A podcast about neuroscience, philosophy and everything inbetween! Hosted by Clara and Carolina, two young neuroscientists. For business enquiries please email neuroverse.cc@gmail.com Support us! https://ko-fi.com/neuroverse Website: https://neuroversepod.com Merchandise: https://neuroversepod.teemill.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/neuroverse_pod?s=21&t=-w2l8EvODnu0XwZmJR_X9g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neuroverse_pod/?igshid=ZjE2NGZiNDQ%3D&__coig_restricted=1 Help us improve our ...
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Neuroverse is an exploration of neurodiversity, with autistic host Magnus Hedemark. We'll have guests from across the neurodiversity spectrum, including (but not limited to) autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Tourette's, etc.
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A new podcast all about Neurodiversity! Actor and Comedian Colin Hoult (you may know him from Afterlife, Black Ops, or as Anna Mann) invites you on a journey into his brain and maybe yours! After getting a diagnosis of ADHD and contemplating pursuing a diagnosis of Autism Colin has, perhaps foolishly, decided to document all this on a podcast. He'll be chatting away to you like an absolute loon, hopefully giving some (completely unqualified) tips and ideas for navigating the world, being gen ...
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Welcome to our special summer rerelease series! Carolina and Clara take a trip down memory lane with a special series dedicated to their older episodes, including ones you may have missed! In this episode, we discussed the fascinating world of fungi, and in particular, mycelium or mycorrhizal networks- a form of fungi that have an incredible capaci…
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81. Tools for Looking Into the Brain: Squiggly Lines, An Insight into Learning & Memory (with Dr. Sam Cooke)
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In today's episode, we are joined by Dr. Sam Cooke, a group leader and senior lecturer at King's College London who researches the mechanisms that underlie learning and memory in the brain. We discuss his research journey that led him to become fascinated in the processes of learning and memory, as well as the tools he uses to record neural activit…
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[Summer Rerelease] Oxygen - Friend or Foe: a Debate
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Welcome to our special summer rerelease series! Carolina and Clara take a trip down memory lane with a special series dedicated to their older episodes, including ones you may have missed! Today we are reviving the oxygen debate - is oxygen a friend or foe? Was it truly evolutionarily advantageous for us to learn to respire using oxygen or should a…
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SUPPORT THE SHOW patreon.com/colinhoult SEE COLIN LIVE iamcolinhoult.com FOLLOW US Tweet: @colinhoult Insta1: @neuroversepod Insta2: @colinhoultcomedy Web: iamcolinhoult.com BOOK ME hwilson@unitedagents.co.uk for acting and comedy work colinhoultcomedy@gmail.com for smaller gigs, podcasts, requests MESSAGE ME I am hoping to grow a little Neurodiver…
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80. BCI Breakthroughs: The Therapeutic Progress of Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI)
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In today's episode Carolina and Clara discuss the latest research on brain computer interfaces (BCI), and how they aid patients with motor related deficits such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), paralysis, and locked-in syndrome. Different types of BCI vary in how invasive they are and the different sorts of motor functions they can aid, from…
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More Neurodiverse Diary Entries from way back in May! Colin Hoult, neurodiver, prepares for a big potentially life changing read through and then gets stuck up a hill and remembers the importance of listening to the birds. Its fun! Honest! SUPPORT THE SHOW patreon.com/colinhoult SEE COLIN LIVE iamcolinhoult.com FOLLOW US Tweet: @colinhoult Insta1: …
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79. The Evolution of Self-Medication, and What Chimpanzees Know (with Dr. Elodie Freymann)
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This week we are joined by Elodie Freymann, an evolutionary anthropologist, primatologist, artist and storyteller to discuss the evolution of self-medication. Elodie recently completed a PhD in evolutionary anthropology at the University of Oxford, and shares with us her work studying self-medication in chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest in Uganda. …
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78. Ways to Interrogate Synaptic Function (with Dr Rachel Jackson)
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In today's episode Carolina and Clara are joined by Dr Rachel Jackson to discuss different techniques to interrogate synaptic function. Neurotransmitter release is a crucial function of the neuron that enables the transfer of information in the brain. When this gets disrupted pathologies can arise, such as in neurodegenerative disorders. We discuss…
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During a mini comedy tour of Wales, Colin is dismayed by how we treat our future geniuses but uplifted by a thoughtfully placed bench. The Neurodiverse search for the Golden Thread continues! SUPPORT THE SHOW patreon.com/colinhoult SEE COLIN LIVE iamcolinhoult.com FOLLOW US Tweet: @colinhoult Insta1: @neuroversepod Insta2: @colinhoultcomedy Web: ia…
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Colin continues his journey into the Neuroverse. He's following the golden thread until oh dear he falls foul of the odd drink. SUPPORT THE SHOW patreon.com/colinhoult FOLLOW US Tweet: @colinhoult Insta1: @neuroversepod Insta2: @colinhoultcomedy Web: iamcolinhoult.com BOOK ME hwilson@unitedagents.co.uk for acting and comedy work colinhoultcomedy@gm…
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77. Dynamics of Strategy Learning of Deep Neural Networks (with Aaditya Singh)
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In today's episode Carolina & Clara discuss the dynamics of strategy-learning of deep neural networks with Aaditya Singh. Aditya is carrying out a PhD on “Learning dynamics of various strategies and circuits in deep neural networks” in Prof. Andrew Saxe’s and Dr Felix Hill at UCL in the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit. Aaditya completed his …
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LOOKING FOR MY ARGONAUTS with Tom Greaves
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This week Colin continues to follow the Golden Thread out of the Darkness as he talks about an unlikely night of friendship in Greece and a moment of shame as a boy that still bothers him. You may be able to relate. Then he calls up his friend Tom quite literally! SUPPORT THE SHOW patreon.com/colinhoult FOLLOW US Tweet: @colinhoult Insta1: @neurove…
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THE GOLDEN THREAD: Bluey and Hangry Wolves with Paul F Taylor
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Welcome back to Into the Neuroverse! Colin Hoult, comedian and such, neurodiverse fellow invites you to join him on a journey into his mind and maybe yours as he returns with the latest series, The Golden Thread. When things get too heavy and overwhelming and you're lost in the labyrinth of the world you struggle to connect with - what are the gold…
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In today's episode, Carolina & Clara discuss the neuroscience and psychology behind interoception, the process that guides our sense of self and is often termed our "sixth sense". How does our perception of our internal bodily states drive our emotions and cognitive state? We discuss the place for interoception in our sense of being. We also discus…
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75. Tools for Looking into the Brain: Reading and Writing Patterns in the Brain (with Dr. Adil Khan)
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For our third episode in our "Tools for Looking into the Brain" series, we are joined by Dr. Adil Khan, a neuroscientist and group leader at King's College London, to explore reading and writing patterns into the brain. We discuss the principles of two major tools used to examine and manipulate neural activity, namely two-photon microscopy and opto…
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74. Neural Computation of Naturalistic Behaviours (with Professor Tiago Branco)
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In today's episode, we are joined by Professor Tiago Branco, a Principal Investigator and Group Leader at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at UCL. The Branco lab studies how instinctive decisions are computed from sensory information, and from representations of the world built from experience. In this episode, we discuss what different sorts of appro…
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READING PEOPLE with PAUL (OFF THE TRAITORS) GORTON
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73. Evolutionary Impact of the Lichen Lifestyle on the Fungal Genome (with George Mears)
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Today's episode is about fungi & lichen! We are joined by George Mears, a PhD student at Royal Holloway and Kew Gardens. Having carried out research on the evolutionary impact of the lichen lifestyle on the fungal genome during his Masters, George is currently in the LIDo iCASE PhD program, working under Professor Robin Williams to continue biologi…
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Colin chats to one of his Afterlife co stars (arrogant) Ethan Lawrence who Colin basically tortured as Ken you may recall from the series. Ethan is a lovely chap and he enters the boardroom with his Magic Mike co star 'Chan' channing Tatum to discuss how to be nice, something that has eluded Colin his whole bastard life. SUPPORT THE SHOW patreon.co…
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Connecting to ANGER! with Nick Helm
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Hello! welcome in my show into the Neuroverse - I chat a bit to Jamie mainly about rabbits and such - then invite my old pal Nick Helm, star of Uncle, into my brain boardroom and eventually after talking for ages about comedy and creativity we talk about ANGER. I find it very hard to access anger and use it effectively and Nick sort of gives me som…
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72. Women's Reproductive Health: Where we are and what needs to improve (with Professor Sohier Elneil) - Celebrating International Women's Day
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In today’s episode we are celebrating women’s day by discussing the current state of women’s reproductive healthcare and research, how much progress has been made and what still needs to be done. We are joined by Professor Sohier Elneil, a UCL Professor and Consultant specialising in Urogynaecology and Uroneurology. Professor Elneil completed her P…
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I enjoyed the episode a lot. It's about my neurodiversity as always but also a lot about jellyfish and rabbits. SUPPORT THE SHOW patreon.com/colinhoult FOLLOW US Tweet: @colinhoult Insta1: @neuroversepod Insta2: @colinhoultcomedy Web: iamcolinhoult.com BOOK ME hwilson@unitedagents.co.uk for acting and comedy work colinhoultcomedy@gmail.com for smal…
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The awesome Power of doing one thing
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Jamie's back in my Neuroverse. I give him the chance to call me an arsehole he doesn't take it. I dance around a quite tricky issue very badly, whilst eating a pear, I think I might be an arsehole For Neurodiverse people this is clearly invaluable if entirely unprofessional. I talk about my Neurodiverse week then ask Jamie for some advice about not…
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71: Tools for Looking into the Brain: Fluorescence Microscopy
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Welcome back to Neuroverse, this week we bring to you the second episode in our mini-series "Tools for Looking into the Brain", where we explore the diversity of experimental methods used to study the brain's structure and function. In this episode, we discuss the basic principles of fluorescence microscopy and how it can help us understand the bra…
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Hello! I recorded a live episode at Word on the Street Bookshop which was a lot of fun and informative if a little strangely nerve wracking but then what isn't? However something went horribly wrong and my voice wasn't recorded - we must not assign blame. Don't you dare! Anyway Joe who sorted it out did this pod with me instead where we sort of att…
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70. Love on the Brain - 2 year anniversary Neuroverse special
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Happy Valentines day! We hope today you celebrate love in all its shapes and forms. It is also our Neuroverse 2 year anniversary! What better way to celebrate than to dive deep into Love's effect on the brain, from the neurobiology to the philosophy (Neuroverse style). We discuss how the initial phases of falling in Love activates the same biologic…
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Jamie dives into Colin's awful orifice of oversharing. Sorry I regret that. The point is they talk about how Colin can't stop telling everyone everything and how that's not great and Jamie can't tell anyone anything which isn't either and they land in a deeply dull place in the middle. balance. SUPPORT THE SHOW patreon.com/colinhoult FOLLOW US Twee…
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In today's episode we've answered some of your questions! Topics ranging from academic advice, lab and research environments, personal life choices and more. Tune in to find out the questions asked! --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lot to us🤍 Neuroverse Website https://neu…
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Colin and Jamie are back in an episode Jamie was not sure was good enough for airing but which Colin couldn't possibly redo, ending in a brawl where Colin declared 'Maybe we should just call it into the Pussyverse and be done with it! However this attempts to understand how someone can be both ADHD and Austistic and what that might look like. I wan…
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Sort your Brain Out with George Lewis!
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Comedian Colin Hoult and his pal Jamie Firth continue their journey into Colin's neurodiversity and brains in general this time with very special guest and hopefully Colin's future best friend George Lewis SUPPORT THE SHOW patreon.com/colinhoult FOLLOW US Tweet: @colinhoult Insta1: @neuroversepod Insta2: @colinhoultcomedy Web: iamcolinhoult.com BOO…
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68. The Mosaic of Science (with Professor Carlos Ribeiro)
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In today's episode we are joined by Professor Carlos Ribeiro, who is based at the Champalimaud Research Institute in Lisbon. We discuss research in fruit flies (drosophila melanogaster) in the context of neuroscience and metabolism, the benefits of individual animal models in research, and how interdisciplinary approaches are key for the future of …
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Join neurodiverse explorer actor and comedian Colin Hoult with his ever faithful and entirely neurotypical Mr Tumnus, Jamie Firth as they asks questions and dig for answers about our cheeky old minds. This time, Colin discusses his struggle to keep friendships going without them being transactional and of course goes on a long diversion about Frank…
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Neurodiverse Colin returns with his copilot Neurotypical Jamie to discuss how an ADHD day's simple plans can become completely derailed with the briefest well meaning comment of in seconds! Explained mainly through a sort of metaphor of a sausage train which I hope isn't a euphemism - I refuse to Google! Also is King Charles the anti-George Bailey …
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In today's episode, we delve into the complexities of sound. What is sound? Is it defined by what produces it or by what hears it? Is sound purely physical, or is it a construct of our minds? Is the perception of sound comparable to the perception of colour? We discuss these fascinating questions and more, and reflect on what sound means to us! ---…
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Into the Neuroverse returns for season 2. More adventures into my neurodiversity and maybe yours! I'm ADHD and possibly autistic - too early to decide that? that'll be the ADHD. Thanks for joining me and my Mr Tumnus, Jamie Firth on our journey. This week! In an attempt to discuss my new year resolution to have conviction in my own worth I end up i…
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In our final episode of 2023, we chat about another full year of Neuroverse- our highlights, favourite episodes, what we've most enjoyed learning about, what major questions and themes have arisen, and what we're excited for to come in 2024!Thank you so much for all your support in the past year. --- We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free …
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65. Designing Generative Models (with Pierre Glaser)
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In today's episode we are joined by Pierre Glaser to discuss designing generative models. Pierre Glaser is a PhD student in Machine Learning at the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit in UCL. He is working with Professor Arthur Gretton on advancing the methodology of flexible generative modelling. We discuss what generative models are (such as C…
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A short rest in a tavern in the neuroverse brings us the dear neuro-typically challenged Jamie Firth, a new companion on our journey into the mind. SUPPORT THE SHOW patreon.com/colinhoult at some point I will need money to keep me doing this. Thanks in advance! FOLLOW US Tweet: @colinhoult Insta1: @neuroversepod Insta2: @colinhoultcomedy Web: iamco…
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64. Tools for Looking into the Brain: Patch-Clamp
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We are launching a new mini-series focusing on experimental methods to study the brain! How do we look at and listen to the activity of neurons, populations of neurons, and the whole brain? In this series, we will be exploring the multitude of techniques and recent advances in technologies to study the brain. To kick of the series, in this episode …
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AN INTERVIEW WITH THE BRILLIANT COMEDIAN KRYSTAL EVANS We discuss her up coming Soho Theatre show 'The Hottest Girl in Burn Camp' (Nov 30-Dec 2) where she talks about trauma from her past, living with a parent with mental health issues and how, when and why to talk about all this. I explain at the top I have some sound issues, thanks for understand…
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63. Protein Dysregulation in Neurodegenerative Disorders (with Dr. Estella Newcombe)
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In this episode, we are joined by a special guest, Dr. Estella Newcombe, to discuss protein dysregulation in neurodegenerative disorders. Estella is currently a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Copenhagen in the structural biology and NMR laboratory, researching intrinsically disordered proteins in the context of neurodegenerative…
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In today’s episode, Carolina and Clara discuss what beautiful science is, and what makes a beautiful experiment? We delve into aesthetics, what is good and beautiful in science, and highlight how these can influence bias in scientific experiments ---We hope you enjoy the episode! Please feel free to share with your friends and family, it means a lo…
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A return to solo Neuroverse this week after a few weeks of "Sorting my Brain Out" with fabulous guests! Enjoy this journey into the Neuroverse as we traverse across the Plains of Paralysis (the map is really starting to flesh out now). Please do send in your own suggestions for realms within in the Neuroverse you'd like me to explore and also for g…
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61. Reprogramming Cellular Identity (with Sydney Leaman)
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In this episode, we were joined by a special guest, Sydney Leaman, to discuss cellular identity and reprogramming cells in the brain. Sydney holds a BSc and MSc in human genetics as well as a medical degree and is currently completing his PhD in translational neurodevelopment at the MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders in King's College Lond…
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We welcome the wonderful Isy Suttie into the studio this week for a fun and eclectic chat covering choux buns, immersive theatre, Ouija boards and so much more! Isy is a fantastic comic and actor who you may know from Peep Show, Man Down, and her own BBC Radio series Isy Suttie's Guide to Love and Romance. Sort Your Brain Out is an interview format…
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Sort Your Brain Out with Daran 'Jonno' Johnson
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I chat to the brilliant 'Jonno' from Sheeps this week (AKA Daran Johnson) who is a fantastic writer and comedian who you may have seen in the aforementioned sketch group Sheeps, or on TV shows like Siblings (BBC), The Midnight Beast (E4) or Elliot From Earth (Cartoon Network). We chat about everything from the solid reliability of bassists in bands…
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This week, Carolina & Clara discuss the development of a novel technology- storing data in DNA. As the human population is producing an expontentially growing amount of data every day, it is easy to forget that all of this data also needs to be stored in a physical form. Currently, digital data is largely stored in exabyte centres, large warehouses…
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I, Colin Hoult have a delightful chat with the awesome comedian Joe Wells. We discuss Pulp, Cronenberg and autism (obvs). I'm very tired so will write this better I'm sure but we had a swell time and I hope you enjoy it! SUPPORT THE SHOW patreon.com/colinhoult - at some point I will need money to keep me doing this. Thanks in advance! FOLLOW US - @…
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This episode is very much unplugged if you will, and I must! We discuss how to cope with crippling fear, or I do and you listen. Its horribly one sided. But basically we go on an even more rambling journey with very little preparation to get to something called a Fear Dog, designed to help you if you are neurodiverse or even if you are not. On the …
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In today’s episode Carolina and Clara discuss biomimetic and bioinspired materials and the challenge with understanding the biological structure of natural materials to then create additional intelligent biological materials that allow us to bridge various challenges. But what about not only mimicking nature? What about creating ‘living’ materials …
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