Premiere of the Radio Segment “Science into Images”

December 8, 2020

Premiere of the Radio Segment “Science into Images”

Premiere of the Radio Segment “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)

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