Best Wellcome Podcasts (2024)

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Pay-to-play Genetics (Gattaca) 1:02:04

2y ago1:02:04

1:02:04

Many companies are now taking advantage of rapid advancements in genetic technology to offer (and heavily market) new services in reproductive healthcare. This episode will consider these recent developments alongside the 1997 film Gattaca. This film depicts a society with a genetics-based hierarchy where parents can choose the genetic makeup of th…

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Blocked 12:32

2y ago12:32

12:32

This episode of the Breathing Together podcast series is all about bogeys. Why do we get all blocked up with bogeys, what are germs, viruses and bacteria and lots of other fascinating stuff about good bugs and bad bugs and that gooey stuff that all we get in our noses from time to time. Perfect for under fives and their grown ups. Listen together a…

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Bits in the Breeze 12:51

2y ago12:51

12:51

This episode of the Breathing Together podcast series is all about bits in the breeze. What things are there in the air around us that can make us sneeze or wheeze and lots of other fascinating stuff about all the bits in the breeze that are around us all the time. Perfect for under fives and their grown ups. Listen together and play along with the…

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Breathing 13:47

2y ago13:47

13:47

This episode of the Breathing Together podcast series is all about breathing. What happens when we breathe, why do we use our noses more than our mouths and lots of other fascinating stuff about that thing that we all do all the time. Perfect for under fives and their grown ups. Listen together and play along with the actions, activities and fun. B…

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Nose 13:14

2y ago13:14

13:14

This episode of the Breathing Together podcast series is all about the nose. Where is it, why do we have it, what does it do and lots of other fascinating stuff about that thing in the middle of your face. Perfect for under fives and their grown ups. Listen together and play along with the actions, activities and fun. Breathing Together is a five y…

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The Root of the Matter: Wasteland 32:27

2y ago32:27

32:27

In the final episode of ‘The Root of the Matter’, JC takes us to the least human habitat of all – the wasteland. It’s a space which often fills us with a sense of foreboding and yet, these places teach us some of the most profound lessons about the plant world and our relationship to it: Author of Islands of Abandonment: Life in the post-human land…

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The Root of the Matter: Wetlands 25:47

2y ago25:47

25:47

What does the word ‘wetland’ mean to you? Many of us don’t encounter them at all, and at best we might think of a muddy, boggy marshland. But these landscapes, and the plants that thrive in them, are crucial for ecological health, biodiversity, and capturing carbon. In this episode, JC and her contributors invite you to see these misunderstood spac…

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The Root of the Matter: Woodland 31:56

2y ago31:56

31:56

We think of forests and woodlands as wild spaces, or areas where we can lose ourselves in nature, and yet they also provide us with a wealth of resources such as food, building materials, or medicines. But they are also globally under threat of destruction… In this episode, JC delves into the contradictions in our relationship with woodlands, and e…

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The Root of the Matter: Farmland 29:13

2y ago29:13

29:13

Fruit and veg are a clear link to our relationship to the plant world. Yet many of us have little understanding of the farming industry and the impacts it has on our planet, in bringing crops to our plates.In this episode, JC untangles the knots of these complex global food systems - and focuses on a grain that is central to many of our diets, whea…

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Heroes and Villains (The Martian and Ex-Machina) 43:31

2y ago43:31

43:31

Focusing on the 2013 film Ex Machina and the 2015 film The Martian, we will discuss what effect the simplistic representations of scientists in popular culture as either heroes or as villains has on the publics’ view of science. Jon Roberts is joined by Dr Stuart Vyse , psychologist and writer, consulting editor for Skeptical Inquirer magazine wher…

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The Root of the Matter: The Garden 32:49

2y ago32:49

32:49

Gardens are hugely personal, they are an extension of how we see ourselves and how we are in the world. They can also be a strong reminder of what is excluded as much as what is included. In this episode JC asks, what does the Garden reveal about the way we relate to the natural world and to each other? Writer and grower Claire Ratinon explores col…

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The Root of the Matter: Trailer 1:24

2y ago1:24

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In Wellcome Collection’s new series, ‘The Root of the Matter’, we join JC Niala on a journey to understand how plants can provide a lens on human health, history and belonging.By Wellcome Collection

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Life Imitating Art (Contagion/Covid) 48:47

2+ y ago48:47

48:47

In this episode we’ll discuss the 2011 film Contagion, directed by Steven Soderbergh and staring Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Lawrence Fishburn. It explores, arguably with frightening prescience, the global response to the outbreak of a novel and highly infectious virus, nearly a decade before anyone would think of a virus before a beer w…

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Hello Happiness: Ecstasy 45:14

2+ y ago45:14

45:14

In the final episode of our podcast, Bidisha takes us on a journey through the highest of highs, from nightclubbing and the ecstasies of religion and drugs, to mania. Artist Harold Offeh shares his personal take on the connections between movement, music and bodies. Annie Macmanus (‘DJ Annie Mac’) speaks about the power of nightclubbing, how ecstas…

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002 - Lessons From My Divorce | Perceiving Clearly + Accurately While in Relationship Struggle 1:31:19

2+ y ago1:31:19

1:31:19

Beloveds, Thank you for returning for another heart rehabilitation conversation for those of us who are in an uncomfortable and challenging place of breakdown within their relationships or marriage. Or, this conversation can be very supportive for those who are still healing and feeling after a breakup or divorce. I divorced in 2016 after 13 years …

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001 - Deep Relationship Work on a Stormy Night | Growing Appreciation + Not Discarding People 1:20:55

2+ y ago1:20:55

1:20:55

Beloveds, Welcome to a juicy, honest and intimate conversation to take us more deeply into the work that our partnerships are truly here in our individual, mutual and collective experience. Let's learn how to more harmoniously communicate, more responsibly respond, and to entrain our nervous system through the wisdom always available through our mu…

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000 - Preface | Wellcome 42:14

3y ago42:14

42:14

Hello, dear new friend. Wellcome to Our Unfurling Heart podcast. If you desire to grow, with skill and wisdom, in the ways you communicate, relate + interact with all those in your reality - and especially the people you love - this podcast is for you. We dive into deep lessons and evolution of the heart, and hold space for all aspects of the human…

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Hello Happiness: Joy 46:20

3y ago46:20

46:20

Bidisha explores joy, from the psychology of our earliest laughs to collective and solitary pleasures like comedy, food and performance. Hear historian of emotions Thomas Dixon describe and define joy, before listening to comedian Daliso Chaponda and developmental psychologist Caspar Addyman talk with Bidisha. They remind us to let our inner jester…

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Hello Happiness: Tranquillity 41:29

3y ago41:29

41:29

When was the last time you felt utterly tranquil? Moya Lothian-McLean searches for an oasis of calm, taking Wellcome Collection’s ‘Tranquillity’ exhibition as a point of inspiration. She visits St Bartholomew’s Hospital to experience the installation ‘Regarding Forests’ by Chrystel Lebas. Hear tips from staff and visitors as they share how they fin…

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Hello Happiness: Resolve 45:09

3y ago45:09

45:09

Hello Happiness is the first series of The Wellcome Collection Podcast. In this episode, Bidisha chats to her guests about their personal experiences of resolve, and considers its complicated relationship to happiness. Psychotherapist Susie Orbach and broadcaster Jeff Brazier discuss the power and limitations of resolve in managing grief and mental…

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Funny Song With funy man 1:45

3y ago1:45

1:45

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FunnyMeme Memes 8:49

3y ago8:49

8:49

#funny video

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শাক-সবজি খাওয়ার উপকারিতা 1:52

3y ago1:52

1:52

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://omeehaasan.wordpress.com/2021/04/06/example-post-3/

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Hello Happiness: Hope 43:33

3y ago43:33

43:33

Hello Happiness is the first series of The Wellcome Collection Podcast. In this episode, Bidisha asks: What are our emotions and how are they made? She then attempts to pin down the purpose and uses of hope. Listen to historian Tiffany Watt Smith explain how our understanding of emotion has been shaped throughout time, from the ancient Greeks to ou…

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Hello Happiness: Trailer 1:50

3y ago1:50

1:50

Bidisha introduces a new five-part series from Wellcome Collection, exploring the meaning of positive emotions: hope, resolve, tranquillity, joy and ecstasy.By Wellcome Collection

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WellCome To Our Site 0:01

3+ y ago0:01

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This episode is also available as a blog post: https://omeehaasan.wordpress.com/2021/04/06/wellcome-to-our-site/

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S3 Ep5: S3 #5 – The UKGovCamp Unconference – The Glastonbury of Government 35:08

3+ y ago35:08

35:08

Series 3 of the One Zero One podcast continues our journey of exploring what tech leaders around the UK have been doing to manage and drive digital change and positive progress throughout a global pandemic. Sooraj Shah, a technology-focused journalist (the BBC, The Independent, The Guardian, Business Insider & more) speaks to three organisers o…

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S3 Ep4: S3 #4 – Ed Garcez, Director of Transformation at Central Bedfordshire Council 27:35

3+ y ago27:35

27:35

Series 3 of the One Zero One podcast continues our journey of exploring what tech leaders around the UK have been doing to manage and drive digital change and positive progress throughout a global pandemic. Sooraj Shah, a technology-focused journalist (the BBC, The Independent, The Guardian, Business Insider & more) speaks to Ed Garcez, Director of…

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S3 Ep3: S3 #3 – Eileen Jennings-Brown, Head of Technology at Wellcome Trust 33:35

3+ y ago33:35

33:35

Series 3 of the One Zero One podcast continues our journey of exploring what tech leaders around the UK have been doing to manage and drive digital change and positive progress throughout a global pandemic. Sooraj Shah, a technology-focused journalist (the BBC, The Independent, The Guardian, Business Insider & more) speaks to Eileen Jennings-Brown,…

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S3 Ep2: S3 #2 – Fin Goulding, Chief Technology Officer at Flow Academy 23:18

3+ y ago23:18

23:18

Series 3 of the One Zero One podcast continues our journey of exploring what tech leaders around the UK have been doing to manage and drive digital change and positive progress throughout a global pandemic. Sooraj Shah, a technology-focused journalist (the BBC, The Independent, The Guardian, Business Insider & more) speaks to Fin Goulding, CTO at F…

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Re-release: What's it like on COVID ICU, and chasing virus on the tube! 41:14

3+ y ago41:14

41:14

Welcome to Postdocalypse on Lockdown! This episode is a re-release of our "Cohabitants on COVID" episode. We have all been busy in the labs since we were allowed back in to work but we hope you'll forgive us... we will get back to filling your ears with sciencey sounds ASAP!In this re-release, we corner our flatmates to talk about working on COVID …

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S3 Ep1: S3 #1 – Karl Hoods, CDIO at BEIS – UK Government Ministerial Department 29:30

4y ago29:30

29:30

Series 3 of the One Zero One podcast is back with a bang and a new host has joined us for a deep dive into what tech leaders around the UK have been doing to manage and drive digital change and positive progress throughout a global pandemic. Sooraj Shah, a technology-focused journalist (the BBC, The Independent, The Guardian, Business Insider & mor…

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Haha 23:46

4y ago23:46

23:46

Yes

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S2 Ep7: S2 #7 – Tim Panagos CTO at Microshare 31:29

4y ago31:29

31:29

Series 2 of the One Zero One podcast continues with a very timely (remote) discussion with Tim Panagos, CTO at Microshare.io and our host Peter Gothard. Tim is a technology executive with 20 years of experience in Enterprise Software having held senior roles in several organisations as a Software Engineer, Chief Architect and CTO. Tim is the Co-Fou…

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S2 Ep6: S2 #6 – Sara Stephens, CTO at Rest Less 24:42

4+ y ago24:42

24:42

Series 2 of the One Zero One podcast continues with an energetic and candid (pre-quarantine) discussion with Sara Stephens, CTO at Rest Less and our host Peter Gothard. Sara Stephens is a technology leader with a 10-year history in software development and technology leadership, with multiple years spent working in the financial services industry i…

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Cohabitants on COVID 41:14

4+ y ago41:14

41:14

Welcome to Postdocalypse on Lockdown!Some Postdocalypse team members corner their flatmates to talk about working on COVID in this socially distant episode! We answer some of your burning COVID FAQs and some Qs you didn't know you had when we talk to a doctor and a scientist who have both taken time out of their training to work on the front lines …

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S2 Ep5: S2 #5 - Mark Ridley, CTO Advisory Firm, Ridley Industries 21:39

4+ y ago21:39

21:39

Series 2 of the One Zero One podcast continues with a (pre-quarantine) discussion with Mark Ridley, Director at CTO Advisory Firm Ridley Industries and our host Peter Gothard. Mark Ridley is an entrepreneur and technologist working with startups and corporates to ensure that technology is used creatively and effectively to support their strategy. R…

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S2 Ep4: S2 #4 – Charles Ewen, Director of Technology & CIO, The Met Office 35:09

4+ y ago35:09

35:09

Series 2 of the One Zero One podcast continues with a (remote) discussion with Charles Ewen, Director of Technology & CIO at The Met Office. The Meteorological Office, abbreviated as The Met Office is the United Kingdom's national weather service, an organisation that has been supporting the British public since 1854. The Met Office makes meteorolo…

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S2 Ep3: S2 #3 -Peter Bebbington, CTO & CDO at Brainpool.ai 23:43

4+ y ago23:43

23:43

Series 2 of the One Zero One podcast continues with a discussion on Machine Learning and AI solutions with Peter Bebbington, Co-Founder, Chief Technology Offer and Chief Digital Officer at Brainpool.ai. Peter Bebbington joined One Zero One host Peter Gothard to discuss Brainpool, an artificial intelligence consultancy specialising in developing bes…

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S2 Ep2: S2 #2 - Nico Macdonald, 50 Years of the Internet Project 23:56

4+ y ago23:56

23:56

Series 2 of the One Zero One podcast continues with a very interesting discussion with Nico Macdonald, Educator, Facilitator and Consultant on Innovation and Creativity. Macdonald, Tutor at CIEE London Global Institute and Tutor/Visiting Fellow at London Southbank University, joined One Zero One host Peter Gothard to discuss the ‘Next 50 Years of t…

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S2 Ep1: S2 #1 - Matthew Hodgson & Amandine Le Pape, Matrix.org 25:59

4+ y ago25:59

25:59

Series 2 of the One Zero One podcast kicks off with a fantastic deep dive into the Matrix.org Foundation, a not-for-profit open source project, defining new pragmatic open standards and reference implementations to create a new, open, decentralised IP messaging and VoIP ecosystem for the internet. Matthew Hodgson and Amandine Le Pape, Co-Founders a…

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S1 Ep11: Bonus Episode: Ethics in Data Science – Audience Q & A 23:15

5y ago23:15

23:15

For Episode #8 of the One Zero One podcast, Version 1, in association with the Analytics Institute, brought together perspectives from academia, media and industry to discuss the challenges of responsible data science in the age of the algorithm. This podcast was recorded live during the interactive event with live polling and Q&A technology. This …

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Special Guest: The Wellcome Trust & Changing PhD Culture 34:31

5y ago34:31

34:31

Welcome to episode 7 of Postdocalypse 2019! This podcast is produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.This month we have a special guest! We met Anne-Marie Coriat, Head of UK and EU Research Landscape at the Wellcome Trust, at VItae Conference and we are so excited to have picked her brains about the changing fac…

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S1 Ep10: #10 - Kevin Cooney, Global CIO of Xilinx 30:53

5y ago30:53

30:53

Episode #10, Kevin Cooney, Global CIO of Xilinx Cloud Adoption, Innovation, and the Demise of the Datacentre For Episode #10 of the One Zero One podcast, Ken MacMahon, Head of Technology and Innovation from Version 1 spoke to Kevin Cooney, the Global Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice-President of multinational technology corporation Xilinx.…

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CIO Podcast: The important role sponsors play in business change 38:06

5y ago38:06

38:06

The role of the sponsor in a major business transformation is vital and as this episode of the Horizon CIO Podcast reveals, not always well understood or specified by the business. To get some insight into the role of the sponsor HR transformation specialists Joe Ales and Jason West of Underscore Group described how they help organisations get the …

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S1 Ep9: #9 - Laura Nolan, The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots 32:54

5y ago32:54

32:54

For Episode #9 of the One Zero One podcast, Róisín Healy from Version 1 spoke to Laura Nolan about the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. Formed in October 2012, the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is a growing coalition 129 international, regional, and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in 60 countries that is working to ban fully autonomo…

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S1 Ep8: #8 - Ethics In Data Science 57:53

5y ago57:53

57:53

For Episode #8 of the One Zero One podcast, Version 1, in association with the Analytics Institute, brought together perspectives from academia, media and industry to discuss the challenges of responsible data science in the age of the algorithm. This podcast was recorded live during the interactive event with live polling and Q&A technology. The r…

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Horizon CIO Podcast: Understanding Security Ratings 30:12

5y ago30:12

30:12

Ratings agencies are a fact of life for the financial community and as cyber security rises in importance, so too must the security of an organisation be rated. Security rating platforms is a rapidly growing area of the security technology market. “Ratings give you the ability to tell a story that is not just about firewalls. There has been an evol…

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S1 Ep7: #7 - Scott Carey, Group Editor B2B at IDG UK 24:49

5y ago24:49

24:49

For Episode #7 of the One Zero One podcast, Paul Slade from Version 1 met with Scott Carey, Group Editor - B2B at IDG UK to discuss the disruption of the Financial Services industry by Fintech businesses, innovation and the relevance of ‘buzzwords’ such as Machine Learning in the IT space right now. Technology is constantly evolving, with each chan…

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CIO Podcast: Wellcome Trust CTO James Thomas 35:10

5y ago35:10

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Wellcome Trust chief technology officer (CTO) James Thomas told a Horizon CIO Network roundtable how his organisation has built a new operation with data and change at its heart. Talking to CIO and CTO peers from FTSE 100 organisations Thomas gives a frank insight into how to deliver change and reveals how he created a new culture and set of measur…

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