Games as Research Tools
Games as Research Tools: Introduction With the increasing dynamics of today’s digital services and technologies, both gaming for entertainment and gaming for utility purposes have become highly popular in everyday life. Given the social and economic impact of games across the globe, it’s no surprise that games and simulations are becoming essential tools in research. […]
The Conduct Science Podcast: The Meat Debate
The ConductScience Podcast: The Meat Debate 00:00 – Intro 03:50 – News 17:42 – Factoids 20:16 – How lab meat is made 26:48 – Veganism and vegetarianism 39:29 – Does lab meat save the environment? 47:22 – But would you eat it? 56:56 – Meat analogue 1:03:30 – Carvery tangent 1:07:31 – Ending and outro […]
Researching Infectious Diseases: From HIV to COVID-19
Name: Liam Townsend Number of lab members or colleagues (excluding PI): There are five in our lab group, with two PIs. Location: Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Saint James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Graduation Date: Medicine 2013, Ph.D. 2021 H index: 4, with 205 citations Grants: Irish Clinical Academic Training (ICAT) Programme fellowship and European Federation of Immunological Societies […]
The Conduct Science Podcast: Earth
The ConductScience Podcast: Earth 00:00 – Intro 05:13 – News 13:05 – Factoids 18:13 – What is earth? 33:43 – The rock cycle 42:15 – Volcanoes 54:20 – Ending and outro You can listen to The Method Section by using the player above, searching for “The Conduct Science Podcast” on any place you listen to […]
New Research Suggests Plant-Based Diet Improves Metabolism
Can you imagine a diet that will improve your health and help you lose weight? Many contemporary dietary practices promise they can improve your quality of life. But one cannot know if they are truly helpful even if they are popular. However, researchers are hoping to close such gaps in nutrition with research that tests […]
Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Appear not to Increase Virus Transmissibility
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a fear of virus mutations is ever-present in the scientific community. The idea is that a more dangerous version of the virus may evolve as it interacts with human organisms. More precisely, the fear is that changes in SARS-CoV-2 may cause an increase in transmissibility. About the […]
Preventing Coronary Heart Disease by Studying Potential Risk Groups
Want to be part of our Stories? Tell us your story Click here Name: Justin Lee Mifsud Number of lab members or colleagues (excluding PI): 2 Location: Msida, Malta Graduation Date: Will graduate in 2024 (Ph.D.) Grants: University of Malta Twitter followers: 17 Hello! Who are you and what are you working on? I am an academic at the […]
The Conduct Science Podcast: Water
The ConductScience Podcast: Water 00:00 – Intro 05:00 – News 09:00 – Factoids 15:21 – What is it? 18:00 – Why is it so unique? 26:24 – Is water wet? 35:35 – What is the ocean? 43:55 – How boats float 51:00 – Water in space 55:18 – Whales! 59:50 – Water tech 1:03:00 – […]
Debunking Conspiracy Theories and Promoting Critical Thinking
Want to be part of our Stories? Tell us your story Click here Name: David Robert Grimes Number of lab members or colleagues (excluding PI): Just myself, with a few dozen collaborators across the world on different projects. Location: Dublin, Ireland Graduation Date: November 2011 H index: 14 Grants: 6 Twitter followers: 19.5k Hello! Who are you and what are you […]