Podcasts by Ada Lovelace Day Podcast

Ada Lovelace Day Podcast

Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology engineering and maths which aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and create new role models for both girls and women studying or working in STEM.

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Ada Lovelace Day Podcast
Ep 20: Image processing, treating cataracts with lasers, and Caroline Herschel from 2018-06-07T21:41:13

This month, we talk to mathematician Dr Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb about how she uses maths in image processing. And amateur astronomer Hilary Harper-Abernethy talks about the life and works of astro...

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Ep 19: Entertaining engineering, home security and epigenetics from 2017-11-27T22:58:42

This month, we talk to Dawn Childs about her work as the Group Engineering Director for Merlin Entertainments. And science writer and broadcaster, Dr Kat Arney talks about cell biologist Dame Amand...

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Ep 18: Ada Lovelace Day Live! from 2017-10-27T20:29:51

This month, we’re coming to you straight from our annual STEM cabaret, Ada Lovelace Day Live!

Chemical engineer Yasmin Ali and Natural History Museum curator Miranda Lowe both talk about ...

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Ep 17: Medical inventions, satellite propulsion, and imposter syndrome from 2017-09-25T15:50:35

This month, we talk to Dr Maryanne Mariyaselvam about how simple medical inventions can save lives, and how they get from lab to hospital. And Dr Dean Burnett discusses why role models are importan...

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Ep 16: Fire engineering, Liquid Paper, and understanding memory and cognition from 2017-08-29T12:37:50

This month, Kristen Salzer-Frost introduces us to the relatively new discipline of fire engineering. And Nicole George and Cordon Purcell talk about why neuropsychologist Dr Brenda Milner’s work on...

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Ep 15: Ep 15: Life as a tech reporter, automotive safety features and WWII metallurgy from 2017-07-28T18:26:11

This month, we’re talking about life as a tech reporter for the BBC with Zoe Kleinmann, and Dr Paul Coxon from the University of Cambridge tells us about the fascinating work of metallurgist Consta...

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Ep 14: Sensing chemicals, uncovering discoveries, and wiring Devon for light and power from 2017-06-29T15:13:25

This month, Dr Raychelle Burks tells us about the challenges of making field-ready and affordable chemical sensors and how tricky it is to accurately analyse the colours in photographs, and we expl...

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Ep 13: Flexible solar cells, frequency hopping & the inspirational role of science fiction from 2017-05-24T08:39:36

This month, Dr Jess Wade explains plastic electronics and how they are revolutionising solar power generation, amongst other things. And author Robin Sloan talks about the work of Ann Leckie, her a...

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Ep 12: What our voices say about us, an explosive spot test, and the rewards of persistence from 2017-04-27T19:38:04

This month, neuroscientist Professor Sophie Scott explains how our voices tell others more about us than we might realise! And science writer Simon Singh tells us the story of two incredible women,...

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Ep 11: Nanotech, the coffee filter, and how computers search from 2017-03-27T20:20:34

This month, nanochemist Dr Suze Kundu explains how she’s using nanostructures to extract energy from sunlight. And Dr Sue Black OBE, the founder and CEO of #techmums, talks about the work of comput...

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Ep 10: Elen Gwynne & Prof Jim Al-Khalili OBE from 2017-02-27T21:45:58

This month, we talk to software developer Elen Gwynne about how she made the transition from astrophysics to programming. And we’ve got theoretical physicist and broadcaster Professor Jim Al-Khalil...

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Ep 9: Prof Elaine Chew & Dr Helen Scales from 2017-01-30T15:58:50

This month, we talk to Prof Elaine Chew about how she uses computer software to mathematically model music, and Dr Helen Scales tells us about the life and work of Dr Eugenie Clark, The Shark Lady....

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Ep 8: Dr Rae Robertson-Anderson & Dr Thorunn Helgason from 2016-12-21T16:54:23

The Ada Lovelace Day podcast highlights the work of women in STEM. We talk to women from around the STEM world about their careers, as well as talking to women and men about historic and modern wom...

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Ep 7: Dr Julia Shaw & Dr Brenna Hassett from 2016-11-28T22:26:05

The Ada Lovelace Day podcast highlights the work of women in STEM. We talk to women from around the STEM world about their careers, as well as talking to women and men about historic and modern wom...

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Ep 6: Prof Haley Gomez & Dr Karen Masters from 2016-10-31T16:10:32

The Ada Lovelace Day podcast highlights the work of women in STEM. We talk to women from around the STEM world about their careers, as well as talking to women and men about historic and modern wom...

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Ep 5: Roma Agrawal & Dr Peter Etchells from 2016-09-25T22:12:20

The Ada Lovelace Day podcast highlights the work of women in STEM. We talk to women from around the STEM world about their careers, as well as talking to women and men about historic and modern wom...

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Ep 4: Abbie Hutty & Anne-Marie Imafidon from 2016-08-25T00:22:24

The Ada Lovelace Day podcast highlights the work of women in STEM. We talk to women from around the STEM world about their careers, as well as talking to women and men about historic and modern wom...

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Ep 3: Hazel Gibson & Erik Klemetti from 2016-07-27T19:34:30

The Ada Lovelace Day podcast highlights the work of women in STEM. We talk to women from around the STEM world about their careers, as well as talking to women and men, about historic and modern wo...

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Podcast Episode 2: Fran Scott & Maia Weinstock from 2016-06-28T20:21:23

The Ada Lovelace Day podcast highlights the work of women in STEM. We talk to women from around the STEM world about their careers, as well as talking to women and men, about historic and modern wo...

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Podcast Episode 1: Dr Helen Czerski & Clive Thompson from 2016-05-31T01:02:14

The Ada Lovelace Day podcast highlights the work of women in STEM. We talk to women from around the STEM world about their careers, as well as talking to women and men, about historic and modern wo...

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