We’re back with a hot summery pod full of vuvuzelas, DJing and pheromones. In the news we look at the real life Doctor Who crack, the song of the Sun and stereo sniffing sharks. Plus there’s a look at Iron Man 2’s particle accelerator, a countdown of weird ingredients and how Wimbledon would work during [...]
Check out this rap, as featured at the end of pod 10, by Jon Chase called A Better View. Along with the tune is loads of footage and images from the Science Photo Library made into a jaw-dropping music video.
Check out the real decepticons, how geeks get girls, the human inner compass and other stories in the news. Plus we tackle zombies, time travel, the ultimate practical joke, our favourite crazy instruments and much more scientific goodness.
Watch the winner of our top crazy body-related musical instruments from pod 6 – Calvin Harris’ Human Synthesizer.
The experimental instrument, first developed by students at the Royal College of Art’s Industrial Design programme, turns each participant into a midi controller. Contact points on the body are painted with a special non-toxic paint named Bare which [...]
The latest on M&Ms, the HIV genome, transparent Aluminium and cheap nuclear fusion in the news. Plus the coolest objects shrunk to nanoscales, the science behind Will Ferrell’s new movie, some tips on how to boost your brain and plenty more.
In pod 5 we counted down the Top 5 objects shrunk down to nano-scales and here is our winner: the nanoguitar. It was made back in 1997 by a team at Cornell who sculpted it out of a single crystal of silicon on an oxide substrate. At 10 micrometers long it truly is the world’s [...]
Moon special celebrating 40 years since the first lunar landing. We ask what does the moon smell of, count down the top things to do there, ponder what would happen if it disappeared, have a look at those conspiracy theories plus there’s a song and more!
