The C Word – The Conservators' Podcast

S16E05: Bioplastics

C is for: Compostable Jenny and Solange are joined by conservation scientist Panagiotis Morfis as we talk bioplastics: what are they, where do they crop up, and how can we look after them? Also tune in for a review of ‘Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis’ from Jenny. 01:03 Feeling out of our depth is okay 05:00 What ARE bioplastics? 07:25 Information and identification 14:09 Bringing in the science 17:06 3D printing 25:28 Survey time! 29:46 3D printers in every home 31:07 The place of 3D printers in conservation 38:51 A return to making 48:44 Review: Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis Show Notes: - S02E05 Modern Materials (our old plastics episode!): https://thecword.show/2017/10/18/s02e05-modern-materials/ - Research overview from Panos: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18vNefVxMUH2urWH62RSkoMkJ6LrfSxVo/view?usp=sharing - FTIR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier-transform_infrared_spectroscopy - Raman spectroscopy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raman_spectroscopy - Liquid chromatography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-performance_liquid_chromatography - Panos’ survey: https://forms.office.com/r/XJv81gneMW - Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis: https://www.routledge.com/Experimental-Design-and-Scientific-Data-Analysis/Skipper-Skipper/p/book/9781032501635 Recommended Reading from Panos: - ‘Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics’: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/design-innovation/sustainability-at-christmas - MoDiP projects: https://www.modip.ac.uk/projects - A curator’s guide to plastics: https://www.modip.ac.uk/projects/curators-guide-plastics Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Solange Masher and Panagiotis (Panos) Morfis. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2025.

S16E04: Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum Takeover

C is for: Collective In this takeover special folks from the Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum get real about being emerging and early career professionals in heritage: sharing thoughts on resilience, broad skill sets, and whether or not we’re over the whole ‘digital’ thing. Are we maybe done with instant gratification? Also tune in for a book review from Liz! 00:13 BevArt update! 01:45 Introducing our takeover crew 02:55 Meet Grace, Becca, Emily, and Kate 13:46 How do you get experience? 20:01 Discovering a hidden community 26:38 Let’s talk digitisation in heritage 42:02 Our own collections 44:35 Review: Gesina ter Borch Show Notes: - BevArt: https://www.bev.art/ - Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum: https://heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/heritage-trust-network-youth-forum/ - Gesina ter Borch by Adam Eaker: https://shop.getty.edu/products/gesina-ter-borch-978-1606069462 Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by the people at the Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum in collaboration with The C Word team. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2025.

S16E03: Local Little Museums

C is for: Can We Go? Join us as we all share the love for the smaller museums out there by visiting somewhere local (to each of us) or ditty (if we were on holiday). Come along to five wonderful little museums! 01:03 Solange visits Derwent Pencil Museum 09:52 Phedra goes to the Museum of Greek Refugees 24:33 Liz visits the Our Lord in the Attic Museum 34:17 Kloe goes to Shibden Hall 44:00 Jenny visits the Dylan Thomas Boathouse Show Notes: - Derwent Pencil Museum: https://www.derwentart.com/en-gb/c/about/company/derwent-pencil-museum - The Museum of Greek Refugees: https://www.visitkavala.gr/en/sightseeing/museum-greek-refugees/ - Our Lord in the Attic Museum: https://opsolder.nl/en/museum-our-lord-in-the-attic/ - Shibden Hall: https://museums.calderdale.gov.uk/visit/shibden-hall - Dylan Thomas Boathouse: https://cofgar.wales/venues/dylan-thomas-boathouse/ Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2025.

S16E03: Local Little Museums

C is for: Can We Go? Join us as we all share the love for the smaller museums out there by visiting somewhere local (to each of us) or ditty (if we were on holiday). Come along to five wonderful little museums! 01:03 Solange visits Derwent Pencil Museum 09:52 Phedra goes to the Museum of Greek Refugees 24:33 Liz visits the Our Lord in the Attic Museum 34:17 Kloe goes to Shibden Hall 44:00 Jenny visits the Dylan Thomas Boathouse Show Notes: - Derwent Pencil Museum: https://www.derwentart.com/en-gb/c/about/company/derwent-pencil-museum - The Museum of Greek Refugees: https://www.visitkavala.gr/en/sightseeing/museum-greek-refugees/ - Our Lord in the Attic Museum: https://opsolder.nl/en/museum-our-lord-in-the-attic/ - Shibden Hall: https://museums.calderdale.gov.uk/visit/shibden-hall - Dylan Thomas Boathouse: https://cofgar.wales/venues/dylan-thomas-boathouse/ Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2025.