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Radio Interview: Junk Maths

by Len Fisher | 4 Sep 2009 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

BBC Radio 4 On the programme More or Less I debated with Simon Singh (author of Fermat’s Last Theorem) about his assertion that the media are doing severe damage to the image of mathematics through the publication of “junk” equations for such things as the best...

Radio Presenter: Redesigning the Human Body

by Len Fisher | 6 Jan 2006 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

BBC Radio 4 A series of five programmes that explores whether scientists could do better than Nature (or God). Len Fisher wonders how the body would work if we had a go at remaking ourselves. The Skin We’re In 6 January 2006 Sunburn, rashes, cuts, spots,...

Radio Interview: Material World

by Len Fisher | 4 Nov 2004 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

BBC Radio 4 Why does the path of science not always run smooth? Dr Len Fisher, author of Weighing the Soul discusses why the human soul was once proved to weigh the same as a slice of bread. Quentin Cooper talks to Len Fisher and Dr Robert Matthews from Aston...

Radio Panel: The Bizarre Paths of Science

by Len Fisher | 2 Nov 2004 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

Material World, BBC Radio 4
Radio Presenter: The Science of DIY

Radio Presenter: The Science of DIY

by Len Fisher | 4 Oct 2004 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

BBC Radio 4 – 5 part series How sharp does a chisel really need to be? How hard should you hit with a hammer? This entertaining guide to the scientific principles behind the use of everyday tools takes the stress – and the pain – out of D.I.Y. Physicist Len...
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