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On this episode of Science Shambles, Robin tries to get his head further around quantum physics with two guests who've both just released new books on the subject. Two of Britain's best science writers, Jim Baggot and Philip Ball drop by to talk Einstein, quantum woo and more. Th ...  Show more

Robin Ince is joined by two of The Cosmic Shambles Network's blog contributors, Ginny Smith and Marcus Chown. They chat about why the brain is so stubborn about accepting evidence, quantum physics in the studio window and then stand up mathematician Matt Parker pops by for a minu ...  Show more

With the help of Robin Ince, Professor Brian Cox tackles more audience questions. He talks about the biggest question in physics, the nature of dark energy, running about with poles light years in length, climate change and winding up flat earthers. This week's questions come fro ...  Show more

Can you slow down time by hurtling through space at breakneck speed? Could listener Saskia’s friend - currently one year older - end up the same age as her if he went fast enough? It sounds bananas, but it’s all part of Einstein’s mind-warping theory of relativity.With expert cop ...  Show more

When different groups of astronomers measure the expansion rate of space, they get different answers. Who's right? Or are they both right, and new physics is afoot?

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Earlier this week, some of the world's leading astrophysicists came together at The Royal Society to question the very nature of our Universe. Does the Lambda Cold Dark Matter model, which explains the evolution of the cosmos and the Big Bang, need a rethink? Dr Chris North, an a ...  Show more