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#15 The unseen world: bats, neutrinos and invisibility cloaks
April 26, 2021 · 19 minShining a light on the invisible forces that surround us, this episode is all about the unseen world. Normally we don’t notice bats flitting above our heads at night, and we certainly can’t hear their ultrasonic squeaks. But the team…
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#14 My chemical romance: famous locations in elemental discovery
April 19, 2021 · 17 minThis episode celebrates some of the world’s most important sites for the discovery of elements. A quarry in the village of Ytterby in Sweden is first up, where almost 10% of naturally occurring elements have been discovered. The team then…
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#13 How we perceive the world
April 12, 2021 · 21 minMaking sense of the many weird and wonderful interactions that inform our view of the world, this episode is all about perception. The team opens with the incredible noise of a binaural sound, to illustrate the subtle complexity of the way…
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#12 Unsung heroes of science
April 5, 2021 · 20 minCelebrating the forgotten people behind history’s biggest scientific breakthroughs, this episode is an ode to unsung heroes. Starting with the American chemist Alice Ball, the team discusses her groundbreaking work on leprosy in the 20th…
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#11 Scales: from music, to nature to infinity
March 29, 2021 · 20 minFrom music to nature to infinity, this episode is all about scales. The team opens with a keyboard ditty as they explore the science behind musical scales - and why major chords sound happy, while minor chords sound sad. They then find…
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#10 Flow: the science and psychology about being in the zone
March 23, 2021 · 18 minGet in the zone and find your zen - this week’s episode is all about flow. It may sound vague, but there’s a lot of fascinating science behind the concept. The team starts by explaining what’s going on in your brain when you find the…
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#9 The best moons of our solar system: Luna, Europa and Titan
March 16, 2021 · 16 minWe’re shuttling you off planet for some true escapism this week to visit a few of our team’s favourite moons. Starting close to home, let’s sing the praises of our moon, Luna, which might be boringly inert but is too often taken for…
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#8 Escape from predators and escape from the planet
March 9, 2021 · 22 minFrom beetle explosions to the deep dark depths of the ocean, this episode is all about escape. The team discusses the amazing (and sometimes disgusting) way bombardier beetles escape predators. They explain what it takes for an object to…