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School of Batman

School of Batman

School of Batman is a podcast where we ask academics to fight crime using their research. From neuroscience to linguistics, academia is helping Batman save Gotham!

Episodes

7 episodes

The City Who Laughs - Karl Byrne

Joker has weaponised his toxin across Gotham so it's transferred through sneezes and touches. Working with GCPD and the city’s hospitals, Ba...

00:28:13May 28, 2019

The Case Of Mother's Child Army - Stefan Gugler

A latent chemical time bomb begins to activate across the youth population in Gotham, turning children into soldiers. How can Batman use che...

00:18:27May 13, 2019

Manbat's Off The Radar - David Jacobs

Batman's sonar blips are on the fritz! Can David Jacobs, a zoologist researcher at the University of Cape Town, help him? We're pleased to b...

00:27:16Apr 30, 2019

Bat Appreciation Day - Evie Morris

In this special Bat Appreciation Day episode, postgraduate researcher and bat enthusiast Evie Morris dispels common myths about our favourit...

00:25:08Apr 16, 2019

The Case Of Bruce's Language Jailbreak - Hannah Gibson

Can Bruce use Linguistics to help decipher the language of his cellmate in order to help him escape a foreign prison? Find out on this episo...

00:32:44Apr 2, 2019

The Case Of The Kryptonite Cancer - Baptiste Gault

How can Batman help his friend, Superman, defeat an alien form of cancer using his knowledge of the atomic structure of steel? Find out on t...

00:23:17Mar 19, 2019

Bruce's Bat Bot Army - Paul Coxon

How can Bruce build a bat bot army to help defend Gotham using materials science and black silicone? Find out on this week's episode of Scho...

00:20:18Mar 5, 2019