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Little Atoms Xmas Special – The Return of Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

December 18, 2009

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[display_podcast] The Little Atoms 2009 extended Christmas specials recorded backstage at “Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People”, the “Variety version of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures”, at the Bloomsbury Theatre on 16th December 2009. The nights were curated by comedian Robin Ince, and featured a huge roster of comedians, musicians, scientists and others in […]

Jim Baggott – The Secret History of the Atom Bomb

December 11, 2009

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[display_podcast] Jim Baggott has been studying and writing about the history of physics for nearly 20 years and has won awards for his scientific research and his science writing. His previous books have been widely acclaimed and include: A Beginner’s Guide to Reality – “… like having an informal, intimate conversation with an informed – […]

Manjit Kumar – Quantum

December 4, 2009

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[display_podcast] Manjit Kumar is currently consulting science editor at UK Wired magazine and was the founding editor of Prometheus, an interdisciplinary journal that covered the arts and sciences, described by one reviewer as ‘perhaps the finest magazine that I’ve ever read’. He is the co-author of Science and the Retreat from Reason, which introduced key […]