EPISODES

Did you know that there are killer electrons in space? No need to panic though, here on the ground you are quite safe! The Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere shield us from them. But satellites in space and astronauts cannot…

Eleanna and Anastasiia are back with the second episode of our spinoff series! This time they are talking about supervising in academia. Come listen to find out how to manage students, establish good dynamics with them, what the differences between…

In this episode Katja and Pritakshi interview Jason Rissanen about his PhD centred around insects familiar to us all: ants!Have you ever thought that just like us humans, ants might have ways to take care of their health? Turns out…

Interested in doing a PhD?Or curious to hear PhD advice from fellow students?Just feel like listening to a conversation?Well, you’re in luck, as Anastasiia, Katja and guest Laura Suominen discuss all about the upsides and downsides of doing a PhD,…

Strap in for a fun episode on a very serious topic: diabetes. This week, postdoc researcher Tom Barsby joins in to discuss how diabetes could be treated with lab-grown cells. Given they can be made “quack”! Tom Barsby is a…

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!In this end-of-the-year episode, TSB members discuss fun and interesting scientific articles from the past year (or at least that was the idea).We have a stocking filled with ice cream, attraction and bacteria.Make sure to listen…

Look away from your phone for a moment and consider: are you happy? In this episode Anastasiia and Rhiannon join Jennifer De Paola, a postdoc in Social Psychology, to discuss happiness. How do we define it, how does it change…

Welcome to the Halloween episode and happy ADHD awareness month! Now, don’t get spooked by the demon voice and join us to find out how VR could be used for the diagnosis of childhood ADHD.Giuliano and Katja interview Liya Merzon…

Welcome back!As every city has an energy station to drive our daily needs, our cells have mitochondria. And you really really don’t want them to malfunction!Mitochondrial diseases are as frequent as childhood cancers, but people barely know of them. Do…