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Talk That Science
Talk That Science is an Amsterdam-based science show by a group of science and music enthusiasts. We play the nicest tunes while talking about the coolest research! Live on echobox.radio every month
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Female Leadership in Economics @ Echobox Radio
What does gender representation in economics really look like today—and why does it matter? In this episode of Talk That Science, we’re joined by Kane...

Understanding Glaciers through Satellites @ Echobox Radio
Are glaciers really disappearing? And what does that mean for our planet? In this episode of Talk That Science, we welcome back returning guest Marion...

Pluralistic Logic @ Echobox Radio
In this episode of Talk That Science, we sit down with Erik Stei, an assistant professor in theoretical philosophy at Utrecht University, to explore t...

Political Trust @ Echobox Radio
Can we trust our political institutions? And how is that trust—or distrust—shaped over time? In this episode of Talk That Science, we sit down with Ha...

What Is Quantum Computing @ Echobox Radio
What is quantum computing? and how might it impact our society? In this episode of Talk That Science, we sit down with Pablo Cova Fariña, a PhD studen...

The Evolution Of Depression @Echobox Radio
This episode Annemie Ploeger, a Senior Lecturer at the programme group for Developmental Psychology at the University of Amsterdam will be our guest.S...

What Is An Equal City @Echobox Radio
What is an equal city, and how do we achieve one? In this episode of Talk That Science, we sit down with Elisabetta Gobbo, a PhD student at Erasmus Un...

'Our’ Revolution For The Orient @Echobox Radio
Join us for a special episode on how the Iranian Revolution was perceived in the USSR. Lilit Zeltburg talks us through how these two historical revolu...

Conspiracy Theories as a Political Tool @Echobox Radio
Tune in for a fascinating discussion on the philosophy of conspiracy theories, why do people believe them, is it wrong to believe in conspiracies, and...

Sexual Double Standards @Echobox Radio
Sexual double standards shape the ways in which we interact with each other and how we think about ourselves. We spoke with Gijsje Maas, a PhD candida...

Skateboard Science @Echobox Radio
An ollie is a fundamental trick in skateboarding. But have you ever wondered about the physics of an ollie, and what the ideal skateboard for performi...

A Logical Brain @Echobox Radio
Logic has a rich philosophical history for understanding the limits of our reasoning. But can it also be used for computational tasks? Nick Bezhanishv...

Menstruation In Space @Echobox Radio
Join us for an enlightening episode featuring Marion Dugue, a geophysics master student and analogue astronaut. In this episode, Marion opens up about...

Coral Reefs @Echobox Radio
Coral reefs are the only structures made by a single living organism (apart from humans) that you can see from space, and they are the most diverse an...

Games And Cooperation @Echobox Radio
Cooperation is everywhere around us, at the heart of nature's most triumphant endeavors. It shows up in the cells that make up complex organisms, in a...

Vaginal Microbiome @Echobox Radio
The human vaginal microbiome is quite unique for its high level of acidity. This environment is maintained by a variety of bacteria, but a healthy vag...

Artificial Intelligence for Music @Echobox Radio
Marcel Vélez Vásquez is a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam, specializing in explainable artificial intelligence for playability from music...

How to Detect a Particle @Echobox Radio
Particle physicist Flavia de Almeida Dias helps us understand the fundamental building blocks of the universe. Working from CERN in Switzerland and Ni...

Computation Cancer Research @Echobox Radio
When women have breast cancer, they sometimes have to undergo chemotherapy to lower the risk that the cancer will spread out from the breast. This is...

Mobility in Motion @Echobox Radio
Our guest, engineer and storyteller Vikas Bagde, moved from India to Amsterdam for his PhD. He immediately noticed differences in mobility, and especi...

Exoten in Amsterdam @Echobox Radio
Met Amsterdamse stadsecoloog Geert Timmermans bespreken we twee diersoorten en één plantensoort die van nature niet in de stad voorkomen, maar er toch...

The Great Auk @Museumnight Amsterdam
In this episode we are live at the photography museum Huis Marseille during Musuemnight Amsterdam. There is an exhibition 'Natural Sources' from Joche...

Getting Worms Drunk @Museumnight Amsterdam
During her bachelor thesis, Tess Heeremans shared her bedroom with worms. She put these worms in a maze, and got half of them drunk. She then looked a...

Fungal Networks @Echobox Radio
Do trees talk to each other? In this episode we are exploring the underground world of Fungal Networks with Vincent Merckx, assistant professor at the...

Hormonen & Anticonceptie @Echobox Radio
*disclaimer: episode in Dutch*
De laatste tijd wordt het steeds duidelijker dat hormonale anticonceptie bijwerkingen heeft waar we niet altijd g...

Open Dag Deel II - Trekvogels
Dit is de tweede aflevering die is opgenomen tijdens de open dag op het Science Park in Amsterdam. Misschien heb je wel eens gehoord over vogels die i...

Open Dag Deel I - Zware Sterren
Dit is de eerste aflevering die is opgenomen tijdens de open dag op het Science Park in Amsterdam. We praten met Annelotte Derkink over zware sterren....

The Lunar Effect @Echobox Radio
(English below)
We weten dat de maan ervoor zorgt dat er getijden in de zeeën bestaan, maar er zijn nog een boel meer fenomenen waarvan sommigen...

Effective Altruism @Echobox Radio
"Calculate before you give"
Effective altruism is a recent movement that brings extensive rationality and altruism together. It aims to calculat...

Matching Mechanisms @Echobox Radio
Last year, Daniela Loustalot Knapp and Nicolien worked on a project to study matching algorithms for the school choice problem. Matching is the abstra...

3D Printing In Space @Echobox Radio
In this episode we talk about 3D printing on Earth and in Space. We have a range of guests from the physics' soft matter group: Mazi Jalaal, Jackson W...

Must Discuss: Circular Society @Echobox Radio
Nature itself is circular. Trees produce fruits that birds can eat, and their feces in return replenish the soil so that new trees can grow. If a bird...

Avatars For Sign Language @Echobox Radio
How often do you use Google Translate? I do quite often. It is so easy to go from one language to the other. But suppose you want to communicate with...

Gender and Race Bias in Science @Echobox Radio
In STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths), but also in areas like philosophy and law, women and racial minorities are underrepresented. In...

Causation & Moral Responsibility @Echobox Radio
Every day, we deal with causation. We assume that when we shoot a billiard ball against another it will start rolling, we assume that when we smoke we...

Must Discuss: Mind and Machines
The media have covered many of the recent achievements of artificial intelligence: there are chess-computers that can beat humans, there is Sofia the...

Why we like to Talk That Science @Echobox Radio
In this episode, Nicolien and Nikki host the first live show of Talk That Science on Echobox Radio. We introduce you to the people behind Talk That Sc...

How do materials shape our mindset?
In this episode, we talk about material culture with Maikel Kuijpers. Material culture concerns that aspect of society that is grounded in material ob...

The World Of Crystals Around You!
In this episode, we talk about crystals with Noushine Shadidzadeh, professor of crystallization at the UvA. We can all agree: crystals are beautiful t...

Must Discuss: Drugs
In this episode, we must discuss drugs. Many people experiment with recreational drugs like Cannabis and MDMA every now and then. But do we know how t...