Great Exchanges, A Dialogue Between Science & Community Series 3

Portobello Radio With Imperial College London: Voyage To Venus

Portobello Radio — Tue, 13 May 2025 10:56:48 +0000

In this episode, Piers Thompson hosts a discussion with Dr Philippa Mason from Imperial College London and local amateur astronomer Ben Thorp Barnes. Dr Mason is part of the EnVision mission to Venus and shares her love of the rocky landscapes of Mars and Venus. Ben on the other hand is fascinated by the moons of Jupiter.

Incidental music: Food Show by Music_For_Videos ©Pixabay

Chapters

(00:00:08) - Great Exchanges
(00:01:09) - Places for Science at Exhibition Road Festival
(00:02:17) - The science of staring at the stars
(00:08:31) - Getting it out of the Way
(00:13:10) - Amateur Astronomers
(00:20:33) - How to see planets from space
(00:23:13) - Earth vs Venus
(00:25:29) - If a planet were the same as Earth, what color would it
(00:26:54) - A guest interview

Portobello Radio With Imperial College London: The Plastic Challenge

Portobello Radio — Tue, 13 May 2025 10:54:21 +0000

In this episode, Piers Thompson hosts a discussion with Katherine Welch and Molly Parry from Imperial College London who are researching new forms of plastic and Carolina Fattori from Urbanwise who leads a litter pick every week on the canal. Plastic is integral to so much of our lives but the piles of plastic waste are clogging up waterways, hedgerows and landfill. Can the circle ever be squared?

Incidental music: Food Show by Music_For_Videos ©Pixabay

Chapters

(00:00:06) - Great Exchanges
(00:00:52) - The challenge of plastics
(00:01:37) - How to Clean the Canal
(00:05:47) - Volunteers collect litter from the canal
(00:13:12) - The role of government in the fight against plastic waste
(00:15:40) - Polylactic acid
(00:20:00) - How to lengthen the life of plastics
(00:21:46) - Microplastics in the environment
(00:29:40) - The Great Exhibition Road Festival

Portobello Radio With Imperial College London: Dancing Yourself Healthy

Portobello Radio — Tue, 13 May 2025 10:49:04 +0000

In this episode of Great Exchanges, Piers Thompson hosts a discussion with Alice Gregory from Imperial College London’s Helix Centre and Portobello Dance’s Sarah Evans to explore how dancing can be good for you and what benefits it can bring. Dancing is obviously great exercise but is it taken seriously? Could it provide solutions to our spiralling mental health crisis? Should dance be prescribed on the NHS.

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Great Exhibition Road Festival
(00:01:07) - Alice's story about dance for well being
(00:02:41) - Sarah and Alice: The health benefits of dance
(00:06:32) - Sarah, why do people come to dance?
(00:08:05) - Dancing in Public
(00:15:13) - Strictly Dance: Learning Latin
(00:17:50) - The benefits of dance for older people
(00:28:04) - Dance classes for adults, no age restrictions
(00:28:57) - Great Exhibition Road Festival: Dance for Wellbeing