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Ri Science Podcast

Ri Science Podcast

Thought provoking lectures from the world's sharpest minds. Science talks from the Royal Institution every month.

80 - Ri on AI: The healthcare revolution – with Dr James Kinross
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  • 80 - Ri on AI: The healthcare revolution – with Dr James Kinross

    In the second episode of this miniseries, we’re exploring how AI is impacting different areas of scientific research, and in this episode we discuss the applications of AI in healthcare. Lisa Derry is joined by Dr James Kinross, a colorectal surgeon and medical researcher at Imperial College London, to discuss everything from the impact of AI on medical publishing to robotic surgery.Ri Science Podcast episodes are released on the last Wednesday of every month. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to be notified as soon as the next episode is released!Please leave this episode a rating and a review to let us know what you think, and to help other people discover the podcast.

    Ri on AI episode 1: https://youtu.be/lxgaILSZEbU?si=T3INFIFJy9Zkx1wZ  Get tickets for upcoming talks and livestreams: https://www.rigb.org/whats-on  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheRoyalInstitution  X: https://twitter.com/Ri_Science 

    Lead producer: Lia Hale
    Assistant producer: Freddie Rodgers
    Interviewer: Lisa Derry
    Music: Joseph Sandy

    Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 41min
  • 79 - Geometry in Everyday Life - with the London Institute of Mathematical Sciences (LIMS)

    Following on from his Discourse, Yang-Hui He is joined by LIMS science writer Madeleine Hall to discuss the past, present and future of Geometry. From Euclid’s postulates to how flower petals are arranged, explore how our modern understanding of geometry has come to be. LIMS is based here at the Ri, and you can find out more about their research by following the link below.  

     

    New Ri Science Podcast episodes will be released on the last Wednesday of every month, so make sure to tune in for the next episode at the end of March! 

     

    Please leave this episode a rating and a review to let us know what you think, and to help more people discover the podcast.  

    LIMS: https://lims.ac.uk/   Watch Yang’s Discourse here: https://youtu.be/z8jdndd-x7w?si=N6WIndinnec3HMwA  Get tickets for upcoming talks and livestreams: https://www.rigb.org/whats-on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheRoyalInstitution X: https://twitter.com/Ri_Science

     

    Producer: Jeremy Monblat

    Assistant producer: Lia Hale, Freddie Rodgers

    Editor: Freddie Rodgers

    Interviewer: Jeremy Monblat 

    Music: Joseph Sandy

    Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 35min
  • 78 - Ri on AI: Understanding AlphaFold with Dame Janet Thornton

    We’re exploring how AI is impacting different areas of scientific research, and in this episode we discuss AlphaFold, the machine learning programme from DeepMind that can determine a protein structure from its amino acids alone. Lisa Derry is joined by Dame Janet Thornton, an oracle of bioinformatics and former Director of the European Bioinformatics Institute, to discuss how AlphaFold has revolutionised its field, and what it could do in the future.

    Thank you to our Christmas Lectures supporters and our title partner, CGI.

    Please leave this episode a rating and a review to let us know what you think of the new video format, and to help more people discover the podcast.

    Search the AlphaFold database: https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/ Find out more about the 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURES: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/truth-about-ai Get tickets for upcoming talks and livestreams: www.rigb.org/whats-on YouTube: youtube.com/TheRoyalInstitution Twitter: twitter.com/Ri_Science


    Producer: Lia Hale

    Production assistants: Sarah Dick and James Kavanagh

    Interviewer: Lisa Derry

    Music: Joseph Sandy

    Wed, 13 Dec 2023 - 43min
  • 77 - Tales from my PhD: Algorithms for energy efficiency – with Karan Mukhi

    How can we improve the use of renewable energy in the power grid? In the final episode of the series 'Tales from my PhD', Charlotte Collingwood talks to Karan Mukhi about his work in computer science, creating algorithms to improve the efficiency of the national grid.

    Follow Charlotte on Twitter: @NeuroCharlotte

    Please leave this episode a rating and a review to let us know what you think.

    Get tickets for upcoming talks and livestreams: rigb.org/whats-on Watch videos on YouTube: youtube.com/TheRoyalInstitution Follow us on social media: @Ri_Science

    Produced by: Charlotte Collingwood

    Music by: Joseph Sandy

    Thu, 24 Aug 2023 - 16min
  • 76 - Tales from my PhD: Fighting rice blast fungus – with Camilla Molinari

    How do you fight a fungus? In this episode of ‘Tales from my PhD’, Charlotte Collingwood talks to Camilla Molinari about her work in plant pathology, studying the mechanisms and genetics of the rice blast fungus in order to limit its impact on food crops.

    Follow Camilla on Twitter: ⁠@CamilaMolinari3 Follow Charlotte on Twitter: ⁠@NeuroCharlotte⁠

    Please leave this episode a rating and a review to let us know what you think.

    Get tickets for upcoming talks and livestreams: ⁠rigb.org/whats-on⁠ Watch videos on YouTube: ⁠youtube.com/TheRoyalInstitution⁠ Follow us on social media: @Ri_Science

    Produced by: Charlotte Collingwood Music by: Joseph Sandy

    Sun, 20 Aug 2023 - 11min
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