The Bright Club Podcast
By Bright Club
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Podcast Description
This intellectual comedy podcast is anchored by Steve Cross, who is joined every week by a star from the world of comedy, and a researcher from UCL, London's Global University. Together they tackle the really big questions, like: Are there penguins on Saturn's moons? Who was the randiest archaeologist of all time? Does owning your own laser make you more attractive to women?
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Bright Club 60 - WARS 2 part 4 | The final questions, wrap-up and results of this argumentative panel show, with Helen Keen, Jay Stone, Sam Tazzyman, Chiara Ambrosio and flummoxed Steve Cross. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 3 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 59 - WARS 2 part 3 | Third question for the four geniuses: Helen Keen, Sam Tazzyman, Jay Stone and the irrepresible Chiara Ambrosio. Steve Cross is bewildered. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 24 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 58 - WARS 2 Part 2 | The second question for our four intellectual pugilists Chiara Ambrosio, Jay Stone, Sam Tazzyman and Helen Keen. Contains mild rudeness, mainly from inept host Steve Cross. Part 2 of 4. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 11 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 57 - WARS 2 Part 1 | Four brilliant brains tussle for this year's Bright Club Wars crown. From comedy to philosophy, from cells to duck mating habits, we cover all the intellectual bases. Steve Cross weakly referees. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 3 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 56 with Joe Cain and Elis James | Joe Cain explores the history of science, demolishing some so-called heroes to applause from comedian Joe Cain. Steve Cross sobs quietly as his illusions are shattered. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 6 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 55 with Gail Davies and Elis James | Geographer Gail Davies helps comedian Elis James understand the construction of science around the world, while Steve Cross does some colouring-in. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 30 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 54 with Elis James and Sarah Dhanjal | The history of Swansea, Southall and sexy moustaches with archaeologist Sarah Dhanjal, comedian Elis James and inveterate ignoramus Steve Cross. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 25 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 53 with Judith Stephenson and Michael Legge | Public Health Epidemiologist Judith Stephenson and comedian Michael Legge explore Britain's attitudes to contraception and STIs. Steve Cross explodes into unprofessionalism. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 17 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 52 with David Osrin and Michael Legge | David Osrin is a public health epidemiologist. Michael Legge is a comedian. They are both *brave* in their own ways. Steve Cross gazes in awe. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 9 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 51 with Essi Viitanen and Michael Legge | Essi Viitanen studies Finnish film, and she shares her findings with comedian Michael Legge. Steve Cross tries to work out where Finland is. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 31 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 50 with Michael Legge and Oliwia Berdak | Historian Oliwia Berdak explains the finer points of the formation of the Croatian Army to comedian Michael Legge. Steve Cross imagines looking like Rambo. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 15 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitBright Club 49 with Sam Tazzyman and Terry Saunders | Sexual selection modeller Sam Tazzyman leads Terry Saunders into a beautiful garden full of double entendres. Steve Cross tried to contain himself. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 27 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 48 with Richard Cole and Terry Saunders | A touching exploration of old scandinavian love poetry this week with Scandophile Richard Cole and comedian Terry Saunders. Steve Cross tries to keep the smut level down, but fails. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 20 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 47 with Ernest Schonfield and Terry Saunders | This week German literature and language expert Ernest Schonfield tries to overcome decades of ignorance on the part of comedian Terry Saunders and Allo Allo fan Steve Cross. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 13 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 46 with Terry Saunders and Cath Mercer | The first of the LOVE podcasts sees comedian Terry Saunders find out what Britain does, with whom and how often from sex survey statistician Cath Mercer. Steve Cross follows maybe half of the conversation. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 6 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 45a How to podcast | This week a special podcast with Naked Scientists, Answer Me This, Short Science and Eu.Sci, to help you start to podcast. Recorded at the Science Communication Conference and starring our very own producer Martin Austwick. | 31 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 45 with Zoe Self and Joe Lycett | Zoe Self, racehorse biomechanics researcher, looks on in horror as comedian Joe Lycett descends into cabin fever. Steve Cross whinnies quietly. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 23 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 44 with Tom Manly and Joe Lycett | We have our first ever non-UCL researcher on the podcast! Tom Manly, neuropsychologist, picks apart comedian Joe Lycett's brain, while they both wonder if Steve Cross even has one. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 16 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 43 with Joe Lycett and Jon Butterworth | Physicist Jon Butterworth collides hadrons. Comedian Joe Lycett collides... well, you finish the thought yourself. This might be the most philosophical podcast yet. Supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 8 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 42 with Claire Ross and David Morgan | Digital Humanities researcher Claire Ross studies heavy Twitter users like comedian David Morgan. They chat about museums, the web and kittens while Steve Cross chirps nonsense. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 26 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 41 with Jason Dittmer and David Morgan | Who's better, Capt. America or Capt. Britain? How do people think about the end of the world? All this and more with political geographer Jason Dittmer, Eurovision fan David Morgan and lost soul Steve Cross. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust | 18 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 40 with Katherine Woolf and David Morgan | -- | 10 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 39 with David Morgan and Dominic Furniss | The first of four Happiness podcasts sees Human Computer Interaction expert Dom Furniss explain to comedian David Morgan the mysteries of cash machines, doors and medical devices, while Steve Cross babbles. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 3 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 38 with Silvia Di Bianchi and Helen Keen | -- | 21 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 37 with Rachel Baker and Helen Keen | -- | 14 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 36 with Benedetto De Martino and Helen Keen | What do you get if you combine understanding of the brain with buying stuff? Neuroscientist Benedetto De Martino and comic Helen Keen get into details, while Steve Cross regrets all his terrible decisions. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 6 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitBright Club 35 with Helen Keen and Valerie Wallace | The first of the 'Brains' series of podcasts sees comedian Helen Keen and historian Valerie Wallace speculate about what philosopher Jeremy Bentham might have thought about call centres. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 27 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitBright Club 34a Live from the Bloomsbury Theatre CONTAINS SWEARING | The second podcast of performances from Bright Club: Life at the Bloomsbury Theatre on Feb 4th 2011. Warning, contains swearing. Featuring Sophie Scott, Tom Stern and Celia Morgan. | 20 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 34 with Alex Dedman and Isy Suttie | Alex Dedman works on the genetics of bipolar disorder. Isy Suttie helps her to explain her research to Steve Cross, who is in a mood throughout. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 14 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitBright Club 33a Live from the Bloomsbury Theatre - Contains swearing | -- | 11 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 33 with Claire Thomson and Isy Suttie | -- | 7 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 32 with Celia Morgan and Isy Suttie | Celia Morgan is a clinical psychopharmacologist. Try saying that that with a mouthful of tea. She chats about her work with Isy Suttie (comedian) while Steve Cross provides regular warnings. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 30 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 31 with Isy Suttie and Sophie Scott | -- | 23 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 30 with Jane Gilbert and Sarah Bennetto | -- | 14 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 29 with Chris Abram and Sarah Bennetto | The vikings were a strange bunch, chopping off heads and writing poems at the same time. Old Norse expert Chris Abram takes us into their world, while comedian Sarah Bennetto and Steve Cross snicker. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 20 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 28 with Henry Woudhuysen and Sarah Bennetto | In this podcast we really get into books, as solid real things with histories. Prof of English Henry Woudhuysen leads the way, with comedian Sarah Bennetto following along and Steve Cross getting lost. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 12 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 27 with Chiara Ambrosio and Sarah Bennetto | Did men have more dimensions in the twentieth century? Can maths and art combine? Philosopher Chiara Ambrosio and comedian Sarah Bennetto try and find out, while Steve Cross tried not to get slapped. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 2 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 26 with Nick Doody and John J Johnston | What did the powerful get up to in Ancient Egypt? Egyptologist John J Johnston knows, comedian Nick Doody asks, and Steve Cross looks confused. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 28 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 25 with Nick Doody and Alex Braithwaite | The third power podcast sees political scientist Alex Braithwaite and comedian Nick Doody pick through terrorism, political violence and schools career service predictions. This podcast is supported by a People Award from the Wellcome Trust. | 15 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 24 with Carolyn McGettigan and Nick Doody | How powerful is your brain? And how does laughing work? Nick Doody joins neuroscientist Carolyn McGettigan to find out. Steve Cross tries to join in but mainly gets people's names wrong. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 8 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 23 with Nick Doody and Dave Rowley | Atmospheric chemist Dave Rowley talks climate change and ozone depletion with comedian Nick Doody and ill-informed anchor Steve Cross, who mainly talks about hair spray. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 1 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 22 With Steve Fossey and Steve Hall | In this weird-sounding podcast astronomer Steve Fossey tells us about the discoveries you can make from the bottom of a hill by the A1, while Steves Cross and Hall get confused about who is who. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 18 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 21 with Kate Jeffery and Steve Hall | Who am I? Where am I? Why do I feel this way? So sang Jesus Jones. Prof. Kate Jeffery explains how to answer one of these questions, while Steves Hall and Cross repeatedly grab the wrong end of the stick. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 11 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 20 with Lottie Davis and Steve Hall | What can thick, stinky bacterial mats from a Kenyan lake tell us about life on Mars? Steve Hall and astrobiologist Lottie Davis investigate while Steve Cross tries to tag along. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 4 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 19 with Mark Westmoquette and Steve Hall | Steve Hall is back! And this time Mark Westmoquette (Astronomer) is explaining to him where stars come from and how galaxies grow. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust and recorded with kit bought by the STFC. | 27 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitBright Club 17: WARS part one with Rufus Hound, Matty Hoban, Tom Morgan and Tom Stern | WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. Not For kids. A new panel show format from Bright Club descends into intellectual infighting and NSFW naughtiness. Contains swearing. Best to delete this to be on the safe side. Not for under 18s. With comedian Rufus Hound, physicist Matty Hoban, biologist Tom Morgan and philosopher Tom Stern. All opinions expressed in this podcast aren't those of any of the podcast makers. They're probably not even the opinions of the people saying them - they're just trying to be funny. | 29 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 16 with Ruth Fillery Travis and Andrew O'Neill | Steve Cross bites his lip and tries not to giggle as archaeometallurgist Ruth Fillery-Travis and comedian Andrew O'Neill talk about Roman slags. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 22 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 15 with Andrew O' Neill and Titus Hjelm | It would have been a crime to edit this meeting of metal minds down at all. So we haven't. Half an hour of the mythologies and mysteries of moshing, with barely time for a breath. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 13 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 14 with Debi Linton and Andrew O'Neill | Debi Linton, palaeontologist and metaller, meets Andrew O' Neill, comedian and metalhead. Steve Cross sounds confused and gets the wrong end of a succession of sticks. Dinosaurs abound. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 6 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 13 with David McAlpine and Andrew O'Neill | Two men with ringing in their ears (Neuroscientist David McAlpine and Comedian Andrew O'Neill) pick apart the details of the ear and music-induced hearing loss, while Steve Cross looks confused. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 1 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 12 with Becky Lawson and Bec Hill | Becky Lawson (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) is a neuroscientist, but she also knows how to explain things using cake and jam metaphors. Perfect to help Bec Hill and Steve Cross understand the brain. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 25 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 11 with Matt Pope and Bec Hill | Matt Pope, archaeologist, gives Bec Hill, comedian, and Steve Cross, resident ignoramus, a lesson in stone age food. Are our bodies designed to live on something other than beer and chips? This podcast is sponsored by the Wellcome Trust. | 17 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 10 with James Kneale and Bec Hill | Drink is a kind of food, isn't it? Booze culture expert James Kneale joins Bec Hill and Steve Cross for a meandering exploration of drinking across the world and through time. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 9 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 9 with Laura Ishiguro and Bec Hill | The first of our 'Food' themed podcasts stars perky aussie comic Bec Hill and Laura Ishiguro, who studies the history of food eaten by colonial Brits. They join Steve Cross for a chat about nasty soups, awful pies, baked beans and curry. This podcast is supported by the Wellcome Trust. | 2 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 8 with Matt Piper and Steve Hall | This week Steves Hall and Cross meet Matt Piper, an expert on ageing in fruitflies. There's a lot of talk of food (as usual) and ways to encourage a lady fruitfly to get jiggy at a young age. This podcast is financially supported by the STFC. | 25 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 7 with Ian Hamilton and Steve Hall | This ever-so-slightly-delayed episode features Ian Hamilton, building design and energy use expert, and Steve Hall (We Are Klang). We're trying to make sense of the future, and what Britain might look like. Generously supported by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. As ever, the opinions expressed in this podcast are not those of anyone's employers. In fact, they're usually not even the speakers' opinions. We're just making it up as we go along... | 16 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 6 with Subhadra Das and Steve Hall | This week Steve Hall (We Are Klang) and Bright Club's regular anchor and idiot Steve Cross try and understand museums, the cultural power of objects and spoliation with UCL's Cultural Property Advisor, Subhadra Das. | 4 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 5 with Joe Flatman and Steve Hall | In the first of four 'Time' podcasts, Joe Flatman, archaeologist at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, tries to explain to Steve Hall (from We Are Klang) and Steve Cross how cakes explain why everything good on Time Team is buried. | 30 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 4 with Sheila Kanani and Kent Valentine | Sheila Kanani studies Saturn's moons using the Cassini spacecraft. Here she tries to describe what she's found to Kent Valentine and Steve Cross, both of whom seem more interested in chasing penguins around the solar system. | 25 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 3 with Narciss Okhravi and Kent Valentine | Narciss Okhravi, consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital, helps Kent Valentine to understand how vision works, and shares a few tales from the front-line of an Eye Hospital casualty department. She also reminds him that he needs an eye test! | 17 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 2 with Martin Austwick and Kent Valentine | Martin Austwick, medical physicist from the National Medical Laser Centre, and Kent Valentine try to get their heads around photo-dynamic therapy, quantum computing, and what makes a "proper" Doctor. Hosted by Steve Cross. | 9 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bright Club 1 - Lucie Green and Kent Valentine | Lucie Green, space scientist at the Mullard Space Science Laboratories, and Kent Valentine, comedian at large, try to get their heads around the sun. This podcast is supported by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. | 30 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 0 - The Trailer | -- | 21 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 63 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Nice. Bit of brain and chuckles
Andy
I love this podcat
This might be one of my favourite podcast even after 2 episodes I'm hooked Already
Charming and Informative
Fantastic podcast. Not over-long, but engaging and covering a wide gamut of subjects from ethics to lasers to historical bread recipes.
A little UCL-centric (and I do have a degree from UCL...) but very inspiring with its shedloads of young, engaged (and inspired) academics.
It's a good'un.
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