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Ian Rankin – Book Shambles at the Edinburgh Fringe
International best selling author Ian Rankin returns to Book Shambles for a special episode recorded as part of our live run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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They’re Adding Folic Acid to Flour. So What? – Ginny Smith
This week, the story broke that the UK government would begin adding folic acid to flour, to help prevent neural tube defects in new-borns. As someone who spends a reasonable amount of time on social media, Ginny Smith wasn’t surprised to see there was an instant backlash.
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Book Shambles Live at the Manchester Science Festival
OCT 22ND: Join us for a specially commissioned live edition of acclaimed podcast Book Shambles. This time, Robin Ince will be joined by guest co-host neuroscientist Professor Sophie Scott and special guest, psychologist and author Professor Charles Fernyhough.
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Book Shambles Live at QED
OCTOBER 13th: Join Robin Ince for a live version of the acclaimed Book Shambles podcast.
A Sort of Jabberwocky with Robin Ince
A Sort of Jaberwocky with Robin Ince Robin Ince has a unique ‘impression’ of Lewis...
A Chicken in a Cup
In our final Kitchen Science video, Dr Michelle Dickinson (Nanogirl) joins Ginny Smith for two quick and easy non-edible activities you can do with your kids in the kitchen. First up it's the 'Chicken in a Cup' and then the 'Fish in a Bowl'.
Speakezee Ep 15 – 4D Materials, the Genetics of Sexual Orientation and Extracting Gold from Waste
The topics this week include 4D materials explained by the engineer Anna Baker from Bristol University, discordant sexual orientation in identical twins from Tuesday Watts of Essex University and the 2017 people’s choice winner of the 3MT finals, Euan Doidge from the University of Edinburgh who explains how he extracts gold from electronic waste.
Tori Herridge – Chaos of Delight
Trowelblazer Dr Tori Herridge shares her Chaos of Delight.
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