Tonight, we ease into the story of CERN—the European lab where scientists study the building blocks of the universe. With Benjamin Boster as your guide, you’ll hear about particle accelerators, global collaboration, and the quiet pursuit of discovery. Happy sleeping!
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Color Theory | Educational Bedtime Reading for Sleep
Relax with a calm, educational bedtime reading on color theory. From the science of perception to the history of pigments, you’ll learn fascinating details as your body unwinds and your thoughts quiet down. Benjamin Boster reads in a natural, steady voice — no whispering, no hypn ... Show More
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Aug 22
Politics of the UK | Calm Bedtime Reading for Sleep
Unwind with a calm, slow-paced bedtime reading about the politics of the United Kingdom. Learn how this system of government works while your mind relaxes and lets go. Benjamin Boster’s natural, soothing cadence helps you fall asleep peacefully. No whispering, no hypnosis, just g ... Show More
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Aug 20
Laundry Detergent | Calm Bedtime Reading for Sleep
Drift off with a calm, slow-paced bedtime reading about laundry detergent. Learn how tiny soap molecules lift dirt, the history of washing, and the quiet science of cleaning — all while your mind relaxes. Benjamin Boster reads in a natural, soothing cadence — no whispering, no hy ... Show More
34m 34s
Apr 2024
Hunting Higgs bosons: A tribute to Peter Higgs by Lyn Evans
This week, a special tribute to the revered British scientist, Peter Higgs, who died on the 8th of April, aged 94. His friend, Lyn Evans, tells us about the 40-year search for the eponymous Higgs boson: the God particle that provides some of the answers to life, the Universe and ... Show More
27m 17s
Sep 2024
#454: Universe's Speed Limits, Triple Star Systems & CME Mysteries
Join Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson in this lively Q&A episode of Space Nuts, where they tackle fascinating questions from listeners about the universe's expansion, three sun systems, black hole mergers, and coronal mass ejections.
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21m 57s
Sep 2024
289 | Cari Cesarotti on the Next Generation of Particle Experiments
As an experimental facility, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva has been extraordinarily successful, discovering the Higgs boson and measuring multiple features of particle-physics interactions at unprecedented energies. But to theorists, the results have been somewhat f ... Show More
1h 21m
Dec 2024
EVSN - Searching for Dark Energy in Black Holes
From December 11, 2024. From baby planets to ancient black holes, let's look at the week's space news, including the discovery of a planet around a still-forming star, our Sun's massive outbursts as measured by tree rings, a new catalog of white dwarfs in binary systems, and a de ... Show More
27m 44s