Have you ever wondered how the brain really works? What about the science of Rock Guitar? Or how technology helps the human race defy Mother Nature’s limits? If any of these things sound interesting to you, then read on! 2012…
This post is a little bit late considering that the conference happened on June 15th and it's now July! But I had to go on holiday to Los Angeles and New York City, so it just had to wait. Now…
When you think of L.A. and Hollywood, you think of movie stars, singers, producers, and all the glamour that surrounds it. But once a month, when there is a New Moon in Los Angeles, the L.A. Astronomy Society (L. A.…
This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 85 on June 18th 2012. In this report called Schroedinger’s Hat, I interviewed Professor Ulf Leonhart from St. Andrews University about his latest collaborative work on a device that has been dubbed Schroedinger’s Hat.…
This has been my first year working as a reporter for Pythagoras Tousers, a science show on Radio Cardiff. I’ve had a great time creating my monthly reports; finding an interesting subject, interviewing the relevant scientific experts, and editing the…
Now that I have finished my exams, I have finally been able to finish reading Mark Henderson’s The Geek Manifesto without feeling guilty about avoiding revision. Henderson puts forward an engaging case, enthusing geeks to get involved and get science…
Now that we have reached the end of our four years at Cardiff University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, we are going on to do bigger and better things. This does not mean that what we have just done was…
This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 81 on May 21st 2012. This is an interview with Dr. Saverio Russo from Exeter University's Centre for Graphene Science about his work on GraphExeter, a modified form of Graphene. Since 2010, when…
For my 18th birthday my father gave me my first build-it-yourself rocket. It was amazing. Many of you may think: what is an 18 year old girl doing playing with toy rockets? For me this was no ordinary toy, it…
Advertising companies are always trying to squeeze scientific content into their adverts, whether it is complex ingredients in fancy make-up products or consumer psychology. Last week I saw the new Haribo Starmix advert for the first time, and I wasn’t…
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