Pythagoras' Trousers

Books, Technology & Mars Rovers
On the last programme before the summer break, Dominic Lenton from Engineering & Technology Magazine reviews The Filter Bubble – What the Internet is Hiding From You by Eli Pariser and Time Travel – A Writer’s Guide to the Real Science of Plausible Time Travel by Paul J Nahin. Kris Sangani discusses the new releases of its desktop and mobile operating systems as well as its iCloud service. Our STEM Ambassador of the Week is Zoe Hughes from Tata Steel. Later on, Chris North talks to Steve Squyres from Cornell University about the latest results from the Spirit and Opportunity Mars Exploration Rovers and Hugh Lang gives us a guide to the night’s sky throughout July, August and September. Finally, this week’s Subject of Science celebrates the anniversary of the first ever cash machine.

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