Science Stories – Series Three
Two episodes by Philip Ball.
Radio 4 Broadcast 2016
Chaucer’s Astrolabe – The Medieval GPS
Maxwell’s Demon …
The Unseen – A History of the Invisible
Radio 4 Broadcast June 2016 – Five episodes.
Presenter: Philip Ball
Producer: Max O’Brien
A Juniper production for BBC Radio 4.
Science writer and broadcaster Philip Ball sets out on a quest to explore the peculiar world of the invisible, a mysterious realm where magic and science meet.
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Science Stories – Series Two
Three episodes by Philip Ball.
Radio 4 Broadcast 2016
Einstein’s Fridge
The Meteorite and the Hidden Hoax
Submarine for a Stuart King
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No result, no problem
“No result, no problem”: on the pros and cons of publishing null results. Physics World, May 2016. Available here.
How human sacrifice propped up the social order
“How human sacrifice propped up the social order”, Nature online news, 4 April 2016. Available here.
Why physics is not a discipline
“Why physics is not a discipline”, Nautilus 21 April 2016. Available here.
Life rocks
“Life rocks: what can meteorites tell us about life on and beyond earth?”, Aeon 18 March 2016. Available here.
The truth about Hannibal’s route across the Alps
“The truth about Hannibal’s route across the Alps”, The Observer 3 April 2016. Available here.
Science Stories – Series One
One episode by Philip Ball
Radio 4 Broadcast 01/07/2015
How Perkin brought purple to the people
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