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New Guests for Nine Lessons Announced
As always, the Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People will feature a jam packed bill every night. Here’s some new guest announcements.
Signals – A new comedy play
The Cosmic Shambles Network is excited to announce a new collaboration with Footprint Theatre on a new comedic play about our place in the Universe.
Introducing Brain Yapping – The Podcast
We’re excited to announce a brand new, original podcast is joining the Cosmic Shambles Network. It’s called Brain Yapping and it’s hosted by Dr Dean Burnett and Rachel England.
Features
What Went on at the 2018 Compendium of Reason
The 2018 version of Brian Cox and Robin Ince’s Compendium of Reason is in the books. Here’s what went down at the Apollo.
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Jim and Monica – Space Shambles Guest Profiles
Two of our esteemed scientific guests at the Albert Hall on June 15.
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Rusty Schweickart Profile – Space Shambles Guest
Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart is one of our very special guests on June 15, for Space Shambles at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Blogs
The Conservative Leadership Contest: A Scientific Perspective – Dean Burnett
The contest to replace Theresa May as leader of the conservative party is well underway, so Dean Burnett takes a scientific look at the scientific credentials of the candidates.
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Autism and Addiction – Tania Browne
In recent years there’s been an increasing demand for diagnosis of adults with suspected autism in mental health services, and there are a few reasons why this might be happening. Tania Browne investigates.
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Anxiety in a Hong Kong Hotel at 5am – Robin Ince
This was written in the wee hours of the morning, in the midst of insomnia, anxiety and a long way from home… Robin Ince muses from a hotel room in Hong Kong at 5am.
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The Conservative Leadership Contest: A Scientific Perspective – Dean Burnett
The contest to replace Theresa May as leader of the conservative party is well underway, so Dean Burnett takes a scientific look at the scientific credentials of the candidates.
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Autism and Addiction – Tania Browne
In recent years there’s been an increasing demand for diagnosis of adults with suspected autism in mental health services, and there are a few reasons why this might be happening. Tania Browne investigates.
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Anxiety in a Hong Kong Hotel at 5am – Robin Ince
This was written in the wee hours of the morning, in the midst of insomnia, anxiety and a long way from home… Robin Ince muses from a hotel room in Hong Kong at 5am.
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Equality in the Science Workplace – Jenny Rohn
After reading Christina Dalcher’s latest novel Vox, Jenny has been thinking about inequality in the science workplace.
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The Last Time the Professor and I went to Australia – Robin Ince
I originally wrote this the last time Professor Brian Cox and I toured Australia and New Zealand, but didn’t post it on the CSN. As we are on our way to Heathrow today to embark on our latest tour down under, it seemed a good time to revisit that first trip.
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The Moon Illusion – Ginny Smith
Debate has raged about the cause of the moon illusion for thousands of years, and philosophers from Aristotle to Descartes to Kant have written about it. Now Ginny Smith weighs in.
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