The Coffee Pod - Fernando Benitez

04/21/23 • 17 min

Welcome to another Coffee Pod episode! A short series about the Turing's AI for Science and Government fund, that gives you the chance to hear about the people behind the project. Each episode you’ll be listening to a different colleague, their background, career and most importantly... how they like their coffee.

In this episode, Bea is joined with Fernando Benitez, a research associate.

Fernando worked on PDRA - the Spatial Modelling project in the Shocks and the Resilience cross-theme project.

In this episode, Bea is joined with Fernando Benitez, a research associate.

Fernando worked on PDRA - the Spatial Modelling project in the Shocks and the Resilience cross-theme project.

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How to Speak Whale

Following Tom Mustill’s popular Turing Lecture at the Royal Institution, How to Speak Whale, Tom joins Bea and Jo to catch up on the latest advancements in communication between humans and animals.

This lively edition of the Turing podcast covers a great variety of subjects, including some of Tom’s favourite (and surprising) whale facts, and whether attempting to chat with aliens should be prioritised over speaking with animals.

A biologist and filmmaker, Tom has recently also turned writer. His debut book, How To Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication, was selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of The Year.

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