{"podcast":{"title":"The Realisation Festival Podcast","slug":"the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015","podcast_index_feed_id":7072015,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2418827.rss","website_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2418827","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/qt5ev7y7dwazsu1wnnzroik8aury?.jpg","author":"Mark Vernon","episode_count":26,"summary":"Welcome to the podcast of the Realisation Festival, which takes place every year at St Giles House, Wimborne, Dorset (http://realisationfestival.com). The podcast is hosted by Mark Vernon, in conversation with individuals who have attended the festival. The aim is to develop a sense of the various ways in which realising is done, as people offer reflections on ideas, experiences, books and activities.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015"},"episode":{"title":"Science and imagination, nature and meaning. A conversation on bridging divides with Pauline Rudd","slug":"science-and-imagination-nature-and-meaning-a-conversation-on-bridging-divides-with-pauline-rudd","published_at":"2025-02-25T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015/science-and-imagination-nature-and-meaning-a-conversation-on-bridging-divides-with-pauline-rudd","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2418827/episodes/16690059-science-and-imagination-nature-and-meaning-a-conversation-on-bridging-divides-with-pauline-rudd.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2418827/episodes/16690059-science-and-imagination-nature-and-meaning-a-conversation-on-bridging-divides-with-pauline-rudd.mp3","summary":"Professor Pauline Rudd is a leading glycobiologist, recognised most recently by being awarded the Torbern Bergman Medal 2025. So what is it like to work as a scientist? And why is she inspired by everything from beluga whales to the grail stories? In this conversation with Mark Vernon, Pauline describes how understanding the habits of sugar molecules is akin to playing music: a moment is reached when, in some sense, the object of study becomes part of you. She discusses how meaning in t...","meta_description":"Professor Pauline Rudd is a leading glycobiologist, recognised most recently by being awarded the Torbern Bergman Medal 2025. So what is it like to work a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2198,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015/episodes/science-and-imagination-nature-and-meaning-a-conversation-on-bridging-divides-with-pauline-rudd/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015/science-and-imagination-nature-and-meaning-a-conversation-on-bridging-divides-with-pauline-rudd.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}