Best Nium Podcasts (2023)

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Forward Exchanges

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Women Driving the Future of Fintech 34:32

23h ago34:32

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Trying to stay on top of the fast-emerging changes in global payments can be a challenging affair, but “Forward Exchanges” from Nium can help. Join Siobhan O'Neill-Schwenk as she speaks with the trailblazers and veteran players in the industry about their investigation into the driving forces that are modernizing money movement globally. Whether yo…

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SciLux

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

1h 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

8d 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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Revolution in Real-Time Payments 28:03

26d ago28:03

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Trying to stay on top of the fast-emerging changes in global payments can be a challenging affair, but “Forward Exchanges” from Nium can help. Join Siobhan O'Neill-Schwenk as she speaks with the trailblazers and veteran players in the industry about their investigation into the driving forces that are modernizing money movement globally. Whether yo…

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SciLux

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

1M 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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Welcome to Season 2 of Forward Exchanges 0:52

1M ago0:52

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Welcome to Season 2 of Forward Exchanges, by Nium. We know you’re trying to stay on top of fast-emerging changes in global payments when it’s all you can do to keep up with your day-to-day challenges. To help you do that, Siobhan O'Neill-Schwenk returns for another season to speak with trailblazers and veteran players. Together, we’ll investigate t…

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SciLux

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

2M 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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SciLux

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

3M 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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SciLux

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

3M 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

3M 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

4M 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

4M 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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SciLux

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

5M 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

5M 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

6M 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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SciLux

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

6M 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

7M 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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SciLux

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

7M 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

8M 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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Forward Exchanges

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Sports Leagues Play to Win With Digital Innovation 45:33

8M ago45:33

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Trying to stay on top of the fast-emerging changes in global payments can be a challenging affair, but “Forward Exchanges” from Nium can help. Join Siobhan O'Neill-Schwenk as she speaks with the trailblazers and veteran players in the industry about their investigation into the driving forces that are modernizing money movement globally. Whether yo…

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Forward Exchanges

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Financial Inclusion: The Buck Starts Here 52:09

8M ago52:09

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Trying to stay on top of the fast-emerging changes in global payments can be a challenging affair, but “Forward Exchanges” from Nium can help. Join Siobhan O'Neill-Schwenk as she speaks with the trailblazers and veteran players in the industry about their investigation into the driving forces that are modernizing money movement globally. Whether yo…

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Forward Exchanges

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Travel Payments Hit the Accelerator 38:50

9M ago38:50

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Trying to stay on top of the fast-emerging changes in global payments can be a challenging affair, but “Forward Exchanges” from Nium can help. Join Siobhan O'Neill-Schwenk as she speaks with the trailblazers and veteran players in the industry about their investigation into the driving forces that are modernizing money movement globally. Whether yo…

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Forward Exchanges

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Crypto, Clarified 41:58

9M ago41:58

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Trying to stay on top of the fast-emerging changes in global payments can be a challenging affair, but in just 30 minutes, “Forward Exchanges” from Nium can help. Join Siobhan O'Neill-Schwenk as she speaks with the trailblazers and veteran players in the industry about their investigation into the driving forces that are modernizing money movement …

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SciLux

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Episode 28 - Summer Science News 2022 14:07

9M 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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Forward Exchanges

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The Not-So-Remote Future of Work 45:11

10M ago45:11

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Welcome to another episode of Forward Exchanges by Nium. Today, Siobhan O’Neill-Schwenk is joined by both Gabriel Grisham, Head of Business Development at Nium and Pedro Monteiro de Barros, VP of Finance at Remote.com. The pair react to some new data about who “gig economy” workers really are, explain why how remote workers are paid is a bigger tes…

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SciLux

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

10M 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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Forward Exchanges

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The Future Of Modern Money Movement 45:08

10M ago45:08

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Trying to stay on top of the fast-emerging changes in global payments can be a challenging affair, but in just 30 minutes, “Forward Exchanges” from Nium can help. Join Siobhan O'Neill-Schwenk as she speaks with the trailblazers and veteran players in the industry about their investigation into the driving forces that are modernizing money movement …

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SciLux

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

10M 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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Welcome to Forward Exchanges 0:42

10M ago0:42

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We know you’re trying to stay on top of fast-emerging changes in global payments when it’s all you can do to keep up with your day-to-day challenges. In just 30 minutes every other Thursday, trailblazers and veteran players join Siobhan O'Neill on their investigation into the real driving forces that are modernizing money movement, and what’s build…

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SciLux

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Episode 25 - Dr. Hannah Rana (NASA) - Cryogenics and Space 37:42

11M ago37:42

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This episode is special in its own way as we hosted a researcher with a link to Luxembourg who currently works at NASA. Dr. Hannah Rana told us about her field of research - cryogenics and cryocoolers, but also mentioned all the universities and institutes she has managed to work for (ESA and CERN among them). As usual there was a chance for Hannah…

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SciLux

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Episode 24 - Prof. Stéphane Bordas (University of Luxembourg) - Computational Mechanics 49:50

11M ago49:50

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In this episode we talked to Prof. Stéphane Bordas from the University of Luxembourg who got in more detail what research in his opinion should be about. It was a truly inspirational interview for any aspiring scientist or young researcher. We also touched upon his specialisation - computational mechanics, interdisciplinary approach in science and …

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SciLux

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Episode 23 - Ben Thuy (Museum of Natural History) - Paleontology and brittle stars 55:40

12M ago55:40

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For this episode we caught up with Ben Thuy, the paleonthologist from the Museum of Natural History on the last day of the "Lost Ocean" exhibition at the museum. We took the opportunity to talk a bit about it, but mainly focused on paleonthology and his research focus - brittle stars. We also could not avoid mentioning the recent excavations in Bas…

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SciLux

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Episode 22 - Dr. Sébastien Faye (LIST) - 5G 35:07

12M ago35:07

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Today's episode is an occasion to sit down with Dr. Sébastien Faye from Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) to talk about 5G research at the Institute. We discuss various projects in the field as well as have a glance at Internet of Things and connected mobility. We also take this as an opportunity to invite everybody to the LIST …

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SciLux

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Episode 21 - Dr. Anna Golebiewska (LIH) - Brain Tumours and Glioblastoma 35:26

1y ago35:26

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We've come full circle in our interview season - in this episode we talked to another researcher at LIH (Luxembourg Insitute of Health). Dr. Anna Golebiewska who is the Leader of the NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Group, talked about brain tumours and especially glioblastoma (GBM). She told us about plasticity of this particular tumour as well as growing or…

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SciLux

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Episode 20 - Skye Beck (ISL) - Angiogenesis, Diet and Cancer 39:52

1y ago39:52

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SciLux got recently invited to the 2022 National Jonk Fuersher Contest Awards Ceremony and we had the immense pleasure to listen to amazing young scientists presenting their research and winning impressive prizes. In this episode we talked to one of them, Skye Beck from International School of Luxembourg, about the influence of diet on cancer and a…

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SciLux

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Episode 19 - Paul Braun (Museum of Natural History) - iNaturalist and Digitisation 54:31

1y ago54:31

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In our latest episode we have a special visitor from the National Museum of Natural History. Digital Curator of the Museum, Paul Braun, tells us a little about the digitisation at the museum and presents initiatives such as iNaturalist and City Nature Challenge. Expect a highly motivating interview that will encourage you to leave the house and obs…

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SciLux

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Episode 18 - Prof. Dr. Emma Schymanski (LCSB) - Unknown Chemicals 44:56

1y ago44:56

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This time we talked to Associate Professor Dr. Emma Schymanski about her work in the Environmental Cheminformatics group at LCSB (University of Luxembourg). She told us how her work is similar to a detective, she described in more detail non-targeted analysis of unknown chemicals, different databases she uses for her work and the vast and important…

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SciLux

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Episode 17 - Antonino Salmeri (University of Luxembourg) - Space Law 56:08

1y ago56:08

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SciLux goes to space again! In our 17th episode we talked to Antonino Salmeri, doctoral researcher in space law at the University of Luxembourg. We discuss what space law is, commercial use and sustainable development of space, as well as the EAGLE Action Team which advocates the Effective and Adaptive Governance for a Lunar Ecosystem. -------- SHO…

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Episode 16 - Aida Horaniet Ibanez (C2DH) - Data Visualisation 35:35

1y ago35:35

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Our guest today is Aida Horaniet Ibanez, data analyst and doctoral researcher at C2DH (University of Luxembourg). We sit down with her to talk about data in humanities and interdisciplinary projects, as well as visualising data for NGOs and talking to children about it. There's also a surprising pub quiz question that Aida prepared for our listener…

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SciLux

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Episode 15 - Latest Science Stories: Brains, AI in Art and Probiotics 21:07

1+ y ago21:07

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Surprise - it's only your podcast host today! Today's episode contains some of the Luxembourg research news we haven't had a chance to report on in the last months. We tell you more about probiotics used to clean surfaces (LIST research), BRAINS project at the University of Luxembourg, new ideas for fighting glioblastoma (LIH) and AI supporting art…

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SciLux

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Episode 14 - Dr. Jan Thoemel (SnT) - CubeSats 41:35

1+ y ago41:35

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This time we sat down with Dr. Jan Thoemel to talk about space research and in particular the CubeSat Lab at SnT which is part of the Interdisciplinary Space Master at th University of Luxembourg. We have also discussed Mars missions and Dr. Thoemel asked a very interesting pub-quiz question related to that. ----- SHOW NOTES More about CubeSats (ES…

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SciLux

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Episode 13 - Prof. Thomas Cauvin (C2DH) - Public History 40:14

1+ y ago40:14

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We continue talking to researchers based in Luxembourg and this time we took the time to talk to prof. Thomas Cauvin (C²DH). In the longest episode so far we had a chance to understand a bit more what public history is professor Cauvin set our expectations high for Esch 2022. We also learnt that doing history in social media is definitely possible.…

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SciLux

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Episode 12 - Dr. Guy Fagherazzi (LIH) - CoLive Voice 27:00

1+ y ago27:00

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Here it is finally - episode 12 which is also the first episode of our new season. This season will be a bit different as together with latest developments in science in Luxembourg we are going to talk to some of its representatives, the amazing researchers! In this episode we sat down with Dr. Guy Fagherazzi, the Director of the Department of Popu…

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SciLux

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Episode 11 - Mouse Movements, Beer, Voice Diagnosis and Dinosaurs 17:53

2y ago17:53

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In our ultimate episode of this season we have quite a varied choice of subjects. We first look at implications of tracking mouse/cursor movements. Then we wonder what can be done with by-products of beer production and the future of diagnosing illnesses using our voice. We finish off with recent findings in Cloche d'Or. The pub quiz question is ab…

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Episode 10 - Sports and Health, Robots for Autism and Sleep Disorders 18:25

2y ago18:25

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Hello back! We have been a bit silent at SciLux recently, but the scientists have been working diligently in Luxembourg and there's so much to talk about. First of all hurrah to the first Space Resources Week! However, we don't talk about it in this episode because we focus on sporting equipment containing dangerous substances, we look at how activ…

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Episode 9 - Space Resources, Lightweight Structures, Bacteria and No Blackout Landing 16:49

2y ago16:49

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We're back to space again! This time we tell you more about ultra lightweight structures, antibacterial (and hopefully antimicrobial) coating, Luxembourg-based company participating in a NASA programme, better entry into atmosphere and better satelite communications. Don't forget there's time for a pub quiz question too! SHOW NOTES Costs of taking …

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Episode 8 - Sustainable Brain, Floods, Digital Deconstruction and Wolves 15:11

2+ y ago15:11

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This time SciLux looks at environment, nature and sustainability. We get to know more about our brain when increasing (un)sustainable behaviours, we talk about a new flood mapping solution, we mention the EU digital deconstruction project and check what's up with our friends, wolves. As usual there's the pub quiz question and we also tell you more …

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Episode 7 - Learning Disabilities, Digital History and Elements of AI 13:22

2+ y ago13:22

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New year, new beginnings, new courses and knowledge! This time SciLux is more about education and research. In the 7th episode of our series we look at a new textbook about learning difficulties in multilingual contexts, we mention a launch of a new digital history journal and inform you about a possibility to learn more about artificial intelligen…

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SciLux

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Episode 6 - Science in Luxembourg Stories We Missed in 2020 14:48

2+ y ago14:48

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A short look at scientific research stories that we didn't mention in the podcast because they mainly happened before its launch. We talk about two new institutions: ESRIC and UNIVERSEH. Then we tell you more about interesting research at LIH, University of Luxembourg and LIST to finish off with a pub quiz question related to the FNR Awards 2020. S…

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Episode 5 - Virtual Deforestation, Weed Monitoring and Research Reproducibility 12:14

2+ y ago12:14

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This time it's mainly about environment, with a mention of reproducibility. We talk about Virtual Reality helping us see deforestation, personalised weed monitoring in Luxembourg and the steps towards great reproducibility of research. And today's pub quiz question is about Bairstowius amaliae. SHOW NOTES University of Luxembourg's award-winning vi…

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