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27th Sep 2009

Researchers Revealed


Meera Senthilingam

Ben Valsler
Researchers Revealed

We bring you the highlights from European Researchers Night 2009, which filled the Great North Museum with explosions, music and laughter.  We meet Brainiac's Jon Tickle to discuss the physics of custard, find out why My Little Ponies belong in a museum and explore the murder mystery of the Lindow Man.  Also, how embryology inspired fashion design and how Spanish rocks point to North Sea oil.  Plus, we rock out with the Punk Scientists...

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News

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The Mighty Eel Migration

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For this week's news, we caught up with Chris Smith shortly after his return from Australia... Chris -   I was in Australia because I went there to give a talk in Brisbane which is at the conference and that which it’s about halfway up the east coast of Australia.  And then I flew down to ...


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Interviews

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European Researchers' Night and the Brains of Brainiac

We find out what Researchers Revealed was all about and meet the host for the evening, John Tickle to find out what he's up to these days...

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The Great North Museum

Steve McLean brings us the highlights of the newly renovated Great Northern Museum including an ancient bog body and some My Little Ponies!

(c) Jack1956 at en.wikipedia

Lindow Man

Dr Sarah Glynn explores the mysterious death of the Lindow Man...

(c) Alison Stamp @ Wikipedia

Protection from Flooding

One of the aims of Researchers’ Night all across Europe is to put people in touch with researchers whose work could directly affect their lives. Dr Nick Odoni is a very good example of this as his research looks at ways to mitigate and avoid flooding...

(c) Design by Helen Storey, Photo by Justine – Model Korrina @ Models 1

Primitive Streak - Science Meets Fashion

Helen Storey is a fashion designer who was inspired by developmental biology to design a series of stunning and thought-provoking dresses. Meera met Helen in the Researchers Revealed auditorium to find out about the primitive streak collection...

(c)  Chad Teer

Looking For North Sea Oil in Spain

How can studying rocks in Spain tell us where to drill for North Sea oil? Durham University PhD student Jo Morris explains to Meera...

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The Punk Scientists

The Science Museum's 'Punk Scientists' explain to Meera how they make science engaging through making people laugh...




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