• Endless Possibilities v2.0 by Katherine Haxton

    Chemistry + Academic = Blog (Please note that the views in this blog are my own, original ramblings, and are not a reflection on any institution that I may be associated with.)

    • Podcast!

      Saturday, 25 Apr 2009 - 16:08 UTC

      If you’ve ever wondered what I sound like beyond typed words on the screen, you can find out by heading over to the RSC’s (chemistry) Chemistry in its element podcast this week.

      I chose the element platinum because it’s one of the common threads through my research – I spent my PhD using platinum catalysts to make dendrimers, then my postdoc looking at new drug delivery systems for platinum based anticancer drugs such as cisplatin.

      You may recognise a couple of other familiar names on the page…and I’d recommend having a listen to any of the podcasts because they are very informative and entertaining.

      PS – I hate the sound of my own voice recorded so this was quite an odd task!

      Last updated: Saturday, 25 Apr 2009 - 16:08 UTC

      • Comments

        • Date:
          Saturday, 25 Apr 2009 - 16:43 UTC
          Graham Steel said:

          Very informative podcast, Katherine.

          BTW, I never knew you were Scottish. Which part of Scotland are you from?

        • Date:
          Saturday, 25 Apr 2009 - 17:39 UTC
          Katherine Haxton said:

          Thanks Graham,

          I’m from Limekilns, a wee village near Dunfermline, just across the Forth Bridge from Edinburgh.

        • Date:
          Saturday, 25 Apr 2009 - 19:12 UTC
          Eva Amsen said:

          Cool! I also never like the sound of my voice. It’s just because it sounds different to your own ears than when you’re listening to yourself “live” – but this sounds really like what you sound like in real life! And it’s well-paced, and interesting (Gold mines abandoned because of platinum poisoning? Haha!)


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