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# Episode Title Description People Date
1 Lights, camera, action - The commercial side of show biz On the final episode of Season 4, Grace Chou turns the recording table on Andreas Finzel to discuss why there’s no biz like showbiz. Grace Chou, Andreas Finzel 10 Aug 2022
2 It's All Optical - Adam Packer We discuss all-optical interrogation techniques and the mysterious claustrum. Adam Packer, Paula Kaanders, Lukas Krone, Alex von Klemperer 29 Aug 2020
3 Creative Commons Facing Depression - Catherine Harmer We discuss the brain mechanisms behind depression. Catherine Harmer, Paula Kaanders, Lukas Krone, Alex von Klemperer 28 May 2020
4 This Might Hurt - Irene Tracey We discuss the Neuroscience of Pain perception Irene Tracey, Paula Kaanders, Lukas Krone, Alex von Klemperer 02 Jan 2020
5 QUADcast episode 2: Admissions - an interview with Tilly Rose, Oxford alumna, blogger and social media influencer. This month on QUADcast, we’ve interviewed alumna Tilly Rose (Jesus, 2011) about her work widening access to Oxford University, and her life as a blogger and social media influencer. Tilly Rose 16 Jan 2019
6 What would life be like if Parasitoid Wasps didn’t exist? Our Festive episode of our Oxford Sparks podcast follows the traditional Christmas story of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’. Christopher Jeffs 14 Dec 2016
7 'Artificial Intelligence' part 3 - Understanding how we learn language Professor Kim Plunkett explains how neuroscientists use artificial intelligence as a tool to model processes in the brain – in particular to understand how infants acquire language. Kim Plunkett 12 Jun 2015
8 'Artificial Intelligence' part 2 - How to create machines that learn Professor Nando de Freitas explains that understanding how our brains work has helped us create machines that learn, and how these learning machines can be put to completing different tasks. Nando de Freitas 19 May 2015
9 'Artificial Intelligence' part 1 - Using artificial intelligence to spot patterns Professor Stephen Roberts explains how machines, whose job it is simply to learn, can help researchers spot scientific needles in data haystacks, which will help us solve some grand challenges. Stephen Roberts 15 Apr 2015
10 'Explosions' part 3 - Health and Big Data Professor Gil McVean explains what Big Data is and how it can be used to better understand and treat complex conditions, such as heart disease and dementia. Gil McVean 30 Mar 2015
11 Sudan in the late 1980s: A personal view from the Oxfam Archive This podcast is the first part of a recording made on 25 August 2005 as part of the Oxfam Archive Oral History project and is an interview with Maurice Herson, he had many interesting and challenging times with Oxfam including working in Sudan in the 80s. John Magrath, Maurice Herson 04 Aug 2010