Phil Lang is Not a Scientist

End of "Season 1"

Taking a break to get some new interviews recorded for Season 2. I'll be back in early summer... thank you for listening!!!!

Noémie Hamilton

Let's celebrate Rare Disease month with Dr Noémie Hamilton [https://www.linkedin.com/in/no%C3%A9miehamiltonleukolabs/], lecturer in Neuroimmunology in the Department of Biology. Noémie studies rare brain disorders - the Hamilton Lab [https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/hamiltonlabwebsite/home?authuser=0] is part of the York Biomedical Research Institute [https://www.york.ac.uk/biomedical-research-institute/] and continues to focus on neurological disease modelling using zebrafish and developing new therapies. Some useful links below Hamilton Lab site: https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/hamiltonlabwebsite/home Alex TCL Charity https://alextlc.org/leukodystrophy/ LEUKOLABS research network https://www.leukolabs.org/ Ippuku Tea House [https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186346-d13290096-Reviews-Ippuku_Tea_House-York_North_Yorkshire_England.html] and  https://www.thealicehawthorn.com/ [https://www.thealicehawthorn.com/]Bedoin village [https://www.slow-provence.com/en/prepare-your-holiday-in-Provence-Mont-Ventoux-area/towns-and-villages-of-vaucluse/bedoin] for holidays

Katherine Bridge

I had a great conversation with Katherine about her life, her enthusiasm for science and her time in a band with Marcus Mumford! Fortunately, there was nobody booked in after us so it was a long chat. Katherine's profile: https://www.york.ac.uk/biology/people/katherine-bridge/ Information on Katherine's recently formed company can be found here: https://www.antigonie.bio/ (funders welcome!!) This episode also has me wondering if I sound like Michael McIntyre. Hmmm....

Simon Baker

In this podcast I speak to Simon about his important research into the causes of bladder cancer, as well as his life and career. Story from Kidney Research UK about Simon's important breakthrough: https://www.kidneyresearchuk.org/2025/12/04/new-results-suggest-that-bladder-cancer-could-be-caused-by-the-bodys-response-to-common-childhood-virus/ [https://www.kidneyresearchuk.org/2025/12/04/new-results-suggest-that-bladder-cancer-could-be-caused-by-the-bodys-response-to-common-childhood-virus/] The scientific paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea6124 [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea6124] Night Science Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6berzd2rX6rpJQ6CPnbOtI Merchant Adventurer's Hall ⁠https://www.merchantshallyork.org/⁠ [https://www.merchantshallyork.org/]

James Stockdale

Merry Christmas!!! This is the final episode of the year - a very sprawling discussion with James that could have gone on for a lot longer... the converation is competely unedited and therefore feels suitable for a Christmas episode. (I think that makes sense??) https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/aug/20/are-you-an-otrovert-why-this-personality-type-could-be-your-greatest-gift Tim Minchin address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoEezZD71sc&authuser=0 Batanga: https://www.batanga.co.uk/