Science Shambles
Part of the Cosmic Shambles Network, the network for people with curious minds, Science Shambles is a semi regular collection of conversations with scientists about all manner of scientific things. At the Cosmic Shambles Network we create and curates podcasts, digital content and live events for people who want to find out more about our universe through science, art, history, philosophy, music, literature. People who believe ignorance is not bliss. People who want to keep on discovering and learning about our wondrous universe and who want to have a laugh while doing it. People who believe that it is indeed our curiosity that makes us human. We believe we can never stop learning – science will never be finished and that’s exciting. The Cosmic Shambles Network brings together the world’s leading scientists, comedians, writers and performers to create entertaining content fuelled by curiosity. The approach is fun, real, accessible. Amongst the shambles there’s something for everyone.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 118
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Infinity, Bananas and Sugar Cubes
Helen Czerski is still in the host chair this week and she is joined by cosmologist and best selling science author Marcus Chown. His latest book, Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand, looks at fifty bo…
00:35:27 |
Mon 17 Jun 2019
Maths Puzzles, Cricket and Signals
Science Shambles is back from its mini break and Helen Czerski has taken over hosting duties while Robin is on tour! Today she's joined by two of our favourite mathematicians, Matt Parker and Rob Eas…
00:54:40 |
Mon 03 Jun 2019
Cosmics Superheroes Live in Manchester
On International Women's Day 2019 we did a live panel at the University of Manchester based around our Cosmic Superheroes exhibition (which you can view online here). The panellists were Helen Czersk…
01:23:08 |
Tue 19 Mar 2019
Gendered Brains and the Science of Evil
Robin is joined in studio by Professor Gina Rippon and Dr Julia Shaw to talk about their new science books, The Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience That Shatters the Myth of the Female Brain and Mak…
00:50:45 |
Fri 08 Mar 2019
Life, Physics and Nano Refrigerators
Physicist, writer and broadcaster Professor Paul Davies from Arizona State University was recently in the UK to talk about his new book The Demon in the Machine. So he sat down with Robin Ince to cha…
00:43:40 |
Fri 22 Feb 2019
Neutrinos and CSI Mesopotamia
In this episode of Science Shambles, Robin Ince tries to find the bit of the Venn diagram where archaeology and particle physics overlap. He's joined in the studio by archaeologist and one quarter of…
00:33:39 |
Mon 04 Feb 2019
Medical Marijuana and MRI Masturbation
Backstage at Nine Lessons Robin Ince catches up with two of the Cosmic Shambles Network's key bloggers, Dr Suzi Gage and Dr Dean Burnett. They chat about the big news of 2018 in their respective fiel…
00:32:49 |
Mon 21 Jan 2019
Sea Ice and Polar Bears
On this episode of Science Shambles, Robin Ince chats climate change and the Artic with physicist Dr Helen Czerski, just returned from the Arctic, and sea ice researcher Dr Sammie Buzzard. They chat …
00:34:23 |
Tue 01 Jan 2019
Quantum Physics is Weird
On this episode of Science Shambles, Robin tries to get his head further around quantum physics with two guests who've both just released new books on the subject. Two of Britain's best science write…
00:38:05 |
Fri 30 Nov 2018
Brains, Reflections and Books - Blog Network Special
Robin Ince is joined by two of The Cosmic Shambles Network's blog contributors, Ginny Smith and Marcus Chown. They chat about why the brain is so stubborn about accepting evidence, quantum physics in…
00:36:46 |
Fri 09 Nov 2018
Dark Matter, U2 and NASA Wee - Blog Network Special
In the first of what will be regular chats with our brilliant bloggers on our new blog network, Robin Ince is joined in studio by Professor Jon Butterworth, Dr Jenny Rohn and Michael Legge. They chat…
00:32:26 |
Wed 17 Oct 2018
The Magick of the Future
Recorded live at Latitude, it's a Book Shambles - Science Shambles crossover. Robin Ince hosts a discussion about The Magick of the Future, which is to say, what scientific discoveries and technologi…
01:03:15 |
Wed 15 Aug 2018
All Genius. All Buffoon - 100 Years of Richard Feynman - A Documentary
In 2018 the Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman would've turned 100 years old. But Richard Feynman was so much more than just one of the greatest physicists, the greatest scientists, of the…
00:58:49 |
Fri 29 Jun 2018
All Genius. All Buffoon - 100 Years of Richard Feynman Trailer
On May 11th 2018 the Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman would've turned 100 years old. But Richard Feynman was so much more than just one of the greatest physicists, the greatest scientist…
00:03:28 |
Fri 11 May 2018
Cosmic Shambles LIVE Aus/NZ Tour - Q and A - Part 4
Sat in the green room at the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch, Robin Ince, Lucie Green, Helen Czerski, Matt Parker, Michelle Dickinson and Shaun Hendy tackle some audience questions from the Cosmi…
00:24:47 |
Tue 29 Aug 2017
Cosmic Shambles LIVE - Aus and NZ Tour - Q and A - Part 3
Backstage, in a small echoey dressing room, before going on stage in Wellington as part of the Cosmic Shambles LIVE Tour, Robin Ince gathers up some of the remaining questions from the Auckland show.…
00:22:48 |
Sun 09 Jul 2017
Cosmic Shambles LIVE - Aus and NZ Tour - Q and A - Part 2
Robin Ince poses our missed audience questions from Melbourne to Dr Helen Czerski, Dr Katie Mack, Matt Parker and Professor Lucie Green. There’s questions about recreating Sagittarius A out of pies, …
00:27:46 |
Fri 07 Jul 2017
Cosmic Shambles LIVE - Aus and NZ Tour - Q and A - Part 1
Robin Ince poses our missed audience questions from the Cosmic Shambles LIVE show in Melbourne, Australia, to Dr Helen Czerski, Dr Katie Mack, Matt Parker and Professor Lucie Green. There’s questions…
00:27:46 |
Fri 07 Jul 2017
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