Expressive Minds Media

17/08/2021

The ever informative and insightful scientist/geneticist/communicator that is Prof. Turi King is on Radio 4 at 9.00 this evening. Well worth a listen!

Hear more of Turi's erudition at www.expressivemindsmedia.com

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000ysvq

Genetic fingerprints to genetic witnesses - the explosion of DNA in crime fighting.

13/06/2021

A king buried in a carpark? How did that happen? You should probably listen to Kings in a carpark on www.expressivemindsmedia.com with Prof.

Heritage minister says protecting site as a scheduled monument will ensure its preservation for future generations

10/06/2021

https://www.expressivemindsmedia.com/06-kings-in-a-carpark/ Wanted: DNA specialist/historian to identify bones found in carpark. You should probably listen to the ebullient Prof. on www.expressivemindsmedia.com

How DNA got a king reinterred, from a carpark to a cathedral.

07/06/2021

Another film executive produced by Expressive Minds' Ron McCullagh is released this week; premiering at the Sheffield DocFest this Friday, 'Sing, Freetown'.

Here's the trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMlQYft6Nps

Raised in Sierra Leone, and now a Londoner, Sorious Samura is one of his nation’s most celebrated TV journalists. However, two decades of telling negative st...

06/06/2021

How a Chinese scientist changed the DNA of 2 unborn twins, went to jail, but had western collaborators. You should probably listen to “Unchained” with Prof. on www.expressivemindsmedia.com
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00673-1

As concerns surge after a bombshell revelation, here are four questions about this fast-moving field.

03/06/2021

What humans are is no longer in nature’s exclusive control now we have our hands on the levers. You should probably listen to ‘Unchained’ with the ebullient Prof. on www.expressivemindsmedia.com
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https://www.expressivemindsmedia.com/05-unchained/

How can morality and ethics keep up with gene editing?

31/05/2021

I wannabe a Viking! Can DNA fulfil your dreams? You should probably listen to “You’ve Been Maled” on www.expressivemindsmedia.com
with Prof.
https://theconversation.com/viking-dna-and-the-pitfalls-of-genetic-ancestry-tests-155809

Genetic ancestry tests may sound like a bit of fun, but in an era marked by increasing xenophobia, it's important to be aware of the interplay between genetics and ideas of race.

27/05/2021

Are you Male? Guess what - you won the naming game! Everyone should probably listen to Prof. on www.expressivemindsmedia.com
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https://www.expressivemindsmedia.com/04-names-2/

The five ways we get our names and your maternal family is missing.

24/05/2021

Mr Smith fancied becoming a Bacon Double Cheeseburger. You should probably listen to “Names – Bacon Double Cheeseburger” on www.expressivemindsmedia.com
with Prof.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/name-bacon-double-cheeseburger_n_56ccabf0e4b0ec6725e42430

“It was largely the most ridiculous thing we could think of."

20/05/2021

Like them or not, our names are our labels, but do they have a future? You should probably listen to the storyful Prof. on www.expressivemindsmedia.com

https://www.expressivemindsmedia.com/03-names-1/

Was money at the root of all naming? Do names have a future?

16/05/2021

Why is saying our history is intimately linked with Africa so controversial? You should probably listen to “Africa in Britain” on www.expressivemindsmedia.com with Prof.


https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/06/mary-beard-twitter-abuse-roman-britain-ethnic-diversity

Classicist says her assertion that there was at least some diversity under Roman rule led to ‘torrent of aggressive insults’

13/05/2021

We're all African now! Our DNA says so.

You should probably listen to the ebullient Prof. on www.expressivemindsmedia.com .

Africa’s long involvement in Britain’s national identity. Great story telling from Prof. Turi King.

09/05/2021

DNA science is already changing humans, passively, as in this article, but actively soon? You should probably listen to “DNA Stories” on www.expressivemindsmedia.com
with Prof. Turi King
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johncumbers/2021/04/07/new-genome-test-shows-a-childs-risk-of-disease---before-theyre-born/?sh=151116ef11d9

Orchid's Couple Report is a saliva-based genetic test that couples can take at home to determine if their future child would have a higher risk of certain genetic diseases.

06/05/2021

6 Podcasts about DNA you probably shouldn’t miss with Prof.
on www.expressivemindsmedia.com
https://www.expressivemindsmedia.com/01-dna-stories/

DNA science is altering humanity. Great story telling from Prof. Turi King.

29/04/2021

In engaging and flowing conversation one of Britain's leading geneticists Prof. Turi King reveals her knowledge and understanding of DNA, and her concerns about genetically modified humans.

http://expressivemindsmedia.clickable-pic.top/dpgs18

This podcast series is a clear and deepish dive into DNA with one of Britains leading genetic scientists Prof. Turi King

23/04/2021

It's a Wrap!

We proudly present our first podcast series with the extraordinary scientist and communicator Prof. Turi King.

A hundred years ago we thought the DNA molecule irrelevant. Today it's a history machine and a beacon to our future, but our growing knowledge of what we humans are is changing what we can become.

Please have a listen and, very importantly, please share.

Thanks

The Expressive Minds crew

www.expressivemindsmedia.com

21/03/2021

A landmark tv series, Football's Darkest Secret, exec produced by Expressive Minds Media's Ron McCullagh, plus John Battsek, Steve Boulton and Jon Ossoff, Monday 22nd March at 9.00pm on
BBC1 (UK) for 3 consecutive nights, or watch all 3 films together on iPlayer.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1370011631661445127

“Behind the goals. Behind the glory. Football’s Darkest Secret. Starts 9pm, 22nd March on and . https://t.co/u5xaeGeGlC”