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Inside The Onion

Inside The Onion

By: Anjali Punn & Joseph Clerke
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 Hello and welcome to Inside the Onion, the podcast where we peel back the layers surrounding a given topic each episode within science, society and culture. We will be consulting a variety of guests from different backgrounds and walks of life including scientists who are experts in their field, wildlife enthusiasts, advocators and activists for equality and climate action, those delivering and curating art and cultural events as well as inspirational everyday folk who have a good story to tell. We’ll draw from journal articles we found on PubMed through to stories we heard down the pub. And together we will slice open a new onion each episode and devour them til our breath stinks!

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Anjali Punn & Joseph Clerke Biological Sciences Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Episode 3 - Fossils: A journey into prehistoric Scotland

    Episode 3 - Fossils: A journey into prehistoric Scotland
    Jan 13 2025
    We invite Palaeontologist Holly Young on to the show to discuss all things fossils! Listen to find out about dinosaur discos in Skye and ancient tropical coal forests in the Firth of Forth. We also discuss how fossil records of previous extinction events can inform our understanding of the current climate crisis and give advice for novice fossil hunters.

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    50 mins
  • Episode 2 - Cephalopods: Aliens of the ocean?

    Episode 2 - Cephalopods: Aliens of the ocean?
    Nov 5 2024
    Despite enormous evolutionary distance between ourselves and cephalopods such as squids and octopuses, these creatures posses complex intelligence and 'human-like' behavioural traits and personalities. In this episode we discuss the many wonders of cephalopods with marine biologist Laura McBride and take a deep dive into her research on the feeding ecology of the Deep Sea Squid.

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    51 mins
  • Episode 1 - Onions

    Episode 1 - Onions
    Sep 4 2024
    Anj and Joe unpeel the many layers of onions - the most ubiquitous food in the world - in this first episode. We discuss their basic biology, recount their historical trade from ancient Egypt through to the 'onion johnnies' who would transport them by bike and delve into their use in folklore, magic and medicine. Are onions truly among the great unifying forces on this planet?

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    46 mins
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