Best Clara Carolina Podcasts (2024)

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79. The Evolution of Self-Medication, and What Chimpanzees Know (with Dr. Elodie Freymann) 1:10:52

3h ago1:10:52

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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) 36:11

11d ago36:11

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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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In conversation with... Kara Hanson 25:03

18d ago25:03

25:03

Zoë Mullan talks to Prof Kara Hanson of the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research and Dr Michael Makanga of the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership on funding for research involving collaborators in the Global North and Global South and how it can be made more equitable.…

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Kara Hanson and Michael Makanga on equitable research funding in global health 25:03

1M ago25:03

25:03

Zoë Mullan talks to Prof Kara Hanson of the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research and Dr Michael Makanga of the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership on funding for research involving collaborators in the Global North and Global South and how it can be made more equitable. Visit The Lancet Global Health at htt…

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77. Dynamics of Strategy Learning of Deep Neural Networks (with Aaditya Singh) 59:36

22d ago59:36

59:36

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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76. Interoception 34:21

2M ago34:21

34:21

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) 57:32

2M ago57:32

57:32

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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In conversation with... Michael Udedi and Kazione Kulisewa 25:55

2M ago25:55

25:55

Liam Messin, of The Lancet Global Health, speaks to Michael Udedi and Kazione Kulisewa about implementation science and mental health in Malawi.By The Lancet

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Michael Udedi and Kazione Kulisewa on implementing depression care in Malawi 25:55

2M ago25:55

25:55

Liam Messin, of The Lancet Global Health, speaks to Michael Udedi and Kazione Kulisewa about implementation science and mental health in Malawi. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00592-2/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langlo Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today …

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74. Neural Computation of Naturalistic Behaviours (with Professor Tiago Branco) 58:13

2M ago58:13

58:13

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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73. Evolutionary Impact of the Lichen Lifestyle on the Fungal Genome (with George Mears) 26:50

3M ago26:50

26:50

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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72. Women's Reproductive Health: Where we are and what needs to improve (with Professor Sohier Elneil) - Celebrating International Women's Day 46:21

3M ago46:21

46:21

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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Kathy Baisley and Ruanne Barnabas on HPV vaccine efficacy in Tanzania and Kenya 20:37

3M ago20:37

20:37

Georgia Bisbas of The Lancet Global Health talks to Kathy Baisley and Ruanne Barnabas about their trials on immunobridging and HPV vaccine efficacy in Tanzania and Kenya. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00586-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langlo Continue this conversation o…

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In conversation with... Kathy Baisley and Ruanne Barnabas 20:37

3M ago20:37

20:37

Georgia Bisbas of The Lancet Global Health talks to Kathy Baisley and Ruanne Barnabas about their trials on immunobridging and HPV vaccine efficacy in Tanzania and Kenya.By The Lancet

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71: Tools for Looking into the Brain: Fluorescence Microscopy 19:04

4M ago19:04

19:04

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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70. Love on the Brain - 2 year anniversary Neuroverse special 37:17

4M ago37:17

37:17

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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69. Q&A with Clara & Carolina 34:03

4M ago34:03

34:03

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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In conversation with... Authia Gray and Kevin Ikuta 14:35

4M ago14:35

14:35

Lauren Southwell of The Lancet Global Health talks to Authia Gray and Kevin Ikuta about the burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African region during 2019.By The Lancet

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Authia Gray and Kevin Ikuta on antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African region 14:35

4M ago14:35

14:35

Lauren Southwell of The Lancet Global Health talks to Authia Gray and Kevin Ikuta about the burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African region during 2019. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00539-9/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langlo Continue this conversat…

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68. The Mosaic of Science (with Professor Carlos Ribeiro) 53:36

5M ago53:36

53:36

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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67. Philosophy of Sound 31:00

5M ago31:00

31:00

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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66. 2023 Reviewed (Off the Record) 27:02

6M ago27:02

27:02

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) 38:07

6M ago38:07

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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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64. Tools for Looking into the Brain: Patch-Clamp 33:17

7M ago33:17

33:17

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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63. Protein Dysregulation in Neurodegenerative Disorders (with Dr. Estella Newcombe) 40:27

7M ago40:27

40:27

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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62. What Makes Science Beautiful? 32:16

8M ago32:16

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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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61. Reprogramming Cellular Identity (with Sydney Leaman) 44:54

8M ago44:54

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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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Clara Frick and Isabelle Soerjomataram on preventable and treatable deaths from 36 cancers worldwide 15:31

8M ago15:31

15:31

Fio Trethewey of The Lancet Global Health talks to Clara Frick and Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram about their research on premature cancer mortality which included a population-based study looking into preventable and treatable deaths from 36 cancers worldwide. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)004…

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In conversation with... Clara Frick and Isabelle Soerjomataram 15:31

8M ago15:31

15:31

Fio Trethewey of The Lancet Global Health talks to Clara Frick and Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram about their research on premature cancer mortality which included a population-based study looking into preventable and treatable deaths from 36 cancers worldwide.By The Lancet

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60. Storing Data in DNA 25:19

9M ago25:19

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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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In conversation with... Madeline Ballard and Biziwiek Maliton 14:05

9M ago14:05

14:05

Amana Baig of The Lancet Global Health talks to Dr Madeline Ballard and Biziwiek Malitoni about the labour exploitation of community health worker systems.By The Lancet

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Madeleine Ballard and Biziweck Malitoni on labour exploitation of community health worker systems 14:05

9M ago14:05

14:05

Amana Baig of The Lancet Global Health talks to Dr Madeleine Ballard and Biziweck Malitoni about the labour exploitation of community health worker systems. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00357-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langlo Continue this conversation on social! Foll…

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59. Biomimetic and Bioinspired Materials 29:26

9M ago29:26

29:26

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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58. Morphic Resonance 29:32

10M ago29:32

29:32

This week, Carolina & Clara discuss the theory of Morphic Resonance. First proposed by Rupert Sheldrake in 1981, the theory of Morphic Resonance accounts for the laws of nature as being habits and a form of collective memory that accumulates across time, rather than ground truth upon which all of nature is built upon. In this episode, we discuss th…

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57. Stress, Cortisol and How to Overcome Stressors 25:45

10M ago25:45

25:45

In today’s episode Carolina and Clara discuss stress, stressors and the impacts of chronic stress. Stress is a physiological response that aids us in situations of danger, however in our modern society we have created more abstract stressors which may lead to a chronic stress state. The cortisol cycle is a big player in this area. They also discuss…

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In conversation with... Carolina Coll and Joe Murray 18:47

10M ago18:47

18:47

Liam Messin of The Lancet Global Health talks to Dr Carolina Coll and Joe Murray about their research investigating the association between maternal parenting and intimate partner violence.By The Lancet

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Carolina Coll and Joe Murray on intimate partner violence and maternal parenting 18:47

10M ago18:47

18:47

Liam Messin of The Lancet Global Health talks to Dr Carolina Coll and Joe Murray about their research investigating the association between maternal parenting and intimate partner violence. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00282-6/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langlo Continue …

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56. Synapses: Origin & Evolution 23:27

10M ago23:27

23:27

In this episode, Carolina & Clara discuss synapses in the brain. What are they? What is their function and importance? Where did they originate from? How are they different across evolutionarily distinct species? They also discuss how recent research in comb jellies has brought back to life an age-old debate between Santiago Ramon y Cajal and Camil…

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55. Predictive Processing and Flexible Control of Behaviour (with Prof. Sonja Hofer) 41:13

11M ago41:13

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In today's episode we are thrilled to be joined by Professor Sonja Hofer, Group Leader at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre in UCL. The Hofer Lab researches the neural basis of sensory perception and sensory-guided decision-making. We discuss the latest paper released in her lab, preprint lead by Shohei Furutachi on Prediction Errors and how the brain …

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In conversation with... Rizwana Chaudhri and Ian Roberts 17:45

11M ago17:45

17:45

Liam Messin of The Lancet Global Health talks to Professor Rizwana Chaudhri and Professor Ian Roberts about their research investigating the association between maternal anaemia and post-partum haemorrhage.By The Lancet

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Rizwana Chaudhri and Ian Roberts on maternal anaemia and post-partum haemorrhage 17:45

11M ago17:45

17:45

Liam Messin of The Lancet Global Health talks to Professor Rizwana Chaudhri and Professor Ian Roberts about their research investigating the association between maternal anaemia and post-partum haemorrhage. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00245-0/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic…

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54. Animal Models in Neuroscience Research 22:08

11M ago22:08

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In this week's episode, Carolina and Clara discuss the variety of model organisms that are used in scientific research and the unique advantages of each model. They also touch upon how ethics guides the use of animals in research, including the importance of the NC3Rs. And they explore some of the more unique animal studies that have informed resea…

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53. Challenges with Collaborative Neuroscience & the Impact of Generative AI (with Jai Bhagat) 35:04

12M ago35:04

35:04

Join us in today's episode where we discuss Challenges with collabroative neuroscience and how generative AI, language models are impacting the world with Jai Bhagat! Jai is from the US and got his Bachelor’s in Neuroscience from Boston University and then worked as a Technical Associate in Matt Wilson’s lab at MIT. Jai also worked with Matteo Cara…

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In conversation with... Xiang Wu and Maha Aon 25:32

12M ago25:32

25:32

Liam Messin of The Lancet Global Health talks to Xiang Wu and Maha Aon, who recently served as guest editors for the 10th Anniversary issue of The Lancet Global Health, about successes and challenges in the field of global health.By The Lancet

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Xiang Wu and Maha Aon on the past, present and future of global health for the 10th anniversary of The Lancet Global Health 25:32

12M ago25:32

25:32

Liam Messin of The Lancet Global Health talks to Xiang Wu and Maha Aon, who recently served as guest editors for the 10th Anniversary issue of The Lancet Global Health, about successes and challenges in the field of global health. Read the Editorial from our 10th Anniversary issue: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)…

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52. The Blob: Questioning Intelligence 25:57

1y ago25:57

25:57

In this week's episode, Carolina and Clara discuss intelligence without a nervous system, based on the enigmatic organism "the blob", also known as slime mould or by its latin name, Physarum polycephalum. This fungal-like organism is just a single cell but exhibits some extraordinary behaviours, namely pathfinding and route optimisation, that resem…

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51. Reality 25:36

1y ago25:36

25:36

Join us as we discuss Reality! We cover topics such as ideology and how it affects our perception on reality, philosophy of language and mind with some neuroscientific insights such as predictive coding! Reality seems to be a topic that comes up several times throughout all our episodes and we attempted to make a unifying episode to discuss reality…

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50. The Neurobiology of Schizophrenia (with Dr Alice Petty) 31:49

1y ago31:49

31:49

In this week's episode we are joined by Dr Alice Petty, a neuroscientist researching the neurobiology of schizophrenia in rodent models. We discuss the challenges of uncovering the biological mechanisms that underlie complex psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, and the utility of animal models for this purpose. Schizophrenia is especially …

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49. Neuro-Inspired AI (with Clémentine Dominé) 37:20

1y ago37:20

37:20

Join us today in our discussion of Neuro-Inspired AI with Clémentine Dominé. Clémentine is a PhD student at the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit in the University College London, working with Professor Andrew Saxe and Professor Caswell Barry. We discuss the architecture of AI versus the brain, the dynamics of artificial neural networks, what …

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48. The Science of Awe 24:46

1y ago24:46

24:46

What is awe and how does it shape us? In this week's episode, Carolina and Clara discuss the science behind awe, a powerful state of being that can benefit the mental health of individuals as well as whole socieites! Join us to find out more about how awe-inspiring experiences can positively impact your life.--- We hope you enjoy the episode! Pleas…

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