Pythagoras' Trousers

Book Club, Tablets & Messenger This week, Dominic Lenton from the IET reviews The Information by James Gleick and Kris Sangani talks about the launch of the iPad 2. Our STEM Ambassador of the Week is Derek Sheehan. Later on, Chris North from the School of Physics & Astronomy at Cardiff University is joined by [...]

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National Science & Engineering Week This week, as National Science & Engineering Week draws to a close there’s a chance to hear all 5 parts of A Short History of Communication. Plus Rhys reports on the IET Faraday Challenge and Techniquest‘s NSEW Weekend Celebration.

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Brain Scanning & Engineering Competition This week, as it’s Brain Awareness Week, neuroscientist Dr. Dean Burnett pops in to talk about brain scans, what we can really tell from them and why stories involving them seem to be becoming increasingly popular. Our STEM Ambassador of the Week, Sarah Fyson, is also a neuroscientist. Later on, [...]

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Mass Extinction & Bad Science On this week’s show, Rhys chats to his special guest, Dr. Ben Goldacre about Bad Science, libel laws, Gillian McKeith and Uncaged Monkeys amongst other things. Also, Gemma Lavender reports on the possibility of the Earth’s sixth mass extinction, our STEM Ambassador of the Week is Graham Rowland from Tata [...]

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February Books, Technology & Astronomy Dominic Lenton and Kris Sangani from the IET join Rhys to review the latest books and technology. Dominic chooses Periodic Tales by Hugh Aldersly Williams and Bad Ideas by Robert Winston while Kris tells us about jet powered cars. This week’s STEM Ambassador is Helen Cantwell from 3M. Chris North and [...]

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