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Sources: Maria Sybilla Merian: http://home.wtal.de/hh/merian/meng.htmhttp://www.sibyllamerian.com/http://www.themariasibyllameriansociety.humanities.uva.nl/ Ellen Hutchins:https://www.ellenhutchins.com/ Edith Anne Stoney:Service in War and for Science: Miss Edith Stoney’s Experiences, Trove, 1934: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/182152970Duck, Francis A (December 2013). “Edith Stoney MA, the first woman medical physicist” (PDF). Scope. 22 (4): 49–54: https://www.ipem.ac.uk/Portals/0/Documents/Publications/SCOPE/SCOPE_DEC2013_LR.pdf“Obituary: Edith Stoney, M.A.”. Lancet. 232 (5993): 108. 9 July 1938. Shelia Tinney:https://www.ria.ie/news/dictionary-irish-biography-public-engagement-stem-education/100th-anniversary-birth-sheilahttps://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/Statistical-Report-1935-1936.pdfIrish Times Obituary: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/pioneer-in-field-of-mathematical-physics-1.683814 […]

Timestamps: Collie Ennis on Spiders: 1:00 Dr. Maureen Williams on Parasites: 13:30 Dr. Nicholas Payne on Sharks: 26:45 Sources:Spiders:Citizen Science: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-use-twitter-pics-study-spiders-ants-and-birds-180970237/Collie’s Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-critter-shed/id1448497302?mt=2 Parasites:http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/9/e1602422?fbclid=IwAR2-3vCoMpVzY4oaQkH3g7fKuhTMeX6WchT9G7t0LM-3EdvSttoOiwPQigYFameLab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neJ8VIZ0HgI Sharks:Ecotourism: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320716301902 Music: Galleries, “Glassan”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xtTW9iF5k4Used with permission of the artist Credits: Hosts: Dan Giffney and Molly McCrory Contributors: Aneta Nerguti, Kate Finucane, and Peter Cox Sound Editor: Kate Finucane Additional […]

Timestamps: Luminescence: 0:55 IPCC Report: 11:24 Dr. Sylvia Draper: 23:08 Sources: Luminescence Glowing trees: http://news.mit.edu/2017/engineers-create-nanobionic-plants-that-glow-1213 https://www.britannica.com/science/luminescence https://www.bnl.gov/esh/cms/pdf/peroxides.pdf IPCC Report http://report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_spm_final.pdf Sylvia Draper Molecules of Murder, John Emsley: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/ebook/978-1-78262-474-5 Music: Galleries, “Glassan” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xtTW9iF5k4 Used with permission of the artist Credits: Hosts: Dan Giffney and Molly McCrory Contributors: Kevin Llanera, Aneta Nerguti, and Kushal Doddakula Sound Editor: […]

Timestamps: Dr. Aoife McLysaght – 13:40 Dr. Tomas Ryan – 28:28 Dr. Luke O’Neill – 38:34 In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Erwin Schrödinger’s “What is Life?” lecture, we interviewed some of the chairs of the Schrödinger in 75 conference that happened this September. Our Executive Producer Peter Cox interviewed Prof. Aoife McLysaght, friend […]

Timestamps: Nuclear Fusion – 1:12 Genetics of Homosexuality – 13:05 Light Pollution – 25:05 For this episode, we interviewed Professor Brian Espey, who studies gas both in galactic and extragalactic systems. He tells us about dark skies, light pollution and observational astronomy. Ciaran Kelly, our resident PhD member, talks to us about a link between […]

Energy Policy and Sustainability: Jim Gannon: 0:52 Energy Dysfunction and Disease: Prof. David Finlay: 16:20 Resources and Materials: Prof. Balz Kamber: 28:00 Sources: Jim Gannon: Website: seai.ie Twitter: @seai_ie Prof. David Finlay: Website: www.tcd.ie/biosciences/ Twitter: @dfinlaytcd Prof. Balz Kamber: Instagram: @kamberbs Credits: Hosts: Dan Giffney and Molly McCrory Interviewees: Jim Gannon, Prof. David Finlay, Prof. […]

Bacteria To The Future – 2:06Monkey See, Monkey Clone – 16:40Dr. Jeremy Piggott – 32:10 In the newest episode of Trinity Talks Science, we talk with contributor Maeve about the plastics in our oceans, contributor Danielle about cloning and we sit down with Dr. Jeremy Piggott to discuss environmental monitoring! Sources:Bacteria to the Future:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-whale/plastic-bags-found-clogging-stomach-of-dead-whale-in-norway-idUSKBN15I2EIhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749114002425https://eic.rsc.org/feature/the-massive-problem-of-microplastics/2000127.articlehttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2018.00039/fullhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/07/26/million-plastic-bottles-minute-91-not-recycled/#56a82e38292chttps://www.greenfacts.org/en/marine-litter/l-2/3-micro-plastics.htmhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0915/905084-birds-plastic-consumption/ Monkey […]

Fires in Space – 1:34 Sleep – 15:26 Dr. Andrew Jackson – 27:31 Sources:Fires in Space:https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20170001636.pdfhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1018(199609)20:5%3C235::AID-FAM580%3E3.0.CO;2-Y/fullhttps://www.nasa.gov/saffire Sleep:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091302217300109https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article-abstract/40/1/zsw027/2920202?redirectedFrom=fulltexthttp://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/ben/car/2017/00000014/00000010/art00007 Dr. Andrew Jackson:http://www.tcd.ie/Zoology/research/research/theoretical/andrewjackson.php Credits:Hosts: Dan Giffney and Molly McCroryContributors: Kate Finucane, Shaun Ussher, and Peter CoxSound Editor: Kate FinucaneExecutive Producer: Peter CoxPublishing: Thomas DonovanPublic Relations Officer: Molly McCrorySecretary: Dan GiffneyFact Checkers: Aneta Gaxha and Dan GiffneyProducers: Dan Giffney, […]

Do Walls Trump Wildlife? – 2:02 Schrodinger’s Cat Explained – 16:48 Dr. Mary Bourke on Mars – 26:31 Sources: Do Walls Trump Wildlife? Boone, R. B. and N. T. Hobbs (2004). “Lines around fragments: effects of fencing on large herbivores.” African Journal of Range and Forage Science 21(3): 147-158. Epps, C. W., et al. (2005). […]

2:00 – Heritability and Personalized Genomics – Ciaran Kelly 18:22 – Supercontinents – Aneta Gaxha 30:02 – Museum Building – Dr. Patrick Wyse Jackson Credits: Hosts: Seán Clerkin and Dan Giffney Sound Editors: Seán Clerkin and Kate Finucane Executive Producer: Peter Cox Publishing: Thomas Donovan Public Relations Officer: Molly McCrory Secretary: Dan Giffney Fact Checker: […]