In the podcast When Science Finds a Way, Alisha Wainwright talks with scientists and community members who develop ideas that have a real positive impact on the world and thus also on us humans. The first season of the podcast started in 2023. One episode of the podcast is about how extreme heat can be mitigated for residents through ‘cool roofs’.
Podcast URL: https://wellcome.org/insights/podcast
Episode Guide
| No. | Episode | Title | Listen to episode | Published | Description Excerpt | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | S03-E07 | Vaccine equity: searching for a cure | 2025-10-22 | The Covid-19 pandemic laid bare … | Vaccine manufacturing, Reverse integration, Vaccine equity, Technology transfer, Public-private partnership, African Medicines Agency, AVAREF joint review, Fill-finish manufacturing, Workforce development, Regulatory harmonization, Oral cholera vaccine, Cold chain logistics, Community outreach, Clinical trial acceleration, Local vaccine production | |
| 29 | S03-E06 | Food for thought: eating our way to a sustainable future | 2025-10-15 | Food production drives nearly a third of global greenhouse gas … | Sustainable diets, Eco labelling, Behaviour change trials, Price incentives, Ultra-processed foods, Plant based alternatives, Policy interventions, Food system inequality, School feeding programmes, Homegrown school meals, Supermarket nudges, EAT Lancet 2.0, Aquatic food systems, Health–environment synergy, Meat reduction strategies | |
| 28 | S03-E05 | Problem solving therapy: the answer to youth depression? | 2025-10-08 | A significant gap remains in effective mental health interventions for young … | Adolescent mental health, Problem solving therapy, Lay counsellors, School based interventions, PRIDE trial, METROPOLIS study, Peer delivered interventions, Behavioural activation, Stepped care, Suicide prevention, Task shifting, Digital training curriculum, Low resource settings, Scaling mental health, Early intervention | |
| 27 | S03-E04 | Zooming in: particle physics and the future of medical imaging | 2025-10-01 | Vaccine breakthroughs dominated the news during the Covid-19 pandemic. But they weren't By the time we realise an outbreak is underway, | HiP CT, Synchrotron imaging, Human organ atlas, Phase contrast tomography, Long COVID pathology, Endothelial injury, Vascular microstructure, Cross-disciplinary collaboration, ESRF hub, Open data sharing, Laboratory X‑ray adaptation, 3D pathology mapping, Google Earth of body, Training and capacity building | |
| 26 | S03-E03 | Early warning systems: using tech to predict disease outbreaks | 2025-09-24 | By the time we realise an outbreak is underway, autistic people. Reasons for … | Early warning systems, Co-creation with communities, Climate-sensitive diseases, Dengue forecasting, HARMONIZE project, Community engagement, Data governance, Cross-sector collaboration, Meteorological integration, Mobile alerts, Spillover risk, Capacity building, Open science, Vector control strategies | |
| 25 | S03-E02 | Inclusive research: autism from menstruation to menopause | 2025-09-17 | Navigating healthcare can be particularly challenging for autistic people. Reasons for … | Autism healthcare disparities, Participatory research, Community council model, Co‑creation with participants, Inclusive maternity care, Neurodiversity affirming, Accessible research materials, Patient co‑authorship, Healthcare policy impact, Clinician training needs, Reproductive health and autism, Advocacy and activism, Longitudinal impact planning | |
| 24 | S03-E01 | The arts: can creativity help mental health? | 2025-09-10 | We know that singing, painting and other creative outlets can boost our mental … | Arts and mental health, Arts on prescription, SHAPER trial, Breathe melodies for mums, Creative therapies, Group bonding mechanisms, Severe mental illness interventions, Health economics of arts, WHO collaboration, Global south arts, Cultural adaptation, Community co‑creation, Scalability and policy, Prevention of depression, Cost‑effective interventions | |
| 23 | Season 3 trailer: the science podcast that tells the human story | 2025-09-10 | When Science Finds a Way is back! Hearing voices is a challenging symptom of psychosis that treatments have often failed to address effectively - … | |||
| 22 | S02-E08 | AVATAR Therapy: digital dialogues for mental health | 2025-05-14 | Hearing voices is a challenging symptom of psychosis that treatments have often failed to address effectively - … | AVATAR therapy, Hearing voices, Digital mental health, Conversational AI, Lived experience involvement, Clinical trials, Psychosis interventions, AVATAR Brief, AVATAR Extended, Cultural adaptation, Therapy scalability, Therapist training, Virtual reality exposure, Empowerment and recovery, Low and middle income settings | |
| 21 | S02-E07 | Decoding cancer: how genomics is transforming treatment | 2025-05-07 | Genomics has revolutionised cancer research, offering new hope for cancer diagnosis and treatment. But there are challenges … | Cancer genomics, Tumor sequencing, Somatic mutations, International cancer genome consortium, Driver genes, BRAF inhibitors, Precision oncology, Diagnostic biomarkers, Treatment resistance, Liquid biopsy, Clinical translation, Cancer evolution, Research consortia | |
| 20 | S02-E06 | Combating cholera: can technology really turn the tide? | 2025-04-30 | Despite efforts to eliminate cholera by 2030, it Over the years, the reluctance to include pregnant participants in vaccine trials has been increasingly challenged. … | ||
| 19 | S02-E05 | Pregnancy and research: inclusion in vaccine trials | 2025-04-23 | Over the years, the reluctance to include pregnant participants in vaccine trials has been increasingly challenged. … | ||
| 18 | S02-E04 | Cool roofs: homes fit for a hotter world | 2025-04-16 | As rising temperatures challenge vulnerable regions, could 'cool roofs' be the affordable, sustainable solution? | ||
| 17 | S02-E03 | Working it out: exercise, the brain, and mental health | 2025-04-09 | Exercise is more than just fitness – it can be a powerful tool for mental health. But … | ||
| 16 | S02-E02 | Cultural burning: could traditional practices prevent modern wildfires? | 2025-04-02 | Wildfires are intensifying globally, posing threats to health and … | ||
| 15 | S02-E01 | From risk to remedy: how mosquitoes could save lives | 2025-04-02 | Diseases like dengue, yellow fever and Zika claim over 700,000 lives a year. But a breakthrough … | ||
| 14 | Season 2 trailer: the remarkable discoveries shaping our future | 2025-03-27 | More incredible stories of how scientists and communities are leading the charge against urgent health challenges. … | |||
| 13 | Bonus Episode: Julia Gillard discusses the future of global health | 2023-09-06 | Julia Gillard, the 27th Prime Minister of Australia and Chair of Wellcome, brings together three … | |||
| 12 | S01-E12 | Preventing pandemics: the power of genomic sequencing | 2023-08-30 | During the Covid-19 pandemic, the benefits of sequencing infectious … | ||
| 11 | S01-E11 | Cash transfers: can they improve mental health? | 2023-08-23 | Poor mental health has always been associated with lower … | ||
| 10 | S01-E10 | Sowing solutions: growing Indigenous crops for a changing climate | 2023-08-16 | With rising temperatures and shifting climates imperilling our crops, the food chain – from planting … | ||
| 9 | S01-E09 | Waking up: How can sleep impact on mental health? | 2023-08-09 | It may seem obvious that a lack of sleep … | ||
| 8 | S01-E08 | Sequencing the past: ancient DNA and respect for Indigenous customs | 2023-08-02 | When Danish geneticist, | ||
| 7 | S01-E07 | Human infection studies: meet the volunteers fighting disease | 2023-07-26 | Vaccines are formidable tools against infectious disease. But the … | ||
| 6 | S01-E06 | One billion homes: how can we revitalize informal settlements? | 2023-07-19 | Around the world, roughly one | ||
| 5 | S01-E05 | Predicting psychosis: can AI transform diagnosis? | 2023-07-12 | Psychosis is one of the most severe, and … | ||
| 4 | S01-E04 | Studying a city: can research transform communities? | 2023-07-05 | What can you learn from studying 40,000 people in one city? A UK study called Born In Bradford is doing just that, and it's a … | ||
| 3 | S01-E03 | Feeling the heat: how can we work on a warming planet? | 2023-06-28 | As the world gets hotter and hotter, so do … | ||
| 2 | S01-E02 | Rethinking parenthood: how family research challenged prejudice | 2023-06-28 | In the 1970s, when a heterosexual couple divorced, courts … | ||
| 1 | S01-E01 | Stopping superbugs: antimicrobial resistance and the race for new antibiotics | 2023-06-28 | Since the discovery of penicillin in the … |