Festival of the Mind

Bringing together academics and professionals from Sheffield’s cultural, creative and digital industries to showcase our research in creative, entertaining and innovative ways.

Festival of the Mind is a education podcast hosted by University of Sheffield Player, with 36 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

University of Sheffield Player hosts Festival of the Mind, a education show with 36 episodes published.

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  Colourama - An Exploration of Synaesthesia

  Aug 21, 202616 min

  Colourama is an immersive podcast episode exploring synaesthesia, a neurological condition where sounds are experienced as colours. Affecting 4% of the population, this sensory crossover means sound and music can trigger visions of colour in the mind's eye. This fascinating and hypnotic auditory journey allows you to experience this curious phenomenon for yourself. Guided by researchers from The University of Sheffield, the episode weaves together the diverse stories of those who see the sounds we can only hear. The project was developed for the Festival of the Mind, where the podcast was played to a live audience over wireless headphones.

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  Authentic Corpse

  Jul 25, 202529 minS0

  <p>Professor Peter Jackson, Institute for Sustainable Foods and artist Anthony Bennet discuss their collaboration on Authentic Corpse.</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind 2022.</p><p>https://festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk/</p>

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  Fungal Figures

  Jul 25, 202517 minS0

  <p>Professor Katie Field, School of Biosciences talks to artist Alex Ekins and Kieran from Seven Mushrooms gourmet farm about their collaboration on Fungal Figures.</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind 2022.</p><p>https://festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk/</p>

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  The Reaction-ator: Exploring Real-time Responses to Speech

  Jul 25, 202519 minS0

  <p>Dr Chris Montgomery, School of English discusses his research on the hidden understanding of language.</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind 2022.</p><p>https://festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk/</p><p></p>

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  Unseen Forms: Water Music Suite

  Jul 25, 202526 minS0

  <p>Dr Richard Collins, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, talks to Ben and Hugh from Yard Nule about their collaboration on Unseen Forms: Water Music Suite.</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded and produced by Yard Nule as part of Festival of the Mind 2022.</p><p>https://festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk/</p>

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