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The Turing Podcast

The Alan Turing Institute
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Climate Change
Neuroscience
Mental Health
Emotional Responses
Law and Technology
Antarctica
Reinforcement Learning
Cybersecurity
EEG Technology
Creativity
Project Bluebird
Air Traffic Control
British Antarctic Survey
Digital Twin
AI In Climate Science
Digital Twins
Environmental Monitoring
Cyber Defence

The Turing Podcast is an exciting podcast from The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence.

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Space is getting incredibly crowded. With over 40,000 tracked objects zipping around at ten times the speed of a bullet, managing our orbits has shifted from a traffic problem to a critical national security mission.

In this episode, we discover Pro... more

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In an era of increasingly unpredictable extreme weather, getting the forecast right is no longer just about what you need to wear during your morning commute. It’s about national resilience, food security, and technological sovereignty.

In this epis... more

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This special episode of the Turing Podcast revisits Project Bluebird – the project that featured on our very first ever episode on the podcast in 2020! Host Amelia Jabry is joined by Ben Carvell, an aviation researcher leading AI agent design on Proj... more

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How can the study of ant colonies and evolutionary theory help us ensure the resilience and sustainability of global shipping?

In this episode, host Amelia Jabry is joined by Professor Adam Sobey (Mission Director for Sustainability at the Alan Turi... more

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Marina Gashinova
Professor of Radar Systems Engineering at the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham / Radar for Space project
Episode: Orbits in Focus: A New Era of Space Traffic Management
Kirsten Dale
Chief AI Officer, Met Office
Met Office
Episode: Weathering Change: FastNet and the Future of UK Forecasting
Scott Hosking
Mission Director, Environmental Forecasting, The Alan Turing Institute
The Alan Turing Institute
Episode: Weathering Change: FastNet and the Future of UK Forecasting
Andy Pace
ATCO, Air Traffic Control Officer with 28 years of experience
ATCO, terminal airspace around London
Episode: Cleared for Takeoff: Navigating the Future of AI Air Traffic Control
Ben Carvell
Aviation researcher, lead on AI agent design for Project Bluebird
University of Exeter and The Alan Turing Institute
Episode: Cleared for Takeoff: Navigating the Future of AI Air Traffic Control
Przemyslaw Grudniewski
Senior Applied Scientist at TIER, specializing in optimization algorithms and AI applications in shipping
TIER
Episode: The Survival of the Fittest Route: Genetic Algorithms in Shipping and Sustainability
Dr. Ellie Bowler
Machine learning researcher based in the Artificial Intelligence Lab at the British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey
Episode: Navigating Change: AI in Arctic Sea Ice Forecasting
Nicholas Butts
Director of Global AI and Cybersecurity Policy at Microsoft
Microsoft
Episode: The Cyber Cold War: How AI is Defending Our Critical National Infrastructure
Professor Ibrahim Habli
Research Director at the Centre for Assuring Autonomy at the University of York and Director of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe AI Systems.
University of York
Episode: Defining AI safety

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 35 ratings
  • Wonderful!

    Fabulous podcast - lovely hosts!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Photosynthesis
    United Kingdom4 years ago
  • disappointing

    alan turing’s name should not be used to market these rambling lowbrow chats by an inarticulate bunch of mumbling stewdunce.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    obafgkmn
    United Kingdom6 years ago
  • Turing Student

    As a doctoral student at the Turing, I think this podcast is a fantastic idea!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Manfromacave
    United Kingdom6 years ago

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Polished hosts and strong technical guests build credibility for listeners seeking expert insight.
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Guests from academia and national institutes help bridge theory and practice.
The show is a good fit for graduate students and professionals looking for depth and real-world impact.

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#25
United States/Science/Physics
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#8
United Kingdom/Science/Physics
Apple Podcasts
#37
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#239
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#34
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#34
France/Science/Physics

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Orbits in Focus: A New Era of Space Traffic Management
Q: What makes this approach feasible for real-time autonomous operations in space?
Advances in edge AI, model compression, and efficient onboard processing enable autonomous decision-making on satellites, allowing tasking, tracking, and avoidance decisions to occur with low latency without relying on constant ground support.
Orbits in Focus: A New Era of Space Traffic Management
Q: How do you monitor and manage space traffic given the limits of ground-based radar and the speeds involved?
The panel explains moving from ground-based, limited-view sensing to space-to-space sensing with distributed, autonomous processing onboard satellites, using radar techniques like synthetic and inverse synthetic aperture radar to create high-resolution imagery and track objects in real time.
Navigating Change: AI in Arctic Sea Ice Forecasting
Q: How does IceNet improve prediction capabilities compared to traditional methods?
IceNet offers a faster and potentially more accurate AI-driven alternative to traditional physics-based models, which are slower and more complex.
Navigating Change: AI in Arctic Sea Ice Forecasting
Q: Why is sea ice hard to forecast?
Sea ice is influenced by complex interactions with the ocean and atmosphere, making it a dynamic and unpredictable system, especially under climate change.
Navigating Change: AI in Arctic Sea Ice Forecasting
Q: What makes these particular caribou and their migration unique?
These caribou rely on sea ice for migration, with distinct seasonal patterns crucial for their lifecycle and important for indigenous communities.

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A technically oriented science and engineering program that frequently explores AI, forecasting, space and transportation, with a strong focus on real-world applications and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Episodes often feature researchers and practitioners discussing how AI, radar technology, and data-driven methods can improve space traffic management, weather and climate forecasting, air traffic control, and shipping optimization, along with the social and environmental implications. Notable strengths include high-caliber expert guests, practical talks on safety, trust, and deployment in safety-critical domains, and a tendency to bridge academia, industry, and national institutions to illuminate cutting-edge developments.

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2. Kirsten Dale
3. Scott Hosking
4. Andy Pace
5. Ben Carvell
6. Przemyslaw Grudniewski
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