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Science in Sand

  • 20 Jun, 2011
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Sculpting a brain from sand on the banks of the Thames in London.
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The Nerve Song

  • 15 Jun, 2011
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A 150 year-old folk song repurposed to describe neurons and their actions.
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Dance 2 (It’s all about the Genes)

  • 15 Jun, 2011
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An exploration of ideas from genetics, expressed through dance.
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Chasing Climatic Change

  • 14 Jun, 2011
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  • ★ 4.5
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The effects of climate change on animals, from mammoths to polar bears.
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Dial P for Physics

  • 07 Jun, 2011
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The Physics Squad investigate a curious case of murder, where the instrument of death is… a paint can.
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Jack And The Beanstalk

  • 07 Jun, 2011
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Mining a pantomime for every last drop of biology. There’s more than you’d expect. Oh, yes there is!
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Dance 1 Genetics

  • 07 Jun, 2011
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An interpretation of and response to genetics, inheritance, and identity, in dance.
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Volcano

  • 06 Jun, 2011
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A volcano erupts in… Teddington! A study of the three V’s of volcanoes; volume, volatiles, and viscosity.
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Stirling Engine from Junk

  • 06 Jun, 2011
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  • ★ 4.5
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A simple heat engine made — mostly — from household rubbish.
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What are genes?

  • 01 Nov, 2010
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Animation explaining what genes are.
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Swimming Lessons. Trust in Physics

  • 01 Nov, 2010
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An animation about the physics involved in swimming.
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Reflection

  • 01 Nov, 2010
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The geometry of reflections, and why ‘ambulance’ sometimes written ‘ecnalubma’.
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Building an Igloo

  • 18 Jul, 2010
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Snow + science technician + video camera = igloo! Obviously.
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The Diffusion Cloud Chamber

  • 29 Jun, 2010
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The paths of invisible particles rendered visible before your very eyes.
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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend

  • 23 Jun, 2010
  • views 1552
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Turning carbon into diamond, using only a gigantic laboratory press.
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Buckley’s Double-Action Baking Powder

  • 19 Jun, 2009
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  • ★ 5
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The wonder of double-action baking powder, 50s-style.
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It’s About Time

  • 01 Apr, 2009
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A look at the complexity of time, and why it’s worth further study.
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Horror at HCC

  • 25 Mar, 2009
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An evil genius creates the most frightening monster in SciCast history.
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Levitation: Science or Magic?

  • 05 Feb, 2009
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Levitating table-tennis balls and droplets of water. Wait, levitating *water*? Seriously?
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The Immiscible Love Story

  • 21 Jan, 2009
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Water meets oil, they fall in love…
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