Martin Rowson – Book Shambles Extra
Robin and author and cartoonist Martin Rowson just happened to be in Toronto at the same time so they recorded a Book Shambles Extra in a hotel room.
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Giant Mutant Killer Spiders are Awesome, but… – Jenny Rohn
Fiction is fictional, but even the most speculative stories are more satisfying when scientists and science are portrayed plausibly. The latest from Dr Jenny Rohn.
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Sue Nelson & Dallas Campbell – Book Shambles Live
Sadly Wally Funk herself had to miss our Book Shambles Live at QED Con due to illness, but Robin is joined by author of her biography, Sue Nelson and guest co-host Dallas Campbell.
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Male and Female Brain Differences – Must We Keep Doing This? – Dean Burnett
A recent large population study claims to conclusively prove that male and female brains are different. Of course, it does no such thing. As such, Dr Dean Burnett is quite annoyed.
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Brains, Reflections and Books – Science Shambles
Robin Ince is joined by two of The Cosmic Shambles Network’s blog contributors, Ginny Smith and Marcus Chown.
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Neil Gaiman – Book Shambles
Another episode we recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe, Robin is joined by the great Neil Gaiman, author of Sandman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane and countless other classics.
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The Trouble with Loot Boxes
Dr Pete Etchells investigates whether there is a relationship between problematic gambling and loot boxes in today’s video games.
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Anna Savory & Natalie Haynes – Book Shambles
n our second Halloween special this year, Robin is joined by guest co-host Natalie Haynes and comedian, horror enthusiast and heir to Dennis Wheatley’s library of occult books, Anna Savory.
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Why We Need to Learn More About Black People in STEM – Faith Uwadiae
If you type the word “Scientist” into Google your screen is awash with the successes of White men. For Black History Month 2018, Faith Uwadiae has been highlighting fellow black people in STEM.
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When the Bell Tolls Two – Ginny Smith
As daylight saving ends for 2018, Ginny Smith explains the effect it can have on our internal body clocks.
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Jeremy Dyson – Book Shambles Live
The first of two Halloween specials, Robin is joined by co-creator and co-writer of The League of Gentlemen and Ghost Stories, as well as many other things, Jeremy Dyson. Recorded live at the Ilkley Literature Festival
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The Trouble-Makers of Particle Physics – Jon Butterworth
The chances are you have heard quite a bit about the Higgs boson. The goody-two-shoes of particle physics. It has followed all the rules, so far. Neutrinos, on the other hand, are trouble.
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