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The first episode has talks on bee pollination, Scottish accents in early film and why exercise increases cognitive function. Contributions from the universities of Bristol, Stirling and Cardiff. Contributions from Clara Montgomery (Bristol), John Ritchie (Stirling) and Hannah Fu ...  Show more

The Speakezee Showcase features 3x 3 minute talks from graduates on their research in language that anyone should understand. This episode has talks on use of morphine in pet surgery, how to reduce dental anxiety and building an artificial nervous system to detect faults in aircr ...  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