courses and conferences on the topics of dental anxiety management and hypnosis. He became the youngest ever President of The British Society of Medical & Dental Hypnosis at the age of 31 (2008-2010) and recently concluded a second presidency of the society (2014-2016).   Mike has appeared on several TV documentaries, demonstrating dental hypnosis for pain control. He is best known for his appearance on a BBC documentary when he hypnotized a patient who then had her two front teeth removed and two immediate placement implants with no Local Anaesthetics. The first tooth to be removed under hypnosis was in 1836, however this case, in 2007, was the first example of hypnosis being used for extraction followed by immediate dental implant placement with hypnosis in place of Local Anaesthetics. More recently he appeared in a BBC ‘Horizon’ documentary removing the wisdom tooth of a hypnotized patient with no Local Anaesthetics. Mike uses dental hypnosis to help reduce dental anxiety, fear and phobia and also for other dental applications including: to manage bruxism, reduce gagging, improve appliance tolerance, control pain, and for smoking cessation.   Mike founded The International Society of Dental Anxiety Management (ISDAM) (www.isdam.com) as he felt there was a professional need for it and was always surprised that such an organisation did not already exist. The society helps dental teams better understand dental anxiety, fear and phobia and discusses the use of a variety of pharmacological, psychological, behavioural, technological and clinical techniques and approaches. The society publishes a newsletter, has an active & large Facebook group, and has a number of video resources that are free to members. There are also ISDAM seminars and workshops.   Early in his career, Mike worked in Australia for a year, with one locum position working for The Aboriginal Health Service and two in private practice, including a 3 month spell working and learning under Dr James Auld, a well-known and very experienced fellow ‘hypnodontist’. The rest of Mike's career has been in his homeland of Scotland. He worked in National Health Service practices for several years before setting up in Private Practice in order that he could focus more on working with patients with dental phobia and dental hypnosis. He is now a partner at The Berkeley Clinic in Glasgow (www.berkeleyclinic.com) where as well as conscious sedation and hypnosis, he also uses technology with his anxious patients such as computer controlled injection techniques such as the Wand STA and Digiject. The Digiject is actually available to purchase via ISDAM (www.isdam.com)   Mike has a ‘dental button’, giving his patients ultimate control, and carries out a lot of ‘same day’ inlay and crown cases using digital techniques such as Cerec & Trios. Mike believes that being able to produce reliable and predictable results with digital dentistry in a single visit without the need for impressions has revolutionised dentistry for anxious patients.   Mike enjoys teaching and regularly trains dentists and their teams about rapport, language & communication as well as dental anxiety management and hypnosis. He also organises meetings and conferences via his company MacScotland (Meetings And Conferences Scotland). In August 2015 his biggest project to date was organising and chairing The 23rd World Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine where there were nearly 500 delegates with around 60 workshops, lectures and seminars etc. Mike also recently organised a very successful workshop tour with Dr Howard Farran in London, England and Glasgow, Scotand. Mike is planning to come to the USA to give an ‘Introduction to dental hypnosis : Jediodontics’ workshop in Florida in July 2017. To keep up to date with news of this workshop and others, please see www.isdam.com and/or email macscotand@outlook.com   Mike is an advisor to the board and equity partner in www.DefactoDentists.com which is the UK’s fastest growing dental listing website, adding considerable value to clinics across the UK. Mike enjoys being involved with DefactoDentists and says that they are going from strength to strength!   Mike was named 'Best young dentist in the UK’ in 2008 and since then has been awarded many individual and practice awards including 'Dentist of the year', ‘Outstanding individual’, ‘Best Practice’, ‘Practice of the Year’ and 'Best treatment of anxious patients', to name a few!  Outside work Mike enjoys helping a variety of charities and has donated over 10,000 toothbrushes to people in need in the UK, South America, Africa and The Middle East in the last few years. He is an Executive member of The History of Dentistry Research Group (www.historyofdentistry.group) and is a Trades Master for The Incorporation of Barbers at the Trades House of Glasgow.   Mike likes to go to watch Glasgow Rangers Football Club, go fly fishing and loves to travel but says that most of his free time is occupied by his four young children!   Email Mike on: whatfearcom@hotmail.com Follow Mike on twitter: @drmikegow and Facebook: Whatfear.com - Dr Mike Gow  Dr Mike Gow’s Dental Anxiety Website: www.whatfear.com Dr Mike Gow's Dental Practice Website: www.berkeleyclinic.com Defacto Dentists: www.defactodentists.com The International Society of Dental Anxiety Management website: www.isdam.com  Watch Dr. Gow’s 2007 BBC Demonstration of Placing Implants Under Hypnosis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgu6vk3_ByE (All rights reserved to the BBC)

This episode looks at the fallacy of appealing to tradition. Reading from the book: www.skepticsfieldguide.net/p/ebookNHMRC draft Information Paper: Evidence on the effectiveness of homeopathy for treating health conditions: http://consultations.nhmrc.gov.au/public_consultations/homeopathy_healthAustralian Homeopath Anna Lamaro on The Project. Audio courtesy of the Skeptic Zone podcast: http://skepticzone.libsyn.com/webpage/2014/04 Anna on ABC Breakfast: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-09/ana-lamaro-australian-homeopathic-association-on-news-breakfast/5378632Greg Hope - President of the Australian Homeopathic Association - on ABC radio: http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2014/s3981552.htmMore of Anna on The ProjectThe BBC Horizon documentary "BBC Horizon - Homeopathy The Test": http://youtu.be/vcBHKMJDHaU Clip to analyse for Episode 3: http://youtu.be/LW7Id4GUzhUThe Second (eBook) Edition of Humbug! is available for about US$3.99 from:Amazon (Kindle)Google Play LULU (DRM free ePub)Direct download of the episode: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0001.mp3 (18 mb)

On today's show, we tackle the recent BBC Horizon special called Sugar vs. Fat; also Subway's bread controversy; there's reason for concern regarding Vitamin C & E supplements as they relate to endurance training; the latest research on added sugar and heart disease; the government's sugar guideline board's ties to the food industry; and heart healthy sugar snacks. Also, we talk about False Dilemmas in the Moment of Paleo and we hear a conversation about Evidence Based Medicine in the After the Bell segment. Links for this episode:NOVA | Iceman Murder Mystery? A Short Message from the "False Advertising Industry" - YouTubeSubway will remove additive found in plastics from its bread after blogger’s online petition  - NY Daily NewsVitamin C and E supplements may hinder endurance training - CBS NewsVitamin C, E Negatively Affect Endurance Training : Health & Medicine : Nature World NewsBBC Two - Horizon, 2013-2014, Sugar v Fat? Horizon - 2013-2014 - Sugar v Fat - YouTubeHorizon: Sugar vs. FatExcess sugar consumption from soda, desserts leads to higher rates of cardiovascular death | Fox NewsThe Wrong Sugar Is Killing Your HeartToo much sugar linked to fatal heart disease, even in those who are not obese - CBS NewsHigh added sugar intake 'increases CVD mortality' - Medical News TodaySign in to read: Sugar on trial: What you really need to know - health - 30 January 2014 - New ScientistThe sugar tsars 'in bed' with confectionery giants | Mail Online? The Heart and Stroke Foundation Owes Canadian Parents an Apology - YouTube? David Healy - Time to abandon evidence based medicine? - YouTube? David Healy: Bad Medicine - YouTube

Konsertpianisten Nick van Bloss har haft svårartad Tourettes syndrom sedan han var sju år - Så snart jag satte mig vid pianot försvann mina fåniga och dumma ticks, men när jag slutade spela och lämnade pianot, återvände kriget i min kropp och de okontrollerade rörelserna tog över, berättar han. I sin bok ”busy body - my life with tourette’s syndrome”, ungefär ”upptagen kropp – mitt liv med tourettes syndrom”, kallar Nick van Bloss sig själv Tourettist och radar upp alla de symptom som han har: han blinkar och rullar med ögonen, han trutar med munnen och blåser ljudligt ut luften, han knycker våldsamt med huvudet framåt och skakar det åt sidorna, han hoppar och sparkar och slår med knytnävarna rakt in i sin egen mage, han knäböjer, slår ihop käkarna om och om igen, tänder och släcker ljuset i sovrummet hundra gånger innan han lägger sig, räknar stegen till och från skolan, spottar in i människors vänstra öga, knyter och knyter upp skosnörena tio gånger, låter alla tio fingrar samtidigt ta tag i okända människors flottiga näsor, kinder, örsnibbar, käkar, nackar, ögonlock, armbågar och knän! Han knyter musklerna i vadorna om och om igen, hyperventilerar, skrattar och uttallar olika läten väldigt högt. Allt detta sker mot hans egen vilja. Tourette har tagit kommandot över Nick van Bloss. Å det grövsta blir han mobbad i skolan. Av både elever och lärare. Hans liv är ett helvete. Och varken han själv eller hans familj vet varför allt detta sker. Men när Nick van Bloss är elva år finner han och föräldrarna ett piano vid vägkanten med en påklistrad, handskriven lapp: Gott hem önskas!  - Det blir min allra första kärlek, säger Nick van Bloss. Jag finner frihet, jag drömmer mig bort från mitt olidliga liv. Ljuden jag skapar är vackra, kraftfulla och arga. Det jag inte kan säga i ord säger jag i toner.  Från 15 års ålder studerar Nick van Bloss piano vid Royal Music Conservatory i London. Efter stora framgångar med flera priser tappar han dock lusten att fortsätta i karriärkarusellen inom den klassiska musiken. Han är trött på stress och krav från andra som styr hans liv. Han avskyr de obligatoriska tävlingarna, och vägrar ställa upp på de sexuella krav som ofta ställs på musikerna för att bli uttagen att deltaga. Nick van Bloss säljer sin fina flygel och flyttar från London. Han möter sin stora kärlek, en man. Musiken fortsätter dock att spela i hans huvud och han studerar in Bachs Goldbergvariationer helt utan piano. - Det finns stora känslor bakom Bachs välordnade musik. Bachs musikaliska kontroll hindrar även mig att ”brista ut i Bach” som skulle kunna ske om jag överrumplas av mina olika ticks, förklarar Nick van Bloss. Och det känns så bra! Jag är bättre än jag kunnat drömma om. Jag känner att livet var värt att leva. Tankar kring tidigare tillkortakommanden, min dåliga självkänsla och mina tvivel försvinner. 2007 gör BBC Horizon en dokumentär ”Mad but Glad” om Tourettes syndrom där han medverkar. Efter 15 års frånvaro gör Nick van Bloss i april 2009 comeback då han spelar en konsert av Bach och Beethovens Kejsarkonsert med English Chamber Orchestra i Cadogan Hall i London. ”En triumf” utropar recensenterna! Nick van Bloss turnerar sedan dess internationellt och har spelat in skivor med musik av Bach, Chopin och snart med Mozart. Musikproducent Michael Haas anser att ”Nick van Bloss i polyfon musik, såsom Bachs musik, erbjuder en övermänsklig presicion och individualitet utan att förlora överblicken”. Nick van Bloss känner stark gemenskap främst med Mozart och Chopin, två tonsättare som han anser ofta blir missförstådda. - De var komplicerade själar, som led, älskade, kände ångest, vrede, elände   och plågades av pengabrist och åkommor. Båda dog unga. Så visst känner jag en samhörighet med dem, förklarar Nick van Bloss. - Det skrämmande med Mozarts musik är att du tror att det blir en lätt match att spela den, men när du prövar märker du att lättheten är bedräglig. Under några minuter flyter allt fint och så bopp, händer något. Hans musik är som en gupp-väg kantad av blommor. Vilken blomma skall du närskåda, vilket gupp skall du undvika? Så Nick van Bloss gör fingrarna så mjuka och smidiga som möjligt så att de får en mänsklig röst med andning och flöde. Mozart behöver det, han kräver det, förklarar Nick van Bloss. Finns det någon situation i livet som gör att dina kroppsliga rörelser och ticks försvinner, undrar jag? - Nej, säger Nick van Bloss, som försökt allt. Jag är alltid spänd, och min kropp rör sig ständigt! Det är mitt normala jag. - Hur är det i kärlek och under erotiska upplevelser, försöker jag? - Nej. Alla mänskliga sinnesrörelser och känslor existerar sida vid sida med min kropp som ständigt rör sig. Det förändras aldrig! Jag vet att det enda som hjälper är att spela piano. Så min stackars kropp får aldrig vila, förklarar konsertpianisten Nick van Bloss. Manus och produktion, Birgitta Tollan.

This month's Micropod looks at the possibility of microbial life in space. Dr Louisa Preston talks about extremophiles (or extreme-lovers as she calls them) which live in hostile environments on earth. These places are extremely hot, acidic, cold, alkaline and can be used as potential analogues for other-worldly environments. Then we hear from BBC Horizon star, Dr Lewis Dartnell, who chats about the Mars Curiosity Rover that's due to land on the red planet on 6 August 2012. He tells us about his use of Raman spectroscopy to look for organic molecules and microbes, as well as the ExoMars rover that will fly this instrument to Mars. Look out for more on Astrobiology in the September issue of Microbiologist.

Professor David Nutt (Imperial College London) delivers the 2011 Monica Fooks Memorial Lecture. The Monica Fooks Memorial Lecture was established in 2002 at Somerville College, in memory of Monica, the daughter and sister, respectively, of Jean and Carolyn Fooks, who were both students at Somerville. Monica studied at Edinburgh University and developed bipolar disorder, which led to her taking her own life in September 1994 at the age of 26. Monica's parents, Geoffrey and Jean Fooks, gave Somerville the funds to set up the lectureship, with the specific aim of improving public awareness of mental illness and to encourage medical students to take more interest in bipolar disorder, in particular. Dame Fiona Caldicott, former Principal of Somerville and a previous President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (the first woman to hold that office), suggested the lecture as a way to achieve better public understanding and stimulate research into the illness. Previous speakers have included; Professor Keith Hawton, Director of the Centre for Suicide Research in Oxford, Professor Kay Redfield Jameson, acknowledged as the world expert on the illness, Dr Mike Shooter, former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Professor John Geddes, Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry and Professor David Miklowitz, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Colorado. Professor Nutt is currently the Edmund J Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology and director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit in the Division of Experimental Medicine at Imperial College London. He received his undergraduate training in medicine at Cambridge and Guy's Hospital, and continued training in neurology to MRCP. After completing his psychiatric training in Oxford, he continued there as a lecturer and then later as a Wellcome Senior Fellow in psychiatry. He then spent two years as Chief of the Section of Clinical Science in the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in NIH, Bethesda, USA. On returning to England in 1988 he set up the Psychopharmacology Unit at Bristol University, an interdisciplinary research grouping spanning the departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology before moving to Imperial College London in December 2008 where he leads a similar group with a particular focus on brain imaging especially PET. He broadcasts widely to the general public both on radio and television including the recent BBC Horizon programme about drug harms and their classification. He also lecturers widely to the public as well as to the scientific and medical communities; for instance he has presented three time at the Cheltenham Science Festival and several times for Café Scientifiques. In 2010 he was listed as one of the 100 most important figures in British Science by The Times Eureka science magazine.