Astronomy at the Cambridge Science Festival
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In this special edition of the Naked Astronomy podcast we look at the astronomical events held at the Cambridge Science Festival. We’ll hear from Dr Dan Stark about exploring the early Universe, find out what tooth x-rays and telescopes have to do with the man who coined the term “Big Bang” and ask if our Universe is but one of many... Plus, we catch up with Carolin Crawford, Andrew Pontzen and Dominic Ford to find out what they’ve been doing this month to bring space science to the wider public.
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Dr Dan Stark explains what we're looking for at the very edge of our observational limits...
How do you communicate the concept of the Cosmic Microwave Background to families and children. Andrew Pontzen explains how you can only stretch some metaphors so far...
Katie Birkwood introduces us to Sir Fred Hoyle, through the objects he left with St John's College, Cambridge...
Dominic Ford explains what an Astrolabe is, and how you can make one at home...
Louise Ogden continues her series looking at our large telescopes by introducing the Chandra x-ray observatory...
What goes on at an Institute of Astronomy open day? Carolin Crawford explains what happens once the doors are opened...
Brian Greene, author of "The Hidden Reality" explains the possibility and probability of there being more than one Universe....
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