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Nanopod 4: Nanotubes

February 16th, 2009

The penultimate Nanopod. Can you make doors like the ones in Star Trek using nanotubes? Probably not, but guess what else they’re good for…

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Nanopod 3: Nano-tat

February 2nd, 2009

We’ve been very naughty and forgotten to publish a nanopod for months…  It was probably all the glitz and glamour that came with winning the accolade of Top Five Science and Medicine podcast on Podbean - we are now officially “The Award-Winning Unlikely Science Pod”.  So here’s a bumper (possibly against the principles of a nanopod) episode three, where we talk about all sorts of nano-stuff including nano-cars, nano-tea, nano-guitars and nano-diets.  Enjoy the madness!

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Nanopod 2: What’s a Buckyball?

November 17th, 2008

In the second Nanopod, Jim gets his balls mixed up.

Below, the first picture shows a model of a buckyball.  Although it’s not exactly lined up, you can see how its structure matches that of a football.

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Nanopod 1: How Big is Nano?

October 9th, 2008

Hayley and Jim realise their nanopod is a bit too long to be nanosized.

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The Science Festival Pod

June 10th, 2008

This month we’re at the Cheltenham Science Festival. Jim and Hayley get hold of some space rocks, Mark turns into a monkey and one unsuspecting member of the public gets egg on their face…

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Unlikely Science Extra

May 21st, 2008

Andy’s BBC Radio Bristol slot for May 21st involved face licking, naked bodies and yoghurts - all at once.

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Unlikely Science Spot the Spoof News

May 14th, 2008

Another lie mixed in with some bizarre and just as unbelievable news stories.  Email your guesses to news@null-hypothesis.co.uk.  Plus, Hayley and Jim contemplate purchasing a three-headed coconut tree…

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Unlikely Science - The Breakfast Pod

May 6th, 2008

It all takes place in the kitchen, where Hayley is joined by Jim Bell to consume vast quantities of coffee, as well as some rather unappetising pickled herring. Plus, our listeners’ views on soggy cereal, how tea can stop anthrax and your chance to win an EatMeCrunchy cereal bowl.

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Unlikely Science Pod Extra

March 19th, 2008

Andy talks panda porn, self-healing rubber and wobbly bridges with the BBC Radio Bristol crew.

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Unlikely Science Spot the Spoof News

March 12th, 2008

Four unlikely science stories, three minutes, one big fat lie. But can you tell which one? It’s a futuristic pod this week as we find out about cyber hooters and folding cars.

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