https://soundcloud.com/brain-train-podcast Wed, 29 Aug 2018 08:45:02 +0000 Wed, 29 Aug 2018 08:45:02 +0000 60 en All rights reserved feeds@soundcloud.com (SoundCloud Feeds) Podcast by Brain Train Podcast ...because no-one's an expert about everything Martin Zaltz Austwick and Alice Bell no https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000023938511-60pzd2-original.jpg https://soundcloud.com/brain-train-podcast Every week in Brain Train, an expert is asked about their specialist subject - then the following week, the expert becomes the novice, asking an expert in a totally different subject what they've always wanted to know. This process repeats in a glorious Brain Train!braintrainpodcast@gmail.comMartin Zaltz Austwick and Alice Bell tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/261390865 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 20:41:39 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/brain-train-podcast/brain-train-18-james-coglan-gets-inside-the-mind-of-bees-with-elli-leadbeater 00:26:01 Brain Train Podcast no This episode, killer robot designer James Coglan wants to know whether he can harness the power of insect intelligence to carry out his evil plans. Elli Leadbeater from Royal Holloway University stalls for time until the cops arrive. This episode, killer robot designer James Coglan … This episode, killer robot designer James Coglan wants to know whether he can harness the power of insect intelligence to carry out his evil plans. Elli Leadbeater from Royal Holloway University stalls for time until the cops arrive. braintrainpodcast@gmail.com (Martin Zaltz Austwick and Alice Bell) tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/231583247 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 22:26:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/brain-train-podcast/brain-train-17-rachel-souhami 00:28:57 Brain Train Podcast no Brain Train driver Alice Bell steps aside and hands her whistle over, as our new co-host, museums polymath Rachel Souhami, steps up to the plate. It’s like when The Doctor regenerates. In her inaugural episode, Rachel asks programmer James Coglan whether computers are going to kill us all, and host Martin Zaltz Austwick worries about robots kicking down his door. Brain Train driver Alice Bell steps aside and han… Brain Train driver Alice Bell steps aside and hands her whistle over, as our new co-host, museums polymath Rachel Souhami, steps up to the plate. It’s like when The Doctor regenerates. In her inaugural episode, Rachel asks programmer James Coglan whether computers are going to kill us all, and host Martin Zaltz Austwick worries about robots kicking down his door. braintrainpodcast@gmail.com (Martin Zaltz Austwick and Alice Bell) tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/167392374 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:26:31 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/brain-train-podcast/brain-train-podcast-16-charlotte-riley-talks-voting-and-fairness-with-chris-good 00:26:08 Brain Train Podcast no On the eve of the Scottish Referendum, (thoroughly) modern historian Charlotte Riley ask pure mathematician Chris Good about the fairness of voting systems, host Alice Bell steers them onto sewage, badgers and her aunts, and Chris wonders aloud whether he'll ever see a locally compact first countable Dowker Space in ZFC his lifetime. There is literally something for everyone. On the eve of the Scottish Referendum, (thoroughl… On the eve of the Scottish Referendum, (thoroughly) modern historian Charlotte Riley ask pure mathematician Chris Good about the fairness of voting systems, host Alice Bell steers them onto sewage, badgers and her aunts, and Chris wonders aloud whether he'll ever see a locally compact first countable Dowker Space in ZFC his lifetime. There is literally something for everyone. braintrainpodcast@gmail.com (Martin Zaltz Austwick and Alice Bell) tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/160062438 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 07:40:55 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/brain-train-podcast/brain-train-podcast-15-justin-bates-and-charlotte-riley 00:29:22 Brain Train Podcast no This episode, tenancy lawyer Justin Bates asks Charlotte Riley why cold war USA and USSR came together to condemn Britain in 1956 over an Egyptian canal. What happened next may surprise you*. Alice Bell hosts and writes clickbait tweets. *she provided a really fascinating explanation of the Suez crisis This episode, tenancy lawyer Justin Bates asks Ch… This episode, tenancy lawyer Justin Bates asks Charlotte Riley why cold war USA and USSR came together to condemn Britain in 1956 over an Egyptian canal. What happened next may surprise you*. Alice Bell hosts and writes clickbait tweets. *she provided a really fascinating explanation of the Suez crisis braintrainpodcast@gmail.com (Martin Zaltz Austwick and Alice Bell) tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/153755622 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:36:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/brain-train-podcast/brain-train-podcast-14-caitjan-gainty-and-justin-bates 00:27:39 Brain Train Podcast no Caitjan Gainty is guided by housing lawyer Justin Bates through the tangled wreckage that once was tenants' rights in England and Wales. Brain train engineer Martin Zaltz Austwick cracks his knuckles loudly on-mic and nibbles bourbons despondently. Caitjan Gainty is guided by housing lawyer Justin… Caitjan Gainty is guided by housing lawyer Justin Bates through the tangled wreckage that once was tenants' rights in England and Wales. Brain train engineer Martin Zaltz Austwick cracks his knuckles loudly on-mic and nibbles bourbons despondently. braintrainpodcast@gmail.com (Martin Zaltz Austwick and Alice Bell) tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/148243161 Tue, 06 May 2014 20:55:57 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/brain-train-podcast/brain-train-podcast-13-camilla-sutherland-and-caitjin-gainty 00:25:04 Brain Train Podcast no This episode artist Camilla Sutherland diagnoses the state of American health insurance with medical historian Caitjan Gainty, in a touching and personal story of baby scans and economics. This episode artist Camilla Sutherland diagnoses … This episode artist Camilla Sutherland diagnoses the state of American health insurance with medical historian Caitjan Gainty, in a touching and personal story of baby scans and economics. braintrainpodcast@gmail.com (Martin Zaltz Austwick and Alice Bell)