Science Mixtape: Recent Episodes
Science Mixtape
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Science Mixtape explores the science and songs of exciting expert guests from the world of science. It's a mix of science news, views, and live ON AIR experiments, as well as the songs they love and why.
From uplifting discoveries, to sobering facts, and the downright bizarre, science helps us better understand the world we live in, but also reminds us how little we know. Join us every other Saturday at 12pm for a fun and informative peak behind-the-scenes at a life in science.
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Join us as we look back over some of our favourite bits from the last hundred episodes.
Mixtape
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
New Order - Ceremony
Nena - 99 Luftballons
Tom Lehrer - The Elements
Mumford & Sons - The Cave
Frank Wilson - Do I Love You
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This week we are joined by political scientist Nick Anstead from the London School of Economics. We talk about the political communication, how can we apply scientific methods to such a field and the effects of social media, twitter bots and their effect on elections.
Mixtape
1) Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop
2)David Bowie - Life on Mars
3) Blur - Pop Scene
4) Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get it if You Really Want
5) John F Kennedy - Inauguration speech
6) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/wombatbutt/playlist/0gqskTY67zaB4OcvquOwpd?si=WbmvIXi0TX6Bom0Yqph7BQ
This week we are joined by biologist Sophie Arthur who takes us through her PhD on stem cells and the work that she is doing to share her science with the world.
Mixtape
1) Adele - When We Were Young
2) This is Me - Keala Settle (from The Greatest Showman)
3) As She's Walking Away - Zac Brown band feat Alan Jackson
4) Promises - Calvin harris feat Sam Smith
5) Tinie Tempah - Pass Out
6) The Cave - Mumford & sons
We dig up the past in this episode and find out what secrets our bones hide about the places we've been and the things we've done (or eaten). Cat Jarman talks Vikings, Rapa Nui and strontium isotopes all through a good head of Norwegian teeth, apparently.
Mixtape
1) Micah P. Hinson - Beneath the rose
2) Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
3) Johnny Flynn - Detectorists
4) Jim Croce - Time in a bottle
5) Johnny Flynn feat. Laura Marling - Water
6) Birdy - Skinny Love
This week we are joined by Patrick Aryee presenter, biologist and man of many animal encounters. Join us to hear a few of the best.
Mixtape
1) Feelings - Shy FX
2) Lil Bebe - Danileigh
3) At Night (Peggy Gou’s Acid Journey Remix) - Shakedown & Peggy Gou
4) Don’t Hold Back (Touch) ft. Jeena G - Tee Vish
5) Man Don’t Care - JME & Giggs
6) In My Feelings – Drake
Science eventually winds its way to the halls of Westminster, and one of the ways it gets there is through today's guest. Jack Miller is energy adviser for the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology and in our show today he gives us an insight into the inner workings of POST. Order!
Mixtape
1) Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves the Sunshine
2) Queens of the Stone Age - I Sat by the Ocean
3) Amerie - 1 Thing
4) Type O Negative - Love you to Death
5) UK Apache & Shy FX - Original Nuttah
6) Black Sabbath - War Pigs
This week we are talking about our furry little friends, bees. James Makinson is a researcher at Queen Mary University of London where he studies bees, their behaviour, communication and the odd waggle dance. We look at stingless, bumbles and the delicious honey making variety!
Mixtape
1) Distant Sun – Crowded house
2) Robots – Flight of the Conchords
3) Grew on me – Tim Minchin
4) Creep – Richard Cheese
5) Common People – William Shatner
6) Thankyou (for loving me at my worst) – The Whitlams
This week we have a different mixtape. This is an historical look back at some scientists of the past. We hear their words and then my choices for the songs.
Mixtape
1) Venus & Adonis Prologue - John Blow
2) Messa di Gloria -Guiseppe Verdi
3) Życzenie G-dur op. 74 - Frederic Chopin
4) Serenade for Strings - Elgar
5) Let the people sing - Billy Scott-Coomber
6) Orange Juice - Richard Feynman
7) Partita For Violin Solo No.3 In E Major BWV 1006 - J. S. Bach
This week we talk geology and geophysics. Prof. Chris Jackson is and expert in sedimentary basins, that's the rock formation not the sink. We discover salt behaves like a liquid and even creates gigantic formations all over our planet.
Mixtape
1) Bovine Public – The Cribs
2) Gabriel – Jo Goddard
3) Ill Manors – Plan B
4) Hounds of Love – Futureheads
5) Fools Gold - Stone Roses
6) Led Zeppelin – Black Dog
“Imagine a world where materials can heal themselves and electronics are built to learn the way your brain does”. This is the world of Dr Jessamyn Fairfield, a fascinating realm of the super small which may underpin a revolution in how computers are designed. As the founder of Bright Club in Ireland, Jessamyn also shares her top tips for mixing science communication with comedy, and a little exercise to get your creative juices flowing.
Mixtape:
1. Tightrope by Janelle Monae
2. Hysteria by Muse
3. Overcome by Laura Mvula
4. The Real Thing by Tune Yards
5. Immigrants (We Get The Job Done) by K'naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz MC, Residente and Riz Ahmed
6. Skwod by Nadia Rose
It's all about viruses this week - whilst Matilda's lost her voice, Dr Sarah Watters demonstrates how the Glitter Virus can spread, and we learn some fascinating things about HIV, 'elite controllers', and the challenges of working on a global project.
Mixtape:
1. One Vision by Queen
2. Toto by Africa
3. PCR Song by Biorad
4. I Am Woman by Helen Reddy
5. Anyway You Want It by Journey
6. Don't Rain On My Parade by Barbara Streisand
Mark takes us on a tour of all his amazing science communication journeys including his experience of touring Europe in a Science Bus! He's a theoretical physics, YouTuber, model and footballer - such a multitalented guy. Mark also has a few do-it-yourself experiments where you can get musical at home!
Mixtape
Smokey Robinson - One Heartbeat
The Police - Every Breath You Take
Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
Foreigner - Juke Box Hero
Griz - Good Times Roll
Leonard Skynyrd - Free Bird
This week we are joined by Hannah Williams a researcher at Imperial College who studies laser slowing and trapping of molecules to test the fringes of the Standard Model of physics. It's gonna get cold in here.
Mixtape
1) Elbow - Station Approach
2) Billie Holiday - Autumn in New York
3) Fetty Wap (ft. Azealia Banks and Quavo) - Trap Queen
4) Nina Simone - Feeling Good
5) Serge Gainsbourg - Comic Strip
6) Rihanna - Work
We're joined by "The Science Shed" podcasting duo Dr Steven Lee (physical chemist) and Dr Nick Evans (bioengineer) for a hilarious romp around some science with a few dirty secrets from their podcast thrown in for good measure. Plus a fluorescent experiment involving wine and tonic water, (and it's still safe to drink them both after).
The Science Shed is a fortnightly podcast where Steve and Nick take you on "an irreverent ramble through the undergrowth of academia", with jokes, anecdotes, and interesting science in equal measures. You can find their show on iTunes (goo.gl/hwMEFG) or Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/the-science-shed)
Mixtape:
1. Kids in America by Kim Wilde
2. Everything in its Right Place by Radiohead
3. Sound and Vision by David Bowie
4. Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin
5. Gold by Spandau Ballet
6. Tom Sawyer by Rush
Dr Josie Malinowski takes us deep into the world of dreams, discussing why we dream, how to study dreams, and the meaning they can shed on our lives. She also leads Matilda and Kyle in a hypnogogic dream induction with some quite trippy results (!) and shares her top tips for lucid dreaming.
If you would like to try the full hypnagogic dream induction yourself we've included at the end as the last 15 minutes of this podcast.
Mixtape:
1. Joe The Lion by David Bowie
2. Hajnal by Venetian Snares
3. Up Against the Wall Riddim by The Skints
4. Deadlock by CAN
5. Wings With My by Ini Kamoze
6. The Prophet's Song by Queen
Malaria is one of the world's deadliest diseases, caused by a parasite that lives part of its live in humans part of its life in mosquitos. Dr Theo Sanderson's shares the pioneering technique behind his research, allowing him to work out which genes malaria needs to grow and reproduce. We also get the microscope out for a firsthand look at some malaria parasites in blood cells, and Matilda tries to see her cheek cells. Plus recent science news and a 'deadly' brainteaser.
Mixtape:
1. Tank by The Seatbelts
2. Counting Stars by One Republic
3. Fafa by Vieux Farka Touré
4. Superstition by Stevie Wonder
5. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly by Ennio Morricone
6. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk
Suze Kundu brings all the fun as she talks about her work in artificial photosynthesis - a technology which could revolutionise our energy supplies and provide fuel for trips to Mars. A nanochemist both by name and by nature she also shows Matilda how to whip up her very own 'silly putty' using only water and cornflour, and explains the life-saving (and foot-saving!) properties of non-newtonian materials.
Mixtape: 1. American Idiot by Green Day 2. Everlong by The Foo Fighters 3. IOU One Galaxy by The Ataris 4. Space Oddity by David Bowie (Chris Hadfield version) 5. Books From Boxes by Massimo Park 6. Stockholm Syndrome by Muse
This week we are talking to Caspar Addyman about laughter and learning in children and babies. The mixtape includes The Happy Song written specifically to make the little ones laugh.
Mixtape 1) Cake - The Distance 2) Alabama 3 - Woke Up This Morning 3) Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes To Midnight 4) Roots Manuva - Awfully Deep 5) Imogen Heap - The Happy Song 6) Sue Jorge - Life On Mars
Geraldine Cox is artist in residence at Imperial College. She combines art and physics to find patterns in nature and new ways of expressing them. From wave patterns inside atoms, to the music in light, to 30,000 triangles that represent different ways of seeing, Geraldine shares her inspiration and how her art always starts with asking the right question. Plus Matilda has a go at building a complex image using a only a simple stamp.
Mixtape: 1. Les Boreades, Act 5 Prelude by Rameau 2. Trio Sonata in C Major (BWV 1037) by Bach 3. Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra 4. Cadenza from Brandenburg 5, harpsichord solo, by Bach 5. Chaconne, Partita No. 2 (BWV 1004) by Bach 6. Full Moon by Du Fu
Environmental scientist, Dr Iain MacDonald, tells Matilda all about Carbon Capture Storage and it's amazing potential to help combat global warming. We also have one of our tastiest experiments yet involving three different chocolate bars and milk! We're simulating carbon flow in rocks, promise.
Mixtape: 1. Morning Glory by Oasis 2. Even Flow by Pearl Jam 3. Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi 4. Fake Plastic Trees by Radiohead 5. Fools Gold by Stone Roses 6. Final Countdown by Europe
Matilda chats to Ilan Kelman about his work on disaster and risk in island communities, learns how to survive two weeks in the studio, and discovers that islands aren't always surrounded by water. Plus our weekly science news round-up!
Mixtape: 1. The Isle of the Dead by Sergei Rachmaninoff 2. Some Die Young by Laleh 3. The Old Ways by Loreena McKennitt 4. Let the Sun Shine In by Hair 5. The Tears of Nature by Tan Dun 6. Short Ride on a Fast Machine by John Adams
Today we are joined by Pankaj Chandak talking about some of the most recent advancements in transplant surgery. Think robots, 3D printing and organs living outside the body.
Mixtape
1) AR Rahman - Bombay Theme 2) Howard Shore - Concerning Hobbits (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) 3) Elton John - Your Song 4) Keiza - Hideaway 5) Soul II Soul - Back to Life 6) Black Box - Ride on Time
Natural History Museum curator Jeff Streicher takes us on a tour behind the scenes at the museum and talks about specimen collection, dissection and molecular biology with frogs, snakes and worm lizards abound.
Mixtape
1) Chon - Waterslide 2) Iron & Wine - Boy with a Coin 3) Metric - Gold, Guns, Girls 4) He is Legend - Time to Stain 5) Mutemath - Chaos 6) Rush - Malignant Narcissism
Today we are talking to Andrew Grieve Senior Air Quality Analyst at King's College. We talk about pollution across foggy London town and how we are measuring monitoring and improving the air across the city. Best enjoyed over a bowl of pea soup!
Mixtape
1) Whitechapel - Blue Rose Code 2) Kamaloka - GoGo Penguin 3) Tomorrow - Jono McCleery 4) Some are Lakes - Land of Talk 5) Weird -Reef 6) Monsters - Something for Kate
Dr Sam Wass, a developmental psychologist from the Secret Life of 4 Year Olds, reveals what it's like to work on the show and the incredible insights it has given into the intense experience of being a child! He also shares his own research into stress and concentration in babies, the difference between a dandelion kid and an orchid kid, and tests whether Matilda's memory is affected by a loud noisy environment.
Mixtape: 1. Disprezzata Regina by Monteverde 2. Monkey Music 3. Teletubbies Theme Tune by Rag Doll Productions 4. 3 Feet High by De La Soul 5. Leicht Vie Ein Bunter Luftballoon by Sesamstrasse
This week we are joined by Alzheimer's Research UK fellow Selina Wray to talk about her exciting work trying to understand what are the causes and roots to possible treatment of Alzheimer's.
We are joined this week by Huntington's Researcher Dr Ed Wild. We talk causes, symptoms and some very exciting new therapies. We also find out how long is takes to fall through the earth, puzzle with us.
Mixtape
1) They Might Be Giants - Mammal 2) Phillip Glass & Robert Wilson - Einstein oh the Beach: Knee Play 1 3) The Divine Comedy - National Express 4) Miner - Anchors Aweigh 5) Shakira - Try Everything 6) Original Broadway Cast of Groundhog Day - Seeing You
We are joined this week by the electrifying Rhys Phillips to talk all about lightning. Rhys is a researcher from Airbus who tells us how it forms and what to do about it when it hits planes. We have our usual mix o' music chosen by Rhys, science news and facts galore.
Mixtape
1) Snarky Puppy - Thing of Gold 2) Jeff Wayne - The Eve of the War 3) Chick Corea - Spain 4) Dean Friedman - Rocking Chair 5) The Goons - The Ying Tong Song 6) Manhattan Transfer - Birdland
The Simpson's might be one of the most successful TV shows ever written, but it's also the most mathematical! Science writer Simon Singh shares the in-jokes, hidden references and maths tributes from the show, as well as his own love of Fermat's infamous Last Theorem and why it's important to stretch young mathematicians. Plus we ponder the point of proofs and have a go at disproving the Collatz Conjecture.
Mixtape: 1. Car 67 by Driver 67 2. 7, 8, 9 by Barenaked Ladies 3. 99 Luftballoons by Nene 4. Big Bang Theory Theme by Barenaked Ladies 5. 39 by Queen 6. 9 Million Bicycles by Katie Melua
science #mixtape #maths #simpsons #fermat #theorem #proof #collatz #conjecture #skeptic #thinking
It's getting dark in here as we talk to Roberto Trotta about Dark Matter and Dark Energy. These two subjects are some of the most mysterious in the world of physics, as yet unconfirmed, but the subject of much research. Roberto tells us what our best theories are at the moment and how we are testing our current understanding of these elusive concepts.
Mixtape 1) Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries 2) Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days 3) Lady Gaga - The Edge of Glory 4) Beethoven - String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Allegro ma non tanto 5) Jovanotti - Il più grande spettacolo dopo il Big Bang 6) Little Boots - Remedy
Jack Devlin talks about the electron, one of the fundamental particles that makes up our universe. We explore some of the properties that we know it has and some of those that we don't. Jack tells us about his experiments trying to measure how round the electron is and explains some of the consequences of a ellipsoidal electron.
Mixtape 1 The Kinks - Dead End Street 2 Paul Simon - Call Me Al 3 Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof 4 Postal Service - Nothing Better 5 Joaquin Sabina - Asi Estoy Yo Sin Ti 6 Kavinsky - Nightcall
This week Matilda talks psychedelics with Dr Robin Carhart-Harris, the first scientist to do a brain-imaging study with LSD! He shares what it's revealed about the ego vs the unconscious mind, as well as his exciting new research into how magic mushrooms might be an effective treatment for depression. Come and take a trip with us, and discover the brain on LSD.
Mixtape: 1. Scattered Black and White by Elbow 2. Storm 3000 by Leftfield 3. Water From A Vine Leaf by William Orbit (Xylem Flow Mix) 4. Dirty Epic by Underworld 5. Ceremony by New Order 6. One Love by Prodigy
science #mixtape #lsd #brain #drugs #consciousness #depression #magicmushrooms #psilocybin #psychedelics
Today we are joined by ex-immunoparisitologist Khalil Thirlaway discussing parasites of all shapes and sizes. We do our most successful experiment ever and khalil gives us a lesson in the kind of chemical detective work that he used in his research to develop new drugs from the extract of plants from the Malaysian rainforest.
Mixtape
1 Pharoahe Monch - Push 2 Cage the Elephant - Ain't No Rest for the Wicked 3 The Eels - Mr. E's Beautiful Blues 4 Gillian Welch and Alison Krauss - I'll Fly Away 5 Wookie - Scrappy 6 The Skints - This Town
This week we explore how perceptions of mental health have changed over time, and the power of stories to shape and change those ideas, in honour of Mental Health Awareness Week 2017. Our fantastic guest is Dr Jon Day from King's College London, who specialises in philosophy of mind, neurology, and modern literature. From Virginia Woolf and PTSD, to Freudian analysis and neuromania, it's a though-provoking look at our concept of 'the mind'. Plus we discover a poet who came up with the Big Bang Theory before any of the scientists!
Mixtape: 1. Rock n Roll Suicide by David Bowie 2. BTSTU by Jai Pual 3. Where Do You Go To My Lovely by Peter Sarstedt 4. Silent Noon by Vaughn Williams' (ft. Anthony Rolfe Johnson) 5. This Must Be The Place by Talking Heads 6. Passin Me By by Pharcyde
science #mixtape #mind #philosophy #psychiatry #literature #novel #story #brain #neurology #neuromania
This week we're joined by neuroscientist Elodie Chabrol who's on a mission to cure untreatable forms of epilepsy with gene therapy. When she's not in the lab she's busy bringing science to pubs and bars around the world through the fantastic Pint of Science festival in May. We get a sneak preview of some of the talks this year, including Elodie's own one - 'Sex, Voles, and Oxytocin' - as well as an icy challenge in the studio, does swearing help you withstand pain? Only one way to find out... BEEEEEPPPP
Mixtape: 1. I Like The Way This Is Going by Eels 2. Supernova Superstar by Sinclair 3. Miss Millie by K2R Riddim 4. Torrent by Asegir 5. My Girl by Otis Reading 6. Don't Stop Me Now by Queen
science #mixtape #ice #epilepsy #pintofscience #swearing
This week we are joined by Janice Wang an experimental psychologist who is an expert on the boundaries between taste and all of our other senses. We have a little chocolate based experiment and try a few wines with unconventional pairings.
Mixtape
1 Air - Cherry Blossom 2 Liszt - Petrarch's Sonnet 123 3 iV Audio Branding - Spicy Soundtrack 4 Francisco Lomuto & Jorge Omar - La melodia de nuestro adios 5 Sara Evans - Suds in the Bucket 6 Sound of Noise - Doctor Doctor Give Me Gas Pt.1
It's a seminal show this week as we are joined by Simon Watt, founder of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, "raising the profile of some of Mother's Nature's more aesthetically challenged children". Simon shares fascinating facts about his favourite ugly animals, as well as why frogs are every biologist's dream, and how to imitate an insect with just a balloon and a coin. Plus we announce our very own Ugly Animal Science Mixtape Mascot as voted by YOU our listeners! Who will be victorious - the Aye Aye, the Saiga Antelope, the Wart-Biter Cricket, or the Axolotl...?!
Mixtape: 1. Never Ever Ever Ever Again by Siskiyou 2. Ingenue by Atoms For Peace 3. Atlas by Battles 4. New Slang by The Shins 5. Twin Tub Twin (Tunng Remix) by King Creosote 6. Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy by The Ballina Whalers
science #mixtape #ugly #animals #frogs #ants #axolotl #saiga #cricket #ayeaye
Steve Cross, founder of geek comedy nights Bright Club and Science Showoff, takes us underground and into the lives of Naked Mole Rats. They may look like wrinkly sausages with teeth, but these amazing animals live in colonies like insects, wear their poo like perfume, live 10x longer than anything else their size, and never get cancer. Steve also shares his top tips for how to be funny, and we round off with our weekly science news.
Mixtape: 1. Going Underground by The Jame 2. Stutter by Elastica 3. I Don't Want to Die (In the Hospital) by Conor Oberst 4. Glitter Freeze by Gorillaz (ft. Mark E Smith) 5. Brand New You're Retro by Tricky
science #mixtape #naked #mole #rat #comedy #geek #comedian
We are joined by Robin Andrews, science journalist and communicator who takes us from psychopaths to volcanoes. We have our weekly dollop of science news and a quiz to find out if you are as psychopathic as us!
Mixtape:
1 ) Psycho by Muse
2 ) Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man
3 ) Ain't That A Kick In The Head by Dean Martin
4 ) Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears
5 ) Slip Away by Gabrielle Aplin
6 ) Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
science #mixtape #volcano #psychopath
This week Aimee Eckert takes us closer to one of life's most fundamental processes - how a cell divides. Without this amazing process organisms wouldn't be able to grow, reproduce, or repair their bodies, but it can also go very wrong and that can lead to cancer. We dive into the proteins controlling the process, and coax some yeast cells into dividing for us in the studio, as well as learning all about Aimee's alter ego - shes's a cell biologist and cancer researcher at Sussex University by day, but the infamous drag queen Dr Jiggs Bowson by night!
Mixtape: 1. Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve 2. Electric Lady by Janelle Monáe 3. Cover Girl by RuPaul 4. Dramophone by Caravan Palace 5. Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits 6. Fast Car by Tracy Chapman
Timothy Revell takes on Maths single-handed as gives us some insights into the algorithms behind matchmaking websites and your Facebook feed, the secrets of cryptography and sunken treasure. Maths is all around us and Tim will show us where.
Mixtape:
1) The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - The Golden Age 2) The Zombies - Time of the Season 3) London Grammar - Hey Now 4) Shack - Undecided 5) Kate Bush - Sat in Your Lap 6) Villagers - Nothing Arrived
science #mixtape #maths #cryptography #algorithms
All aboard as materials scientist Anna Ploszajski takes us on a tour of her favourite materials! From the ancient art of metallurgy and the alloy that created an era (hint: it begins with a B...), to the power of concrete on our emotions and the invention of plastic by snooker players, we discover there's more to our surroundings than meets the eye. We also learn about Anna's research into hydrogen storage and create some hydrogen of our own using just a 9V battery and some salt water!
Mixtape: 1. Titanium by David Guetta (ft. Sia) 2. 1+1 by Beyonce 3. Empire State of Mind, Pt.II by Alicia Keys 4. Barbie Girl by Aqua 5. Jurassic Park End Credits by John Williams 6. Raise Your Glass by P!nk
science #mixtape #materials #metal #concrete #plastic #hydrogen
Emily Evans, artist and anatomy teacher, takes us through the wonders of the human body and its power to inspire all kinds of art, from song lyrics to fashion designs and even tattoos. We also discuss the relationship you have with a body you dissect, how diagrams can be creative, and Emily's own anatomical art.
Mixtape: 1. The Boatman by The Levellers 2. Break On Through by The Doors 3. Portela Na Avenida by Clara Nunes 4. Piano Preludes Opus 28 Number 4 in E Minor by Frederic Chopin 5. Heartlines by Florence and The Machine 6. You Can’t Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones
science #mixtape #anatomy #art
In a world of dating apps and Tinder, vision dominates our sense of attraction, but it's not the whole story. Join us as Jen Wong, co-founder of the experiential Guerilla Science, reveals the important role that each of our senses play in deciding who's hot, and who's not. From the power of a touch, to the attractive smelling orangutan, and an experiment in sexy voices, grab your blindfold and get ready for some sensory speed dating.
Mixtape: 1. Electric Feel by MGMT 2. Open Eye Signal by Jon Hopkins 3. Loud Places by Jamie XX ft. Romy 4. So Real by Jeff Buckley 5. History of Touches by Bjork 6. Can't Do Without by Caribou
science #mixtape #attraction #dating #senses #sight #smell #touch #taste #sound #sexy #voices #valentine's
Clare's form of synaesthesia means that sees shapes when listening to music, so her mixtape choices are extra fascinating! She shares the advantages (and disadvantages) of being a synaesthete, as well as her research into cross-modal perception. Kiki-Booba anyone?
Mixtape: 1. A World Alone by Lorde 2. Gosh by Jamie XX 3. Nest by Young Fathers 4. Disparate by Four Tet & Champion 5. Younger by Seinabo Sey 6. Sticks'n'Stones by Jamie T
science #mixtape #experiment #synaesthesia #synaesthete #colour #music #shapes #senses #perception
This week we are all about the mathematics behind the music. We are joined by Kyle Evans, winner of FameLab 2016 and Maths/Folk/Standup extraordinaire. We touch on the genius of Bob Dylan, Listen to Kate Bush recite the digits of pi and assess the mathematical knowledge of Beyonce. Kyle also treats us to some mathematically themed songs of his own. You'll come away with a profound new knowledge of the maths you never knew existed in the music all around us.
Mixtape:
- Bob Dylan - Love Minus Zero/No Limit
- The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
- Kate Bush - Pi
- Beyonce - 1+1
- Janelle Monae (feat. Big Boi)- Tightrope
- These New Puritans - Numerology
science #mixtape #mathematics #standup
This week scientist and rapper Alex Lathbridge (aka Rapstract) brings his inner Kanye West to the show with his uniquely geeky raps on everything from the imposter syndrome (which he performs live!) to cancer cells, a brief history of science, and a WORLD PREMIERE of his latest tune. Plus he shares the biology of beatboxing, his PHD on cancer peptides, and the similarities between science and hip hop.
Mixtape: 1. Diddy Bop by Noname 2. Man Don't Care by JME 3. Shakespeare by Akala 4. Blood on the Leaves by Kanye West 5. Can't Be Arsed by Dan Bull 6. King of the Dead by Amateur Transplants
science #mixtape #rap #rhyme #cancer #beatbox #bootsandcats
We are joined by Meriame Berboucha to talk about plasmas in all there forms. By looking at the behaviour of plasma inside a machine at Imperial College, Meriame can model huge scale astronomical events. We also talk about using plasma in fusion experiments and the state of current experiments in Europe and the UK. As always this is sprinkled amongst Meriame's musical choices.
- Stay - Kygo feat. Maty Noyes
- Ed Sheeran - Shape of you
- Sean Paul feat. Dua Lipa - No Lie
- Nicky Jam - Hasta el Amanacer
- Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman
- Christopher & Matoma - Take Me Back
A happy new year and some happy lifestyle-changing new year's resolutions! This week nutritional geneticist, Maia Elliot, shares her insights into how our environment and our lifestyle choices such as sleep, diet, and exercise, can change the way our genes behave, sometimes permanently. From how your mother's diet affects you, to a vitamin linked with Alzheimer's, and a debate around the shift towards personalised medicine, we also discover how Maia felt having her own genome sequenced and her top tips for justifying all the naughty food she wants to eat too.
Mixtape: 1. I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor 2. Starving by Hailee Steinfield (ft Zedd) 3. Chronic by Phoebe Ryan 4. Unwritten by Natasha Beddingfield 5. Run for your life by MAKO 6. Turn me on byDavid Guetta (ft. Nicki Minaj)
science #mixtape #diet #genes #epigenetics #lifestyle #exercise #food #nutrition #alzheimers #b12 #medicine #debate
This week Kyle takes the presenter seat and is joined by Tomos Proffitt, an archaeologist from Oxford University to talk about all thing tools. Tomos has previously done some work on early hominid tools in Africa and shows us how to make the first ever piece of technology. He is also now working on tools used by non-human primates. We talk about how we are not alone in using tools and even how tools can change us.
science #mixtape #tools #ancient
What does good mental health look like? What does it sound like, feel like, smell like and taste like? These are the questions that James Leadbitter has built Madlove on, a utopian design for better mental health spaces. Born from his own experiences in mental health hospitals James asks if there can be a positive way in which to go mad? Plus find out what our listeners think of the 5 senses of mental health, and join in our experiment on how everyday objects can be supportive in all kinds of ways.
To find out more visit the Madlove website http://madlove.org.uk/ or check them out at the Wellcome Trust exhibition, Bedlam, it's well worth a visit!
Mixtape Songs:
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Make Every Day Count by NYCC
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Take Me I'm Yours by Mary Clark
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Love Me For Real by Rim and Kasa
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I Got A Feelin' by The clark sisters
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Fire in My Heart by Escape From New York
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Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Baby by Barry White
science #mixtape #madness #mental #health #madlove #bedlam #senses #look #sound #feel #smell #taste #design #spaces #experiment
What is design? Why does science need design? And how do you design for effective communication? Renowned designer Anne Odling-Smee has the answers! Coming from an arts world, she's been designing for science communication since 2011 and shares the challenges and triumphs of her work so far. Plus she challenges Matilda and Producer Kyle to a 'Poster-Off', and shares her top tips for clear and effective visual communication.
Mixtape songs: 1. Caravan by Duke Ellington 2. Soul Kitchen by The Doors 3. Piano Concerto No.21 in C Major by Mozart 4. Volver by Carlos Gardel 5. Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us by Alison Krauss & Robert Plant 6. Fumblin’ with the Blues, by Tom Waits
science #mixtape #design #communication #poster #visual #image #challenge
It's a halloween special on the science of DEATH with Dr Jamie Upton, death-enthusiast and founder of Art Necro. Full of DEAD-ly facts about body decomposition, real life zombies, and science's best explanations for those life-after-death experiences, we also muse on how science is redefining death, and celebrate our ultimate demise with Toxic Cocktails! Grab your shaker and join the party.
Mixtape songs: 1. Back from the Dead by King Errisson 2. The Only Thing by Sufjan Stevens 3. Beverley Hills by Aerial Pink 4. DMT Song by Flying Lotus (ft. Thundercat) 5. This Will Be Our Year by The Zombies 6. Glad to Know You by Kitty Grant
science #mixtape #halloween #death #dead #deadly #decomposition #maggots #toxic #cocktails #dmt #life #facts #necro
Taking us back in time to the 17th century, Dr Jennifer Evans shares the good, the gory, and the downright gross, of early modern medicine. From crazy infertility tests, to cures with pigeon's bottoms and dead puppies (I know!), everything stems from an imbalance of humours. Plus we make our own ancient remedy for the common cold so if you're feeling sneezy grab some claret wine and currents and listen in.
Mixtape songs: 1. Bloodless by Tom McRae 2. Answering Bell by Ryan Adams 3. Oblivion by M83 4. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours by Stevie Wonder 5. Shake It Off by Taylor Swift 6. You Are the Best Thing by Ray La Montagne
science #mixtape #early #modern #medicine #cold #remedy #cure #humours #fertility #experiment #hippocrates #sickness #health #treatment #gross
We are living in unprecedented economic times - a whole generation will be worse off than their parents - what went wrong?! Economist Rob Levy sorts the myths from the money and explains why "a lot of economics is balls". Get your tenners ready for our irrational Ultimatum Game and find out why government austerity is very different from personal jam-induced debt - Matilda even learns a new word, profligate. Try using that in conversation.
Mixtape Songs:
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Who's Loving You by Jackson 5
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As by Stevie Wonder
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Don't Get Me Wrong by The Pretenders
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Sun's Gonna Shine Again by Ray Charles
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On And On by Longpigs
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And Your Bird Can Sing by The Beatles
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science #mixtape #economics #economy #data #ultimatum #game #macro #micro #experiment
A Science Mixtape first, we bring you the pioneer of Geek Pop himself, Jonny Berliner, playing live on the show! With songs on everything from the Higgs Boson to DNA Jonny shares his fascinating songwriting process with us and the stories behind his songs. Plus we get all musical ourselves making 'tissue box guitars' and Matilda takes on Jonny in the world's worst scientific rap battle.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #acoustic #songs #guitar #dna #higgs #boson #darwin #songwriting #rhyme #rap #battle #rhyming
This week we look towards the future with a 'virtual' Luke Robert Mason, co-founder and director of Virtual Futures. We bring you the top 5 futurist predictions for 2100, a coin-tossing Freakonomics Experiment to help us decide our own future, and explore the power of language in science, shaping how we think about the world. We also discuss the ultimate question - what does it mean to be human in the 21st century?!
Plus the hidden message in some backwards Taylor Swift, 'dark' and 'intelligent' science news, and of course, our weekly brainteaser!
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #virtual #future #futurist #prediction #2100 #human #technology #21stcentury
It's a Brexit special as prize-winning science journalist, Mun Keat Looi, joins us to unpick what Brexit will mean for UK science. Will we lose our world reknowed research reputation? How can we connect with a country that's fed-up of experts? Plus Producer Yas challenges Matilda and Mun Keat with her 'EU Crazy' quiz, and we scour the internet for some happier science news.
03:55 - Brexit Affect 19:10 - EU Crazy 30:16 - Big Questions in Science 41:00 - Science News and More About Mun Keat
science #mixtape #eu #brexit #quiz #mosaic
We bring you Jugular's Art/Science Weekender with neuroscientist, musician, and creativity specialist, Dr Shama Rahman, founder of 'Jugular: Connecting the Head and the Heart'. Shama is joined by Dr Cassandra Gould (emotional heart research), physicist Kishan Manani (heart rhythm research) and science journalist Katherine Templar-Lewis, as they take us through the inspiration behind their latest cabaret show, 'Rhythms of the Heart', exploring the emotional, social and physical aspects of our most important organ. Join in as we try an on-air heart-syncing experiment, explore the 4 stages of creativity, and hear more about the process of turning research into theatre.
You could even see it for yourself! They're performing THIS weekend at The Ugly Duckling warehouse in Bermondsey!
SAT 11th/SUN 12th - 14:00 play - An Inevitable Stitch in Time SAT 11th/SUN 12th - 19:30 cabaret - Rhythms of the Heart
science #mixtape #art #performance #creativity #heart #rhythm #jugular #emotion #research #experiment
This week we get oily and wet as fluid mechanics researcher Tim Beeson-Jones takes us into a world of viscous fingering and flowing interfaces. It's an episode with more innuendos than even this blurb. He also shares his thoughts on the energy debate and intrigues us with an experiment that involves both cake batter and a drill. Oh, and our weekly science news takes a more experimental structure... enjoy!
The brain - but not as you know it! This week it's all about astrocytes - the most numerous cells in our brain but also the most mysterious. Ali Jennings also shares his lab experiences, from crazy Russian scientists, to what the emotional challenge of working with rats. Plus Matilda and Ali challenge each other with temperature perception experiments! If you eat mint leaves and chilli at the same time, do the hot and cold perceptions cancel each other out? Tune in to find out.
From your body shape and fat mass, to mental health and allergies, this week Alanna Collen gives us an insight into how big an effect the tiny microbes in our gut can have - as well as tips on how to make sure you're cultivating the best ones! Plus your weekly science news and a fermented ketchup recipe.
Light doesn't only let us see things, it can also reveal what exactly they're made of. Everything from the composition of stars, to the difference between a healthy cell and a cancerous one. Robert Thompsom 'shines a light' on the wonders of spectroscopy, as well as organic electronics (the future of tech!) and how to make your very own spectrometer with only a cereal box and a CD. Plus our weekly science news and a particularly firey Fieldwork Faux Pas.
This week we get smart and small with Schrodinger's Kitten aka Kate Oliver, a researcher at Bristol University who takes us into the fascinating world of smart materials and nanotechnology! From the challenges of 3D printing jelly, to her top 5 smart materials, the future of toilets, and even a DNA nanobot, prepare to be amazed at what we can already do and where this exciting area is headed. Plus an experiment with the shape-shifting plastic all around us.
This week we're joined by Rachel Bedder, the Science Curator of AXNS, who shares their fascinating projects challenging the divisions between 'art' and 'science'. Plus we get experimental with some Colour Volcanoes, creating our own version of the artist's palette.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #research #art #neuroscience #artist #palette #vision
This week we return to events of early 2016 when North Korea claimed they'd tested a Hydrogen Bomb. Dr Robert Downes, whose research specialises in nuclear security, reveals why it probably wasn't a hydrogen bomb, the incredible challenge of predicting terrorist events, and helps us set off a coke-based explosion of our own!
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #hydrogen #bomb #nuclear #threat #security #mentos #explosion #korea #research
In the wake of Valentine's Day, Nina Chhita joins us to answer that ever present question - how can you mend a broken heart? We explore the many scientific advances in growing organs, causes of heart disease, and whether one day we could regenerate like the salamander. Plus how to make a DIY stethoscope and the the sounds of common heart murmurs! It's time to tune in to your heart.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #heart #stethoscope #organ #regenerate #research #grow
This week it's an insect special with Dr Tim Cockerill! They may be small, but that doesn't stop them from being great. Join us to hear all about his fascinating research in Borneo and Papua New Guinea, how spiders use electrostatic attraction to catch their prey and what a real flea circus involves. Plus an explosive demonstration for how some insects get their water, and our discovery of what the UK's favourite insect is.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #insect #spider #flea #fire #research #borneo #papuanewguinea
This week we delve into the age old problem of AGEING. Why does it happen and can we ever stop it? Dr Andrew Steele wows us with tales of biological immortality, theories why ageing might be good, and what the safest age is to be. Plus an experiment with 3D glasses!
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #ageing #older #immortality #research
This week maritime archeologist, Christopher Dobbs, brings us science and stories from the deep. He has spent 30 years raising and preserving Henry VIII's famous battleship, the Mary Rose, performing over 1,000 dives to do so! Join us to hear their amazing findings, plus the science of maritime archaeology, a diving buoyancy experiment, and the UK's oldest golf clubs!
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #diving #marine #maritime #archeology #mary #rose #battleship
How many earth's do we need to sustain our current lifestyles? Why is lego-man-Nigel stuck underwater? And what is sick building syndrome?! With all the answers and more, green engineer Dr Andy Acred talks natural ventilation, the world's newest megacity, and geo-footprints. Plus a thermal plume experiment!
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #building #cities #megacity #green #natural #ventilation #modelling #research #china
It's the SCIENCE OF STAR WARS with physicist and space reporter Jonny O'Callaghan! From light sabres to death stars, hyperspace to alien life, what's possible and what's not? And why do their space flights completely defy the laws of physics? Plus Producer Kyle reveals how to make your very own blaster sound effect!
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #star #wars #blaster #sound #sfx #light #sabre #physics #possible
We all know that viruses cause disease but this week Dr Ben Bleasdale (#virusexpert) opens our ears to fossil viruses living in our DNA, the gifts that viruses have given us, and the gruesome realities of a zombie viruses! Parasites are actually way ahead of the game here, spot the suicidal grasshoppers and you'll see what I mean. We also extract DNA from a kiwi and bring our weekly science news to the table. This show is set to go viral!
Experiment vine: https://vine.co/v/iZpWFdlvp3E
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #virus #retro #fossil #kiwi #DNA #zombie #parasites #research
This week planetary scientist Katy Savage takes us out of this world as we talk exoplanets, alien life, and the UKs very own astronaut, Tim Peake. Plus we look at Galaxy Zoo and how you too can be a space scientist.
Galaxy Zoo: http://www.galaxyzoo.org/ Planet Hunters: https://t.co/hJn63CqDBj Video of exoplanets discovered so far: https://t.co/r0tMJpxSxV
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #exoplanet #aliens #space #timpeake #peake #britinspace #stargazing #research
It's the start of advent and christmas decorations galore. Chemist and science writer, Matt Allinson, talks the future of christmas lights, surprising uses of fake snow, and how your advent chocolate is quite like steel. Plus of course our weekly science news with an excellent explanation of Einstein's General Relativity.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #advent #christmas #decorations #future #einstein #relativity #chocolate #research
It's finally arrived, that time of year when the big brands release their annual Christmas adverts. But why do they capture our hearts so and do they really encourage us to buy? Patrick Fagan, behaviour scientist and consumer expert, reveals how emotional advertising works, why we buy online, and even an experiment to measure YOUR emotional response to the John Lewis advert.
Experiment link: https://t.co/fa9ITLl1qM
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #christmas #advert #psychology #emotional #consumer #marketing #research
A special Bonfire-Night-Themed mix! Dr Paul Battersby, a Research Fellow in fire and explosives, shares the history of explosives and dynamite, how we make fireworks, and how he got into the job where you just blow stuff up everyday. Plus our weekly science news and this week's experiment - how to breathe fire.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #bonfire #firework #gunpowder #explosion #guy #fawkes #research #fire #dynamite
A Rugby-World-Cup / Halloween special, we bring you, THE HORROR OF RUGBY! Allyson Pollock, Professor of Public Health, reveals the horrifying statistics and injuries behind our nation's favourite game, plus how to make ghostly M&Ms, why we enjoy scary films, and the world's most dangerous animal... DUN DUN DUNNNNN.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #halloween #rugby #horror #injury #research
Former chemist turned science journalist, Akshat Rathi, recounts his year long self-experiment in polyphasic sleep - sleeping only 4.5 hours in every 24! Also in the mix, lucid dreaming, what do elephants and naked mole rats have in common, how to make an ocean in a bottle, and the most relaxing song ever. EVER. According to the British Academy of Sound Therapy that is.
More about how Akshat cheated sleep: http://qz.com/430415/i-once-tried-to-...
Watch our experiment: https://vine.co/v/e97YHZuKqIT
science #mixtape #live #radio #experiment #sleep #polyphasic #dreams #lucid #dreaming #research
This week evolutionary anthropologist Mark Dyble brings us modern hunter-gatherers, ancient feminism, and lazy ants! Plus an overview of the Nobel Prizes and a survey of social networks (a Science Mixtape first!) Do they still correspond to Dunbar's number? Tune in to find out.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #anthropology #hunter #gatherer #dunbar #feminism #ants #nobel #social #network #research
It's the rise of the machines! Joined by Jack Fitzsimons, from the Oxford University Machine Learning Research Group, we look at how they learn, what they can do, and what the future might hold, as well as an experiment in probability and your weekly science news.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #machine #learning #robot #future #probability #research
This week physics reporter Caroline Reid takes us to the edge of physics and back again as we explore the mysteries of our universe! Expect dark matter, dark energy, and multiple universes, plus how to make colours move in milk.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #physics #mysteries #multiple #universe #dark #matter #energy #milk #research
It's a pretty sexy show for you this week, as clinical researcher Hannah Wilson talks sex hormones, pheromones and the future of the NHS. We also write a secret message using milk and an iron.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #sex #hormones #testosterone #oestrogen #cancer #nhs #secret #message
This week we're joined by psychology researcher Fiona Rutherford, as she takes us on an emotional ride through happiness, sadness, and working for Buzzfeed. Also featuring an audio illusion, the Tritone Effect!
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #happiness #sadness #psychology #emotions #tritone #audio #illusion #research
This week we go all neuroscience with Yasmin Galbraith as she tells us about Ataxia UK, reaction times and exploding head syndrome (which she has!) Plus news of a new brain surgery technique and "is science broken?" - the Psychology Reproducibility Project publishes it's results.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #ataxia #psychology #exploding #head #mind #senses #reaction #research #charity
Join us for the science of BEER and BREWING, how to bloom your own yeast, breathable alcohol, and the secret ingredient that led to Chris Holdin's worst brewing experience ever. Plus we share our favourite hangover cures. What a show.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #yeast #beer #brewing #brewery #alcohol #ale #lager #hangover
This week we're joined by Will Hunter, the Associate Curator of Einstein's Garden! Einstein's Garden is a fusion of science, art and nature which takes place at Green Man Festival every year, featuring a playful combination of performances, workshops and installations. Learn this years theme and the exciting acts they've got lined up, the challenge of event science, plus an Einstein thought experiment!
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #einstein #garden #festival #insect #food #art #nature #performance #research
This week ape researcher Josh Davies brings us his monkey business with drunk chimps, bonobo linguistics, slippery banana science and some #fieldworkfails. We also look at the Brazil Nut Effect and Matilda takes on Josh at his own game, or rather, Producer Aamna's game - a battle of primate calls. One not to miss!
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #primate #monkey #ape #gorilla #brazilnut #bananaskin #research #ignobel
This week Ros Pearce from Carbon Brief shares how she makes information beautiful, why Cecil the Lion was important, the end of Ebola and cars that can be hacked! Scary stuff that last one. Go on, give us a listen.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #carbon #climate #climatechange #infographic #cecil #ebola #hack
This week we have IFLS Science Journalist Aamna Mogate on the show! As well as Pluto's flyby, worms that hitchhike in slug guts, the ethics of blanket bans and homeopathy on the NHS, we also delve deep into THE SCIENCE OF GAME OF THRONES! We have totally spoiled you.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #science #journalism #gameofthrones #ethics
This week we have a doctor in the studio! Tune in for some fascinating science news, the dangers of our very hot July, an attempt at 4th of July firework bags, tennis technology and how life as a Junior Doctor really is a little like Scrubs, with special guest Dr. Tristan Withers.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #medicine #doctor #scrubs #junior #heatstroke #cystic #fibrosis #tennis
This week we have weather forecaster Matt Hay in the studio as we chat snow, make clouds in a bottle, and decide what to do with our leap second! Winter is Coming.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #weather #snow #storm #cloud #bottle #winter #winteriscoming #forecast #leapsecond
Your weekly dose of science news, experiments, and this week lots of cool animal facts! Joined by conservation scientist Seb Dunnett, we discuss boxing shrimps, biodiversity, and the world's 6th mass extinction.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #animals #shrimp #biodiversity #extinction #conservation #research #protection
We're joined this week by Laser Physicist Rob Shalloo to chat beach bums, earthquakes, and how to make the world's smallest fastest particle accelerators.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #laser #particle #accelerator #earthquake #physics #research
This week we look at LIGHT - how to make a sunset in a glass, what lasers really are, and chat to physicist Kyle Major who is trying to build a computer that works on light!
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #laser #light #sunset #computer #research #physics
To celebrate the start of Summer we bring you a Science Club food special with "mad food scientist" Chris Clarke, looking at the science behind perfect BBQs, why milk is white, and fascinating facts about the bubbles in your beer.
science #mixtape #experiment #live #radio #beer #bbq #milk #bubbles #food #research
It's a birthday special this week as we learn about the science of cakes and how to make a DIY party popper! Also joined by our special guest Pete Brook telling us about severe asthma and the science of film-making.
science #mixtape #experiment #radio #live #birthday #cake #partypopper #asthma #research
This week we 're joined by special guest Charlie Cotton as we talk cool environment technologies, would you rather give up meat or give up driving, and make raisins dance!
science #mixtape #environment #experiment #raisins #dancing #vegetarian #veggie #climatechange
Our first ever Science Mixtape (formerly the Saturday Science Club) features Peter Hill, epigeneticist from Imperial College London, as well as how to burst a balloon with an orange, and the power of Facebook when it comes to voting.