Have you ever stopped to wonder what ruler rules them all? How we set the standard for height, for weight, for everything around us? What if you weighed one thing one day, and travelled to another country and suddenly gained 5 kgs or had to use an entirely different weight system? What if you weighed one thing this week and more the next? This week we find out the history measurement systems, how we've standardised them and come up with unique and repeatable measures that don't rely on artefacts (real and metaphorically).
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Episode 377 - Hubble turns 30 and still takes amazing images
Episode 376 - Learning from spider webs, venom and combs
Episode 375 - Solar Panels that work at night and on greenhouses
Episode 374 - Lasers, Metal and Insect wings vs Bacteria
Episode 373 - Deep sea reefs, ocean vents and tiny life
Episode 372 - Flexible and wearable electronics
Episode 371 - Marine Mammals vs Parasites
Episode 370 - Explosions in space and citizen science
Episode 369 - 2020MMM, Endangered species and City Foxes
Episode 368 - Brain injuries, epilepsy and treatment options
Episode 367 - Sustainable and green Chemistry
Episode 366 - The YORP Effect, Star Brawls and Solar wind
Episode 365 - Wasps, Bees, tasty meals and pesticide.
Episode 364 - Coronavirus from SARS to MERs and nConv2019
Episode 363 - Mysteries from underwater volcanoes
Episode 362 - Life after a disaster from Fukashima to Chernobyl
Episode 361 - Fast Radio Bursts, Cosmic Rays and Antarctica
Episode 360 - Imaging hard-working Cells keeping you alive during illness
Episode 359 - Life surviving on freezing planets, faint suns and meteorites
Episode 358 - Wildfires, climate change, smog and charcoal
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