With many different types of guitars, we find out how much more is involved in the sound we get from various models, and whether or not this impacts on the price. Are we just paying for a brand name or the association with a particular musician? Today’s guest is Graham Buxton, a name that local music fans and musicians will recognise from a long … [Read more...]
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The Science Show 13/09/14 – Ensuring the quality of wheat at CAMGRAIN
This podcast is about what happens when wheat leaves the farm. We take up the story after the August crop harvest and speak with Dr Andrew Wingate who tells how CAMGRAIN deliver quality assured wheat. Ideas in this show: How is wheat tested and cleaned after it arrives from the farm? The grain supply chain What are strong and weak wheat … [Read more...]
The Science Show 23/08/2014 – Fracking for oil gas
This show podcast is about the process of extracting underground sources of gas, called fracking, an industrial process which previously was uneconomic, but in today’s energy crisis, has led to new options. And just as the government has issued licences to drill in the UK, so too there have been protests in the UK. This podcast is devoted to wising … [Read more...]
The Science Show 12/07/2014 – Gastronomy – Improving cycling performance with psychology
In this podcast we talk with Peter Barham, a professor of 'Molecular Gastronomy' about what his delicious subject entails. He wrote the book "The Science of Cooking". His idea is that "a kitchen is like science laboratory”, and that cookery is indeed an experimental science. Professor Barham has worked with restaurant chefs including Heston … [Read more...]
The Science Show 28/06/2014 – Fluid physics and engineering
Hear about measuring the properties of materials that are not just solids or liquids or gases but are all three in one. The soil under your feet is one such material - it is of course a solid with air and water mixed in. Knowing how soil behaves is especially helpful when you intend to build on it! And how soil behaves is even more interesting when … [Read more...]
The Science Show 17/05/2014 – Civil engineering
Asking someone to send you an “engineer” will conjure up all sorts of people who build and fix things. But today’s show is about civil engineers. Professor Robert Mair of the University of Cambridge Engineering Department will explain what are they and what do they do. Hear the interview at this link, or listen to the whole show at the link … [Read more...]
The Science Show 03/05/2014 – Aerodynamics
This week we find out about aerodynamics, and what it involves. We meet Professor Holger Babinsky at Cambridge University Engineering Department. He talks about wind tunnels and the need for bumps on aeroplane wings. Listen to the interview or hear the full show at the link below. See How wings really work … [Read more...]
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