6.6 Ichwan and Jon - 3 November
Ichwan Thamin and Jon Henderson talk about CDs, chickens and change.
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But we're now at a point in the society where technology is increasing very, very quickly and changing our culture in ways we don't yet understand.
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About our guests
Ichwan Thamin
Chosen object: Smart phone
Recording location: Edinburgh
Ichwan Thamin Wiputra is a third-year undergraduate studying Global Agriculture and Food Security at the University of Edinburgh. From 2019 – 2020, he completed the Biology and Chemistry Foundation programme in King’s College London. He is currently working on an upcoming food sustainability podcast.
He also does digital and traditional illustration and likes to cook, bake, and read for leisure.
Jon Henderson
Chosen object: A CD
Recording location: Edinburgh
Jon is a Chancellors Fellow in Global Challenges at the University of Edinburgh and Head of Archaeology. He is a prehistoric archaeologist who is interested in how the past can help inform and improve the present, specifically looking at submerged settlements and developing underwater survey techniques around the world. Jon is also a series consultant and regular on-screen contributor to the National Geographic series Drain the Oceans which uses cutting-edge digital recording and CGI modelling to present underwater sites to a global audience.
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong - View on publisher's website (external)
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Credits
Host: Hannah Clark
Theme music: Nathan Webb
Producer: Kate Stewart