Chris Smith chris@thenakedscientists.com no http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/darwin-festival-09/ What has evolution got to do with us? Bringing some of the world's top minds to Cambridge, the Darwin Festival celebrates the enduring influence of Darwin's ideas 150 years after the publication of The Origin of Species, the book that rewrote the way we see the world. en Dr Chris Smith 2009 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:23:28 +0000 http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/uploads/tx_naksciconfig/temp/NS_Darwin_144.jpg http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/darwin-festival-09/ 144 144 Podcast Darwin Festival 2009 - Celebrating 150 Years of the Origin of Species What has evolution got to do with us? Bringing some of the world's top minds to Cambridge, the Darwin Festival celebrates the enduring influence of Darwin's ideas 150 years after the publication of The Origin of Species, the book that rewrote the way we see the world. Dr Chris Smith 06:33 no http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/darwin-festival-09/show/2009.08.24-1/ http://tnsstore.caret.cam.ac.uk/Sandra_Herbert_Darwin_Festival.mp3 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:44:34 +0000 This week historian Sandra Herbert tells how she retraced Darwin's footsteps to the Galapagos in search of rock samples to prove his volcanic theories were right... - Darwin Festival 2009 from the Naked Scientists Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists This week historian Sandra Herbert tells how she retraced Darwin's footsteps to the Galapagos in search of rock samples to prove his volcanic theories were right...... This week historian Sandra Herbert tells how she retraced Darwin's footsteps to the Galapagos in search of rock samples to prove his volcanic theories were right... naked scientists,darwin festival,sandra herbert, galapagos,geology 10:07 no http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/darwin-festival-09/show/2009.08.12/ http://tnsstore.caret.cam.ac.uk/Terry_Pratchett_Darwin_Festival.mp3 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:46:00 +0000 This week we're in conversation with Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the multi-million selling Discworld series. We find out what inspired 'The Science of Discworld 3: Darwin's Watch', get Richard Dawkins into holy orders and explore a world without Darwin... - Darwin Festival 2009 from the Naked Scientists Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists This week we're in conversation with Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the multi-million selling Discworld series. We find out what inspired 'The Science of Discworld 3: Darwin's Watch', get Richard Dawkins into holy orders and explore a world withou... This week we're in conversation with Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the multi-million selling Discworld series. We find out what inspired 'The Science of Discworld 3: Darwin's Watch', get Richard Dawkins into holy orders and explore a world without Darwin... naked scientists,kitchen science 08:55 no http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/darwin-festival-09/show/2009.08.04/ http://tnsstore.caret.cam.ac.uk/Brian_Rosen_Darwin_Festival.mp3 Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:24:10 +0000 Darwin's first book was on coral reefs. Brian Rosen, from the Natural History Museum in London,takes up the story... - Darwin Festival 2009 from the Naked Scientists Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists Darwin's first book was on coral reefs. Brian Rosen, from the Natural History Museum in London,takes up the story...... Darwin's first book was on coral reefs. Brian Rosen, from the Natural History Museum in London,takes up the story... naked scientists,kitchen science 10:31 no http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/darwin-festival-09/show/2009.07.28/ http://tnsstore.caret.cam.ac.uk/John_Sulston_Darwin_Festival.mp3 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:51:44 +0000 This week we're in conversation with Nobel laureate Sir John Sulston, the man behind the human genome project. He tells how he went from chemist to biologist to work on a tiny worm, C. elegans, that laid the foundations for the sequencing of the human genome. - Darwin Festival 2009 from the Naked Scientists Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists This week we're in conversation with Nobel laureate Sir John Sulston, the man behind the human genome project. He tells how he went from chemist to biologist to work on a tiny worm, C. elegans, that laid the foundations for the sequencing of the huma... This week we're in conversation with Nobel laureate Sir John Sulston, the man behind the human genome project. He tells how he went from chemist to biologist to work on a tiny worm, C. elegans, that laid the foundations for the sequencing of the human genome. naked scientists,kitchen science 12:13 no http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/darwin-festival-09/show/2009.07.21/ http://tnsstore.caret.cam.ac.uk/Darwin_Festival_Ruth_Padel.MP3 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:34:33 +0000 Poet and Darwin-descendent Ruth Padel talks about how the history books led her to write "Darwin, a life in poems", an anthology of fifteen poems charting the major events of Darwin's life. - Darwin Festival 2009 from the Naked Scientists Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists Poet and Darwin-descendent Ruth Padel talks about how the history books led her to write "Darwin, a life in poems", an anthology of fifteen poems charting the major events of Darwin's life.... Poet and Darwin-descendent Ruth Padel talks about how the history books led her to write "Darwin, a life in poems", an anthology of fifteen poems charting the major events of Darwin's life. naked scientists,kitchen science 59:56 no http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/darwin-festival-09/show/2009.07.16/ http://tnsstore.caret.cam.ac.uk/Darwin_Festival_99.11.30. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:46:39 +0000 Award winning Canadian hip hop artist Baba Brinkman brings us his Rap Guide to Evolution, an hour of clever, witty and scientifically accurate rhymes that will have you seeing Darwin from a whole new perspective. Baba explores the history and current understanding of Darwin's theory, combining hilarious remixes of popular rap songs with clever lyrical storytelling that covers Natural Selection, Artificial Selection, Sexual Selection, Group Selection, Unity of Common Descent, and Evolutionary Psychology. - Darwin Festival 2009 from the Naked Scientists Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists Award winning Canadian hip hop artist Baba Brinkman brings us his Rap Guide to Evolution, an hour of clever, witty and scientifically accurate rhymes that will have you seeing Darwin from a whole new perspective. Baba explores the history and curren... Award winning Canadian hip hop artist Baba Brinkman brings us his Rap Guide to Evolution, an hour of clever, witty and scientifically accurate rhymes that will have you seeing Darwin from a whole new perspective. Baba explores the history and current understanding of Darwin's theory, combining hilarious remixes of popular rap songs with clever lyrical storytelling that covers Natural Selection, Artificial Selection, Sexual Selection, Group Selection, Unity of Common Descent, and Evolutionary Psychology. naked scientists,kitchen science 14:52 no http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/darwin-festival-09/show/2009.07.10-1/ http://tnsstore.caret.cam.ac.uk/Daily_Darwin_09.07.10.MP3 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:20:32 +0000 We tie up the Darwin Festival with predictions on global warming and the future of the human species. Plus, we find out about cultural selection and how tricky it is putting together an exhibition on science and fine art! - Darwin Festival 2009 from the Naked Scientists Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists We tie up the Darwin Festival with predictions on global warming and the future of the human species. Plus, we find out about cultural selection and how tricky it is putting together an exhibition on science and fine art!... We tie up the Darwin Festival with predictions on global warming and the future of the human species. Plus, we find out about cultural selection and how tricky it is putting together an exhibition on science and fine art! naked scientists,kitchen science 14:27 no http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/darwin-festival-09/show/2009.07.09-1/ http://tnsstore.caret.cam.ac.uk/Daily_Darwin_09.07.09.MP3 Thu, 9 Jul 2009 17:30:41 +0000 The fourth day brings together geologists and an exploration of Darwin's early scientific forays. We also find out how we have the power to solve climate change in a generation, why we should make friends with yeast and how the Obama government will promote science research. - Darwin Festival 2009 from the Naked Scientists Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists The fourth day brings together geologists and an exploration of Darwin's early scientific forays. We also find out how we have the power to solve climate change in a generation, why we should make friends with yeast and how the Obama government will ... The fourth day brings together geologists and an exploration of Darwin's early scientific forays. We also find out how we have the power to solve climate change in a generation, why we should make friends with yeast and how the Obama government will promote science research. naked scientists,kitchen science 14:10 no http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/darwin-festival-09/show/2009.07.08/ http://tnsstore.caret.cam.ac.uk/Darwin_Daily_09.07.08.MP3 Tue, 7 Jul 2009 23:03:00 +0000 Day three of the festival and if you've ever wondered what a Darwin rap sounds like, this show is for you. We also explore Darwin's foibles, nice scientists, first cousin marriages and evolutionary poetry. - Darwin Festival 2009 from the Naked Scientists Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists Day three of the festival and if you've ever wondered what a Darwin rap sounds like, this show is for you. We also explore Darwin's foibles, nice scientists, first cousin marriages and evolutionary poetry. ... Day three of the festival and if you've ever wondered what a Darwin rap sounds like, this show is for you. We also explore Darwin's foibles, nice scientists, first cousin marriages and evolutionary poetry. naked scientists,kitchen science 13:49 no http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/darwin-festival-09/show/2009.07.07/ http://tnsstore.caret.cam.ac.uk/Darwin_Daily_09.07.07.mp3 Tue, 7 Jul 2009 20:20:55 +0000 We catch up with festival attendees and speakers on the second day of the Darwin Festival at Cambridge. Today we search for the origins of religion, meet the man who got the Human Genome Project going and speak to Terry Pratchett about shaved cats... - Darwin Festival 2009 from the Naked Scientists Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists We catch up with festival attendees and speakers on the second day of the Darwin Festival at Cambridge. Today we search for the origins of religion, meet the man who got the Human Genome Project going and speak to Terry Pratchett about shaved cats...... We catch up with festival attendees and speakers on the second day of the Darwin Festival at Cambridge. Today we search for the origins of religion, meet the man who got the Human Genome Project going and speak to Terry Pratchett about shaved cats... naked scientists,kitchen science 14:18 no http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/darwin-festival-09/show/2009.07.06-1/ http://tnsstore.caret.cam.ac.uk/Darwin_Daily_09.07.06.mp3 Mon, 6 Jul 2009 21:02:20 +0000 This week sees Cambridge University celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin. Each day our team will bring you highlights from the events and exhibitions that make up the Darwin Festival. Today Richard Dawkins explains why scientists can't practise religion, we hear how butterflies imitate each other to survive and discover the genes that separate us from chimps! - Darwin Festival 2009 from the Naked Scientists Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists This week sees Cambridge University celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin. Each day our team will bring you highlights from the events and exhibitions that make up the Darwin Festival. Today ... This week sees Cambridge University celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin. Each day our team will bring you highlights from the events and exhibitions that make up the Darwin Festival. Today Richard Dawkins explains why scientists can't practise religion, we hear how butterflies imitate each other to survive and discover the genes that separate us from chimps! naked scientists,kitchen science