New Scientist Escape Pod
New Scientist
Are you tired of hearing about coronavirus? Has lockdown left you worn out? Then perhaps it’s time to escape. Join Rowan Hooper and the team at New Scientist in this covid-free space, as they discuss all that’s right with the world - the stories that remind us of how wonderful this planet really is. Find out more at newscientist.com/podcasts
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Categories: Science & Medicine
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Shining a light on the invisible forces that surround us, this episode is all about the unseen world. Normally we don’t notice bats flitting above our heads at night, and we certainly can’t hear their ultrasonic squeaks. But the team listens to three incredible recordings of bat sonar that have been converted into sound waves audible to us. They then discuss the elusive neutrino, a subatomic particle which is so desperate to remain unseen it barely interacts with the rest of the world. And the discussion takes a magical twist, as the team explains the real-life technology creating ‘perfect’ invisibility cloaks (just don’t expect to be running around like Harry Potter anytime soon). On the pod - for this final episode of season one of Escape Pod - are Rowan Hooper, Anna Demming and Tim Revell. Find out more at newscientist.com/podcasts. Special thanks to Hanna Tuulikki for the bat recordings.
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Previous episodes
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16 - #15 The unseen world: bats, neutrinos and invisibility cloaksMon, 26 Apr 2021 - 0h
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15 - #14 My chemical romance: famous locations in elemental discoveryMon, 19 Apr 2021 - 0h
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14 - #13 How we perceive the worldMon, 12 Apr 2021 - 0h
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13 - #12 Unsung heroes of scienceMon, 05 Apr 2021 - 0h
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12 - #11 Scales: from music, to nature to infinityMon, 29 Mar 2021 - 0h
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11 - #10 Flow: the science and psychology about being in the zoneTue, 23 Mar 2021 - 0h
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10 - #9 The best moons of our solar system: Luna, Europa and TitanTue, 16 Mar 2021 - 0h
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9 - #8 Escape from predators and escape from the planetTue, 09 Mar 2021 - 0h
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8 - #7 Speed: From the quickest animal in the world to the fastest supercomputerTue, 02 Mar 2021 - 0h
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7 - #6 All about warmth: emotional, physiological and geologicalTue, 23 Feb 2021 - 0h
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6 - #5 Sound: Prepare to feel relaxed, tingly and amazed, in the space of 20 minutesTue, 16 Feb 2021 - 0h
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5 - #4 Mass: From lightest creatures on earth, to the heaviest things in the cosmosTue, 09 Feb 2021 - 0h
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4 - #3 Music: the jazz swing of birdsong and the sonification of the orbits of planetsTue, 02 Feb 2021 - 0h
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3 - #2 All about alliances: human, biological and atomicTue, 26 Jan 2021 - 0h
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2 - #1 UnderstandingTue, 19 Jan 2021 - 0h
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1 - TrailerTue, 12 Jan 2021 - 0h
