• Polar Times

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Polar Times

By: APECS
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  • Science and stories from literally the coolest places on the planet! It’s said that the poles are the thermometer for the rest of the planet- what happens to the rest of us, has already been happening there for years. It’s easy with the state of the world currently to bunker down in a little private bubble, but its more essential than ever that we broaden our horizons and remember that there’s a world out there that is incredible- and needs us! And if that sounds too heavy for you then instead why not join us to escape as we take to on audial adventures to these strange and remote and beautiful places? We’ll speak to guests who’ve looked polar bears in the eye, who drive 12k ton ships through ice 9ft thick or who spend years doing science with no-one but three other people and thousands of penguins for company! These are Polar Times we live in. Join us, and we’ll take you there! An APECS Production (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists). Music credits: ”Scuba” - Metre Unaltered License: CC BY-NC-SA
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Episodes
  • Sense of the Arctic: Episode 6

    Sense of the Arctic: Episode 6
    Aug 25 2023

    Welcome back for the sixth and final episode of Sense of the Arctic, a podcast miniseries from the APECS Science and Diplomacy Project Group in collaboration with the Polar Times.

    We round out our series by hopping over to Greenland and chatting with Dr. Gitte Reimer, the rector at the University of Greenland, and Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Rink, a professor at Montana State University whose research examines sexual and reproductive health in Greenland through community-based participatory research.

    The conversation touches on past and current uses of community-based participatory research in Greenland and how the methodology has evolved over the past three decades. We also discuss Gitte's efforts to implement Greenland's recently-released national research policy, which emphasizes the local and nationwide importance of community-based participatory research.

    We hope you enjoy this important final episode of Sense of the Arctic!

    Technical details:
    • Podcast Hosts: Inge Deschepper and Nicholas Parlato
    • Edition: Inge Deschepper
    • Mastering: Damien Ringeisen
    • Cover art by Matthew Nelson, Nicholas Parlato, and Damien Ringeisen
    • Music: "Scuba" by Metre, Nul Tiel Records, UK (unaltered) CC BY-NC-SA
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Antarctica on stage

    Antarctica on stage
    Aug 4 2023
    Hello and welcome back to Polar Times! On today’s episode, we are excited to welcome Hanne Nielsen, a Senior Lecturer of Antarctic Law and Governance at the University of Tasmania in Australia. We always say that we bring you stories from the coldest places on the planet. And today's episode, we really bringing you stories! We are going to talk about how Antarctica is represented in the media and popular culture, how that representation has changed over time, and why. Hanne Nielsen comes to us from the Humanities and will help us tackle these questions, and even include a story about cows in Antarctica. Since this interview was recorded, Hanne Nielsen wrote a book, to be published later this year titled Brand Antarctica: How Global Consumer Culture Shapes Our Perceptions of the Ice Continent. Good listening! If you would like to get in contact with us or recommend a guest, contact us on the APECS twitter: @Polar_Research or on Instagram apecs.polar. We would love to hear from you. Technical details:
    • Podcast Host: Jack Buckingham
    • Edition and Mastering: Damien Ringeisen
    • Cover art by Matthew Nelson
    • Music: "Scuba" by Metre, Nul Tiel Records, UK (unaltered) CC BY-NC-SA
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Sense of the Arctic: Episode 5

    Sense of the Arctic: Episode 5
    Jul 25 2023

    Welcome back for the fifth episode of Sense of the Arctic, a podcast miniseries from the APECS Science and Diplomacy Project Group in collaboration with the Polar Times.

    In this episode, we have the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Vera Kuklina, a Buryat scholar from Ust-Ordynskiy Buryat Autonomous Okrug (now part of the Irkutsk region in Russia) who is currently a research professor in the Department of Geography at George Washington University. Dr. Kuklina has conducted and published research across a wide range of topics, including Arctic infrastructure, transport, and urbanization, as well as Indigenous resource management and resilience. We speak about the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, how it is impacting research in Siberia, and how we can ensure the safety of research collaborators and communities whilst doing research in Siberia. We also spoke about the history of including northern communities in research from a Russian perspective. Links to add to bio: https://artslink.space/ https://arcticinfrascapes.com/ https://frozencommons.unh.edu/maps/ Technical details:
    • Podcast Hosts: Inge Deschepper and Nicholas Parlato
    • Edition: Inge Deschepper
    • Mastering: Damien Ringeisen
    • Cover art by Matthew Nelson, Nicholas Parlato, and Damien Ringeisen
    • Music: "Scuba" by Metre, Nul Tiel Records, UK (unaltered) CC BY-NC-SA
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    1 hr and 3 mins

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