August 2015: Holiday Science




R.Science podcast show

Summary: It's August and everyone is going on holiday, even scientists. Listen to some of our brand new Fellows as they talk about their research and share where they will be spending their holidays – some even have a science twist. This episode also features some fascinating interviews with scientists from the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, which aims to reduce disaster risk by calling on scientists to work with governments and communities. 01:17 Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction : Margareta Wahlström, Tom Mitchell and Robert Muir-Wood. 09:18 Professor Ajay Kumar Sood FRS from the Indian Institute of Science 12:24 Professor Philip Donoghue FRS from the University of Bristol 15:06 Professor Yvonne Elsworth FRS from the University of Birmingham 19:42 Professor Andrew Knoll ForMemRS from Harvard University 24:22 Sir Robin Saxby FREng FRS, Founder and former CEO and Chairman ARM Holdings plc  29:27 Professor Anne Cutler FRS from the University of Western Sydney 34:42 Holiday plans by Professor Yvonne Elsworth FRS, Professor Andrew Knoll ForMemRS and Professor Philip Donoghue FRS Listen to this episode