Festival of the Mind

Health researcher Dr Chris Blackmore and Nick Bax, Creative Director of Human Design studio, talk about using virtual reality as a storytelling and therapeutic tool for improving mental health and wellbeing. Part of Festival of the Mind 2020 festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk

Laura Alston takes you on a tour of Sheffield General Cemetery, exploring the site's landscape, architecture, history and connections to places around the globe. This episode is brought to you in association with Off the Shelf Festival of Words . Part of Festival of the Mind 2020 festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk

Artist Paul Evans and physicist Andrew Parnell answer crowd-sourced questions about light, the universe, and what it's like working together on art-science project. Part of Festival of the Mind 2020 festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk

Joe Skelton and producer Hannah Goraya present The Broken Crab - an audio drama set in the near future where an athlete enhanced using tissue engineering struggles to own her body again. This work was inspired by Dr Sam Pashneh-Tala’s research in tissue engineering and explores the ethical issues associated with redesigning the human body. Part of Festival of the Mind 2020 festivalofthemind.sheffi...

Ceramicist Angie Hardwick and Dr Parveen Ali talk about using art to explore the psychological and physical images of domestic violence and abuse. Part of Festival of the Mind 2020 festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk

Artist Kate Sully and researchers from the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience talk about their collaboration on an exhibition about how brain connections work in a state of disease. Part of Festival of the Mind 2020 festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk

Sculptor and mixed-media artist Anthony Bennett talks about working with soil microbiologist Professor Tim Daniell on a playful but powerful installation. Part of Festival of the Mind 2020 festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk

Architect Luis Hernan, evolutionary biologist Katja Peijnenburg and designer Carolina Ramirez-Figueroa discuss their collaboration on an installation exploring climate change and the effects of ocean acidification on marine organisms. Part of Festival of the Mind 2020 festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk

Harley Everett and Rohit Chakraborty from the Invisible Pollution project discuss the dangers of air pollution and how the Sheffield Climate Monitor tool is making pollution data easier to access and understand. Part of Festival of the Mind 2020 http://festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk

The team behind the Wild Edges project talk about the landscape of Gardom's Edge in the Peak District's Eastern Moors, exploring ideas of archaeology, wilderness and wilding. Wild Edges is an exhibition, produced by artist Rachael Kidd in collaboration with archaeologist Bob Johnston, that considers the intersection between landscape art and landscape archaeology. Part of Festival of the M...

Artist Paul Evans discusses his collaboration with filmmaker Jon Harrison and researchers from Professor David Edward's research group on their project, Life Game.   Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind 2022.