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Ichwan and Jon: CDs, chickens and change

November 03, 2022 • The University of Edinburgh • Season 6 • Episode 6

In the fifth episode of season six , guests Ichwan Thamin and Jon Henderson talk about CDs, chickens and change.

Ichwan Thamin Wiputra is a third-year undergraduate studying agricultural science, food security, and sustainable development in the University of Edinburgh. From 2019 – 2020, he completed the Biology and Chemistry Foundation programme in King’s College London. He is currently working on an upcoming food sustainability podcast.

Jon is a Chancellors Fellow in Global Challenges at the University of Edinburgh and Head of Archaeology. He is a prehistoric archaeologist who is interested in how the past can help inform and improve the present, specifically looking at submerged settlements and developing underwater survey techniques around the world. Jon is also a series consultant and regular on-screen contributor to the National Geographic series Drain the Oceans which uses cutting-edge digital recording and CGI modelling to present underwater sites to a global audience.

Who are we? Season 6 is about who we are as individuals, what motivates us and why we do the things we do? But as it is Sharing things, it is also about where we overlap, where our experiences help us better understand others and why we are never alone.

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