For the first ever episode of the UCL Kinesis Magazine podcast, we delve deep into the colour blue as it appears in nature, such as the stunningly blue butterflies and tarantulas. Why are they blue, and how do they produce this colour? Spoiler alert: not a single drop of pigment is used!

The episode was recorded, scripted, edited, and produced by Ebani Dhawan and Emma Wei, and was inspired by the article 'Nature in blue, blue in nature' by Sermila Ispartaligil. You can check out the article here: https://kinesismagazine.com/2021/06/27/nature-in-blue-blue-in-nature/. Additional thanks to our interviewees Dr Bill Hsuing, Prof Andy Lowe, Dr Ray Cannon and Dr Radwanul Siddique.

Follow UCL Kinesis Magazine on Facebook @KinesisUCL, Instagram @kinesismagazine, and Twitter @UCLKinesis, and you can check out the rest of the articles in Issue 8 of Kinesis Magazine here: https://kinesismagazine.com/category/issue-8/. And if you are a UCL student and would like to contribute to our print, artwork, or podcast, you can get membership at the Students' Union UCL website.

Music credit: West One Music Group - WOMG 050 Podcast Series: Science and Technology

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Our second episode of the UCL Kinesis Magazine podcast investigates the ABCs of Alzheimer’s disease. What is going on inside the brain of an Alzheimer’s patient and can anything be done to help? We are joined by Professor Karen Duff and Dr Roberto Simone to find out more about their exciting research to fight this devastating disease.

This episode was inspired by the article ‘Addressing the UK’s Dementia Dilemma – What’s Happening and What’s to Come?’ by Similoluwa Ayeniyegbe. You can check out the article here: https://kinesismagazine.com/2021/06/27/addressing-the-uks-dementia-dilemma-whats-happening-and-whats-to-come/. Special thanks to our interviewees Prof Karen Duff and Dr Roberto Simone. Additional thanks to Bjorn Franke for the music used in this episode.

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Welcome to Kinesis Podcast Episode 3! In this episode, we are exploring the different aspects of de-extinction. We will be talking to biologists and philosophers about the advances and challenges in de-extinction projects including reviving (strange) frogs, great passenger pigeons, and everyone’s favourite - mammoths.

Patrick’s article can be found on the Kinesis webpage: https://kinesismagazine.com/2021/12/13/de-extinction-how-to-bring-back-an-extinct-species/

Special thanks to our guests, Professor Michael Archer, Dr Hernán Burbano, Ben Novak, and Dr Heather Browning. This episode is produced by the Kinesis Podcast Subcommittee, with help from Stephanie Frank and Jasmine Lu.

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