University Of Bath - Public Lecture Podcast

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Podcasts from the University of Bath's public lecture series where leading names from the worlds of science, humanities and engineering talk about the latest research in their field. (Author: University of Bath)
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Recent episodes from University Of Bath - Public Lecture Podcast

  • Intimations Of Immortality
    Published: Nov 12, 09
    Professor Malcolm Johnson from the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath looks at the changing face of death in an ageing society.
     
  • Family Life Of Birds: Sex, Conflicts And Cooperation
    Published: Nov 12, 09
    Professor Tamas Szekely, from the University of Bath's Department of Biology & Biochemistry, will discuss his research that dispels the harmonious impression of bird families. He will talk about how sex, conflicts and cooperation shape their lives.
     
  • Airfields
    Published: Nov 6, 09
    Author and archaeologist Bob Clarke charts the progress of aviation through airfields and asks why some stations are located where they are.
     
  • The Painted Garden
    Published: Nov 2, 09
    Freelance garden historian Russell Bowes looks at the history of gardening giving a virtual tour of some of the great art galleries of the world.
     
  • Assisted Dying: Rights, Choices And Palliative Care
    Published: Oct 30, 09
    Lord Joel Joffe believes that there is an 'urgent need' to change the law on assisted dying and will argue in his lecture that assisted dying and palliative care are essential and complementary aspects of care for people suffering from painful incurable diseases.
     
  • Bime Lecture:against The Flow
    Published: Oct 28, 09
    Professor Alan Cottenden, from University College London, describes new technology for managing incontinence.
     
  • Charles Rennie Mackintosh - The Glasgow Legacy
    Published: Oct 28, 09
    Stuart Robertson, the director of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, gives a personal view of the great Scottish architect and designer.
     
  • Cure Or Weapon? Towards A New Ethics Of Biological Research
    Published: Oct 28, 09
    In this Charter Day lecture, Dr Alexander Kelle, from the University of Bath's Department of European Studies and Modern Languages, talks about biological research and its possible applications for good, and ill. Illustrating a track record over a century long of biological developments being put to uses outside their original purpose, he proposes the creation of an International Framework Agreement to ensure that we learn from the mistakes of the past.
     
  • Csi Unmasked - The Facts About Forensics
    Published: Oct 28, 09
    Forensic anthropologist Kathleen Conabree discusses issues surrounding what really goes on at a crime scene and what the term forensic actually means.
     
  • How To Amaze Your Friends
    Published: Oct 19, 09
    Professor Chris Budd from the University of Bath takes mathematics into the dark territory of murder, suicide, love, sex and conquest.
     
  • Bio-technology In Africa
    Published: Oct 14, 09
    Florence Muringi Wambugu talks about the contribution of bio-technology, including GM crops, for improving the sustainable livelihoods of resource poor families in Africa.
     
  • At The Court Of The Great Moghul
    Published: Oct 12, 09
    Nicholas Fogg describes life at the Court of the Great Moghul, his campaigns, his foibles and his lasting impact on the history of India.
     
  • The Psychology Of Habit
    Published: Oct 9, 09
    Professor Bas Verplanken from the University of Bath talks about the psychology of habit and how much of what we do is done at the same time in the same location.
     
  • Pain Science: Discovering The Limits Of Experience
    Published: Jun 30, 09
    Members of the new Bath Centre for Pain Research celebrate its launch. The lecture is introduced by Professor Chris Eccleston, the centre's director, and includes an address by Dr Lindsey Cohen and talks by Dr Lance McCracken, Dr Candy McCabe and Dr Ed Keogh.
     
  • Work After Globalisation
    Published: Jun 25, 09
    Professor Guy Standing from the University of Bath talks about work after globalisation.
     
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