Procrastination and... other stuff

In a society where you can summon food at the press of a button, how can anyone be hangry? Dean and Rachel talk about how low blood sugar can make us boil over and why evolutionarily, that's a good thing! Also, the curious fact we’ve universally accepted that “blue liquid” is the ...  Show more

Rachel and Dean discuss misophonia and how to not tackle people to the ground when they do perfectly normal things that make sounds you find infuriating (keyboard clacking, anyone?) Also, finding the sweet spot in the world of sound between the random and the predictable and givi ...  Show more

In episode 2 Brian and Robin are joined by a very special guest, fellow particle physicist and Brian's regular co-author, Professor Jeff Forshaw. Recorded live from the shows in Preston and Reading they tackle questions of dark energy, the weight of the world, staring out of a bl ...  Show more

In episode 2 Brian and Robin are joined by a very special guest, fellow particle physicist and Brian's regular co-author, Professor Jeff Forshaw. Recorded live from the shows in Preston and Reading they tackle questions of dark energy, the weight of the world, staring out of a bl ...  Show more

In the first episode of this brand new series, we present a selection of the questions posed to Professor Brian Cox from the audience, via Robin Ince, from the first two weeks of the tour. There's queries about quarks, the age of the universe and plenty more. This podcast was rec ...  Show more

In the first episode of this brand new series, we present a selection of the questions posed to Professor Brian Cox from the audience, via Robin Ince, from the first two weeks of the tour. There's queries about quarks, the age of the universe and plenty more. This podcast was rec ...  Show more