Interesting Links
Ben Maughan, Room 4.19, Physics. Full contact information.
Introduction
This page contains links to resources I find useful for learning about
developments in science across all fields, as well as some other fun
science and non-science bits and pieces! If you have any suggestions
of things to add to this list - please drop me a line!
Podcasts
These can be found on itunes, or subscribed to with other suitable
applications.
Science
- The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
- A sceptical look at good and
bad science in the news each week
- In Our Time
- In-depth discussion on different theme each week, often
including science topics. This link takes you to the whole archive
of science themed episodes since 1998.
- The Infinite Monkey Cage
- Science/comedy chat with Brian Cox, Robin
Ince and guests.
- The Jodcast
- A podcast about astronomy including the latest news,
what you can see in the night sky, interviews with astronomers and
more.
- More or Less
- More or Less tries to make sense of the statistics
which surround us.
- Security Now
- A podcast about internet security issues, but has many
fascinating mathematical insights - in particular the excellent
series of episodes 30-37 about cryptography
- A Brief History of Mathematics
- Ten fifteen minute podcasts that
reveal the personalities behind the calculations from Newton to the
present day.
Non-science
- This American Life
- Often amazing and moving works of truth and fiction
- All Songs Considered
- Essential new and old music
- Guardian Politics Weekly
- "Political analysis from the Guardian and
Observer's top journalists and commentators"
- Westminster Hour
- "Top political commentators reflect on the
week's political events in discussion with MPs, Peers and others."
- Intelligence Squared U.S.
- Oxford-style debates on various topics
- Lit to Go
- a nice collection of classic novels in audiobook
form. You can download the mp3s from their site or from iTunes
U. Highlights include the complete Sherlock Holmes, and several
H. G. Wells.
Science Blogs/News/Comics
I recommend reading these with an RSS reader like feedly
Astronomy
Other Science
Events
- Bristol Science Cafe
- Monthly free science talks and
discussion sessions at the Tobacco Factory
- Bristol Skeptics in the Pub
- Monthly talks on Scientific and/or
Skeptical topics. Free, but supported by donations.
- Bristol Astronomical Society
- Meet weekly at Bristol Grammar School
for observing nights and guest talks
Lectures
- Leonard Susskind's impressive lecture series is available in video
form on iTunes U - the link will take you to one of several courses
that are available
- This lecture (availiable in several parts; link is to part one)
gives a nice mathematical discussion of the issues surrounding
population growth and resource consumption
Books