Guest: Hank Greely, Professor of Law and Expert in Bioethics at Stanford University
What is ‘Forensic Botany’?
10/05/2026 | 41 mins.
Guests: Christopher Hardy, Forensic Botanist and Biology Professor at Millersville University
Laura Hayes, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Tara Shine, Environmental Scientist
Extra: The Power of Plankton
05/05/2026 | 19 mins.
Guest: Vincent Doumeizel, Senior Adviser on the oceans to the United Nations Global Compact and author of ‘The Power of Plankton: How Plankton Made Life On Earth Possible and Why It’s Key To Our Future’.
The Smell of the Past
03/05/2026 | 38 mins.
Guests: Dr. Barbara Huber, Archaeochemist at the at the University of Tubingen in Germany
Jessamyn Fairfield from NUI Galway
John Regan from Maynooth University
Extra: AI Improving Medicine
28/04/2026 | 17 mins.
Guest: Charlotte Blease, Associate Professor in the Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Sweden and Author of ‘Dr Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us – and How AI Could Save Lives’.
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