Episode 32. SERCH Part 1. Do Practical Skills Matter in the Age of AI?

At the Science and Engineering Research for Cultural Heritage Conference 2025, a panel discussed "Balancing Innovation and Craft: Do Practical Skills Still Matter in the age of AI?" Panel members include;

• Professor Ambrose Taylor (Chair), Professor of Materials Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London 

• Professor Pier Luigi Dragotti, Professor of Signal Processing in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London 

• Lorraine Cornish, Head of Conservation at Natural History Museum 

• Kat Harris, Senior Teaching Technician in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London 

Hosted by the Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering (IMSE)
This is the first episode in our SERCH series, produced by Imperial Futures.