I discuss a variety of topics in both the natural and social sciences, exploring the many fascinating insights that the scientific method yields about the world around us.
167 episodes transcribedA discussion of the awesome power of volcanoes, including an overview of the different types of volcanoes, types of lava and pyroclastics, mechanisms...
Concluding the two-part series on the circulatory and respiratory systems, I discuss the biochemical mechanisms by which red blood cells and hemoglobi...
The first in a two-part episode covering the circulatory and respiratory systems, including a discussion of the anatomy of the heart, the process of c...
An overview of the underlying mechanisms of pain, including the role of nociception, transduction of nociceptor signals by spinal pathways, the modula...
Building on the previous discussion of Hartree-Fock Theory, I discuss the inclusion of basis functions to produce the Roothaan equations, and the meth...
An overview of techniques of determining molecular structure, including an introduction to valance bond theory covering bond formation and orbital hyb...
A discussion of cell communication and signalling, including an overview of the purpose of cell signalling, the main types of signals, and application...
A discussion of the transportation and sorting of proteins within the eukaryotic cell, including an overview of the endomembrane system, the mechanism...
An introduction to the cell membrane, including a discussion of the structure of the bilipid membrane, an overview of the structure and function of me...
In the second and final part of this series, I discuss the major consequences of special relativity, including the relativity of simultaneity, time di...
The first of a two part series on special relativity, I provide a brief overview of the historical development of relativity theory, including a discu...
I discuss the methods and results of my Master's Thesis, in which I analysed electrophysiological data of the mouse visual system using a variety of s...
A discussion of higher-order processing of information in the visual system, including an overview of how the brain extracts edges and basic shapes fr...
An overview of the field of microbiology, beginning with a brief history of the discipline, and then proceeding through a summary of the structure and...
An introduction to the theory of plate tectonics, beginning with an overview of the internal structure of Earth, the differences between oceanic and c...
Building on the basic concepts discussed in the previous episode, this episode examines the formation and development of a wide range of weather pheno...
An introduction to key concepts relevant to understanding weather, including relative and absolute humidity, atmospheric stability, cloud formation an...
In this sixth and final part in our series on economic growth and development, I discuss in more detail some of the key institutions necessary for eco...
In this fifth part of our series on economic growth and development, I examine the major factors that have been advanced as explaining differences in...
In this fourth part of our series on economic growth and development, I outline the major theories of economic development developed over the past six...
