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Out NOW! Our new podcast series The Engineering Edge sees Professor Lucy Rogers exploring the UK to uncover the every day tech that is giving people an edge. Plus, all you need to know about The DesignSpark Podcast (series 2) as well as History Makers (series 1).
The DesignSpark Podcast explores a range of exciting topics – Medical Technology, Big Data, Space Exploration, the Future of Transport, Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Humans. Search and subscribe on your favourite podcast platform below to listen now.
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January 6, 2020 00:31
Episode 3 - Lucy Goes Nuclear
How can everyday tech give nuclear fusion energy... The Engineering Edge? Professor Lucy Rogers PhD is heading to the UK's National Research Laboratory for Fusion Energy, the Culham Centre, in Oxfordshire.
December 2, 2019 08:14
Episode 2 - Lucy Goes Animatronic
How can everyday tech give the UK's oldest theme park the engineering edge? Professor Lucy Rogers PhD is heading to Blackgang Chine on the Isle of WIght, which opened in 1840, to find out how they're still going strong with the help of technology.
November 4, 2019 13:50
Episode 1 - Lucy Goes Drone Racing
How can everyday tech give drone racing pilots...The Engineering Edge? And with so many variables, how do you know which component is making the difference? Professor Lucy Rogers heads to the UK Drone Racing Open to find out.
July 11, 2019 14:44
The DesignSpark Podcast: Box Set
To celebrate reaching 10,000 downloads of The DesignSpark podcast we've put together an exclusive "box set" for you to listen at your pleasure... prepare for a side-splitting view of modern technology.
June 24, 2019 08:19
#6 Space Exploration; Using Science to Look Forward. And Back
The key to understanding our existence and, possibly, prolonging it lies beyond our own planet. Our fascination with the stars goes back thousands of years. Astronomy is claimed to be humanity’s oldest science...
June 17, 2019 07:53
#5 The Future of Transport; We’ve Come a Long Way from the Red Flag Man
Change always meets a certain amount of resistance. In our apparently tech-friendly world, we have yet to experience the full heat of the debate about driverless cars.
June 10, 2019 07:58
#4 Robotics & AI; How do I know you're not a robot?
Will robots take over enough of our roles to make humans unnecessary? What have the robots ever done for us? In the workplace and in our homes, we may find robots to be more friend than foe.
June 2, 2019 22:13
#3 Augmented Humans; Can Machine-Like Humans Compete with Human-Like Machines?
There are good reasons for us to want to become superhuman: stronger, smarter, faster, healthier. If we are concerned about losing our place in the world to machines, what better way to compete than to become (at least part) machine ourselves?
May 26, 2019 11:07
#2 Medical Tech; Will it make us Super Healthy Humans?
Aided by the IoT (of course) and enhanced with AI, today’s medical technology has something for everyone
May 20, 2019 07:11
#1 Big Data; It’s About Size AND How to Handle It
There is a sense that many are not comfortable that their personal preferences are being mapped and analysed in minute detail. How did this come about, and how does it work?
May 15, 2019 07:38
Cast Spotlight: The DesignSpark Podcast
Put a face to the voice and find out more about the cast of our brand new comedy series about technology "The DesignSpark Podcast", which launches on Monday 20th May. It's time for TechLOLogy.
Help DesignSpark to win at the British Podcast Awards!
The British Podcast Awards celebrates great British podcasts, and with an iTunes Podcast rating of 4.9 out of 5, we think that the first series of The DesignSpark Podcast, History Makers, fits the bill nicely!
