Episode 1 - Oxidane

The PhD3(to be!) are BACK and Alastair is kicking off the second season with a deep dive into his favourite chemical: oxidane! Corrosive, toxic, and hazardous to human health, this polar solvent has many industrial uses....but why does Alastair fancy it so much? Listen on to find out more!
 
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Edited by: Sienna
 
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Episode 2 - Astrobiology

How do biologists search for life on other planets? It turns out they don't even have to leave our ocean floor! This week Sienna interviewed Dr. Nagissa Mahmoudi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at McGill to find out more about the microbes living in our oceans, and the fascinating field of astrobiology.
 
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Edited by: Alastair
 
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Episode 3 - Antimatter

What's the matter with antimatter? Does it really matter? In this episode, Beth highlights the important milestones that brought about the current understanding of antimatter, and some cutting edge science that may just turn you upside-down¡¡¡
 
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Edited by: Alastair
 
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Episode 4 - Bees?

What's all the buzz about? This week Alastair interviewed Dr. Dominique Weis and Kate Smith from the Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research about their work on lead isotope ratios. What has this got to do with the bees? Listen now to find out!
 
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Edited by: Sienna
 
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Episode 5 - Colour Vision

What colour is a banana? Is your red the same as mine? How would you describe the colour of the sky at twilight? In this episode, Sienna answers all these questions and more with the help of Dr. Bevil Conway, Shridhar, and Isabelle from the National Eye Institute at the National Institute of Health. Find out why seeing really is un-believing!
 
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Edited by: Alastair
 
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Episode 6 - Gravitational Waves

If gravity can come in waves, does this mean we can go surfing on them? This week Beth shares the FUN-damental challenges in gravity wave detection in her interview with Dr. Pia Astone from INFN Roma. Is this episode Interferometry Part 2? Listen in to find out!
 
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Edited by: Sienna
 
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Episode 7 - Bread

Are you just LOAFing around looking for something to listen to? Well get BREAD-y because in this episode Alastair explains the chemistry of making bread, and some unique research that's sure to make a lot of DOUGH! This is an episode you'll KNEAD to hear.
 
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Edited by: Sienna
 
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Episode 8 - Aging

At what point do we start to age? Does drinking green tea make you live to 100? This week, Sienna gathers these age-old answers in her interview with Amr Omer, an aging researcher at McGill (and friend of the podcast!) Together they tackle the most important questions on cellular senescence, telomeres, and aging.
 
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Edited by: Alastair
 
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Episode 9 - Fusion

This week, Beth interviews her uni friend Alice who graduated with a physics degree, but now works on the European Commission's contribution to the ITER (pronounced EEE-tah) project; an experimental fusion reactor exploring the future of power generation!
 
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Edited by: Alastair
 
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Episode 10 - Dark Chemistry

In this episode Alastair leads us into the deepest, darkest, regions of our universe where not even the matter can escape chemistry's reactive influence! Fortunately we have Dr. Sergio Ioppolo, Lecturer and Royal Society University Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London to show us the way, and describe some pretty ~cool~ compounds he's discovered in the void.
 
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Edited by: Sienna
 
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