Big Ideas Only

In Big Ideas Only, we explore all things science. Why? Because science is probably the most fascinating thing on the planet – and off the planet! In the podcast, we talk to leading scientists and experts, and try to grasp some of the deep knowledge they work with every day. This podcast is produced by Montanus .

Big Ideas Only is a education podcast hosted by Montanus, with 23 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Montanus hosts Big Ideas Only, a education show with 23 episodes published.

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  Episode #22

  Seagrass | Practice: Saving an ecosystem most people have never heard of

  Mar 1, 202637 minS3

  In this episode of <b>Big Ideas Only</b>, Mikkel Svold reconnects with Dr. Benjamin Jones, Chief Conservation Officer and co-founder of Project Seagrass, to explore what happens when seagrass theory meets real-world conservation.<br /><br />Moving beyond the science of carbon capture and marine ecology, this conversation digs into the practical challenges of protecting an ecosystem that most people have never thought about. Benjamin shares stories from fishing communities in Indonesia and Florida, explains why government departments struggle to coordinate land and sea management, and describes how citizen science and political engagement have become surprisingly effective tools. The discussion...

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  Episode #21

  Seagrass | Theory: The underwater ecosystem you've never thought about (but probably should)

  Mar 1, 202646 minS3

  In this episode of Big Ideas Only, host Mikkel Svold sits down with Kasper Elgetti Brodersen, Associate Professor at Roskilde University, to explore the science behind one of our most overlooked coastal ecosystems: seagrass meadows. What looks like an annoyance when it brushes against your legs while swimming turns out to be a biological powerhouse — nursery grounds for fish, carbon storage systems, and water quality filters all in one. Kasper explains how seagrass interacts with sediments and bacteria, why nutrient runoff from farmland is suffocating Danish fjords, and the surprising discovery that stressed seagrass can flip from climate helper to gr...

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  Episode #20

  Computer Vision | Theory: How Computers See in the Real World

  Nov 16, 202536 minS2

  In this episode of <b>Big Ideas Only</b>, host Mikkel Svold takes a theoretical deep dive into how computers “see” with Andreas Møgelmose (Associate Professor of AI, Aalborg University; Visual Analysis & Perception Lab).<br /><br />We unpack the neural-network ideas behind modern vision, why 2012 was a turning point, how convolutional networks work, the difference between training, fine-tuning and adding context, plus explainability, bias traps, multimodality, and what still needs solving.<br /><br /><b>In this episode, you’ll learn about:</b><br />How a 2012 vision breakthrough reshaped speech and language research2. Neural networks explained simply — how they learn patterns...

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  Episode #19

  Computer Vision | Practise: How Computers See in the Real World

  Nov 9, 202532 minS2

  In this episode of <b>Big Ideas Only</b>, host Mikkel Svold explores how computers “see” with Andreas Møgelmose (Associate Professor of AI, Aalborg University; Visual Analysis & Perception Lab). We unpack what computer vision is, where it already works at scale, what’s still hard, and the real-world trade-offs around privacy and surveillance - from self-driving cars and robots to hospital X-rays and trash sorting.<br /><br />In this episode, you’ll learn about:<br />What computer vision really is: turning camera input into understanding and actionWhen vision alone is enough, and when you need lidar, radar or time-of-flight sensorsTh...

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  Episode #18

  3D Printing | Theory: Going deeper into the Print

  Nov 2, 202538 minS2

  In this episode of <b>Big Ideas Only</b>, host Mikkel Svold will dive deeper into the theory and science behind additive manufacturing or 3D printing. Mikkel is joined again by Kristoffer Ryelund Nielsen (former Head of Engineering at the Danish Technological Institute) and Karl Frederik Fischer (PhD, Materials Science) from the Danish Technological Institute.<br /><br />We will unpack how layer-by-layer manufacturing really works, why powder-bed fusion delivers near-finished parts, how patent expiries reshape the market, and where materials science is pushing the limits from multi-material prints to meta-stable alloys you can’t make any other way.<br /><br /><b>...

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