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Authentic Corpse
Professor Peter Jackson, Institute for Sustainable Foods and artist Anthony Bennet discuss their collaboration on Authentic Corpse.Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the…
Fungal Figures
Professor Katie Field, School of Biosciences talks to artist Alex Ekins and Kieran from Seven Mushrooms gourmet farm about their collaboration on Fungal Figures.Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner…
The Reaction-ator: Exploring Real-time Responses to Speech
Dr Chris Montgomery, School of English discusses his research on the hidden understanding of language.Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind…
Unseen Forms: Water Music Suite
Dr Richard Collins, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, talks to Ben and Hugh from Yard Nule about their collaboration on Unseen Forms: Water Music Suite.Recorded and produced by Yard…
Voice Works
Professor Renee Timmers, Department of Music, introduces the Voice Works project.Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind 2022.https://festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk/
An Artistic Journey to Describing Dementia
Dr Simon Bell, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, and artist Kate Sully discuss their collaboration on An Artistic Journey to Describing Dementia.Recorded and produced by Kitty…
The Crone Spoken Library
Dr Lorna Warren (Department of Sociological Studies), Dr Pam McKinney (Information School) and Justine Gaubert (Founder of the Crone Club) discuss their collaboration on No Silence Please: The Crone…
A Mirror of the Invisible: Shakespeare and Renaissance Science in the Modern World
Hear from Dr Tom Rutter, School of English and artist Gina Allen as they discuss A Mirror of the Invisible. Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind…
Can We Fly-less
Dr Stephen Allen, Management School, discusses his collaboration with creative partners on Can We Fly-less.Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind…
Yes, it’s Plastic, but...
Dr Stephanie Hills, School of English talks to Lynne Chapman about their collaboration on 'Yes, it's Plastic, but...'Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind…
Plastic: A Cheap Luxury
Dr Rorie Parsons, Department of Geography, and artist Gina Allen discuss their collaboration on Plastic: A Cheap Luxury.Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind…
Seduce
Writer, teacher and broadcaster Desiree Reynolds reads excerpts from her novel Seduce and discusses diaspora, race and protest through writing.Seduce, set on a mythical islands in the Caribbean,…
Sheffield Round Walk
Jon Barton discusses his book Sheffield Round Walk which explores the stunning and varied landscapes of this beautiful walking route. Jon shares interesting details about Sheffield’s industrial past,…
Folkloric Customs in the Time of Covid-19
Dr David Clarke and Andrew Robinson explore the new folkloric customs and traditions that have emerged nationally and in the Sheffield / Peak District area as an outcome of the Covid-19 lockdown.This…
Poetry with Eleanor Brown
Eleanor Brown reads from White Ink Stains - a collection of poems exploring the lives of women. The volume includes pieces written in response to interviews for the Reading Sheffield oral history…
Breathing Space
The team behind the Breathing Space exhibition talk about the consequences and health impacts of air pollution, and what we can do as individuals and as a society to improve the air quality in our…
Salmon of Steel: The Story of Sheffield's Salmon
Ecologists from the University of Sheffield join environmentalists from the Don Catchment Rivers Trust to tell the story of the River Don's Atlantic Salmon, and how pioneering research could help us…
Sheffield Carescapes: Potential Futures for a Caring Society
Writer Akeem Balogun presents two short stories How Many Years? performed by Kate Woods and Reuben Johnson, and Comprehensive and Assistive Robotic Enhancer performed by Rose Gray and Sile…
What Did You Say?
Emma Moore, Professor of Sociolinguistics, explores how we evaluate the way other people form words and sentences, and what happens when people use grammar that is considered to be non-standard. This…
It's OK to Be Naked
Olly Newton, Executive Director of educational charity The Edge Foundation talks to performer Tim Norwood, psychologist Dr Nicola Buckland and psychotherapist Claire Wood about nudity, body image and…
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