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Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists’ eyes. Joined by a panel of scientists, experts and celebrity science enthusiasts they investigate life, the universe and everything in between on The Infinite Monkey Cage from the BBC. From the smallest building blocks of life to the furthest stars, the curious monkeys pull apart the latest science to reveal fascinating and often bizarre insights into the world around us and what lies beyond. Ca ...
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Welcome to Rooked: The Cheaters' Gambit. Join hosts Jess and Ryan as they unravel the ongoing chess cheating scandal (among other chess controversies). Elon Musk tweets - and then deletes - a joke (?) about cheating in chess via anal beads. Suddenly, the game of chess is thrown into the spotlight again, two years after the well-received debut of The Queen's Gambit Netflix series (we have no affiliation, but, like, the SEO is cool for us...and it was a pretty good show, in our opinions). But ...
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Join host Simi Botic for conversations about the human experience, where we'll explore the things that can’t be measured but make us who we are. Each episode focuses on a single question from a listener in the community. Through solo episodes and guest conversations, Simi explores topics like movement, food, body image, aging, self-compassion, perfectionism, motherhood, self-trust, confidence, friendship, romance, and much more.
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Welcome to "The Dream State", where dreams become reality. The Dream State is a show hosted by Award-winning filmmakers Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir. They created the show to bring top entrepreneurs, creators and artists on the show to show their success stories. Dream Team Directors Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir who have worked with the top names and brands in entertainment including Coldplay, Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo, top model Bella Hadid and viral sensation Lindsey Stirling, present the ...
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Brian Cox and Robin Ince expand their knowledge of elasticity with Olympian Bryony Page, comedian Jessica Fostekew & experts Dr Anna Ploszajski and Prof James Busfield from Queen Mary University of London. What makes stretchy things stretch? Together our panel journey through different applications of elastic materials and examine, at the molecular…
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In Part 2 of this series, Simi explores: “Perfectionist here and wondering, where do I even start to make a change?” Tune in to hear what she shares! Grab your 7-Day Free Trial of Unmeasured Virtual Barre Membership Subscribe to Simi’s weekly emails Learn more about Private Coaching & Mentorship with Simi Follow Simi on IG: @simibotic & @movementun…
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Brian Cox and Robin Ince investigate the science of baby making - don’t worry, all theory no practice! They are joined by Professor Joyce Harper, Dr Ben Steventon and comedian Sara Pascoe to discuss how just two cells can turn into trillions, or in other words, how an embryo can turn into an embryologist. The embryo building processes across specie…
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Brian Cox and Robin Ince consider how different our understanding of the universe would be without the stars. They are joined by Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Roberto Trotta and comedian John Bishop who illuminate all that we have learnt from the stars and how different life would be without them. Every culture has looked up at the night sky, but why are w…
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Brian Cox and Robin Ince emerge from the hedge row waking up their guests from hibernation to discuss the fascinating lives of Britain’s favourite mammal, the hedgehog. They are joined by hedgehog experts Hugh Warwick and Sophie Lund Rasmussen (also know as Dr Hedgehog), and by broadcaster and poet Pam Ayres. Sophie Lund Rasmussen has crowd sourced…
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In this solo episode, Simi explores: “Perfectionist here and wondering, where do I even start to make a change?” Tune in to hear what she shares! Grab your 7-Day Free Trial of Unmeasured Virtual Barre Membership Subscribe to Simi’s weekly emails Learn more about Private Coaching & Mentorship with Simi Follow Simi on IG: @simibotic & @movementunmeas…
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Brian Cox and Robin Ince head to Bletchley Park with comedian Alan Davies, and cyber experts Victoria Baines and Richard Benham to decode cyberwarfare and discuss its future. As computers have shrunk from the size of rooms to fitting in our jacket pockets, our cyber sleuths explore the changing nature of cyber-attacks and defence. They decipher the…
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Simi is joined by Alexis Joseph as they explore: "I’ve got a pretty demanding career and two younger kids. My husband also has a demanding career as well. I want to do more home cooking but I’m honestly so exhausted by the end of the day that I have no mental energy to figure out what to make. How do you navigate feeding your family in a way you fe…
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In this solo episode, Simi explores: “My 43rd birthday is in a few weeks and I feel so stupid that I’m still struggling with my relationship with food. I read Intuitive Eating and some other food freedom books years ago but I’m still not over my food stuff. How do I navigate these feelings?” Tune in to hear what she shares! Grab your 7-Day Free Tri…
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Simi is joined by Jess Dawson as they explore: "My boyfriend and I have a bucket list dream, to RV around the USA, but I'm terrified to make it happen. How do I overcome the fears, worries, and blocks and make it happen? I think we'll regret it if I don't go." Tune in to hear where the conversation takes them! Jess Dawson is a native Californian wh…
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In this solo episode, Simi explores: “I want to be an intuitive eater but I’m struggling to stop eating when I’m comfortably full?” Tune in to hear what she shares! Grab your 7-Day Free Trial of Unmeasured Virtual Barre Membership Subscribe to Simi’s weekly emails Learn more about Private Coaching & Mentorship with Simi Follow Simi on IG: @simiboti…
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Simi is joined by Paige Schmidt & Jamie Mendell as they explore:"I moved to a new city last year and I'm really struggling. I miss my close friends I left and want to stay close long distance and I also want to make new friends here. I don't feel like I'm doing either particularly well and I feel so lonely - any advice?" Tune in to hear where the c…
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In this solo episode, Simi explores: “I am exhausted with the mental load of perfectionism. HELP!” Tune in to hear what she shares! Grab your 7-Day Free Trial of Unmeasured Virtual Barre Membership Subscribe to Simi’s weekly emails Learn more about Private Coaching & Mentorship with Simi Follow Simi on IG: @simibotic & @movementunmeasured Submit a …
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Are we alone in the universe? Brian Cox and Robin Ince venture to Glastonbury in the search for alien life and are joined in their galactic quest by comedian Russell Kane and astronomers Lisa Kaltenegger and Chris Lintott. They imagine the sorts of worlds that might best host alien life, how some of the biological and technological signatures of al…
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Brian Cox and Robin Ince raid the archives of the Royal Society to reveal an unexpected history of science with guests Rufus Hound, Tori Herridge, Matthew Cobb and Keith Moore. Together they explore some of the surprising and wackiest scientific endeavours undertaken by early members of the Royal Society from the discovery of sperm to testing the i…
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Simi is joined by Jessi Haggery as they explore:"I grew up non-athletic and hated “traditional” exercise (as well as just rebelling against diet culture in general). Your wonderful classes are the closest I come to formal exercise. I do enjoy them once started but STILL have to overcome a deep-seated aversion to the idea of exercise before I begin.…
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Brian Cox and Robin Ince talk hot air as they explore the pivotal role of gasses in our lives. Joining them to add some CO2 to the mix is material scientist Mark Miodownik, chemist Lucy Carpenter and comedian Dave Gorman. They discuss how humans came to even understand it existed in the first place as well as how many of the innovations in modern s…
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Brian Cox and Robin Ince venture to the home place of exploration in Porto, Portugal at the Explorers Club as they discuss science at the extremes of exploration. Joining them is volcanologist Jess Phoenix, astronaut Mike Massimino, astrobiologist and oceanographer Britney Schmidt as well as adventurer and broadcaster Anneka Rice. They discuss brea…
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Simi is joined by Kim & Evan Sauer as they explore: "I saw you share that your personal goal for your 40th birthday is to fall in love with hosting. I feel the same way. I want to learn to host and to love it! Growing up, I always saw my mom hosting but she seemed so stressed and never enjoyed herself. I want to do it but I want to like it! Any tip…
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Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by adventurer and naturalist Steve Backshall, veterinarian Jess French, and comedian and former doctor Adam Kay, as they are put to the test by an audience of curious children at Cheltenham Science Festival. We find out who would win in a battle between a shark and a crocodile (the answer involves a tennis court)…
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