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Little Atoms 283 – Gavin Francis & Empire Antarctica: Ice, Silence and Emperor Penguins

June 28, 2013

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After qualifying from medical school in Edinburgh, Gavin Francis spent ten years travelling, visiting all seven continents. He has worked in Africa and India, made several trips to the Arctic, and crossed Eurasia and Australasia by motorcycle. His first book, True North: Travels in Arctic Europe was published in 2008. He has lectured at the Scott Polar Research Institute […]

Little Atoms 282 – Jim Baggott & Farewell to Reality: How Fairytale Physics Betrays the Search for Scientific Truth

June 21, 2013

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Jim Baggott has been studying and writing about the history of physics for more than 20 years and has won awards for his scientific research and his science writing. His previous books include A Beginner’s Guide to Reality and Beyond Measure: Modern Physics, Philosophy and the Meaning of Quantum Theory, and also Atomic: The First War of […]