Trinity Talks Science

Sources: Maria Sybilla Merian: http://home.wtal.de/hh/merian/meng.htm http://www.sibyllamerian.com/ http://www.themariasibyllameriansociety.humanities.uva.nl/ Ellen Hutchins: https://www.ellenhutchins.com/ Edith Anne Stoney: Service in War and for Science: Miss Edith Stoney’s Experiences, Trove, 1934: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/182152970 Duck, Francis A (December 2013). “Edith Stoney MA, the first woman medical physicist” (PDF). Scope. 22 (4): 49–54: https://www.ipem.ac.uk/Portals/0/Documents/Publications/SCOPE/SCOPE_DEC2013_LR.pdf “Obituary: Edith Stoney, M.A.”. Lancet. 232 (5993): 108. 9 July 1938. Shelia Tinney: https://www.ria.ie/news/dictionary-irish-biography-public-engagement-stem-education/100th-anniversary-birth-sheila https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/Statistical-Report-1935-1936.pdf Irish Times Obituary: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/pioneer-in-field-of-mathematical-physics-1.683814 Music: Galleries, “Glassan” Used with permission of the artist Credits: Host: Peter Cox Contributors: Aneta Nerguti, Brian Kennedy, Molly McCrory, and Kate Finucane Sound Editor: Kate Finucane Additional Editing: Brian Kennedy, Aneta Nerguti, and Molly McCrory Executive Producer: Peter Cox Publishing: Thomas Donovan Public Relations: Molly McCrory Secretary: Aneta Nerguti Producers: Molly McCrory, Kate Finucane, Aneta Nerguti, Brian Kennedy Special Thanks: Luke Hannigan, Malek Fantasi, Tess Tangney, Sadhbh Brennan, Eoin Brennan, Sally Anne McCarthy, Alex Hackett, Sam Moon Nam, Kushal Doddakula, Trinity News, DU General Science Society

Timestamps: Collie Ennis on Spiders: 1:00 Dr. Maureen Williams on Parasites: 13:30 Dr. Nicholas Payne on Sharks: 26:45 Sources: Spiders: Citizen Science: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-use-twitter-pics-study-spiders-ants-and-birds-180970237/ Collie’s Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-critter-shed/id1448497302?mt=2 Parasites: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/9/e1602422?fbclid=IwAR2-3vCoMpVzY4oaQkH3g7fKuhTMeX6WchT9G7t0LM-3EdvSttoOiwPQigY FameLab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neJ8VIZ0HgI Sharks: Ecotourism: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320716301902 Music: Galleries, “Glassan” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xtTW9iF5k4 Used with permission of the artist Credits: Hosts: Dan Giffney and Molly McCrory Contributors: Aneta Nerguti, Kate Finucane, and Peter Cox Sound Editor: Kate Finucane Additional Editing: Brian Kennedy, Peter Cox, and Molly McCrory Executive Producer: Peter Cox Publishing: Thomas Donovan Public Relations: Molly McCrory Secretary: Aneta Nerguti Producers: Dan Giffney, Molly McCrory, Kate Finucane, Aneta Nerguti, Thomas Donovan, Ciaran Kelly, Eleanor Mullen, Brian Kennedy Special Thanks: Dr. Nicholas Payne, Dr. Maureen Williams, Collie Ennis, Trinity News, DU General Science Society

Timestamps: Luminescence: 0:55 IPCC Report: 11:24 Dr. Sylvia Draper: 23:08 Sources: Luminescence Glowing trees: http://news.mit.edu/2017/engineers-create-nanobionic-plants-that-glow-1213 https://www.britannica.com/science/luminescence https://www.bnl.gov/esh/cms/pdf/peroxides.pdf IPCC Report http://report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_spm_final.pdf Sylvia Draper Molecules of Murder, John Emsley: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/ebook/978-1-78262-474-5 Music: Galleries, “Glassan” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xtTW9iF5k4 Used with permission of the artist Credits: Hosts: Dan Giffney and Molly McCrory Contributors: Kevin Llanera, Aneta Nerguti, and Kushal Doddakula Sound Editor: Kate Finucane Additional Editing: Brian Kennedy, Dan Giffney, Peter Cox, and Molly McCrory Executive Producer: Peter Cox Publishing: Thomas Donovan Public Relations: Molly McCrory Secretary: Aneta Nerguti Producers: Dan Giffney, Molly McCrory, Kate Finucane, Aneta Nerguti, Thomas Donovan, Ciaran Kelly, Eleanor Mullen, Brian Kennedy Special Thanks: Prof. Sylvia Draper, Trinity News, DU General Science Society

Timestamps: Dr. Aoife McLysaght – 13:40 Dr. Tomas Ryan – 28:28 Dr. Luke O’Neill – 38:34 In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Erwin Schrödinger’s “What is Life?” lecture, we interviewed some of the chairs of the Schrödinger in 75 conference that happened this September. Our Executive Producer Peter Cox interviewed Prof. Aoife McLysaght, friend of the podcast Danielle Olavario interviewed Prof. Luke O’Neill, and co-host Dan Giffney interviewed Prof. Tomás Ryan. We also have a panel from Peter, Danielle, Dan, and Brian Kennedy, all of whom went to the conference. Sources: Luke O’Neill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV4ZFQqt-7g Aoife McLysaght https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO3pIMjKYck&feature=share Tomás Ryan https://www.tcd.ie/Biochemistry/research/t_ryan.php Panel Dan’s Article: http://trinitynews.ie/scitech/2018/10/consciousness-dont-mind-if-i-do/, Peter’s Article: http://trinitynews.ie/scitech/2018/10/will-extinction-become-extinct/ TN Overview: http://trinitynews.ie/scitech/2018/10/delving-into-life-and-science-at-schrodinger-at-75/, Article by Sam Cox: http://trinitynews.ie/scitech/2018/10/an-obligation-to-die/ Music: “Werq” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Credits: Panel: Dan Giffney, Peter Cox, Danielle Olavario, and Brian Kennedy Sound Editor: Kate Finucane Additional Editing: Brian Kennedy, Dan Giffney, Peter Cox, and Molly McCrory Executive Producer: Peter Cox Publishing: Thomas Donovan Public Relations: Molly McCrory and Aneta Nerguti Producers: Dan Giffney, Molly McCrory, Kate Finucane, Aneta Nerguti, Thomas Donovan, Ciaran Kelly, Eleanor Mullen, Brian Kennedy Special Thanks: Prof. Luke O’Neill, Prof. Aoife McLysaght, Prof. Tomás Ryan, Schrödinger in 75, Trinity News, DU General Science Society

Timestamps: Nuclear Fusion – 1:12 Genetics of Homosexuality – 13:05 Light Pollution – 25:05 For this episode, we interviewed Professor Brian Espey, who studies gas both in galactic and extragalactic systems. He tells us about dark skies, light pollution and observational astronomy. Ciaran Kelly, our resident PhD member, talks to us about a link between genes and homosexuality. Kate Finucane, our sound editor, after her trip to Joint European Torus or JET, talks to us about nuclear fusion! Sources: Nuclear Fusion – Kate Finucane: http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/JET.aspx https://www.iter.org/ https://www.euro-fusion.org/ Evolution and Genetics of Homosexuality – Ciaran Kelly: http://www.wiringthebrain.com/ Light Pollution – Prof. Brian Espey: Article on dark skies/light at night with some background information The web page also includes a link to the Citizen Science questionnaire: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/only-5-per-cent-of-ireland-s-night-skies-are-free-from-artificial-light-says-expert-1.3419673 A direct link to Irish Times/SFI/EPA light at night survey: https://orealen.polldaddy.com/s/lightatnight Light at night and sleep disruption survey: goo.gl/dGNwzv Maynooth work on light at night and sleep disruption has been included on the RTE’s Brainstorm page: https://www.rte.ie/eile/brainstorm/2018/0323/949512-the-dark-side-to-bright-light/ Music: “Werq” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Credits: Hosts: Molly McCrory and Dan Giffney Contributors: Ciaran Kelly, Kate Finucane, and Brian Kennedy Sound Editor: Kate Finucane Additional Editing: Brian Kennedy, Dan Giffney, and Molly McCrory Executive Producer: Peter Cox Publishing: Thomas Donovan Public Relations: Molly McCrory and Aneta Gaxha Producers: Dan Giffney, Molly McCrory, Kate Finucane, Aneta Gaxha, Thomas Donovan, Ciaran Kelly, Eleanor Mullen, Shaun Ussher, Mary Margaret Macauley Special Thanks: Prof. Brian Espey, Trinity News, DU General Science Society

Energy Policy and Sustainability: Jim Gannon: 0:52 Energy Dysfunction and Disease: Prof. David Finlay: 16:20 Resources and Materials: Prof. Balz Kamber: 28:00 Sources: Jim Gannon: Website: seai.ie Twitter: @seai_ie Prof. David Finlay: Website: www.tcd.ie/biosciences/ Twitter: @dfinlaytcd Prof. Balz Kamber: Instagram: @kamberbs Credits: Hosts: Dan Giffney and Molly McCrory Interviewees: Jim Gannon, Prof. David Finlay, Prof. Balz Kamber Sound Editor: Kate Finucane Executive Producer: Peter Cox Publishing: Thomas Donovan Public Relations Officer: Molly McCrory Producers: Dan Giffney, Molly McCrory, Kate Finucane, Aneta Gaxha, Thomas Donovan, Ciaran Kelly, Shaun Ussher, Eleanor Mullen, Brian Kennedy Special Thanks to: DU General Science Society, Trinity News, Trinity College Dublin’s Faculty of Engineering, Maths, and Science, especially Sandra Kavanagh, and our guests

Bacteria To The Future – 2:06 Monkey See, Monkey Clone – 16:40 Dr. Jeremy Piggott – 32:10 In the newest episode of Trinity Talks Science, we talk with contributor Maeve about the plastics in our oceans, contributor Danielle about cloning and we sit down with Dr. Jeremy Piggott to discuss environmental monitoring! Sources: Bacteria to the Future: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-whale/plastic-bags-found-clogging-stomach-of-dead-whale-in-norway-idUSKBN15I2EI https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749114002425 https://eic.rsc.org/feature/the-massive-problem-of-microplastics/2000127.article https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2018.00039/full https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/07/26/million-plastic-bottles-minute-91-not-recycled/#56a82e38292c https://www.greenfacts.org/en/marine-litter/l-2/3-micro-plastics.htm https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0915/905084-birds-plastic-consumption/ Monkey See, Monkey Clone: “Cloning of Macaque Monkeys by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer” Poo et. al, http://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(18)30057-6 Turner, L. “A Sheep Named Dolly.” CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal 156.8 (1997): 1149–1150. Print. Dr. Jeremy Piggott: http://www.tcd.ie/Zoology/research/groups/piggott/ Credits: Hosts: Molly McCrory and Aneta Gaxha Contributors: Maeve McCann, Danielle Olavario, and Peter Cox Sound Editor: Kate Finucane Executive Producer: Peter Cox Publishing: Thomas Donovan Public Relations Officer: Molly McCrory Secretary: Dan Giffney Fact Checker: Aneta Gaxha Producers: Dan Giffney, Molly McCrory, Kate Finucane, Aneta Gaxha, Thomas Donovan, Ciaran Kelly, Shaun Ussher Special Thanks: DU General Science Society, Trinity News, Dr. Jeremy Piggott Voices: https://soundcloud.com/trinity-news/voices-episode-1-undecided-voters

Fires in Space – 1:34 Sleep – 15:26 Dr. Andrew Jackson – 27:31 Sources: Fires in Space: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20170001636.pdf http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1018(199609)20:5%3C235::AID-FAM580%3E3.0.CO;2-Y/full https://www.nasa.gov/saffire Sleep: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091302217300109 https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article-abstract/40/1/zsw027/2920202?redirectedFrom=fulltext http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/ben/car/2017/00000014/00000010/art00007 Dr. Andrew Jackson: http://www.tcd.ie/Zoology/research/research/theoretical/andrewjackson.php Credits: Hosts: Dan Giffney and Molly McCrory Contributors: Kate Finucane, Shaun Ussher, and Peter Cox Sound Editor: Kate Finucane Executive Producer: Peter Cox Publishing: Thomas Donovan Public Relations Officer: Molly McCrory Secretary: Dan Giffney Fact Checkers: Aneta Gaxha and Dan Giffney Producers: Dan Giffney, Molly McCrory, Kate Finucane, Eleanor Mullen, Shaun Ussher, Aneta Gaxha, Thomas Donovan, Ciaran Kelly Special Thanks: DU General Science Society, Trinity News, Dr. Andrew Jackson

Do Walls Trump Wildlife? – 2:02 Schrodinger’s Cat Explained – 16:48 Dr. Mary Bourke on Mars – 26:31 Sources: Do Walls Trump Wildlife? Boone, R. B. and N. T. Hobbs (2004). “Lines around fragments: effects of fencing on large herbivores.” African Journal of Range and Forage Science 21(3): 147-158. Epps, C. W., et al. (2005). “Highways block gene flow and cause a rapid decline in genetic diversity of desert bighorn sheep.” Ecology letters 8(10): 1029-1038. Letnic, M. and F. Koch (2010). “Are dingoes a trophic regulator in arid Australia? A comparison of mammal communities on either side of the dingo fence.” Austral Ecology 35(2): 167-175. Parmesan, C. (2006). “Ecological and evolutionary responses to recent climate change.” Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 37: 637-669. Sullivan, J (2016) ‘What would Trump’s wall mean for wildlife?’, BBC, 1 September. Available at: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37200583 . (2 November 2017) Van Oosterzee, P. (2017) ‘Wildebeest no more: The death of Africa’s great migrations’, New Scientist, 6 December. Available at: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631550-700-wildebeest-no-more-the-death-of-africas-great-migrations/ (09/01/2018). Schrodinger’s Cat Villars, C. N. (1986). The paradox of Schrodinger’s cat. Physics Education, 21(4), 7. https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/21/4/007 http://www.informationphilosopher.com/books/problems/Schrodinger.pdf# https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkVpMAbNOAo Dr. Mary Bourke https://www.astrobio.net/mars/winters-mars-shaping-red-planets-landscape/ Credits: Hosts: Dan Giffney and Molly McCrory Sound Editor: Kate Finucane Executive Producer: Peter Cox Publishing: Thomas Donovan Public Relations Officer: Molly McCrory Secretary: Dan Giffney Fact Checker: Aneta Gaxha Producers: Dan Giffney, Molly McCrory, Kate Finucane, Eleanor Mullen, Shaun Ussher, Aneta Gaxha, Thomas Donovan, Ciaran Kelly Special Thanks: DU General Science Society, Trinity Publications, Dr. Mary Bourke

2:00 – Heritability and Personalized Genomics – Ciaran Kelly 18:22 – Supercontinents – Aneta Gaxha 30:02 – Museum Building – Dr. Patrick Wyse Jackson Credits: Hosts: Seán Clerkin and Dan Giffney Sound Editors: Seán Clerkin and Kate Finucane Executive Producer: Peter Cox Publishing: Thomas Donovan Public Relations Officer: Molly McCrory Secretary: Dan Giffney Fact Checker: Aneta Gaxha Producers: Dan Giffney, Molly McCrory, Kate Finucane, Eleanor Mullen, Shaun Ussher, Aneta Gaxha, Thomas Donovan, Ciaran Kelly Special Thanks: DU General Science Society, Trinity Publications, Dr. Patrick Wyse Jackson Sources: Heritability and Personalised Genomics: Personal genomes: The case of the missing heritability: http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081105/full/456018a.html 23andMe: https://www.23andme.com/ 10 Years of GWAS Discovery: Biology, Function, and Translation.: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28686856 Supercontinents: “The next supercontinent: Four ways Earth could reshape itself”: https://www.newscientist.com/…/mg23631470-700-the-next-sup…/ Further Information: Adam Rutherford: http://adamrutherford.com/ Dr. Patrick Wyse Jackson’s book about the Museum Building: “A Victorian Landmark: Trinity College’s Museum Building”:http://www.openbibart.fr/item/display/10068/1067669 TN SciTech: http://trinitynews.ie/category/science/