Dec 21, 2007
It has been known for a while that chimps are more evolved than
humans - well, their genome has changed more than ours since our
common ancestor - but recent studies have shown that chimps have
outstanding numeracy abilities that outstrip our own in some
cases.
This week in the last Mr Science Show for 2007, we take a...
Dec 10, 2007
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Quantum Physics is a confusing topic for many. One person who makes
a living out of understanding and explaining it is Professor Tony
Sudbery.
I spoke to Professor Sudbery at the York Science Festival about...
Nov 23, 2007
Do you need to be fit to play cricket? Do the best batsmen in the
world really have the ability to predict the type of ball they will
receive before it even arrives? And is cricket really more of a
mental game than a physical one?
In this rather longer episode, we talk to Dr Rob Duffield
from the School of Human...
Nov 8, 2007
This week we talk to Dr Quentin Atkinson, an evolutionary
psychologist from the University of Reading in the UK, about the
evolution of language in Europe.
Languages, like genes, provide vital clues about human prehistory.
The Indo-European languages, now spoken across Europe and the near
East, show strikingly similar...
Oct 15, 2007
I have recently become an editor of Plus Magazine, a free, award winning online mathematics magazine that has articles written by the world's great mathematicians and science communicators, including Stephen Hawking and Marcus du Sautoy. This is why I have been a bit slack on Mr Science... This week's podcast is again...