Threat or opportunity? Explore the benefits and challenges of AI in the classroom, enhancing productivity to shaping future opportunities. We discuss responsible AI use, educators' need to adapt and embrace this transformative technology, and empowering students' critical evaluation skills. Episode resources: https://www.publett.com/pubcast/c6814d7…

Academia: where brilliance thrives or dives. Ashley is a trailblazer in the "leaving academia" movement, having made the bold decision to depart academia after completing her PhD and postdoc to pursue a career in UX research at Meta Labs. Episode resources: https://www.publett.com/pubcast/0a66fabe-43e9-44c4-893e-7b3a0459ee65…

Twice the price, so they’ve got to be better, right? Is it worth the price? Navigate the effects of these trendy foods entering the market, inconsistent labelling, the consequences of it being over-regulated and how the ugly face of bias can affect those most in need. Episode resources: https://www.publett.com/pubcast/e122617c-d527-11ed-afa1-0242ac…

To take or not to take? The bittersweet life of almonds and its strong ties with cancer. Explore how bitter almonds became known as a cure for cancer, the battle against law enforcement, and how there can be no right or wrong without evidence. Episode resources: https://www.publett.com/pubcast/68c3eb00-bc00-4578-84e9-868f7c07b504…

Profit first, science second? or sci-hub over profit? Discover the origins of open-access research, how it started, grew against the goliath of paid journal access and the role sci-hub played in accelerating this movement. Episode resources:https://www.publett.com/pubcast/856df7e8-8152-11ed-a1eb-0242ac120002…

Is science meddling where it shouldn’t? Explore the ins and outs of the first test tube baby in the UK and the US. Navigate where the techniques are now, their implications, and what regulating them would look like. Episode resources: https://www.publett.com/pubcast/e63209df-2061-4199-a6fb-ee812627cb66…

Bad apple or bad barrel? Matthew O'Neill and Dr Aakila Sammy will take you through the ins and outs of how the vaccine vs autism scandal started, the misconducts of several stakeholders and how this affected the scientific and autistic community as well as the general population. Episode resources: https://www.publett.com/pubcast/4ab9b6e5-a1b8-4600…