Chandrayaan and what it means for India's brain drain
In August the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft touched down, making India only the fourth to have successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon. In this special episode of the Working Scientist podcast, Somak ...
14 Des 202326min
Why we need an academic career path that combines science and art
For a three-year period as a postdoctoral researcher, molecular biologist and visual artist Daniel Jay was given both a lab and a sudio to work in. In the final episode of this six-part Working Scient...
8 Des 202332min
How to create compelling scientific data visualisations
Data form the backbone of the scientific method, but it can be impenetrable. In the penultimate episode of this six-part Working Scientist podcast series about art-science collaborations, Julie Gould ...
1 Des 202329min
How ChatGPT and sounds from space brought a “luminous jelly” to life
GUI/GOOEY is an international online exhibition that explores digital and technological representations of the biological world.In the fourth episode of this six-part Working Scientist podcast series ...
24 Nov 202328min
Scientific illustration: striking the balance between creativity and accuracy
In the third episode of this six-part Working Scientist podcast series about art and science, artists and illustrators describe examples where accuracy is key, but also ones where they can exert some ...
17 Nov 202323min
The unexpected outcomes of artist-scientist collaborations
Artist and illustrator Lucy Smith helps botanists to identify new species. Usually they request a set of drawings, she says, with a detailed set of requirements.But Smith, who joined London’s Royal Bo...
10 Nov 202323min
Art and science: close cousins or polar opposites?
In the first episode of this six-part Working Scientist podcast series, Julie Gould explores the history of science and art and asks researchers and artists to define what the two terms mean to them.L...
3 Nov 202326min
Could new ‘narrative’ CVs transform research culture?
Narrative CVs are increasingly being used by funders to capture how a successful grant application will positively impact society and promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Crucially, the narr...
13 Okt 202331min
