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What happens in the field?
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jan 16, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Field work. It sounds like a lot of fun! Scientists get to travel the world visiting exotic locations seeing and experiencing incredible things. But in reality they can find themselves outside the comforts of their lab with some interesting things happening to them! This podcast episode is a little different to our usual Big Question series, as we hear from three scientists who took to the stage as part of the Oxford Ideas Festival. In front of a live audience we asked them the Big Question: What happens in the field? Listen here to hear stories from Dr Amy Dickman, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Cedric Tan…
Released:
Jan 16, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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