Episodes
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
4. The devastating effects of “legal highs”
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
They were known as “legal highs”, and they pose a significant threat to public health. Programme Director for Pharmacy at Swansea Dr Amira Guirguis and Dr Sam Blaxland explore the relationship of vaping to recent deaths in America, and how Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) can be better understood, classified and treated.
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
5. There’s more to life than money: how do we measure happiness?
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
From supermarkets to high speed trains, politics to lottery tickets; economics is embedded in all that we do. Dr Simon Rudkin explains how economics isn’t just about maths and money; our happiness in our choices is paramount.
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
6. Circular economy: discouraging the throwaway culture
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
The UK produces 200 million tonnes of waste each year and one quarter of that goes to landfill. The resources that we need are becoming more and more scarce.
Where are we going to get those critical raw materials for things like power generation and medical devices in the future? How do we start designing products so we recycle those resources and not just put them in landfill?
Associate Professor’s Gavin Bunting and Matthew Davies talk about the Circular Economy and Swansea University's work in next generation solar energy technology and how we are making sustainable renewable energy.
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