That's Science

This week's episode of What's Science is all about statistics - much to the disappointment of our guest, Alex. Amelia and Alex navigate pandemic communication, not-so-scientific chemistry experiments and the scientific institution through caffeine- and stress-induced giggles - it's a fun one!

For more information on:

The definitions of Uncertainty and Error: https://www.visionlearning.com/en/library/Process-of-Science/49/Uncertainty-Error-and-Confidence/157

Uncertainty in Science Communication: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chadorzel/2015/10/08/the-certainty-of-uncertainty-scientists-know-exactly-how-well-we-dont-know-things/

Communicating statistics during the Pandemic: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666389921001537

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In this episode of "Is That Science", Dr. Vladmir Jankovic comes on to talk about the development of the climate crisis as a political issue. Despite its obvious presence in the modern day, the complexity of climate change can be incredibly hard for a non-scientific individual to talk about or understand. At times, this can feel overwhelming. So, in today's episode, Vlad will talk through the history of the crisis as a political issue, a framing goes some way to unpick some of the confusion around the issue. This was such a fascinating conversation and I'm so grateful Vlad took the time out to talk to me!

For more on:

Pint of Science Events: https://pintofscience.co.uk/events/manchester

The language of climate change: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000d719 and https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001gk5h

Individualization of responsibility: https://medium.com/@mitpress/individualization-plant-a-tree-buy-a-bike-save-the-world-ecb916df95e4

Vlad's paper on climate change as market transition: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03085147.2013.791511?tab=permissions&scroll=top

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In this episode of what’s science, Amelia literally has to be told to “be cool” because she’s too excited to have Heidi Gardner, health equality researcher at the University of Aberdeen, on the podcast. The pair discuss Heidi’s PhD, why it’s important to include diverse and representative populations in clinical trials, and how that can be achieved – all while Amelia gushes about how much she loved Heidi’s past business Science On A Postcard/Little Science Co.

Heidi’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/heidirgardner?s=20

Heidi’s Blog: https://heidirgardner.wordpress.com/

Other people Heidi mentioned:

Heather Morgan (@hm_morgan on twitter)

Addy Adelaine (@AddyAdelaine on twitter)

Lynn Laidlaw (@lynn_laidlaw on twitter)

For more on

The Disabled Experience: Disability Visibility, edited by Alice Wong (2020)

Photovoice: https://participedia.net/method/5016 or https://feelingathome.org.uk/blog/what-is-photovoice/ or https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2012.717881

Inclusivity frameworks in Clinical Trials: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/documents/improving-inclusion-of-under-served-groups-in-clinical-research-guidance-from-include-project/25435

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TW: Discussion of suicide

In this episode, Paul Knowles joins Susan to have a chat about ecocriticism. With a lot of discussion about the climate crisis characterized by catastrophe, it is very easy to be overwhelmed by the discourse. However, in the field of ecocriticism, one has a different way to articulate the human relationship to the natural and more human world in a way that can build empathy and promote discussion in a way that hard statistics sometimes can't. Of course, it's a massive area of research and literature, but I had a great discussion with Paul and he's so knowledgeable about this work, and our discussion prompted a lot of post-interview followup web-searching on my part!

For more information on:

The Southern council in trouble for tree felling in Plymouth: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-65074972

A great discussion from BBC Radio 4 about preserving ancient woodlands: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001l940

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Content Warning: This episode discusses illness including HIV/AIDS and death.

In this episode of What’s Science, Amelia discusses chronic pain, clinical trials and super placebo effects with Marcia Schofield, a pain specialist doctor and mum to your favorite podcast co-host, Susan. Marcia has been principal investigator on clinical trials, and especially in co-production of clinical trials with patients.

For more information on:

Clinical Trial Phases: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/find-a-clinical-trial/what-clinical-trials-are/phases-of-clinical-trials

Co-production of clinical trials: https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n434

Sativex: https://www.mssociety.org.uk/about-ms/treatments-and-therapies/cannabis/sativex

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