Stephen Hawking has passed away at the age of 76. In other daily science news… Cosmology’s brightest star Stephen Hawking dies aged 76 – theguardian.com/science/2018/mar/14/stephen-hawking-professor-dies-aged-76 Poor sleep linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease – zmescience.com/science/poor-sleep-alzheimers-32432/ A year in space — it really changes your genes- zmescience.com/science/news-science/year-space-changes-genes-043223/ In Surprise Announcement, Elon Musk Claims His Mars […]
On this episode of Excited Science, Dr. Mario Livio explains what makes us curious. Genes, your upbringing, the link between curiosity and success and more! Audio: The Guest: Mario Livio is an Israeli-American astrophysicist and an author of works that popularize science and mathematics. Mario’s book: Why?: What Makes Us Curious Mario-Livio.com […]
On this episode of Excited Science, Johnjoe opens up the spooky and mind-melting world of quantum biology for #ScienceNation. Audio: The Guest: Johnjoe McFadden is an Anglo-Irish scientist, academic and writer. He is Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom. Johnjoe’s book: Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age […]
On this episode of Excited Science, Julian breaks Will’s brain by attempting to clarify what makes you, you and if consciousness can be somehow measured. Audio: The Guest: Julian Baggini is a British philosopher, and the author of several books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is co-founder of The Philosophers’ Magazine. Baggini was awarded a […]
On this episode of Excited Science, Trevor explains what makes music sound great (to certain people…) and what makes things universally sound horrid. Audio: The Guest: Trevor Cox is a British academic and science communicator, a Senior Media fellow for EPSRC, and was President of the Institute of Acoustics for the 2010–2012 period. Cox holds a degree […]
On this episode of Excited Science, we’re diving into the physics behind black holes, if time travel is possible and a whole lot more. Audio: The Guest: Marcus Chown is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. Formerly a radio astronomer at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, he is cosmology consultant of New […]