{"id":1430,"date":"2020-11-03T12:22:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T11:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/exetermarine\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2020-11-03T12:22:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T11:22:15","slug":"exeter-marine-podcast-theraputic-benefits-of-nature-and-virtual-reality-with-alex-smalley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exetermarine\/2020\/11\/03\/exeter-marine-podcast-theraputic-benefits-of-nature-and-virtual-reality-with-alex-smalley\/","title":{"rendered":"Exeter Marine Podcast: Theraputic Benefits of Nature and Virtual Reality &#8211; with Alex Smalley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Theraputic Benefits of Nature and Virtual Reality - with Alex Smalley by Scientists at Sea\" width=\"819\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F921556201&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=819&#038;secret_token=s-tHMlBQO9Ixm\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this episode we were joined by Alex Smalley to discuss his role as a science communicator, his PhD work on digital natural environments and how these can play a part in psychological restoration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About our guest:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1432\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exetermarine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2020\/06\/Alex-Smalley-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exetermarine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2020\/06\/Alex-Smalley-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exetermarine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2020\/06\/Alex-Smalley-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exetermarine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2020\/06\/Alex-Smalley-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exetermarine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2020\/06\/Alex-Smalley.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alex Smalley is a science communicator and PhD student. Alex heads up the science communication for the BlueHealth and SOPHIE (Seas, Oceans &amp; Public Health in Europe) projects, based out the ECEHH (European Centre for Environment &amp; Human Health). He aims to enhance awareness and impact of this work across Europe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his PhD Alex is investigating how immersion digital nature could be used for therapeutic purposes. This is funded through the Wellcome Centre and aims to use technology to develop an effective therapeutic intervention to reach those who might face barriers in connecting with physical natural environments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1433\" style=\"width: 648px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1433 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exetermarine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2020\/06\/F404-Experiment-16x9-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 BBC Radio 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Topics discussed:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alex&#8217;s career journey, science communication experience and current work.<\/li>\n<li>A BBC soundscape experiment through the Forest 404 programme.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The impact that nature can have on psychological restoration, both in the real world and in virtual reality.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Resources:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/virtual-nature.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virtual Nature study<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/articles\/5yXQydgzYhZchzTs1km4vxT\/what-is-forest-404\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Forest 404 experiment<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecehh.org\/people\/alex-smalley\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alex&#8217;s ECEHH profile<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bluehealth2020.eu\/people\/alex-smalley\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alex&#8217;s BlueHealth profile<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sophie2020.eu\/people\/alex-smalley\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alex&#8217;s SOPHIE profile<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Episode and show notes produced by<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BDToulson\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ben Toulson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KtFinni\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Katie Finnimore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check out other episodes of the podcast<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/exetermarine\/category\/podcasts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can subscribe on most podcast apps, if you\u2019re feeling kind please leave us a review!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><i>#ExeterMarine<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is an interdisciplinary group of marine related researchers with capabilities across the scientific, medical, engineering, humanities and social science fields. <\/span><\/i><b><i>If you are interested in working with our researchers or students, contact<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/biosciences.exeter.ac.uk\/staff\/profile\/index.php?web_id=Emily_Easman\"> <b><i>Emily<\/i><\/b> <b><i>Easman<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> or<\/i><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/research\/marine\/\"> <b><i>visit our website<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode we were joined by Alex Smalley to discuss his role as a science communicator, his PhD work on digital natural environments and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":771,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,25],"tags":[41,193,201,211,245,345,377,399,443,445,469,515,517,553,581,587,591,593,595],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - 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