Relax with this calm bedtime reading designed to ease insomnia and restless nights. Tonight’s gentle episode explores CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known for its groundbreaking discoveries in particle physics. You’ll learn about its history, the Large Hadron Collider, and its role in expanding our understanding of the universe, all sh ... Show More
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Tourism | Calm Reading to Help You Sleep
Drift off with calm bedtime reading designed to ease you into sleep and gently quiet insomnia. This soothing exploration of tourism offers a peaceful way to settle restless nights while learning something new. In this episode, Benjamin reads about tourism, what it is, how it shap ... Show More
36m 38s
Aug 2024
CERN at 70: how the Higgs hunt elevated particle physics to Hollywood status
When former physicist James Gillies sat down for dinner in 2009 with actors Tom Hanks and Ayelet Zurer, joined by legendary director Ron Howard, he could scarcely believe the turn of events. Gillies was the head of communications at CERN, and the Hollywood trio were in town for t ... Show More
59m 27s
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.
Episode Highlights:
- Universal Expans ... Show More
21m 57s