ALD21 Archive: What does ice-cream tell us about chemical engineering? –...
What does ice-cream tell us about chemical engineering? – Yasmin Ali, 2017 Yasmin Ali demonstrates what chemical engineering and ice-cream have in common. Yasmin is an Energy Engineering Specialist...
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ALD21: Dr Marjorie Lee Browne, Mathematician and Educator
Dr Marjorie Lee Browne Marjorie Lee Browne was the third African-American woman to get a PhD in mathematics, and opened one of the first computer centres at an historically Black university. Browne...
View ArticleALD21 Archive: Deep ocean exploration – Dr Diva Amon, 2018
Deep ocean exploration – Dr Diva Amon, 2018 Dr Diva Amon takes us underneath the waves to explore the deep ocean, and the very bizarre love lives of some of the creatures living there. Dr Diva Amon...
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ALD21 Books: Built on Bones, Dr Brenna Hassett
Built on Bones: 15,000 Years of Urban Life and Death, Dr Brenna Hassett Imagine you are a hunter-gatherer some 15,000 years ago. You’ve got a choice – carry on foraging, or plant a few seeds and move...
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ALD21: Dr Jeanne Lee Crews, Aerospace Engineer
Dr Jeanne Lee Crews Dr Jeanne Lee Crews is a NASA aerospace engineer who designed a flexible multi-shock shield to protect spacecraft from debris, and which is still in use on the International Space...
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ALD21 Podcasts: This Podcast Will Kill You, Erin Welsh & Erin Allmann Updike
This Podcast Will Kill You, Erin Welsh & Erin Allmann Updike This podcast might not actually kill you, but it covers so many things that can. Each episode tackles a different disease, from its...
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ALD21: Marie Tharp, Geologist and Oceanographic Cartographer
Marie Tharp Marie Tharp was an American geologist and oceanic cartographer who co-created the first detailed map of the Atlantic Ocean floor and, in the process, discovered the Mid-Atlantic Ridge,...
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ALD21 Books: The Brilliant Abyss, Dr Helen Scales
The Brilliant Abyss: True Tales of Exploring the Deep Sea, Discovering Hidden Life and Selling the Seabed, Dr Helen Scales The deep sea is the last, vast wilderness on the planet. For centuries,...
View ArticleALD21 Archive: Could Jurassic Park happen? – Dr Suzi Maidment, 2018
Could Jurassic Park happen? – Dr Suzi Maidment, 2018 Dr Susannah Maidment looks at the science behind Jurassic Park, and explores where fiction diverges from reality. Dr Susannah Maidment is a...
View ArticleALD21 Archive: There’s no such thing as a female peacock – Dr Sally Le Page,...
There’s no such thing as a female peacock – Dr Sally Le Page, 2019 Dr Sally Le Page explains why you’ll ever see a female peacock, but if you see a honey bee, she’s almost certainly a female. Sally...
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