Best Hanna Siemaszko Podcasts (2024)

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Season 4 - Episode 21 - Science Podcasting at LAML 16:56

4d ago16:56

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This very special episode includes fragments of biology podcasts made by students at Lycée Aline Mayrisch during an FNR-funded project. During the Project Week at school, the students visited the Musée de l’Homme in Paris where they got inspiration and information about one of the chosen subjects: brain development, feelings, neurological diseases …

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Season 4 - Episode 20 - Can We Change Time Perception? 45:31

11d ago45:31

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Many factors can influence the way we feel the passage of time. And it seems we can also alter it using extended reality. Listen to Dr. Jean Botev and Sahar Niknam (University of Luxembourg) and Prof. Argiro Vatakis (Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences), the researchers who are developing VR/AR solutions to change our time percepti…

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Season 4 - Episode 19 - Beauty in Physics and Chemistry 45:06

27d ago45:06

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In our recent discussions with physicists we have often ended up discussing beauty. Wikipedia says that beauty is a feature that makes objects pleasurable to perceive. And what does prof. Alex Tkatchenko think? Prof. Alex Tkatchenko (University of Luxembourg), who is a chemical physicist, not only took the time to tell us what is beautiful in physi…

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Season 4 - Episode 18 - Climate Change Research 48:43

1M ago48:43

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In this episode of SciLux, we talk about climate science and policy with Dr. Andrew Ferrone, a physical climatologist and the head of the Meteorological Department at the Administration of Technical Agricultural Services in Luxembourg. Andrew shares his expertise and insights into the evolving field of climatology, the significant role of greenhous…

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Season 4 - Episode 17 - AllergoOncology 40:20

1M ago40:20

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Here's interdisciplinarity at its best - combining experitise in allergies and oncology we get a novel and special look at the interesting link between cancer cell growth and allergies. Listen to our guests, Dr. Aurelie Poli (LIH) and Dr. Heather Bax (King's College London) as they explain the bases of the field also touching upon new developments …

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Season 4 - Episode 16 - Time Series and Directional Statistics 32:33

2M ago32:33

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Sometimes science is about going very deep, but it pays off to also cross disciplines and try to apply your knowledge to other fields - this is exactly what my guests try to do in their statistical research. Listen to Prof. Masanobu Taniguichi and Sophia Loizidou as they explain complex statistical concepts, but also take the time to clarify what f…

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Season 4 - Episode 15 - Child Poverty 37:45

2M ago37:45

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It is time to design policies that will combat poverty without relying on economic growth. In the latest episode, two experts in child poverty, Dr. Anne-Catherine Guio (LISER) and Prof. Olivier De Schutter (Université catholique de Louvain) have shared their findings. Olivier De Schutter is also UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Ri…

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Season 4 - Episode 14 - Gut Microbiome, Immunotherapy and Targeted Cancer Therapy 41:31

3M ago41:31

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In oncology the treatment is very diversified right now – there’s surgery, chemotherapy, radiology, but also immunotherapy and targeted therapy. In this episode of SciLux we focus on the last two combined with some studies on gut microbiome and going back to genetics 101. Our guests, Patrick Dang who is Resident in oncology at CHL and doctoral stud…

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Season 4 - Episode 13 - Exposomics 36:45

3M ago36:45

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Talking to Dr. Dagny Aurich from Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB, University of Luxembourg) turned to be a brilliant travel through many of our previous episodes and we referred a lot to our discussion about unknown chemicals with Prof. Emma Schymanski, Dagny's supervisor. Dagny, who looked into historical exposomics with C2DH resea…

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Season 4 - Episode 12 - Thermodynamics and Chemical Engines 44:20

4M ago44:20

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The invention of heat engines has played a key role in human evolution and this is the starting point for our discussion about thermodynamics with our guests, Prof. Massimiliano Esposito (University of Luxembourg) and Dr. Emanuele Penocchio (Northwestern University). Emanuele is currently working in the intersection between chemistry and physics - …

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Season 4 - Episode 11 - Microsimulations 39:22

4M ago39:22

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If you want estimate the expected impact of a policy intervention, for example a modification of a tax rate, you can use microsimulations. Microsimulations can inform decision makers on the possible effects of their policies on individual households and support them in evidence-based decision making. Get to know more about them from our guest, an e…

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Season 4 - Episode 10 - Epigenetics 36:02

5M ago36:02

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This episode felt a little like going back to school as Dr. Archibold Mposhi from LIH was nice enough to first explain very basic genetics and only then moved to his specialisation, epigenetics - the study of the influence of environment and behaviours on genes. So much going on in the field that we did not know about! SHOW NOTES About Archibold's …

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Season 4 - Episode 9 - Can Sustainable Materials Be Beautiful? 37:45

5M ago37:45

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Sustainability seems to be discussed in all areas of our lives nowadays. But what does it actually mean for a materials engineer? And most importantly, how can we convince the consumers to buy sustainable materials not only because they are better for the environment, but because these materials are simply pleasing to the eye and nice to touch? In …

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Season 4 - Episode 8 - Space Robotics 35:58

6M ago35:58

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After a couple of weeks of discussion we finally had the pleasure to talk to the head of the amazing space labs at SnT (University of Luxembourg) and one of the postdocs who is a member of the space robotics group (SpaceR). Prof. Miguel Olivares Mendez and Dr. Carol Martinez told us what a robot really is, what it means when it has some intelligenc…

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Season 4 - Episode 7 - Health Economics 38:47

6M ago38:47

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It is not the first episode in which we learn how interconnected everything is. Health economics is all about trying to see the big picture and taking the right cost-effective decisions. Prof. Marc Suhrcke from Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) took the time to explain what his field is about and also presented the various pro…

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Season 4 - Episode 6 - 3D Printing Organic Materials 37:33

7M ago37:33

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What if we just used the soil that is on your plot instead of bringing the building materials from somewhere else? Doable? Angelika Bocian-Jaworska, the founder of Äerd Lab, convinced us that this is going to happen. Right now Angelika focuses on developing the right sustainable materials, but the future is hers - she wants to 3D print your next ho…

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Season 4 - Episode 5 - Satellite and Quantum Communications 46:45

7M ago46:45

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They fly above our head in the thousands yet we tend to forget about them - the satellites! In this episode we had a chance to learn a lot about them, how to communicate with them, where they are, but we also went beyond to quantum communications. All thanks to our amazing guest, Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas from SnT (University of Luxembourg). USEFUL …

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Season 4 - Episode 4 - Housing Policy 41:18

8M ago41:18

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Ever wondered how housing policies and markets add to inequalities within and across countries? And how does it work in Luxembourg? In the PROPEL project, Prof. Lindsay Flynn looks at the forces shaping patterns of inequality within and between generations in affluent democracies. In this episode we look both at the housing situation of younger gen…

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Season 4 - Episode 3 - Software Engineering and Chatbots 45:42

8M ago45:42

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Would you think about building a bridge or constructing a house before actually making a plan? Probably not. Yet for software we have a tendency of not starting with the bigger picture. We often forget that for complex programmes we need proper software engineering. And this is exactly the domain in which our guest, prof. Jordi Cabot from LIST and …

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Season 4 - Episode 2 - Biobanks and Sample Preparation 36:07

9M ago36:07

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It was great to have the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Kathleen Mommaerts, who works at the Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg, an institution affiliated with the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH). Our conversation revolved around sample preparation, storage, variability, and, of course, the fact that Kathleen received the Rosalind Franklin Soc…

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Season 4 - Episode 1 - Mentorship in Academia 44:22

9M ago44:22

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Ever wondered how mentorship worked in academia? We did for sure, and that's why for the first episode of the new season we invited two experienced mentors: Prof. Simone Niclou, the Vice-Rector for Research at the University of Luxembourg and Prof. Andreas Fickers, the Director of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH). S…

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Season 3 - Episode 26 - Asteroids and Museum Night 29:24

9M ago29:24

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Gear up for another SciLux Original! In order to record this special episode (last one of season 3) we went to the Museum of Natural History where we talked to Eric Buttini - the Head of the Department of Geo- and Astrophysics at the museum. Eric’s research interests revolve around asteroids and he’s now busily working on a new temporary exhibition…

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Season 3 - Episode 25 - Genetics and Economics 39:34

10M ago39:34

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Social science genetics is basically genetics and economics combined and that's the expertise of our guest Giorgia Menta, a postdoctoral researcher in economics at LISER. Giorgia used genetics to see the influence of maternal mental health on children’s well-being and school outcomes. She has also studied the development of depression among women i…

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Season 3 - Episode 24 - Electronically Assisted Astronomy 38:50

10M ago38:50

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If, like us, you thought that the only way to stargaze is to use a standard telescope, you definitely should listen to this. In our 24th episode Oliver Parisot from LIST uncovers the simpler world of Electronically Assisted Astronomy (EAA) and tells us a little about writing algorithms to process the images. We’re pretty sure that after listening t…

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Season 3 - Episode 23 - Banking and Stress Tests 40:22

10M ago40:22

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Explore the world of banking research, financial regulation, stress testing, and maintaining financial stability. In a truly SciLux fashion, we break down the complex world of central banks trying to be understood even by those who don’t know the jargon! Our guest, Prof. Diane Pierret from the University of Luxembourg, shares invaluable insights th…

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Season 3 - Episode 22 - Forensic Science and Fingerprints 39:03

11M ago39:03

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Unravelling the Mysteries: Journey into the World of Forensic Science! Ready to embark on an extraordinary adventure into the captivating realm of forensic science and fingerprint analysis? Don't miss our latest podcast episode that delves into the secrets hidden within fingerprints! Join us as we explore the science, techniques, and challenges beh…

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Season 3 - Episode 21 - The Gut and the Enteric Nervous System 43:35

12M ago43:35

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We all know that the gut plays a way more important role in our health than we originally thought. But what if we could find a way to connect its health with the onset of for example Parkinson's disease? Our guest, Dr. Catherine Sedrani, tried to work with the LCSB's Gut-on-a-Chip model (the HuMiX) to check what the relationship between bacterial c…

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Season 3 - Episode 20 - Start-Ups and Space Resources 49:34

1y ago49:34

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Luxembourg is at the forefront of exploration and utilisation of space resources. This time we invited Lari Cujko, Start-up Support Lead at European Space Resources Innovations Centre (ESRIC) and Marek Wilgucki, the CEO of Four Point, the first incubated start-up, to tell us about the unique environment for start-ups in the field of space resources…

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Season 3 - Episode 19 - Maths - That Word You Shouldn't Mention 32:29

1y ago32:29

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Our guest Bruno Teheux knows that people are often scared of maths and he's found numerous ways to convince them that it can be real fun. Listen to the episode to find out for yourself! USEFUL LINKS Bruno's Webpage: http://math.uni.lu/teheux ReCreate project in Dubai: https://math.uni.lu/outreach/recreate/ The Simplicity of Complexity in Dubai: htt…

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Season 3 - Episode 18 - Inequality 41:24

1y ago41:24

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Prof. Eugenio Peluso who leads the Department of Living Conditions at LISER (Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research) started his research journey looking at inequality within a household. Then he expanded his horizon and this is exactly what he showed us in the episode - various projects looking at different types of inequality. Expect als…

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Season 3 - Episode 17 - Political Science with European and Luxembourgish Focus 37:48

1y ago37:48

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The elections are soon approaching so we decided to have a closer look at the research done in the field of political science. Our guest was Prof. Anna-Lena Hoegenauer from the University of Luxembourg who specialises in EU governance and looks at the role of national parliaments. Anna-Lena shared quite a few insights to the Luxembourgish politics …

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Season 3 - Episode 16 - Cancer in Older Adults 32:14

1y ago32:14

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It's time to look at age-related differences in cancer outcomes, focusing especially on older adults. A complex topic that becomes a little less so thanks to our guest, Dr. Sophie Pilleron from Luxembourg Institute of Health. Sophie, who is the head of the ACADI (Ageing, Cancer and Disparities Research Unit) group, tells us about the challenges she…

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Season 3 - Episode 15 - Landscape Ecology and Biodiversity 39:28

1y ago39:28

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It's not every day that you get a chance to go a little bit behind the scenes of a museum. This is what happened thanks to our discussion with Dr. Julian Wittische from the National Museum of Natural History. Julian, who is data analyst at the museum, told us about his specialisation - landscape ecology, but also focused a lot on biodiversity loss.…

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Season 3 - Episode 14 - ChatGPT and Trustworthy AI 58:51

1y ago58:51

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Artificial Intelligence is one of a few subjects discussed in our podcast that evolves at an extremely high pace. This in turn means that whenever you discuss it some of your points get quickly outdated. Nevertheless, the discussion we had with Dr. Alexandru-Adrian Tantar from Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology is more than just scratch…

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Season 3 - Episode 13 - EU Research Funding and Spin-Offs - Luxinnovation and NIUM 44:15

1+ y ago44:15

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You might say that 13 is an unlucky number, but for sure not for our episode - for the first time in the history of SciLux we got two guests at the same time - Stefano Pozzi Mucelli from Luxinnovation and Alberto Noronha from NIUM. Thanks to this special duo, we learnt both about Horizon Europe funding and starting a spin-off focusing on gut health…

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Season 3 - Episode 12 - Allergies and Immune System 54:17

1+ y ago54:17

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When we started the interview, we had no clue how much we'd learn ourselves! You can count on that if you listen to prof. Markus Ollert from Luxembourg Institute of Health talking about allergies and our immune system. The field of allergology is developing very fast and it's good to get a small glimpse at where we are now. Plus - you can count on …

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Season 3 - Episode 11 - Gender Game and Social Partners 40:39

1+ y ago40:39

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If you visited the Researchers' Days, you might have had a chance to play it. If not, you definitely need to listen to this episode to get to know more about the Gender Game that our guest Carole Blond-Hanten from LISER is one of the creators of. Carole is a doer so expect a real kick of positive energy from this episode in which we also talked abo…

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Season 3 - Episode 10 - Piezo- and pyroelectric materials 44:35

1+ y ago44:35

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We've got a special treat for you this time - a researcher that is a specialist in nanotechnologies and studies a fascinating group of materials called perovskites, focusing on the piezo- and pyroelectric ones. It was a real pleasure to talk to Dr. Emmanuel Defay (LIST) and discover this world which was completely unknown to us. USEFUL LINKS What i…

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Season 3 - Episode 9 - Blockchain 49:24

1+ y ago49:24

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This episode was supposed to be "just" a discussion about blockchain, but became way more. Prof. Gilbert Fridgen from SnT (University of Luxembourg) took us on a journey through blockchain, cryptocurrencies and NFTs, but also talked about research itself. A very relevant discussion! USEFUL LINKS SnT - https://wwwen.uni.lu/snt I Can't Sleep Podcast …

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Season 3 - Episode 8 - Statistics and Data Science 45:58

1+ y ago45:58

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For the second episode of this year and eighth episode of this season we had a pleasure to talk to prof. Christophe Ley from the University of Luxembourg. Christoph told us a lot about statistics and how important it is in our lives - sport lives included. We also looked how closely related statistics and data science are. Could it be that data sci…

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Season 3 - Episode 7 - Dr. Inna Ganshow (C2DH, University of Luxembourg) - LURN and Forced Labour Research 48:16

1+ y ago48:16

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The seventh episode of this season was a chance to talk to Dr. Inna Ganschow from the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) at the University of Luxembourg. Inna told us how the Luxembourg Ukrainian Researcher Network came to be, as well as familiarised us with her latest research regarding Soviet forced labourers and prison…

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Season 3 - Episode 6 - Dr. Johannes Meiser (LIH) - Cancer Cell Metabolism 44:49

1+ y ago44:49

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How to figure out what nutrients to limit and which ones to increase when it comes to tumour cells? If you ever wondered that, you should definitely listen to the latest episode of SciLux where we talk about cancer cell metabolism with Dr. Johannes Meiser from LIH (Luxembourg Institute of Health). Johannes updates us about latest research in his fi…

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Season 3 - Episode 5 - Dr. Robin White (LIST) - Hydrogen 48:59

1+ y ago48:59

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In the latest episode of our podcast we had a chance to (finally) talk to Dr. Robin White about hydrogen research. Robin is Core Technologies Leader H2 & CO2 in the Materials Research and Technology (MRT) Department at Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology and in the podcast he explained all the current challenges of producing and storing …

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Season 3 - Episode 4 - Prof. Christoph Purschke (University of Luxembourg) - Luxembourgish and Computational Linguistics 47:42

1+ y ago47:42

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Did you know we are witnessing the emergence of a new written standard language right in the middle of Europe? Yes, we obviously mean Luxembourgish! Listen to the latest episode of SciLux where we talk to Christoph Purschke from the University of Luxembourg about computational linguistics and Luxembourgish. USEFUL LINKS CuCo Lab - A transversal res…

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Season 3 - Episode 3 - Dr. Ibrahim Boussaad (LCSB, University of Luxembourg) - Biology and Parkinson's Disease 38:51

1+ y ago38:51

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This time we had a closer look at the current research in the field of Parkinson's disease and the daily work of a cellular biologist - Ibrahim Boussaad from the Luxembourg Centre of Systems Biomedicine at the University of Luxembourg. We found time to notice the beauty of nature, have a good laugh and get amazed by neurons. What an episode! USEFUL…

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Season 3 - Episode 2 - Dr. Camille Perchoux (LISER) - Urban Health 46:00

1+ y ago46:00

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This time we talked to Dr. Camille Perchoux from Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) about her work regarding urban health and stress. Camille also surprised us with her pub quiz question! USEFUL LINKS LISER - https://www.liser.lu Dr. Camille Perchoux talks to Research Luxembourg - https://www.researchluxembourg.org/en/in-conver…

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Season 3 - Episode 1 - Dr. Kathryn Hadler (ESRIC) - Space Resources 42:41

2y ago42:41

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In this new season of our podcast we sat down with Dr. Kathryn Hadler, the Director of the European Space Resources Innovation Center (ESRIC). Kathryn told us obviously a lot about space resources and getting them on the Moon, but we also shortly discussed the possibilities of the asteroids, the Mars and even space debris. We did not forget to ask …

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Episode 28 - Summer Science News 2022 14:07

2y ago14:07

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We're on a short holiday, but before we left, we recorded an episode with the latest developments in science and technology in Luxembourg. This means we did not talk to any new researcher, just reminded you of what had been happening in our country and what were the events you should keep in mind in the next weeks. USEFUL LINKS Eurostat: government…

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Episode 27 - Prof. Djamila Aouada (SnT) - Computer Vision 42:19

2y ago42:19

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In this episode we had a chance to finally catch up with Assisstant Professor Djamila Aouada who heads the Computer Vision team at SnT (University of Luxembourg). We talked about her specialisation, about deep learning and deep fakes, different applications of computer vision and Djamila also prepared a very surprising pub quiz question for our lis…

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Episode 26 - Dr. Thorben Hülsdünker (LUNEX University) - Brain and Performance in Sports 37:16

2y ago37:16

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This time SciLux focused on sport science in a discussion with Dr. Thorben Hülsdünker from LUNEX University. Thorben researches the influence of brain on the performance of top-level athletes, focusing on visuomotor performance and stroboscopic training. USEFUL LINKS About Dr. Thorben Hülsdünker Better sport performance through visual training - vi…

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