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Welcome to a brand new podcast by Gresham College called Any Further Questions?
This is a podcast where we sit down with one of our speakers for an in-depth candid discussion on the lecture they just gave. Due to our strict 1 hour lecture time, we get tons of questions from our online and in-person audience that go unanswered.
This is the place they are answered.
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Send us a Text Message.Are there any overlaps between ADHD and Autism? Does your childhood determine whether you more susceptible to ADHD later in life? Can you have an Attention Deficit and not Hyperactivity? These and many more questions were put to Peter for episode 10 of our new series!This podcast followed her lecture ‘Modern Concepts of ADHD’ which was given on 11th March 2024.You can find information about her lecture here:https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/adhdSupport the Show.
Send us a Text Message.What do we know about autistic women's experience of menopause? Is there any link between being an older mother/older parents and having a autistic child or is there no proven correlation?These and many more questions were put to Francesca for episode 9 of our new series!This podcast followed her lecture ‘Changes in the Concept of Autism’ which was given on 28th February 2024.You can find information about her lecture here:https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/new-autismS...
Send us a Text Message.What would a radio signal from an alien species tell us about their technology? What are pulsars? What steps were taken to investigate the BLC-1 signal?These and many more questions were put to Chris Lintott for episode 8 of our new series!This podcast followed his lecture ‘Pulsars, Microwave Ovens & The Radio Sky’ which was given on 21st February 2024.You can find information about his lecture here:https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/radio-skySupport the Show.
Send us a Text Message.Is dyslexia more common in boys? Can public speaking help someone with dyslexia? How are they tackling dyslexia in state schools?These and many more questions were put to Maggie Snowling for episode 7 of our new series!This podcast followed her lecture ‘Dyslexia and Language - Disorder or Difference?’ which was given on 8th February 2024.You can find information about her lecture here:https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/dyslexia-languageSupport the Show.
Send us a Text Message.Why is 'Oumuamua shaped like a cigar? How much do we know about where it came from? What has discovering 'Oumuamua done for the scientific community moving forward?These and many more questions were put to Professor Chris Lintott for episode 6 of our new series!This podcast followed his lecture ‘'Oumuamua: Our First Interstellar Visitor’ which was given on 24th January 2024.You can find information about his lecture and others in his series here:https://www.gresham.ac.u...
Send us a Text Message.What do we mean by the word 'human'? How much difference is needed to classify two individuals into different species? What next for homo sapiens?These and many more questions were put to Professor Robin May for episode 5 of our new series!This podcast followed his lecture ‘Why is there only one species of human?’ which was given on 10th January 2024.You can find information about his lecture and others in his series here:https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/one-humanSup...
Send us a Text Message.What would be the drawbacks to an implant going wrong? Why are implants useful? What kind of training does a neurosurgeon need?These and many more questions were put to Professor Victoria Baines and her guest for her lecture Dr Aswin Chari for episode 4 of our new series!This podcast followed her lecture ‘Brain Computer Interfaces’ which was given on 24th October 2023.You can find information about his lecture and others in his series here:https://www.gresham.ac.u...
Send us a Text Message.How does Chris Lintott define intelligent life? Could we develop technology to survive on Venus? Why did we change our minds about Pluto being a planet?These and many more questions were put to the Gresham Professor of Astronomy, Chris Lintott for a special Christmas episode of our new series!This podcast followed his lecture ‘The Marvels of the Solar System’ which was given on 25th October 2023.You can find information about his lecture and others in his series here:ht...
Send us a Text Message.What was the role of Shia Islam in the 1906 Iranian revolution? Is there any correlation between the 1906 revolution and the Young Turks movement?These and many more questions were put to the Professor of Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews, Ali Ansari for episode 3 of our new series!This podcast followed his lecture ‘Iran’s Constitutional Revolution of 1906’ which was given on 17th October 2023.You can find information about his lecture and others in his se...
Send us a Text Message.What do the 3% of scientists, who don’t believe human activity causes global warming, think causes it? How far of an impact do you think the global Covid lockdowns have had towards helping reach peak warming quicker?These and many more questions were put to our Frank Jackson Professor of the Environment Myles Allen for episode 2 of our new series!This podcast followed his lecture ‘When Net Zero? The Climate Braking Distance’ which was given on 26th September 2023.You ca...
Send us a Text Message.What makes astronomy so important? When after the big bang did planets start to form? Will we be ever able to see beyond the current observable universe? These are only some of the audience questions we put to our new Professor of Astronomy Chris Lintott to kick off Series 2 of Any Further Questions?This podcast followed his lecture ‘Island Universes: Discovering Galaxies Beyond our Milky Way’ which was given on 13th September 2023.You can find information about hi...
Send us a Text Message.Do you want a better chance to win the lottery? Can you use maths and, more specifically, probability to give yourself an edge? Gresham Professor of Geometry Sarah Hart talks all things lottery, revealing some interesting facts about the history of gambling.This podcast followed her lecture ‘Lottery Winning Maths’ which was given on 31st January 2023.You can find more information about her lecture and others in her series here: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/s...
Send us a Text Message.Legacy banks such as HSBC, Natwest and Barclays are losing customers to the new FinTech banks such as Monzo and Revolut. Why is this happening and what can legacy banks do to win customers back? Gresham Professor of Business Raghavendra Rau explains what’s happening.This podcast followed his lecture ‘Bypassing Banks Using Tech’ which was given on 3rd October 2022.You can find more information about his lecture and others in his series here: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/wat...
Send us a Text Message.Sue Ion is one of Britain’s leading experts in nuclear power having spent over three decades in the nuclear industry. Her lecture had over 30 questions we didn’t have time to get to so she kindly agreed to sit down with us and answer the best of the bunch!This podcast followed her lecture ‘What Is the Role of Nuclear Power in a Net Zero System?’ which was given on 19th April 2023.You can find more information about her lecture here: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/n...
Send us a Text Message.For this special episode, Dr Ian Mudway, Visiting Professor of Environmental Health, is joined by friend and comedian Ria Lina as a guest host to discuss the current state of air pollution in London and across the World.This podcast followed his lecture ‘London’s Air: The 70th Anniversary of the Great London Smog’ which was given on 5 December 2022.You can find more information about his lecture and others in his series here: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/e...
Send us a Text Message.Our Professor of Divinity, Ronald Hutton joined me to talk about Paganism in Roman Britain. Did the Romans respect the beliefs of Great Britain when they arrived? How prolific was paganism?This podcast followed his lecture ‘Paganism in Roman Britain’ which was given on 7th December 2022.You can find more information about this lecture and others in his series here: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/lost-godsSupport the Show.
Send us a Text Message.To kick off the first series of our brand new podcast, we sat down with our IT Livery Professor of Information Technology Victoria Baines to have a further discussion on the subject of end-to-end encryption.This podcast followed her lecture ‘What’s the Problem with Encryption?’ which was given on 14th February 2023.You can find more information about this lecture and others in her series here: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/human-cyberSupport the Show.
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