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*"Desert Island Discs with a science twist” - *
Science Mixtape explores the science and songs of exciting expert guests from the world of science. It's a mix of science news, views, and live ON AIR experiments, as well as the songs they love and why.
From uplifting discoveries, to sobering facts, and the downright bizarre, science helps us better understand the world we live in, but also reminds us how little we know. Join us every other Saturday at 12pm for a fun and informative peak behind-the-scenes at a life in science.
Curiosity never killed any cats. Well … maybe Schrodinger’s.
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100th Special (ft. Various)
Join us as we look back over some of our favourite bits from the last hundred episodes.
Mixtape
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
New Order - Ceremony
Nena - 99 Luftballons
Tom Lehrer - The Elements
Mumford & Sons - The Cave
Frank Wilson - Do I Love You
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Sci-Com Pol-Com Info-Bomb (ft. Nick Anstead)
This week we are joined by political scientist Nick Anstead from the London School of Economics. We talk about the political communication, how can we apply scientific methods to such a field and the effects of social media, twitter bots and their effect on elections.
Mixtape
1) Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop
2)David Bowie - Life on Mars
3) Blur - Pop Scene
4) Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get it if You Really Want
5) John F Kennedy - Inauguration speech
6) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love
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Sharing Stem Cells (ft. Sophie Arthur)
This week we are joined by biologist Sophie Arthur who takes us through her PhD on stem cells and the work that she is doing to share her science with the world.
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1) Adele - When We Were Young
2) This is Me - Keala Settle (from The Greatest Showman)
3) As She's Walking Away - Zac Brown band feat Alan Jackson
4) Promises - Calvin harris feat Sam Smith
5) Tinie Tempah - Pass Out
6) The Cave - Mumford & sons -
Viking Bones (ft. Cat Jarman)
We dig up the past in this episode and find out what secrets our bones hide about the places we've been and the things we've done (or eaten). Cat Jarman talks Vikings, Rapa Nui and strontium isotopes all through a good head of Norwegian teeth, apparently.
Mixtape
1) Micah P. Hinson - Beneath the rose
2) Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
3) Johnny Flynn - Detectorists
4) Jim Croce - Time in a bottle
5) Johnny Flynn feat. Laura Marling - Water
6) Birdy - Skinny Love -
Animal Close Encounters (ft. Patrick Aryee)
This week we are joined by Patrick Aryee presenter, biologist and man of many animal encounters. Join us to hear a few of the best.
Mixtape
1) Feelings - Shy FX
2) Lil Bebe - Danileigh
3) At Night (Peggy Gou’s Acid Journey Remix) - Shakedown & Peggy Gou
4) Don’t Hold Back (Touch) ft. Jeena G - Tee Vish
5) Man Don’t Care - JME & Giggs
6) In My Feelings – Drake -
Science in Parliament (ft. Jack Miller)
Science eventually winds its way to the halls of Westminster, and one of the ways it gets there is through today's guest. Jack Miller is energy adviser for the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology and in our show today he gives us an insight into the inner workings of POST. Order!
Mixtape
1) Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves the Sunshine
2) Queens of the Stone Age - I Sat by the Ocean
3) Amerie - 1 Thing
4) Type O Negative - Love you to Death
5) UK Apache & Shy FX - Original Nuttah
6) Black Sabbath - War Pigs