IN THESE STRANGE TIMES is an evolving series created in response to the global pandemic. This podcast is brought to you by Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin.
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IN THESE STRANGE TIMES is an evolving series created in response to the global pandemic. This podcast is brought to you by Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin.
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August 4, 2021
How will we prepare for the next pandemic?
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted and changed society as we once knew it. Certain industries have experienced extensive closures while health services operated night and day to protect and save citizens - but this isn’t the first time the world has experienced a pandemic and it certainly won’t be the last. What tactics did we use to tackle the virus and how can we use our learnings to futureproof society against subsequent threats?</p> <p><strong>Orla Sheils</strong> has a Ph.D. in Molecular Pathology from Trinity College Dublin and a MA in Medical Law and Ethics from King's College London. She is a leader in multidisciplinary molecular pathology, who has championed a niche area facilitating interaction between basic science, translational research, clinical service provision and biotechnology. She has a particular interest in developing novel molecular diagnostics, and she works closely with industry bringing novel technologies and applications to the translational research setting. Her research strategy is to improve human health and wellbeing through translational research, and it is predicated on clinical, patient centred, laboratory-based and health service research informed by real-world clinical bedside problems and societal and global health challenges.</p> <p><a href="https://www.tcd.ie/medicine/staff/mccartn5/"><u><strong>Noel McCarthy</strong></u></a> is the Professor of Population Health Medicine at Trinity College Dublin. His principal research focus is on infectious disease epidemiology with broader interests in applying research methods to public health problems. His teaching goal is to facilitate students to learn by thinking and reflective experience, whether that be specific and technical such as how to think as an epidemiologist or more general such as reflecting on how power structures in society affect the distribution of health and wellbeing.</p> <p><strong>Tara Stewart</strong> is a DJ, Podcast Host, Slow Fashion lover and Radio Presenter of the New Music Show on RTE 2FM. When she’s not gracing the national airwaves, Tara can be found DJ-ing at high profile gigs including top festivals like Electric Picnic, Longitude, Forbidden Fruit or supporting Cher in the 3 Arena, Dublin in 2019. 2020 saw her become the September cover star of Women’s magazine, Stellar Mag for a sustainable fashion special.</p>
July 1, 2021
Has the pandemic changed the way we eat?
<p>Food is essential to our daily every day and like every other area of society, it was greatly affected by the pandemic. When the hospitality industry closed many people were forced to familiarise themselves with their own kitchens, myths arose about quick antidotes to the virus from the consumption of bleach to plant-based diets and certain cohorts of COVID-19 cases lost their sense of taste and smell, impacting their relationships with food. How has the pandemic changed we way we produce and consume food?</p> <p><a href="https://rachelherz.com/"><u><strong>Rachel Herz</strong></u></a>, Ph.D. is a neuroscientist and world-leading expert on the psychological science of smell. She has been conducting research on the senses, emotion, perception, motivated behavior, and cognition since 1990. Dr. Herz is a TEDx speaker, has published over 95 original research papers, received numerous awards and grants, co-authored scholarly handbooks, and is an adjunct professor in the Medical School of Brown University and part-time faculty in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Boston College. She is also a professional consultant to various industries regarding scent, taste, food, and flavor, and is frequently called upon as an expert witness in legal cases involving olfaction.</p> <p>Dr. Herz is the author of several academic and popular science books including The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell, which was selected as a finalist for the “2009 AAAS Prize for Excellence in Science Books,” and That’s Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion, which analyses the emotion of disgust from culture to neuroscience, and was listed as a New York Times Book Review “Editor’s Choice”. Her latest book Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food explores how our senses, brain, and psychology govern our perception of food, and the experiences and consequences of eating and was listed among the Best Food Books of 2018 by The Smithsonian and The New Yorker.</p> <p><a href="https://www.joshnamaharaj.com/"><u><strong>Joshna Mahara</strong></u></a><strong>j</strong> is a chef and activist who is interested in the state of our food system, and how everybody eats, from day to day, when they're not at restaurants. She hopes to inspire people to make better friends with food because she thinks that a richer, happier, more nourished life is possible with a deeper connection to food and the people who move it from field to kitchen to table.</p> <p>Joshna Maharaj works with communities, organisations, and institutions to build value-based food services that prioritise good food, hospitality, and sustainability. She believes chefs can help people and communities transform with stronger connections to their food. Joshna uses social gastronomy to rebuild food systems, to increase people's access to good food, and to help everyone have more fun in the kitchen.</p> <p>Joshna’s book Take Back the Tray is a movement to reconnect food with health, wellness, education, and rehabilitation in public institutions around the globe. And it's a story about a chef who took on the institution and tried to make change.</p> <p><strong>Tara Stewart</strong> is a DJ, podcast host, slow fashion lover, and presenter of the New Music Show on RTE 2FM. When she’s not gracing the national airwaves, Tara can be found DJing at high-profile gigs including top festivals and live events. 2020 saw her become the September cover star of Women’s magazine, Stellar Mag for a sustainable fashion special.</p> <p>Never one to shy away from speaking her mind, Tara also hosts a slow fashion and sustainable theme podcast called Dirty Laundry, with Season 1 featuring guests like French Designer Roland Mouret and Irish Chef and Author Rozanna Purcell.</p>
June 15, 2021
Why do people believe in Covid-19 conspiracies?
<p>At the beginning of the pandemic, it felt like everyone was an immunologist as personal views arose in response to the spread of the virus. Some people assumed a new vaccine would swoop in and save us from the threat of COVID-19, while others questioned the efficacy of mask-wearing and the health effects of a new type of vaccine. How can we separate truth from fake news? What impact does misinformation have on our decision-making processes? Is it possible for our brains to form false memories in our own minds?</p> <p><strong>GUESTS</strong></p> <p><strong>Stephen Murphy</strong> is an Assistant Professor in Marketing. His teaching is in consumer behaviour, brand management, and marketing theory. His research extends socio-cultural approaches to examine various aspects of consumer culture. Current research interests include conspiracy theories, creativity, and online gambling.</p> <p>His research is interested in thinking about how capitalism shapes and organises daily life, particularly in terms of embodiment, identity, and experience. He has published research on these themes in Marketing Theory, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Management, Association of Consumer Research, and Industrial Marketing Management. Stephen’s research has also featured in outlets such as The Irish Times, The BBC, The Sunday Business Post, The Conversation, and Snopes.</p> <p>Stephen is a member of the Consumer Culture Theory Consortium, Academy of Marketing, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority. His research has received numerous awards at leading international conferences.</p> <p><strong>Ciara Greene</strong> is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, UCD where she also heads up the <a href="http://www.ucdattentionmemory.com/"><u>Attention and Memory Laboratory</u></a>. She graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2005 with a BA (Hons.) in Psychology and then completed a Ph.D. in Neuroscience in Trinity College Dublin in 2008. She gained postdoctoral experience at the Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, and at Imperial College London before taking up a lecturing post at University College Cork in 2012. She moved to UCD in 2014.</p> <p>Her research interests include the cognitive processes of attention and working memory, and the manner in which they interact. I am particularly interested in the practical applications of these processes to real-world problems. Ongoing research in the A&M lab focuses on topics such as false memory and susceptibility to 'fake news', the influence of the emotional state on memory, and cognitive training programs.</p> <p><strong>Tara Stewart</strong> is a DJ, Podcast Host, Slow Fashion lover, and Radio Presenter of the New Music Show on RTE 2FM. When she’s not gracing the national airwaves, Tara can be found DJ-ing at high profile gigs including top festivals like Electric Picnic, Longitude, Forbidden Fruit or supporting Cher in the 3 Arena, Dublin in 2019. 2020 saw her become the September cover star of Women’s magazine, Stellar Mag for a sustainable fashion special.</p> <p>Never one to shy away from speaking her mind, Tara also hosts a slow fashion and sustainable theme podcast called Dirty Laundry, with Season 1 featuring guests like French Designer Roland Mouret and Irish Chef and Author Rozanna Purcell. Having just released Season 2 with guests like Irish designer Richard Malone and Former Digital Editor at Vogue Anne-Marie Tomchak, the podcast has garnered a loyal following of people wanting to make changes to their lifestyle for the better.</p>
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