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WhoSoc is back! And this time, we're discussing the most recent season of Doctor Who, season 1! Or series 14. Or season 40 if you're feeling really extra. Anyway, for this podcast we discussed the first two episodes of the season, with a great collective love for those poor babies, Murray Gold's incredible music and the character of Maestro... Featuring: Ollie, Louie, Berty, Cormac

Join WhoSoc to discuss the episodes we watched during Fourteen Years Since Fish Custard Week and The Eighth Doctor Paul McGann (Doing Exams) Week, in which we break down each end of the Eleventh and Eighth Doctor's tenures in the show.

Welcome to another year of WhoSoc Podcasts! To begin the year, we're finally releasing a bunch of podcasts we recorded last term, but didn't get a chance to release. So today, join WhoSoc as we discuss the first four episodes of the BBV series P.R.O.B.E., an unlicensed Doctor Who spinoff released in the wilderness years. In this podcast we discuss the few ups and many downs of this series, includi...

After a year of podcasting, Louie and Sam look back on some of Chalkboard Ultra's highlights.

In our final interview of CU series 3, we are joined by fellow student Will Ford. Tune in for an enlightening talk into Measure Theory and Optimal Transport.

Gabriel and Will become self-indulgent and debate why the podcast is ending. Gabriel mocks the general irrelevance of the podcast in the grand scheme of things, while Will argues it is a foundation for something greater.

Another podcast about physics and cats? You've got to be kitten me! This week we are joined by Madi Hammond who provides us with fascinating insights into research projects, maths communications and cats.

The second decisode is here, and who better to bring for the occasion than our first CU returner Sam Shepherd? Tune in for an interesting discussion on polylogarithms, category theory, and literally everything in between!

Join Louie, Sam and Daniele once again for Part 2 of The Physicist from Pisa. This week we learn more about quantum physics and its implications in the real world.

Join Louie and Sam and special guest Dr Daniele Dorigoni in the opening of CU Series III. This week, we talk about Daniele's academic journey and learn a lot about how maths is used in theoretical physics.

It's that time of year again where you decide what we watch! Featuring Lottie and Berty laughing out of context.

BOOM! Join us for an explosive discussion on the Special Weapons Dalek and that time an earthquake struck Cardiff.

It's the War Machines Birthday? We need a gift quick...a WhoSoc Podcast will do. Join us for a discussion on the time technology went rogue in Doctor Who.

How many Matt Smith stories are we discussing today? 3! We are discussing 3! Tune in for a chat on The Flesh and Demons Run.

We experience Dr Phillip Goff in his natural habitat as he defends Panpsychism against both the direct questioning of students and curated comments from his most relentless Internet critics.  Gabriel was forced to not read about Panpsychism so he could approach it from pure, undistilled logic, and be the Elizabeth of Bohemia to Goff's Descartes.  Sam - a fan of Physicalism - forces Goff into r...

THIS WEEK on The Passionfruit Podcast, tummies are rumbling with a conversation all about Emily Williams' passion for eggs! Emily and Lydia talk about killer chickens and getting egged before asking the all-important question, 'What came first, chicken or the egg?' Join Lydia on her journey to find the most niche passion in Durham!

It's the 14th of March, better known to us mathematicians as Pi Day! Join us for a fun discussion into Pi and what Sam got up to in London.

Scientific research is said to be one of the most questioning and skeptical of human activities. Why exactly? We spoke to psychology student Olivia Sharpe to find out how Lies Damn Lies and Statistics have been found in the world of psychological research.

"Doctor Who?"...not this time. Fill up your glass of milk and join in the song (podcast), as we discuss the times the Doctor's identity got mixed up and stolen.

Welcome to the most chaotic WhoSoc podcast of all time, where we discuss the memey-ist episodes. How many paving slab jokes have seen today?

The return of Deputy Biscuit Officer Aiken to the podcast allows him to speak on a similar topic to one that he chose for a particularly controversial real life Discussion and Debate Society session (Wednesdays 7:30-8:30 ER149), but unfortunately couldn't attend. Gabriel strongly believes in shifting focus from obesity to health in general, Will has various opinions opposing Gabriel including...

THIS WEEK on the Passionfruit Podcast, Poppy Worlidge joins Lydia to talk about her passion for poetry (and songwriting). They cover Pirates' parrots, Cath Kidston and singing Adele in 3-part harmony at home... Join Lydia to find the most niche passion in Durham!

It is LEAP DAY - which makes us mathematicians very excited. In this episode of Chalkboard Ultra, Louie and Sam discuss how the calendar came to be and how to count down to Doomsday.

With Sam mysteriously absent, Louie passes the time by discussing Game Theory and Chess with 3 guests; Woody Jeffay, Oliver Ensor-Adams and Jacob Harris. Tune in for a fun insight into rationalism and whether Chess can be solved.

Dedicated to Brian Hoyland. In this minisode of Chalkboard Ultra, Sam and Louie discuss the prevalence of magic in our day-to-day society and how mathematics is used to conjure fate in the world of numerology. Does your name reveal your personality? Or have you fallen fool to the Mathemagician's Apprentice?