Three PhD students (David, Ed, and Edmund) who met at Imperial College London discuss life the universe and everything. With discussion encompassing Sport, Science, Technology, and News. With the occasional guest thrown in.
We are always up for a chat, find us on Instagram: vftb_pod
Environmental impact of sport and statistics in the news
We are back after a few weeks of work and exams getting in the way of us getting an episode to you! we recorded this one a few weeks ago. We have an interesting discussion about the environmental impact of sport, our opinions of whether we hold every sport to the same standard, following on from our last episode. We also talk about science in the news and how statistics can be used and misused or misunderstood.
We have a couple more episodes coming very soon, keep your eyes open for a great guest soon!
12 Apr 2021
The Vftb guide to Formula 1
In this episode, we give you our fans guide: how to watch Formula 1. We hope you enjoy it and that it gets you ready for what we expect to be one of the most exciting seasons in the last decade.
7 Apr 2021
The life of a PhD student in Canada, In conversation with Avni
In this episode we have an interesting conversation with Avni. We talk about coming from a UK university and starting a PhD in Canada. We also discuss challenges and inequalities in research and the importance of good student-supervisor relationships!
next week we have our guide to watching F1 just in time for the next race in the F1 season.
18 Mar 2021
We are back! with the OVH data center fire, and the issues with the Canyon Aeroad
After a week or so off, we are back with a news episode. We discuss the OVH data center fire, recent SpaceX launches, and a deeper dive into our feelings about bike frame manufacturers.
Look out for an international guest episode next week!
6 Mar 2021
How bad is Crypto for the environment, what's happening to Silicon and Ironman...do better!
In the episode, lucky number 13, we talk about cryptocurrency and its impact on the environment, The silicon shortage and how it is affecting all of us, Ironman the brand, and its handling of the pandemic. We give you our raw thoughts on weekend 3 of the six nations and discuss the UCI and its safety bans on cycling positions.
25 Feb 2021
Do we want to be astronauts and a review of the upcoming cycling season with Joe
In this episode, we have another exciting guest: Joe. Joe gives us his perspective on starting a PhD in a pandemic, his work in E-waste recycling. We discuss the European Space Agencies' search for new astronauts and finally, we give our predictions for the upcoming cycling season.
18 Feb 2021
Maintaining success through life, how a PhD can help?
In this episode, we have a wonderful guest in Tory. She has a very interesting life story so far and perspective starting a PhD and retraining after success in industry. We discuss work-life, coming from industry, life as a 'mature' student, and much more.
We hope you enjoy this episode and another guest episode next week
11 Feb 2021
Used bikes and how to buy them! building and bike maintenance, the state of space and much more...
In this episode, we impart our knowledge of buying used bikes, the pros, and cons and how best to go about it. We also give you some advice on maintenance and if you want to build a bike yourself. We also discuss the state of space launches and the ISS and finally, we give our thoughts on the first weekend of the six nations.
look out for an exciting guest episode next week, looking at a different entry into the PhD experience
2 Feb 2021
Getting started with a PhD, previewing 2021 sport and the Gamestop squeeze
In this episode, we talk about how we started our PhDs and give our three perspectives on how we started. We discuss some storylines in sport in 2021. As with every other podcast this week, we also talk about the Gamestop squeeze. We have some exciting plans and guests for the next few weeks!
25 Jan 2021
Finishing a PhD, what happens next, and even more with Dr Kennedy
In this episode, we have a wonderful guest in Dr. Cass Kennedy. We talk about her experiences of the end of the PhD and life after. We talk about some exciting news from the last week in antimicrobial research and touch on the America's cup. Finally, discuss sport and mental health and sport for fun.
We hope you enjoy the episode and our new logo! We have plans for lots of guests in the coming episodes.
17 Jan 2021
How to watch the Americas Cup and our thoughts on Zwift
In this episode, we talk about Zwift and our experiences with the gamification of cycling, followed by our guide on how to watch the America's Cup. With the limited amount of elite sport at the moment the challenger series could keep you entertained. Ed is our self proclaimed expert on this subject and we learn a lot!
Significant improvements to the audio quality, a new logo, and some guests coming soon!
9 Jan 2021
Coding for research and our entertainment highlights from 2020
This week we have started Instagram so please follow us at vftb_pod this is the best place to get in contact with us!
In this episode, we talk about coding for research and how we learned to code. We give a little advice for people starting to code. We also discuss the entertainment that has kept us sane over the last year. We discuss how entertainment has changed and our expectations for the future. With the Lockdown in the Uk, we will keep giving you more content. Let us know if there is anything you want us to talk about!
2 Jan 2021
2020 year in review (we promise its not all about COVID) with special guest Hazel
In this episode, we have our first guest, Hazel. Hazel is wonderful and gives some great insights and a new perspective for us. We discuss 2020 and try not to spend too much time talking about COVID! Hope you enjoy and are having a great start to 2021. We are looking forward to bringing you some interesting episodes this year!
28 Dec 2020
A beginner's guide to watching bike racing
In this episode, we give you a beginner's guide to watching bike racing. Maybe you are just starting to watch the sport, maybe you want your friend or significant other to watch it so you can talk to them about it. We hope this is something for you. we apologize we definitely rambled through this one. We hope you enjoy it! next episode should be a review of the year and maybe our first guest.
20 Dec 2020
Introduction to the research we do and science topics of the day
In this episode we give a bit more of an introduction to the research we do as a part of our PhDs. We discuss our day to day work as PhD students. We also discuss science topics of the day including SpaceX and the COVID Vaccine. Look out for next time where we will be giving our first guide on how to spectate a sport, starting with cycling.
30 Nov 2020
Review of the Women's Pro Peloton, The content we consume.
This week we have a discussion of rugby and a deeper dive into the women's pro peloton. No tech this week, but we give you all an insight into the content creators we like. Next episode a bumper science episode. Better audio coming soon we promise!
23 Nov 2020
Review of the men's pro peloton and a big few weeks in silicon
Welcome to our first episode. This one is pretty sports heavy with a focus on cycling, with some discussion on AMD and apple's new products towards the end. The audio quality is a little ropey but we are working on it! next week we review the women's pro peloton. more focus on science and introducing our research and maybe a few guests coming!
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