Yesterday, Sunday, February 14, 2021, we aired the third installment of our radio segment on Maresmejant, a program on Mataró Ràdio, which you can tune into at 89.3 FM.

Here’s the link where you can listen to the full program (2 hours):
http://mataroaudiovisual.alacarta.cat/maresmejant

You can also access the audio of our segment directly (approximately 22 minutes) on our YouTube channel, Science into Images.
The link to this second program is: https://youtu.be/g4hguDCs_M4

Today’s main topic was the launch of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) and, in connection with it, the MITICAP and RESCAP Projects carried out by researchers from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in the coastal area of Cap de Creus.

The close collaboration between researchers and the fishing guilds of Cadaqués and Port de la Selva has yielded excellent results, demonstrating that ecosystem conservation is by no means incompatible with maintaining traditional activities—in this case, fishing. Furthermore, it has shown that citizen involvement in scientific research not only facilitates the work of researchers but also enhances project outcomes.

We also shared some information about the Hipatia Prize (organized by the Academia Europaea and the Barcelona City Council) and the upcoming Women’s Week 2021, both hosted by the Barcelona hub of the Academia Europaea.

At the end of this post, you’ll find links where you can access more information on the topics discussed.

We hope you find our contribution interesting!

Related Links:

HIPATIA PRIZE

http://barcelona.acadeuro.org/home/annual-programming/hypatia-prize/hypatia-prize-second-edition-2019-2020/

WOMEN’S WEEK

http://barcelona.acadeuro.org/home/annual-programming/womens-week-2/

UNITED NATIONS DECADE ON ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION (2021-2030)

https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/30919/UNDTsp.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y

MITICAP PROJECT

https://www.facebook.com/miticap2019/
https://www.programapleamar.es/proyectos/miticap-iii-implementacion-de-medidas-innovadoras-de-cooperacion-entre-pescadores-y

RESCAP PROJECT

https://www.facebook.com/rescap2019
https://www.programapleamar.es/proyectos/rescap-iii-conservacion-y-recuperacion-de-poblaciones-de-gorgonias-de-profundidad-mediante

Science into Images’ Involvement in These Projects:

1. Scientific Article Published in Marine Pollution Bulletin 159 (2020) 111501
   “First report of the carnivorous sponge Lycopodina hypogea (Cladorhizidae) associated with marine debris, and its possible implications on deep-sea connectivity”
   A. Santín, J. Grinyó, M. Bilan, S. Ambroso, P. Puig
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X20306196
2. Episode on Cap de Creus in the TV Show Volando Voy, Hosted by Jesús Calleja (Aired November 3, 2019, on Cuatro TV)
   Science into Images was responsible for capturing special footage of the gorgonians.
   https://www.cuatro.com/volandovoy/programa-completo_18_2845245157.html

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The Disputatio of Barcelona and Marine “Cereal”

Today, Sunday, January 17, 2021, we aired the second installment of our radio segment on Maresmejant, a program on Mataró Ràdio, which you can tune into at 89.3 FM.

Here’s the link where you can listen to the full program (2 hours):
http://mataroaudiovisual.alacarta.cat/maresmejant

You can also access the audio of our segment directly (approximately 24 minutes) on our YouTube channel, Science into Images.
The link to this second program is: https://youtu.be/cBwxQFtdHZc

Due to the pandemic, we are recording the program using a remote application. However, today we had a technical issue—my computer decided to shut down (probably due to overheating) just as the segment began. Fortunately, thanks to the skill of the Mataró Ràdio technician assisting us today, we were able to finish the broadcast via phone. For this reason, you’ll notice a change in sound quality starting at minute 2:20.

Today’s topics were the upcoming Disputatio of Barcelona (scheduled for next Tuesday, January 19) and the recently announced discovery of a so-called marine “cereal”—which is, in reality, the seed of the seagrass Zostera marina.

At the end of this post, you’ll find links where you can access more information if you’re interested.

We hope you find our contribution interesting!

Related Links:

DISPUTATIO OF BARCELONA

http://barcelona.acadeuro.org/home/annual-programming/disputatio-of-barcelona/disputatio-of-barcelona-2020/

MARINE “CEREAL”

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zostera_marina

La entrada The Disputatio of Barcelona and Marine “Cereal” se publicó primero en Science into Images.

Last Sunday, December 6, we embarked on a new Science into Images adventure—a new kind of safari, similar to the ones we usually take into the microscopic world, but this time, venturing into an almost entirely unknown territory for us: the world of radio waves.

From now on, one Sunday each month, we will explore the possibilities of communicating science and sharing its wonders through the microphones of Maresmejant, a program on Mataró Ràdio, which you can tune into at 89.3 FM. If you can’t listen live, you can always catch up one or two days later in the A la carta section of the Mataró Audiovisual portal.

Here’s the link where you can listen to the full program (2 hours):
http://mataroaudiovisual.alacarta.cat/maresmejant

You can also access the audio of our segment directly (20 minutes) on our YouTube channel, Science into Images.
The link to this first program is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMXQTM_Oqjc

We are delighted with the warm welcome from the program’s veterans, who have provided us with all the support we need to develop this segment and given us complete freedom in selecting and discussing our topics.

For the premiere, we chose a rather complex and little-known subject: organoids. We hope that our explanations—brief and partial as they may be (since time on the radio is inevitably limited)—have sparked curiosity among listeners about these remarkable developments in biological research with direct applications in medicine.

In addition to this main topic, our first broadcast also covered other science-related activities in the form of a news-style commentary, aiming to keep listeners informed about scientific events and outreach initiatives.

We hope you find our contribution interesting!

Below, we’ve included links for those who wish to explore the topics discussed in greater depth.

Main Topic: ORGANOIDS

More Information:

• Hans Clevers’ lecture on the YouTube channel of the Academia Europaea-Barcelona Knowledge Hub:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ684wU0myI
• Organoid Project at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE-CSIC), led by researcher Sandra Acosta:
  https://ellipse.prbb.org/human-organoids-to-study-covid-19-infection-and-treatments-more-realistically/

Other Topics:

Closing of the exhibition Viatge a l’Invisible and screening of the documentary Symbiotic Earth. How Lynn Margulis Rocked the Boat and Started a Scientific Revolution at the Granollers Museum of Natural Sciences (December 15, 2020)

More Information:

• About the photo exhibition:
  http://www.museugranollersciencies.org/ca/agenda/exposicio-viatge-a-linvisible-octubre-novembre-2020/
• About the documentary film:
  https://hummingbirdfilms.com/symbioticearth/

World Soil Day (December 5, 2020) and the production of the documentary Regenerating Life

More Information:

• About World Soil Day:
  https://www.un.org/es/observances/world-soil-day
• About the documentary:
  https://hummingbirdfilms.com/regenerating-life/

La entrada Premiere of the Radio Segment “Science into Images” se publicó primero en Science into Images.