Gin and Topic

Welcome to the Gin & Topic tasting roomWe’re doing something a bit different this week… we’re tasting tonic waters. Join us as we try Fever Tree, Schweppes and Double Dutch with our guest Jeremy Howard.Cheers!

We chat a lot about science on this podcast but this week we’re going a bit meta and chatting about sharing science. Although, in a much more academic sense… We’re joined by Emma Smith, a Journal Development Editor at eLife, an independent nonprofit committed to improving the way scientific research is reviewed and communicated. They’re going to be answering the questions: How do we know what science to trust and does that process work? What can we do to improve it?Cheers! 

Welcome to the Gin & Topic tasting roomThis week we’re tasting Cambridge Curator’s gin with our guest Emma SmithCheers! 

It’s the third and final in this accidental swampy theme! And this week it’s getting toxic…We’re joined by Dr. Will J Brownlie, an Environmental biologist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. But don’t worry, Will isn’t the toxic one and nor is this week’s gin. We’re talking Toxic Algae. And more specifically, should we be worried about toxic algal blooms?Cheers!

Welcome to the Gin & Topic tasting roomThis week we’re tasting Isle of Harris gin with our guest Dr Will J BrownlieCheers! 

We’re back in the swamps this week but don’t worry, there’s no sign of Shrek.Our guest is Dr Carole Helfter, an Environmental physicist and Group Leader in Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange and Effects at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. She’s going to be talking to us all about Swamp Methane and answering the burning question: Where does it come from and why should we care?Cheers!

Welcome to the Gin & Topic tasting roomThis week we’re tasting Caorunn with our guest Dr Carole Helfter Cheers! 

Plankton Physics, two words that on their own we have some knowledge about. Together? Not a clue. But why should you care about plankton?This week’s guest is going to tell us. We’re joined by Russell Arnott - Marine biologist; oceanographer; science presenter and director of Incredible Oceans CIC, a marine education non-profit organisation. Pour yourself a glass of gin – we’ve gone with Dà Mhìle this week – and join us all in a toast. Here’s to Thankton Plankton! Cheers

Welcome to the Gin & Topic tasting roomThis week we’re tasting Dà Mhìle with our guest Russell ArnottCheers!