Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert Winston

It's time for another trip around the solar system! In this week's Science Weekly, Dan chats to Robert Winston, one of Britain's most famous scientists about his new book The Story of Science Dan explains all about zebra sharks and answers your questions on how mobile phones work?Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. In this week's episode...Will a new vaccine help to turn the tide against malaria? As Japan releases radioactive water into the sea from Fukushima, should we be worried? What and who have won Nobel prizes this year? And why a lion's roar isn't the most feared sound on the South African Savanna. Plus in our Titans of Science series, we talk to Lord Robert Winston, the pioneer of IVF treatment. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.

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As the Government unveils its long-awaited NHS workforce plan George Parker of The Financial Times is joined by the chairman of the Health Select Committee, Steve Brine MP, and Labour peer and former NHS clinician, Robert Winston. After the Court of Appeal ruled that the Government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful, George speaks to Conservative MP Sally-Ann Hart, who represents the south coast seat of Hastings and Rye, and Labour peer Shami Chakrabarti, the former director of the human rights group Liberty. The Conservative peer Andrew Tyrie, who formerly led the Competition and Markets Authority, discusses whether industry regulators are up to the job after the Chancellor met various regulators this week to discuss the cost of living crisis. And, following reports that many Conservative MPs are absent from Westminster as they try to defend marginal seats and campaign in the upcoming by-elections, Conservative MP Lucy Allan and former Conservative strategist Andrew Cooper, now a non-affiliated peer, discuss Tory chances at the next general election.

Sky's political editor Beth Rigby speaks to the Labour peer, professor, doctor and scientist Robert Winston about what he thinks needs to change to save the NHS, and his own experience with the health service following his wife's death in 2021. Plus, Beth and producer Mollie Malone reflect on the big political stories of the week including Boris Johnson's trip to Davos and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's resignation. Email the podcast at bethrigbypodcast@sky.uk.Paul Stanworth - editorAnnie Joyce - senior podcast producer

“You start wondering if your own life is worth continuing. It's obvious that you think about that. But what do you learn? I don't know. I think people learn different things and people react to grief very differently.”Joining us for this episode is Professor Robert Winston – scientist, author, broadcaster and politician. Devoting much of his adult life to the crisis of infertility – IVF pioneer Lord Winston is that rare breed … a scientist who can speak fluent human.With fertility and genomics never far from the headlines, Lord Winston continues to face down considerable controversy – periodic media storms that would send most scientists sprinting back to the safety of the lab. In this conversation Lord Winston lays bare the harsh statistical truth about IVF … facts, he says, you will not learn from the fertility industry.A one-time Peer of the Year winner, Lord Winston also has an active political life beyond his career addressing the crisis of infertility. Sadly, it was in the Lord's last year, that he revealed an altogether different, very personal crisis with the sad loss of his wife Lira, who died suddenly at their home. In this episode you'll hear how, with Lira in his arms, he called 999, only to be met with an operator who wasted precious time in getting an ambulance. Lord Winston also tells us movingly how Lira's death caused him to question whether he could live on without her.Topics covered: The truth about fertility success ratesCollaboration & resilienceHow to cope with public scrutinyGrief & guiltThe NHS CrisisThe dangers of genomics Robert's Crisis Cures:Find mentors who you trust. Anne McLaren was a very good example – a brilliant female scientist.Work in collaboration with a team you get on with.Be persistent but recognise your failures. Because failure teaches you to do it better next time.Links:Twitter – https://twitter.com/ProfRWinston?s=20&t=VwMwUWMFtNTrBsbDXgHvzAWebsite – https://www.robertwinston.org.uk/Genesis Research Trust – https://genesisresearchtrust.com/Inventors: Incredible stories of the world's most ingenious inventions – https://amzn.to/3Xtp04qAsk A Scientist: Professor Robert Winston Answers 100 Big Questions from Kids Around the World! – https://amzn.to/3GXY7ya Stream/Buy ‘Allies' by Some Velvet Morning: https://ampl.ink/qp6bmSome Velvet Morning Website: www.somevelvetmorning.co.ukYour Daily Practice: Sleep by Myndstream: https://open.spotify.com/track/5OX9XgJufFz9g63o2Dv2i5?si=b2f9397c92084682 Host – Andy CoulsonCWC production team: Louise Difford, Ed Isaacs and Jane SankeyWith special thanks to Global

Last weeks part 1 looked at how the Trans ideology has taken over our cultural elites and gatekeepers.  This week we look at the consequences when Trans ideology takes hold in the culture.  It is a new religion...we look at women in prison,  J K Rowling;  changing crime statistics; abuse in hospitals; Kathleen Stock;  enabling child abuse and grooming; teenage suicides; girl guides; Brisbane girls think they are cats; destruction of language;  pronouns and the Soho House; women in sport - Lia Thomas;  Robert Winston; Homosexuality; Lorna Slater and the Scottish Greens; The Australian Election;  Californian Discrimination; Father Ted; Julie Bindel; Sharron Davies; Jamie Wallis;   including music from Shania Twain, Faye,  Madonna, Helen Reddy, the Beach Boys and Olivia Lane.   All links on the wee flea blog...www.theweeflea.com   

This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss the big topics. 0:00 Intro 0:29 Our Nicky Campbell interview debrief 2:24 Counter-extremism chief says Plymouth shooting was not “Incel terrorism”. 7:33 Bow and arrow Islamist attack in Norway 8:21 The reaction to the killing of MP David Amess in an alleged ‘Islamist attack'. 16:00 The ‘Online Harms Bill' and ‘David's law'. The government focussing on regulating social media instead of ideology after an alleged Islamist terror attack. 23:05 The short-sighted desire to ban anonymity on social media. 25:14 ‘Prevent' and anti-terrorism in the UK. 33:26 The Tory government can get in the sea. 37:07 The controversy surrounding Netflix, some of their employees and Dave Chappelle's special ‘The Closer'. 46:44 Author and University Professor Kathleen Stock targeted by activists for her gender critical views and published output. 50:29 The ‘Nolan Investigates' expose of Stonewall for BBC Radio. 54:59 The LGB Alliance 57:42 Nolan Investigates: Those pushing gender ideology appear unwilling to debate their stance 59:59 The importance of women's safety and biology 01:01:25 Professor Robert Winston on BBC's Question Time says “you cannot change your sex”. 01:04:38 Biological reality and gendered souls. 01:06:39 Movie Review: No Time To Die (*minor spoilers* 01:12:25 Twitter Questions 01:14:19 Iram talks about Citizen Kane Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.  

Nick is joined by Racing Post Senior Writer Lee Mottershead to discuss the day's latest news and developments from around the horseracing world. They lead with the ever more absorbing story of the UK jockeys' championship, noting the support given to William Buick from some former supporters as he tries to close the gap on Oisin Murphy, while Nick talks to Buick's agent Tony Hind. With the news that Poetic Flare is retired to stud in Japan, Jim Bolger explains at length to Nick why he took the decision to draw stumps and sell the horse. Nick and Lee continue the build up to Qipco British Champions' day and, later in the show, jockey Robert Winston explains why he has made a comeback after two years out of the saddle plus JA McGrath brings his weekly report from Hong Kong.

Nick is joined by Racing Post Senior Writer Lee Mottershead to discuss the day's latest news and developments from around the horseracing world. They lead with the ever more absorbing story of the UK jockeys' championship, noting the support given to William Buick from some former supporters as he tries to close the gap on Oisin Murphy, while Nick talks to Buick's agent Tony Hind. With the news that Poetic Flare is retired to stud in Japan, Jim Bolger explains at length to Nick why he took the decision to draw stumps and sell the horse. Nick and Lee continue the build up to Qipco British Champions' day and, later in the show, jockey Robert Winston explains why he has made a comeback after two years out of the saddle plus JA McGrath brings his weekly report from Hong Kong.

On July 19, 1753, Richard Potts was born in Upper Marlboro in Prince George's County. He was a Frederick lawyer and served as a U. S. Senator, succeeding Charles Carroll of Carrollton in 1792. On July 19, 1951, the Third Annual Tri-County Soap Box Derby Championships was held on West Patrick Street with 33 boys competing. On July 19, 1960, Thomas E. Dawkins, of Washington County, was fined $1,000 and given a year in prison for operating an illegal still, which was discovered after a farmer in the Fingerboard Road area found six heifers intoxicated from eating the mash. Robert Winston was fined $500 and given a 6-month term in the same case by Magistrate Joseph Cody. On July 19, 1978, the Carty Furniture Store at 48 East Patrick Street, founded by C. C. Carty in 1869, closed its doors. The building is now the home of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. On July 19, 1982, a reception was held to honor Margaret Clary, who retired after more than 40 years of portraying Barbara Fritchie at the Civil War heroine's replica West Patrick Street home in Frederick.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Lord Robert Winston to talk about engaging with the public about the science of combatting Covid-19. Professor of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College London, Robert has also had an incredible career in television, presenting the BBC’s The Secret Life of Twins, Child of Our Time and the BAFTA award-winning The Human Body. Professor Winston runs a research programme at the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology at Imperial College that aims to improve human transplantation. He has over 300 scientific publications about human reproduction and the early stages of pregnancy. He is also Chairman of the Genesis Research Trust – a charity which raised over £13 million to establish the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology and which now funds high quality research into women’s health and babies.  

Red Box reporter, Esther Webber, and Times' columnist Robert Crampton pick over the day's news; Matt Chorley is joined by Professor Robert Winston, tv presenter and Labour life peer on the long term impact the pandemic will have on children and young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

News with Paddy O'Connell. Astronaut Helen Sharman and surgeon Robert Winston discuss how science has fared in 2020. Prue Leith shares her tips on leftovers and musician Paul Harvey reflects on a year where he's lived with dementia and had a hit record. Reviewing the news coverage Political Editor George Parker, comedian Janey Godley and former UKIP bigwig Suzanne Evans.

Professor Robert Winston tells Jonathan Agnew how cricket fits into a busy life of science, medicine and journalism.

Our thoughts can take us to both the best and worst of places, but we can create new thinking pathways. It will require a plan to rope bridge the synapse gap.  It was a small rope bridge, and it had only three wires. One wire where you could place your feet, and then two higher wires to the left and right where you could stretch your arms out and grasp with your hands. It wasn’t that high, a mere 5 feet off the ground, but it was high enough that on this confidence course, it provided a challenge. I used to be a pastor to a group where most of the people involved had serious long-term mental health struggles. Most of the people I supported struggled with either anxiety, depression, P.T.S.D., schizophrenia, addictions, personality disorders, or something else that made life hard for them. Twice a year, we would go away for a camp. Sandy beach, fishing, good food, fun, and a confidence course. We would then invite people to try the rope bridge. With several helpers, we would encourage the person to take the first step and then the next. You could see the fear etched into their faces. We would tell them they were doing great and to keep focused on the other end. Telling them to take one step at a time. We would even hold the wire for them to stop it wobbling. The bridge would wobble and shift, but with every step, the walker would inch their way across. Photos were taken, and celebrations and high fives at the end. For some, it became a goal at every camp to walk that wire bridge. They were learning something new. It was hard, scary, and a challenge, but inside their brains, they were also creating a new rope bridge. For many of them, they had to stop listening to the worst words they had repeatedly been telling themselves. The worst words I think the worst words anyone can say are ‘I can’t change.’ Or words to that effect, such as ‘That’s just who I am’ and ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.’ It disappoints me because it speaks to a belief of hopelessness, despair, and defeat. They are ‘locked in’ to a set of thinking and behavior habits. I want to whisper, and maybe even shout, ‘Resurrection’ into those neurons. Bringing new life and hope. What we can learn from a rope bridge One of the most informative videos about how we learn something new comes from Dr. Robert Winston in his series The Human Body.     Transcript:Learning something new means rearranging the way our brain works. Our brain has an astonishing one hundred billion neurons or brain cells all connected together. Learning is about creating and strengthening pathways through these neurons for impulses of electricity. But between each and every connection in our brains is a tiny gap called a synapse. For any of us to learn something new, the electrical signal has to jump across this gap to continue its journey. The gap between the two brain cells is tiny, but that doesn’t mean its straight forward for a signal to get from one side to the other. For us, it’s like crossing a deep ravine, and getting from one side to the other should tell us something about the way we learn. The first time a signal crosses from one brain cell to the other demands the most effort, and it’s the same when we cross our ravine. The first trip across it is the hardest. Having crossed the ravine once the journeys across get easier and easier, and a similar thing happens when we learn something. To start with, learning is difficult, but as the signal crosses the gap between the brain cells, again and again, we establish a more solid pathway. By the time we have made the crossing over and over again, it becomes effortless. We can do it whenever we like. New thinking pathways Watching and thinking about that video I have seven observations A conscious decision needs to be made.It’s a choice you have to make to begin thinking differently. So, do you want to think differently?Yes or No. A behavior is required.You can talk about change as much as you like, but following through with behavior and taking action is where it’s at. For me, it is reading my ‘Thinking compass’ every day.It’s me saying to the synapses that this matters. I prayerfully ask God to create that new pathway in the brain. It takes effortWe want change to happen magically, don’t we, but it will require effort on our part to build new pathways in our thinking. It takes timeIt is going to take about 60 -70 days to get that new pathway slotted in and on autopilot, and the old one pruned apart. See Dr.Shannon Irvine Repetition strengthens the path.In the video, we saw how, with each crossing, the strength of the bridge increased. From a single rope, it then became a bridge with planks you could walk across.Back and forth, back and forth, it was the purposeful repetition that built the strength of the bridge. Old pathways slowly lose their power.We used to go this way in our thinking, but now we have a better route. I used to crawl, but then I found walking to be better. Walking is the automatic default way of moving now.When I talk about this with others, I like them to imagine that old wire bridge, the old thinking pathway/bridge falling into disrepair. It has cobwebs growing over it, it’s not getting maintained, and so slowly over time, it loses its appeal, and it falls apart. Encouragement from others helps build the bridge.I’m glad that Robert Winston had someone helping him build his bridge. It’s precisely the same when we are learning something new, creating new brain pathways.To have a guide, coach, or a friend that cheers us along in our thinking will help us reinforce our new life. By default or by design One of the little thinking coaches I have in my daily thinking compass is this. Life happens one thought at a time by default or design. Many of my default thinking pathways have a negativity bias to them, but I know that I can change the way I think and act. It’s my brain, my responsibility, and so, I choose to live my life by design. My brain is rewiring itself. With a sense of design, I want to think about whatever is true,whatever is honorable,whatever is just,whatever is pure,whatever is pleasing,whatever is commendable,if there is any excellence andif there is anything worthy of praise,think about these things.Philippians 4:8 Our thoughts can take us to both the best and worst of places, but we can create new thinking pathways. It will require a plan to bridge the synapse gap.   Mental Health is ... proactively creating new thinking pathways in the same way a new rope bridge is made.CLICK TO TWEET Quotes to consider You are the creator of your thoughts, and it’s your thoughts that can create the future that you want. It really is in your control. Dr. Shannon Irvine If it’s been learned, it can always be unlearned. e.g., ways of coping, personal habits, survival kits, and nasty addictions. D. Riddell A changed life demands having new understandings in place when you need them. Store them up now and lubricate by revision. D. Riddell The chief thief is the belief beneath. The subconscious is always the power behind the decisions we make and the outcomes we experience. David Riddell Questions to answer How much do you think you are in control of your thoughts? What did you learn from the video? Is there some thinking habit that you need to unlearn by creating a new neural pathway? Further reading I Say ‘Resurrection’ to The Mocker How to Develop a Compass for the Brain 7 Steps to Help Those who Ruminate. BarryPearman Photo by Valentina Girelli on Unsplash

Our thoughts can take us to both the best and worst of places, but we can create new thinking pathways. It will require a plan to rope bridge the synapse gap.  It was a small rope bridge, and it had only three wires. One wire where you could place your feet, and then two higher wires to the left and right where you could stretch your arms out and grasp with your hands. It wasn’t that high, a mere 5 feet off the ground, but it was high enough that on this confidence course, it provided a challenge. I used to be a pastor to a group where most of the people involved had serious long-term mental health struggles. Most of the people I supported struggled with either anxiety, depression, P.T.S.D., schizophrenia, addictions, personality disorders, or something else that made life hard for them. Twice a year, we would go away for a camp. Sandy beach, fishing, good food, fun, and a confidence course. We would then invite people to try the rope bridge. With several helpers, we would encourage the person to take the first step and then the next. You could see the fear etched into their faces. We would tell them they were doing great and to keep focused on the other end. Telling them to take one step at a time. We would even hold the wire for them to stop it wobbling. The bridge would wobble and shift, but with every step, the walker would inch their way across. Photos were taken, and celebrations and high fives at the end. For some, it became a goal at every camp to walk that wire bridge. They were learning something new. It was hard, scary, and a challenge, but inside their brains, they were also creating a new rope bridge. For many of them, they had to stop listening to the worst words they had repeatedly been telling themselves. The worst words I think the worst words anyone can say are ‘I can’t change.’ Or words to that effect, such as ‘That’s just who I am’ and ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.’ It disappoints me because it speaks to a belief of hopelessness, despair, and defeat. They are ‘locked in’ to a set of thinking and behavior habits. I want to whisper, and maybe even shout, ‘Resurrection’ into those neurons. Bringing new life and hope. What we can learn from a rope bridge One of the most informative videos about how we learn something new comes from Dr. Robert Winston in his series The Human Body.     Transcript:Learning something new means rearranging the way our brain works. Our brain has an astonishing one hundred billion neurons or brain cells all connected together. Learning is about creating and strengthening pathways through these neurons for impulses of electricity. But between each and every connection in our brains is a tiny gap called a synapse. For any of us to learn something new, the electrical signal has to jump across this gap to continue its journey. The gap between the two brain cells is tiny, but that doesn’t mean its straight forward for a signal to get from one side to the other. For us, it’s like crossing a deep ravine, and getting from one side to the other should tell us something about the way we learn. The first time a signal crosses from one brain cell to the other demands the most effort, and it’s the same when we cross our ravine. The first trip across it is the hardest. Having crossed the ravine once the journeys across get easier and easier, and a similar thing happens when we learn something. To start with, learning is difficult, but as the signal crosses the gap between the brain cells, again and again, we establish a more solid pathway. By the time we have made the crossing over and over again, it becomes effortless. We can do it whenever we like. New thinking pathways Watching and thinking about that video I have seven observations A conscious decision needs to be made.It’s a choice you have to make to begin thinking differently. So, do you want to think differently?Yes or No. A behavior is required.You can talk about change as much as you like, but following through with behavior and taking action is where it’s at. For me, it is reading my ‘Thinking compass’ every day.It’s me saying to the synapses that this matters. I prayerfully ask God to create that new pathway in the brain. It takes effortWe want change to happen magically, don’t we, but it will require effort on our part to build new pathways in our thinking. It takes timeIt is going to take about 60 -70 days to get that new pathway slotted in and on autopilot, and the old one pruned apart. See Dr.Shannon Irvine Repetition strengthens the path.In the video, we saw how, with each crossing, the strength of the bridge increased. From a single rope, it then became a bridge with planks you could walk across.Back and forth, back and forth, it was the purposeful repetition that built the strength of the bridge. Old pathways slowly lose their power.We used to go this way in our thinking, but now we have a better route. I used to crawl, but then I found walking to be better. Walking is the automatic default way of moving now.When I talk about this with others, I like them to imagine that old wire bridge, the old thinking pathway/bridge falling into disrepair. It has cobwebs growing over it, it’s not getting maintained, and so slowly over time, it loses its appeal, and it falls apart. Encouragement from others helps build the bridge.I’m glad that Robert Winston had someone helping him build his bridge. It’s precisely the same when we are learning something new, creating new brain pathways.To have a guide, coach, or a friend that cheers us along in our thinking will help us reinforce our new life. By default or by design One of the little thinking coaches I have in my daily thinking compass is this. Life happens one thought at a time by default or design. Many of my default thinking pathways have a negativity bias to them, but I know that I can change the way I think and act. It’s my brain, my responsibility, and so, I choose to live my life by design. My brain is rewiring itself. With a sense of design, I want to think about whatever is true,whatever is honorable,whatever is just,whatever is pure,whatever is pleasing,whatever is commendable,if there is any excellence andif there is anything worthy of praise,think about these things.Philippians 4:8 Our thoughts can take us to both the best and worst of places, but we can create new thinking pathways. It will require a plan to bridge the synapse gap.   Mental Health is ... proactively creating new thinking pathways in the same way a new rope bridge is made.CLICK TO TWEET Quotes to consider You are the creator of your thoughts, and it’s your thoughts that can create the future that you want. It really is in your control. Dr. Shannon Irvine If it’s been learned, it can always be unlearned. e.g., ways of coping, personal habits, survival kits, and nasty addictions. D. Riddell A changed life demands having new understandings in place when you need them. Store them up now and lubricate by revision. D. Riddell The chief thief is the belief beneath. The subconscious is always the power behind the decisions we make and the outcomes we experience. David Riddell Questions to answer How much do you think you are in control of your thoughts? What did you learn from the video? Is there some thinking habit that you need to unlearn by creating a new neural pathway? Further reading I Say ‘Resurrection’ to The Mocker How to Develop a Compass for the Brain 7 Steps to Help Those who Ruminate. BarryPearman Photo by Valentina Girelli on Unsplash

A meditation on women, love and childbirth featuring Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Virgin Mary, Archangel Gabriel, Professor Robert Winston, poet Alysia Harris and Kate Bush.Musical influences can be found on Spotify at the GABA Sounds Playlist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The scientist and television presenter joins us to answer the question. Presenter: Jeremy Vine Producer: Ryan Wilson

Barry reminisces about his long acquaintance with fellow Watfordian Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls, while Angelos recounts his time as Take That's live concert choreographer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts William Hosea Liz Mitchell, and Clarence Boone speak with T.C. Costley and Robert Winston about black veterans and the outcomes of the 2014 midterm elections. PART ONE A 2015 interview with Hosts William Hosea and Liz Mitchell with T.C. Costley, past National President of the National Association of Buffalo Soldiers and Troopers Motorcycle Club and …

Robert Winston is Professor of Science and Society, and Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College London. He chooses the second movement from Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Edouard van Remoortel and the opening of J S Bach's Christmas Oratorio, recorded by the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Stephen Layton.

Mark Gatiss talks about return of The League of Gentlemen, his passion for painting, and why he's drawn to the artist John Minton. Joining him are history teacher and performance poet Jaspreet Kaur, Francoise Malby-Anthony, who runs a game reserve which she set up with her late husband 'Elephant Whisperer' Laurence Anthony; and thriller and Batman writer Gregg Hurwitz. Robert Winston is Chairman of the Genesis Research Trust, which campaigns to improve IVF and increase funding for research into infertility and baby loss. He shares his Inheritance Tracks ahead of the 40th anniversary of the first IVF baby. He has chosen the second movement from Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Edouard van Remoortel and the opening of J S Bach's Christmas Oratorio, recorded by the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Stephen Layton. Reporter JP Devlin has been out to speak to the people of Hadfield, the filming location for The League of Gentlemen. Mark Gatiss' documentary John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art will be on BBC Four in mid August. The League of Gentlemen Tour has 50 dates all over the UK and starts on August 6 in Barnstaple. Francoise Malby-Anthony's book An Elephant In My Kitchen is published on 26 July. Presenters Aasmah Mir and Rev. Richard Coles Producer Claire Bartleet.

Professor Sir Lord Robert Winston is Professor of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College London. This episode is a meta conversation about contemporary challenges in science communication. We discuss evidence denial and post-truth, the role of governments in individual well-being, and find out why Lord Winston is focusing his efforts on younger audiences as an educational strategy. If you'd like to get in touch, our Gmail is "wonderlabspod". Enjoy!

Professor Lord Robert Winston delivers a lecture entitled Medicine, Ethics and Society.This lecture is part of the University's "Our Changing World" public lecture series, which examines the global challenges facing society, and the role of academia in meeting these challenges: http://www.ed.ac.uk/events/changing-world This lecture is also part of the University's Enlightenment Lecture series, which examines aspects of the Enlightenment's legacy in the context of our own fraught and hectic times: http://www.ed.ac.uk/about/video/lecture-series/enlightenment Recorded on Monday 21 October at the University of Edinburgh's McEwan Hall.

Not everyone tells the truth. ‘Read my lips: no new taxes.’ ‘This isn’t going to hurt.’ ‘I see no ships, my lord.’ ‘Of course I love you.’ When can we know what to believe? Four out of five of us don’t think politicians tell the truth, according to a recent MORI poll. But is telling the truth always the right or best thing to do? If it isn’t, what happens to trust? If it is, are there different kinds of truth? Do we always want to hear the truth? Do different professions need to have systemically different attitudes to truth-telling? Is there a moral difference between outright lies, falsehoods, deceits, dissimulation and just plain old ‘economy with the actualité’? In October 1013, Intelligence Squared headed to London's Westminster Abbey to discuss truth with a politician (Jack Straw), a journalist (Max Hastings), a scientist (Professor Robert Winston) and a poet (Wendy Cope). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In his first UK media interview, Ed Stourton talks to John Calvin, grandson of the co-founder of Hamas, whose conversion to Christianity meant he had to flee the Middle East. In 1964 Cassius Clay announced he had given up his name for Muhammad Ali and joined the Nation of Islam. Dr Dawn-Marie Gibson talks about how his faith influenced his life. Ed Stourton talks to the BBC's Bangkok correspondent, Jonathan Head, about what the arrests of monks at the Thai Buddhist temple with links to animal trafficking says about the state of Buddhist monasticism in Thailand today. Trevor Barnes investigates the findings of a report that claims the Home Office is rejecting asylum claims from converts to Christianity because officials are making basic mistakes about the faith and what followers should know. Why is Vimto, a soft drink from Manchester, such a big seller in the Gulf States during Ramadan? Kevin Bocquet reports. Sunday hears from Carly Paoli, the British mezzo soprano, whose version of Ave Maria will be the official song for the Pope's Jubilee Year of Mercy celebrations in Rome. Albert Einstein said: 'Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.' Three leading scientists, Professor Tom McLeish, Professor Mohamed El-Gomati and Professor Robert Winston, from three different faith traditions join Ed Stourton to discuss the science and religion 'question' in 2016, ahead of the debate at the Cheltenham Science Festival next week. Producers: Catherine Earlam Peter Everett Series Producer: Amanda Hancox.

Professor Lord Robert Winston (Scientist & Chairman of the Royal College of Music) delivers a talk on music and mind. Professor Winston’s approach brought a refreshing balance to the evening, with both the caution of a scientific view alongside a personal touch of optimism for the future of Music and Wellbeing studies.

The UK has become the first country in the world to legalise the creation of what are commonly known as 'three-parent babies' and the first such infants could be born next year. The process allows mothers who carry rare but fatal genetic disorders to have children without passing on the diseases. Opponents say the change has been introduced too soon and marks a slippery slope towards designer babies. Hardtalk speaks to one of the most celebrated doctors in modern history - professor Robert Winston - one of the main pioneers of the IVF technique that revolutionised infertility treatment. But are ‘three-parent babies' a revolution too far?

[audio https://ia902502.us.archive.org/21/items/LLS-6-Lasers50ansDeDecouvertes/episode-6-Lasers50ansDeDecouvertes.mp3]Il y a deux semaines, Clifford Pickover nous a emmené à travers 12 000 ans d’histoire de la médecine avec “Le Beau Livre de la Médecine : Des sorciers guérisseurs à la microchirurgie”. Nous avons appris comment cette science s’est développée et nous avons pu découvrir l’histoire de certains hommes et femmes qui ont cherché à comprendre et soigner les maux qui ont émaillés l’Histoire de l’Humanité.Cette semaine, nous allons parler d’un domaine bien différent : La physique des lasers et leurs applications avec “Laser : 50 ans de découvertes”. Ce livre a été coordonné par Fabien Bretenaker et Nicolas Treps afin de nous faire découvrir le principe de fonctionnement des lasers ainsi que leurs utilisations, en allant de celles de tous les jours à celles que l’on ne pourrait même pas imaginer!Laser : 50 ans de découvertes de F. Bretenaker et N. Treps. Crédits goodreads : http://goo.gl/7sspwUSommaireQuelques mots sur Fabien Bretenaker et Nicolas TrepsLe livre “Laser : 50 ans de découvertes”Un livre qui n’a rien à voirUn livre que j’aimerais lireUne quotePlugsUn auteurFabien bretenaker. Crédit : france culture. http://goo.gl/w9xpvwNicolas Treps. Crédit : france culture. http://goo.gl/SLKhwM Fabien Bretenaker et Nicolas Treps sont tous deux des scientifiques de haute volée comme on en rencontre peu. Tous les deux issus de l’École Polytechnique, ils ont chacun réalisé des thèses, puis des recherches dans le domaine très large des lasers et de l’optique.Fabien Bretenaker de son côté est aujourd’hui Directeur de Recherche au CNRS. Né à Metz en 1966, son parcours scientifique commence ainsi à l’École Polytechnique où il va notamment réaliser un DEA sur les lasers. Une fois obtenu, il réalisera une thèse CIFRE (à moitié dans le public, et à moitié dans une entreprise) à Rennes en lien avec la société Sagem. Une fois sa thèse soutenue en 1992, il poursuit quelques années chez Sagem avant d’entrer au CNRS en 1994 en tant que chargé de recherches dans le laboratoire où il avait réalisé sa thèse. Dix ans plus tard, il intègre le laboratoire Aimé Cotton de l’Université Paris Sud et il participe depuis 2005 à divers cours et notamment sur la physique des lasers du tronc commun du M2 « Lasers et matière » de l’École Polytechnique. Ses travaux de recherche couvrent différents domaines de la physique et plus particulièrement de l’optique avec des applications dans des domaines aussi variés que l’informatique quantique ou l’usage des lasers dans les radars.Au cours de sa carrière, il a publié de nombreux articles touchant ces technologies de près ou de loin, il a aussi été auteur ou co-auteur de cinq brevets et reçu un certain nombre de distinctions dont notamment : le prix Fabry de Gramont de la Société Française d’Optique en 1992 mais aussi le prix IBM « Jeune chercheur » de la Société Française de Physique en 1993, ainsi que le prix Fresnel de la Société Européenne de Physique en 2000. Vous allez me dire que je ne choisis que des livres dont les auteurs sont sérieux et distingués de toutes parts. Oui. Étonnamment ils sont de meilleure qualité que ceux écrits par des arrivistes.De son côté Nicolas Treps, plus jeune, ne démérite absolument pas ! Aussi élève de l’École Polytechnique dont il est sorti en 1994, il a réalisé son DEA à l’ENS et a enchaîné avec une thèse, bien sûr sur le thème des lasers, qu’il a réalisé au Laboratoire Kastler Brossel en 2001. Aujourd’hui il est Maître de Conférences à l’Université Pierre et Marie Curie au sein de ce laboratoire où il travaille notamment sur les propriétés quantiques de la lumière ou encore les mesures de très grande sensibilité.Tout comme Fabien Bretenaker, les grands esprits se rencontrent il faut croire, il a remporté le prix Fabry de Gramont de la Société Française d’Optique en 2010. Il a aussi reçu un autre prix en 2013, le prix Jean Jerphagnon pour récompenser son esprit d’entrepreuneuriat et sa volonté, en tant que chercheur reconnu mondialement, de transférer des résultats de recherche dans le monde de l’entreprise. Il a en effet créé une société nommée CAILabs pour valoriser certains de ses résultats de recherche.Histoire de bien finir, ces deux messieurs ont reçu le prix Arnulf Françon 2011 qui vise à récompenser des ouvrages dédiés à l’enseignement de l’optique dans le supérieur.Du lourd quoi.Un livreAvant-proposAlors attention, je viens juste de dire que ce livre a été récompensé pour sa capacité à servir de support pour l’enseignement de l’optique dans le supérieur. Oui. Mais c’est surtout un fabuleux livre de vulgarisation, très accessible, sur l’optique et les lasers. On peut comprendre ce que les auteurs nous expliquent. Pour avoir commencé un “Que sais-je?” sur les lasers qui date de fin 70 auquel j’ai pas compris grand chose, je peux vous l’assurer !Fabien Bretenaker et Nicolas Treps ont d’ailleurs su s’entourer d’un grand nombre de contributeurs, près d’une quinzaine, afin de faire émerger un ouvrage de très haute tenue et réalisé par les personnes les plus compétentes dans leurs domaines respectifs.D’ailleurs, histoire de ne pas bouder son plaisir, cet ouvrage est aussi une contribution forte de la Société Française d’Optique: Michèle Leduc et Emmanuel Rosencher, respectivement Vice-Présidente et Président sortant de la SFO, ont en effet été d’une grande aide aux deux auteurs pour la réalisation de ce livre.Pour finir : les deux auteurs se sont payés le luxe d’une préface par Charles H. Townes, qui n’est rien de moins que l’un des inventeurs du masers, un laser mais avec des micro-ondes, dont le principe est justement à l’origine de l’extension aux lasers. Il obtint d’ailleurs le prix nobel pour ses travaux dans le domaine. La classe quand même !La revueNe craignez rien, ce livre ne va pas vous perdre dans d’innombrables informations incompréhensibles sur les lasers. Non, les auteurs sont bien meilleurs que cela. Ils arrivent, à travers le premier chapitre, à reprendre depuis le début ce dont il s’agit : qu’est ce que la lumière, qu’est ce qui différencie un laser de la lumière “courante”, comment est-ce qu’il marche, etc. Tout ceci est parsemé de rappels historiques, de schémas très clairs et de quelques formules histoire de contenter les plus physiciens d’entre nous. Ceci forme une base parfaite et indispensable pour poursuivre la lecture et découvrir les applications des lasers, mais aussi certains des aspects les plus étonnants et incroyables de certaines d’entre elles.On apprend par exemple qu’il existe des lasers de toute sorte : solides (en rubis pour les plus connus), liquides à colorants ou à gaz avec, bien sûr, des usages extrèmement différents. Ces lasers peuvent aussi varier de manière très forte en ce qui concerne leur taille : de ceux de plusieurs mètres que l’on trouve par exemple à Bordeaux pour la fusion, ou aussi petit qu’un brin d’ADN. On découvre aussi que les lasers sont un peu de toutes les couleurs, du rouge classique au bleu des blu-ray voire à l’infra-rouge ou à l’ultraviolet.On peut aussi se demander : à quoi peut bien servir un laser si ce n’est mettre un peu d’ambiance dans les soirées arrosées du samedi soir dans des boîtes de nuits surchauffées où reigne, parfois, les musiques syncopées et les surplus d’hormones de nos jeunes en quête d’un peu d’amour? Hum.Dans l’industrie par exemple on peu les retrouver pour la découpe précise de matériaux comme pour l’horlogerie de précision avec la découpe de ces pièces minuscules et magnifiques des montres suisses d’exception. On en retrouve bien sûr dans les fibres optiques qui vous permettent d’accéder aux contenus fantastiques que ce podcast cherche à vous mettre à disposition. On les utilise en médecine pour divers usages : correction de myopie, épilation définitive (j’ai d’ailleurs failli choisir une quote en rapport, mais je trouvais finalement cela un peu déplacé), cautérisation de vaisseaux sanguins, traitement de gencives, destruction de calculs rénaux, etc. Si vous êtes dans le batîment vous utilisez des lasers pour mesurer des distances de manière précise, et si vous êtes dans les forces de police, vous en utiliserez pour mesurer la vitesses des automobiles sur les routes.On pourrait croire, décrit comme cela, que les auteurs ne font que survoler les différents sujets, mais pas du tout. Après avoir présenté l’ensemble des applications potentielles, ils vont entrer dans le détail de certaines d’entre elles afin d’en expliquer les tenants et les aboutissants.On apprend par exemple les différents usages des lasers dans la communication : le principe de fonctionnement des fibres optiques qui servent de support à l’Internet mondial, l’usage de différents types de laser pour la lecture des supports optiques comme le CD, le DVD ou encore le Blu-ray. On découvre aussi, ou re-découvre pour ceux qui avaient écouté l’épisode 62 de Podcastscience intitulé “La géologie pour sauver des vies”, les LIDAR, l’équivalent des radars mais dans le domaine optique, notamment utilisés pour l’analyse de polluants dans l’atmosphère ou pour l’analyse précise de la topographie de terrains.Autre usage tout aussi incroyable des lasers que j’avais découvert il y a quelques années : avec des impulsions ultra-courtes, on peut observer des phénomènes ultra-brefs comme les réactions chimiques par exemple. De la même manière, ces impulsions ultra-brèves permettent de réaliser l’ablation de surface de matériaux ou encore de faire de la chirurgie optique qui ne détruira pas les tissus. On a d’ailleurs vu très récemment le télescope Alma annoncer changer d’horloge atomique et passer à l’utilisation d’un maser à hydrogène afin d’être encore plus stable et plus précis dans le temps et de pouvoir créer un radiotélescope par interférométrie aussi grand que la Terre ! Truc de ouf malade quoi.Sans parler de l’usage qui est fait de laser sous terre afin de mesurer des distances de manière ultra-précise dans le but de détecter des ondes gravitationnelles comme pour l’expérience franco-italienne Virgo.J’ai enfin découvert dans ce livre que les lasers peuvent refroidir ! En effet, en créant des ondes stationnaires, on arrive à arrêter des atomes, et donc les refroidir ! On piège ainsi les atomes, ce qui permet de réaliser diverses expériences et notamment la création de condensat de Bose-Einstein.En conclusionJ’ai été assez impressionné par ce livre à vrai dire : il arrive à aborder des sujets qui sont théoriquement assez avancés sans trop perdre le lecteur tout en présentant tout un tas d’applications les plus facinantes les unes que les autres. Il y a quand même quelques équations et parfois il est nécessaire de se creuser un peu la tête pour tout comprendre. Ceci n’empêche pas, malgré tout, de pouvoir sauter ces passages pour aller aux éléments essentiels.Il y a aussi, comme je l’ai expliqué un grand nombre d’applications qui sont présentées, et pour chacune, les auteurs décrivent les aspects théoriques autant que les usages dans ces domaines d’applications. Pour ceux qui ont des inclinations particulières pour certains domaines, ils pourront trouver pléthores d’exemples dans ceux qui les intéressent.Autre point intéressant : ce livre est en couleurs, et étant abondamment illustré, on est à l’aise avec les illustrations, les croquis et les schémas pour comprendre les descriptions données et mieux intégrer les concepts et applications présentés.Un livre qui n’a rien à voirStar Trek - L'histoire non officielle de toute la saga intergalactique. Crédit : goodreads. http://goo.gl/b16wOiPour ceux qui ne le savent pas, je suis un trekkie. Pour les autres, ben vous le savez déjà. Un trekkie, pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas le principe c’est un fan de star trek. Et pas de star wars. Ne confondons pas tout s’il vous plaît. Vous être vraiment impossibles ! Les fan de star wars sont justes des gens qui n’ont pas de vie sociale. Ceux de star trek sont … bon, donc! Le livre dont je voulais vous parler aujourd’hui est “Star Trek - L'histoire non officielle de toute la saga intergalactique”.Cet ouvrage très bien illustré alterne récits historiques, anecdotes et témoignages divers et variés, de fans pour la plupart mais cela va de responsables de fanzine dédiées à star trek jusqu’à des astronautes qui sont vraiment alés dans l’espace. Il présente d’ailleurs une histoire pas si rose finalement : faite d’égo démesurés, de luttes d’influence, de tractations étranges, la vie des médias quoi. L’envers du décor d’un phénomène qui émerveilla depuis plus de quarante ans et qui fut précurseur dans bien des domaines : la légende veut ainsi que les communicateurs de Star Trek soient les ancêtres de nos téléphones portables.Je crois que ce que décrit bien le livre c’est aussi la vision de Gene Rodenberry de la science et des interactions entre humains. Malgré toutes les choses que l’on peut dire sur cet homme, il a su montrer un monde où la science apporte une vision positive et où le racisme n’a pas sa place (il s’agissait du premier “show” avec un personnage principal qui était une femme noire). En tout cas, si vous êtes un trekkie comme moi, ruez-vous sur ce livre où vous apprendrez plein de choses sur votre série préférée !Un livre que j’aimerais lireL'âge du capitaine. Crédit : goodreads. http://goo.gl/6CxJfqBon, des livres que j’aimerais lire, il y en a plein. Je vais vous parler aujourd’hui d’un livre que j’ai découvert, je ne sais plus comment, et qui se trouve être dans la même veine de celui que je vous ai présenté lors du précédent épisode. Il s’agit de “L’âge du capitaine” de Stella Baruk.L’idée qu’elle défend dans ce livre me semble tout à fait indispensable à inculquer à quiconque se trouvant impliqué dans l’enseignement de nos petits banbins (parents-élèves-professeurs) : il n’est pas nécessaire de stigmatiser l’erreur à l’école et notamment en mathématiques, mais plutôt (et c’est quelque chose de plus large que pour les mathématiques) de l’analyser afin d’en tirer des leçons afin de ne pas les reproduire et d’arriver à donner du sens à ce que l’on apprend à l’école. Le titre de ce livre “L’âge du capitaine” s’entend comme la question ultime de tout énoncé sans aucun sens du type “J’ai dix poules, le filet du pêcheur remonte trois poissons : quel est l’âge du capitaine?” en face duquel les enfants ont parfois l’impression de se retrouver si le sens est perdu en route.Stella Baruk est professeur de mathématiques, et défend depuis quelques années cet état de fait : les mathématiques sont utilisées pour noter, et leur enseignement est ainsi perçu comme une certaine violence. De plus, les termes utilisées en mathématiques sont parfois utilisés dans un sens autre/différent par rapport au langage courant, renforçant les mécompréhensions que certains élèves pourraient avoir.Il me semble qu’il est indispensable de comprendre cela pour que les mathématiques, qui sont omniprésentes dans notre monde d’aujourd’hui, puissent redevenir un outil à l’usage du citoyen, et non plus juste un moyen de l’évaluer et de le plonger dans la médiocrité.Ouais, c’est mon quart d’heure militant, mais vous l’aurez compris, un livre que j’aimerais lire !QuoteCette citation est du baron Robert Winston, médecin, scientifique et homme politique anglais :Nearly all inventions are not recognised for their positive side either when they're made. So, for example, scientists didn't go out to design a CD machine: they designed a laser. But we got all sorts of things from a laser which we never remotely imagined, and we're still finding things for a laser to do.Robert WinstonPlugs et liens évoquésPetit plug rapide : j’aime bien faire participer les auditeurs en leur demandant quels livres ils souhaiteraient voir revus dans LisezLaScience et je vous avais proposé de choisir le livre qui viendra après celui du prochain épisode. Pendant longtemps “Désir d’Infini” de Trinh Xuan Thuan était en tête. Mais la semaine dernière a été palpitante et a vu la remontée de “Quand les poules auront des dents” de Stephen Jay Gould ! Ce sera donc ce dernier que vous retrouverez dans deux épisodes ! Et histoire de contenter ceux qui ont voté pour Trinh Xuan Thuan, son livre sera le sujet de l’épisode qui suivra :)Cela fait un mois qu’il n’y a pas eu d’épisode ! Désolé. Vraiment. Le temps est précieux et ces dernières semaines il ne m’a pas été permis de vous faire deux épisodes comme prévu. Mais les vacances se profilent et peut-être un peu plus de disponibilité pour reprendre le rythme normal d’une publication toutes les deux semaines.Fabien Bretenaker sur le site du CNRS : http://www.cnrs.fr/70ans/spip.php?article106Le communiqué de presse annonçant le prix Jean Jerphagnon de Nicolas Treps en 2013 : http://www.prixjeanjerphagnon.org/files/CP_Laureat_PrixJeanJerphagnon2013.pdf et l’annonce correspondante sur le site du CNRS : http://www.cnrs.fr/inp/spip.php?article2335Les deux pris de la SFO de Nicolas Treps sur le site du Laboratoire Kastler Boissel : http://www.lkb.ens.fr/Nicolas-Treps-recompense-a-deuxPage wikipédia sur Charles H. Townes : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hard_TownesÉpisode 62 de Podcastscience : La géologie pour sauver des vies. http://www.podcastscience.fm/emission/2011/11/24/podcast-science-62-la-geologie-pour-sauver-des-vies/Un radiotélescope de 5.000 km pour regarder les trous noirs : http://www.futura-sciences.com/magazines/espace/infos/actu/d/alma-radiotelescope-5000-km-regarder-trous-noirs-54479/#xtor=RSS-8Expérience Virgo : https://wwwcascina.virgo.infn.itConclusionEn tout cas que vous ayez aimé ou pas, surtout, ne restez pas devant le tour de France. Exprimez-vous à travers des courriers, des commentaires sur le blog, des likes sur Facebook, des tweets, des retweets, des chewing-gums californiens ou envoyez-moi l’oeuvre complète de Monsieur Simon Singh si jamais elle ne vous sert que de brouillon quand vous avez des idées qui vous passent par la tête.Vous pouvez retrouver LisezLaScience sur son site web http://lisezlascience.wordpress.com sur lequel vous pouvez me contacter et commenter les épisodes. Vous pouvez aussi me contacter sur twitter sur @LisezLaScience et le podcast est accessible sur podcloud, sur podcastfrance (http://podcastfrance.fr/podcast-lisez-la-science) et aussi sur l’antenne de podradio.Vous pouvez aussi m’envoyer des e-mails à lisezlascience@gmail.com. Je ne fais pas encore les fax, mais si vraiment c’est la seule chose que vous pouvez faire, je vous donnerais un numéro !Vous pouvez d’ailleurs retrouver l’ensemble des livres cités sur la liste goodreads associée à ce podcast sur le compte de LisezLaScience. Les livres seront placés sur des “étagères” spécifiques par épisode et ceux de celui-ci sont sur l’étagère “lls-6”.Prochain épisodeOn se retrouve le 03/08/2014 pour un nouvel épisode sur le livre de Michel de Pracontal : “L’imposture scientifique en 10 leçons’”.D’ici là bonne quinzaine à toutes et à tous.Les références des livres évoquésLaser : 50 ans de découvertesISBN : 2759805174 (ISBN13 : 9782759805174)Auteur : Fabien Bretenaker, Nicolas Treps, Michèle Leduc, Emmanuel Rosencher, Charles-H Townes (Préface)Nombre de pages : 179 pagesDate de parution : 30/04/2010 chez EDP SciencesPrix : 20 € chez AmazonStar Trek - L'histoire non officielle de toute la saga intergalactiqueISBN : 2258103800 (ISBN13 : 978-2258103801)Auteur : Robert GreenbergerNombre de pages : 256 pagesDate de parution : 17/10/2013 chez Hors CollectionPrix : 29,90 € chez Amazon ou la FnacL’âge du capitaineISBN : 2020183013 (ISBN13 : 978-2020183017)Auteur : Stella BarukNombre de pages : 355 pagesDate de parution : 01/01/1998 chez le SeuilPrix : 8,10 € chez Amazon ou la FnacVous pouvez retrouver la liste des livres dans goodreads à l’adresse suivante : https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/30797714-lisezlascience?shelf=lls-6

Professor Lord Robert Winston delivers a lecture entitled Medicine, Ethics and Society.This lecture is part of the University's "Our Changing World" public lecture series, which examines the global challenges facing society, and the role of academia in meeting these challenges: http://www.ed.ac.uk/events/changing-worldThis lecture is also part of the University's Enlightenment Lecture series, which examines aspects of the Enlightenment's legacy in the context of our own fraught and hectic times: http://www.ed.ac.uk/about/video/lecture-series/enlightenment Recorded on Monday 21 October at the University of Edinburgh's McEwan Hall.

Not everyone tells the truth. ‘Read my lips: no new taxes.’ ‘This isn’t going to hurt.’ ‘I see no ships, my lord.’ ‘Of course I love you.’ When can we know what to believe? Four out of five of us don’t think politicians tell the truth, according to a recent MORI poll. But is telling the truth always the right or best thing to do? If it isn’t, what happens to trust? If it is, are there different kinds of truth? Do we always want to hear the truth? Do different professions need to have systemically different attitudes to truth-telling? Is there a moral difference between outright lies, falsehoods, deceits, dissimulation and just plain old ‘economy with the actualité’? In October 1013, Intelligence Squared headed to London's Westminster Abbey to discuss truth with a politician (Jack Straw), a journalist (Max Hastings), a scientist (Professor Robert Winston) and a poet (Wendy Cope). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This feature podcast is part of a series of interviews with science communicators about science communication. Today we are Speaking to… Lizzie Crouch Lizzie Crouch is a freelance science communicator working on a myriad of projects ranging from project managing Robert Winston’s website, to working to get designers and scientists to collaborate with the Design Science project. […]The post Speaking to…Lizzie Crouch appeared first on Speaking of Science » Podcast Feed.

With John Wilson. Professor Robert Winston surveys a major exhibition of Leonardo Da Vinci's anatomical drawings, on show at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace. Acclaimed violinist Maxim Vengerov reveals why he unexpectedly stopped performing as a soloist, and why he's now returning to the concert platform. Poet Lemn Sissay discusses how his poem for the Olympic Park, inspired by a local match factory, has gained a new meaning following the news about the possible placement of surface-to-air missiles in the area. Andrew Collins decides whether American Reunion, the latest film in the American Pie series, is fully or half-baked. Producer Stephen Hughes.

He's the man on the telly with the big moustache, famous for A Child of Our Time, The Human Body and Making Babies but Robert Winston is also a well respected scientist. He played a pioneering role in developing IVF technology, and has brought life to many hundreds of couples who had given up hope of ever having a baby . Jim Al-Khalili talks to Robert Winston about why he quit the theatre to become a medic, creating human life in a test tube and why he disagrees with Richard Dawkins about The God Delusion. Producer: Anna Buckley.

Michel de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and became famous for his ability to fuse intellectual speculation with casual anecdotes and autobiography. Montaigne's work continues to influence writers to this day. Championing his life is the surgeon, scientist, broadcaster and politician Professor Robert Winston and providing expert witness is the writer Sarah Bakewell, whose recent biography, How to Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer, was recently published to great acclaim. Producer: Paul Dodgson.

Physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince return for a new series of Radio 4's witty, irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the world according to science. In a special programme recorded as part of this year's Cheltenham Science Festival, Brian and Robin are joined by special guests Ben Miller and Robert Winston to explore the choppy waters of science and fame. Are we are entering a golden age of science popularity? Is there a genuine interest in the wonder of science and is science the real star or is it simply being dumbed down as a result of our celebrity obsessed culture? They'll be asking whether science needs to be popular and whether this new wave of enthusiasm has any real impact on science policy, or the quality of science being done in this country. Has science finally found the S Factor? Producer: Alexandra Feachem.

Part eight is a group discussion question and answer session hosted by Robert Winston, Michael O'Neil and Keir Bloomer.

Part six is a discussion between Robert Winston and Keir Bloomer.

Part five is the first of two lectures by Sir Robert Winston. Lord Winston is Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College and Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University. His research, which has produced over 300 publications, is known worldwide. Robert Winston is committed to scientific education and his many TV series on different aspects of science have been shown in many countries overseas. Perhaps the best known is ‘The Human Body, which won 3 BAFTAs, an Emmy nomination and a Peabody award. He has published 12 books for lay readership. His activities in the House of Lords include speaking regularly on education, science, medicine, and the arts. He was Chairman of the Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology 1999-2002, initiating enquiries into Antibiotic Resistance, Non-Food Crops, Nuclear Waste, Science and Society, Genetic Databases, Aircraft Passenger Environment and Science in Schools. Finally, Lord Winston is a board member and Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.

On Desert Island Discs today the castaway is Robert Winston. As Professor of Fertility Studies at Hammersmith Hospital in London, he has been at the forefront of medical developments in his field. He pioneered the screening of embryos for genetic defects and has frequently made the headlines with his views that all women, including widows, lesbians and those who are HIV positive, should be considered for treatment. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Goldberg Varations - Aria And Reprise From Variation by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: The Koran (in Arabic and English) Luxury: Glass And Tools To Make A Telescope

On Desert Island Discs today the castaway is Robert Winston.As Professor of Fertility Studies at Hammersmith Hospital in London, he has been at the forefront of medical developments in his field. He pioneered the screening of embryos for genetic defects and has frequently made the headlines with his views that all women, including widows, lesbians and those who are HIV positive, should be considered for treatment. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Goldberg Varations - Aria And Reprise From Variation by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: The Koran (in Arabic and English) Luxury: Glass And Tools To Make A Telescope