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View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 1 - Google I/O, Where Camp, and Tales of Things with...
This week we talk about two major conferences, Google I/O and Where Camp EU, and Martin De Jode talks about his work linking smartphone technology to the act of storytelling. You can find out more...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 2 - Interview with Tom Brughmans and news from...
This week we talk about the State of the Map EU conference, Richard Dawkins and Sexist Skeptics, InterFace and digital humanists and why we prefer the BBC to Fox News. Tom Brughmans explains what...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 3 - Interview with Dan Lewis and news on mapping...
This week we talk about mapping unrest in the wake of recent UK events, social media and mapping, Deep Blue and the potential of IBM's Watson project. Steve talks to Dan Lewis from UCL's Geography...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 4 - Interview with James Cheshire about mapping...
Martin reports back on Einstein's Garden at the Green Man festival and Steve talks AI and internet security. Our guest is James Cheshire, talking about mapping surnames in the UK. --- Here are links to...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 5 - Interview with Hannah Fry about Global Modelling
This week we talk about a recent citizen science project involving school children and get to grips with 'Necrogeography'. Our featured guest is Hannah Fry talking about her research in global...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 6 - Interview with Erica Fille Legara
News on Vitruvian Man on Ice, visualising the Eurozone crisis, Faster than Light Neutrinos and the European Conference on Complex Systems, and we speak to Erica Fille Legara about Media Framing in the...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 7 - Interviews with Nicolas Perony and Pauline Cotelle
This week features two interviews from ECCS 2011: Nicolas Perony on what animal behaviour can teach us about human society, and Pauline Cotelle talking about crime and security in Post - Hurricane...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 8 - Claire Ross, 3D printing and Science Question Time
News from Science Question Time, Siri and 3D printing, and UCL's Claire Ross talks about QRator and Jeremy Bentham. --- Here are links to some of the topics we discussed on the show: For funny things...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 9 - Suzy Moat, Wearable Computers and Thermal Cameras
Find out how Occupy London is linked to NASA, wearable computing, and UCL's Suzy Moat talks about her work in FuturICT and analysing Google search volumes. --- Here are links to some of the topics we...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 10 - Anders Johansson, The FuturICT Town Meeting and...
Featuring an interview with Anders Johansson, as well as news about FuturICT, Londonist's mapping event, and a shout out to other academic podcasters - get in touch! --- Here are links to some of the...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 11 - Stephen Lorimer, Manuel Castells, and more...
This episode we speak to Stephen Lorimer from the UCL Energy Institute about why your hangover is ruining the world, Hannah talks about WWII tweeters and JISC geodevelopers of the year, and Martin...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 12 - Jason Dittmer, Xmas cake, comic books and an...
In this (vaguely) festive episode, Jason Dittmer talks Nationalist Superheroes, Hannah guesses the weight of a cake and Martin reads a map-themed comic book. --- Please let us know what you think about...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 13 - Emma McKay, Wikipedia, toothpicks and policy making.
In this episode we talk to Emma McKay about the interface between science and policy. Martin explains why Wikipedia went offline and Hannah discusses toothpick statues and what it's like to work as a...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 14 - Jon Reades, geeks, queues, social, business and...
Martin debates the use of the word ‘geek’, Hannah discusses the theory behind supermarket queues and our guest Jon Reades explains how data can help us improve our social, business & transport...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 15 - Peter Williams, Twitter and Kinect Fusion
In this episode we discuss how addictive Twitter actually is, we look at the new application of the Xbox Kinect and our brand new presenter Claire Ross talks to Peter Williams about his research in...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 16 - TALKFEST - Sounds of Science
In this special episode we bring you from Talkfest and pick up the discussions about the the sounds of science. You can find out more about the event by visiting...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 17 - Museums and the Web 2012
Another Special Episode of the Global Lab live from San Diego. We bring you the latest news from Museums and the Web along with an Interview with Jeanie Sinclair. --- Jeanie Sinclair is a PhD...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 18 - Smart Cities
This episode features a panel session featuring some of the top names in the world of spacial analysis talking about their own take on Smart Cities at UCL CASA's recent Smart Cities conference. --- On...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 19 - Melissa Terras, Augmented Reality and Museums
We're back! In this latest episode find out about augmented reality and museums, why we could be in for another dot com bust and we talk Digital Humanities with Dr Melissa Terras. --- Here are your...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 20 - Kaitlin Thaney from Digital Science
Kaitlin Thaney from Digital Science talks about copyright law, creative commons, sharing and what this has to teach us about open science and open data. --- Kaitlin Thaney is a technologist, open...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 21 - Adam Dennett
Adam Dennett, joint researcher in CASA and UCLDH talks to Martin Zaltz Austwick about the census and what "synthetic data" means to researchers. --- Adam Dennett is a post-doctoral research associate...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 22 - Mariam Asad
Mariam Asad from Georgia Tech talks to Martin Zaltz Austwick about citizen sensing and access to cycling in Atlanta. --- Mariam Asad is a first year Ph.D. student in the Digital Media program at...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 23 - Holly Hauser from Puget Sound Bike Share
Holly Hauser from Puget Sound Bike Share talks about the challenges of planning a brand new bike share for Seattle and beyond. --- Holly Hauser is the Executive Director of Puget Sound Bike Share - you...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 24 - Hrishi Ballal
Hrishi Ballal is a PhD student at CASA, and runs Urbanflow Engine, a site to facilitate participatory planning and discussion. --- Hrishi Ballal is a PhD student at CASA, and runs Urban Flow Engine, a...
View ArticleThe Global Lab Episode 25 - John Burn-Murdoch from FT Interactive
John Burn-Murdoch from the FT Interactive team talks to Martin Zaltz Austwick about what Data Journalism is, and where it's heading. --- John Burn-Murdoch is a data journalist at FT interactive, having...
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