Frogs are disappearing and climate change could be to blame
Grace Nealon addresses the recent population decline and mass extinctions of hundreds of frog species around the globe.
The Corona Zone: Podcasting our way through a pandemic
Launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Corona Zone is a podcast hosted by two GISTers, Kirstin and Gabby. In their weekly episodes, they try to make sense of the COVID-19 outbreak, with the latest news and by discussing the frustrations of self-isolation.
On isolation – notes from a social neuroscientist
How do we connect with others in times of the Coronavirus? Anna Henschel shares insights from social neuroscience on how we can feel close despite physical separation.
TEDxUofG 2020: DEAR WORLD
Vaiva talks about her day at the TEDxUofG 2020 conference on the theme ‘DEAR WORLD’ at the Queen Margaret University Union.
Antibiotic resistance: how do we get the threat under control?
Perrine gives us a simple explanation of the antibiotic resistance crisis and its current status.
Samples for Science – how we can all help medical research
Claire Scott discusses the need for human tissue samples for use in medical research and how you can get involved!
Colony structure and global spread of the Argentine ant
Grace Nealon explains the remarkable phenomenon of ‘supercolonial’ societies in Argentine ants.
Honey, I shrunk the spectrometer
Bradley Wilson discusses electronic spectroscopy, the recent advances made by nano-sizing and the potential benefits of this to other fields of science.
