Talking of Science
Tackling big topics with small humans
Episodes
10 episodes
Is coral a plant or a rock?
Well... no. Or, kinda, maybe.Another chin-scratcher from Dr C in this episode, where we dive into the blue to explore the fascinating world beneath the sea and learn all anyone could want to know about corals and their importance. We are...
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Episode 10
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42:36
If I graze my knee every day, would I eventually run out of blood?
As always, a deceptively simple question that opens the door to a hilarious exploration of how our bodies make blood. Find out what happens when you scrape your knee and how the body keeps itself cleverly supplied with just the right amount of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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37:04
What's the craziest experiment a scientist has ever done?
What's the craziest experiment you could imagine doing? Now go crazier. And you're still probably not thinking about anything as crazy as the experiments that Kristoffer Frøkjær has written about in his book The Man Who Had His Brain Sliced. In...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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49:20
Can you wake up a frozen mammoth by shocking it with lightning?
Storybooks can impact the imagination of a child in so many ways. In this episode, we meet Professor Eline Lorenzen to try and get to the bottom of whether David Walliam’s award-winning children’s novel The Ice Monster might be even the teensie...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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38:50
Why didn’t they play fair?
What do rigged fencing swords, blue grass, and menstrual cycle coaches tell us about human behaviour? Quite a lot, actually! In this episode of Talking of Science, Helen Frost and Dr. C are joined by trivia king James Harkin and a live audience...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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48:25
Introduction to Talking of Science
Talking of Science is a spotlight on the mad and hilarious conversations we end up having when we try to talk science with our kids. Learn more about this show and meet the people who bring it to life.To get in contact with us at Talking...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:40
How does a calculator know what 85 + 85 is?
Well, according to Dr C… it just does! But perhaps we can go a little deeper than that. Personally, I suspect that there’s a tiny gremlin inside each device, with many, many fingers to do all those calculations. However, Lucas Casparis tells a ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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40:31
Who is the best at climbing a tree?
We often overlook our hands - their exquisite engineering is easy to miss in the comings and goings of everyday life. This week we meet Stine Keibel Blom who is an expert on the evolution and anatomy of primate hands and feet. Stine helps us to...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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35:02
Why can I see the moon during the day?
Is it made of cheese? Does it bring out werewolves? The moon is a fascinating topic! In this episode Dr C meets a titan of astrophysics podcasting, Tina Ibsen, to learn about the moon and its effects on us down here on the earth. During the bed...
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Episode 3
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53:42
Why are those ants moving their eggs?
Uncovering an ants’ nest is like opening a portal to another world - a tiny and very busy world. In this episode we meet Asta Rødsgaard-Jørgensen who is studying fungus-farming ants, an occupation which brings her face-to-face with angry (and v...
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Episode 2
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46:16