March 2013 - Spring Smörgåsbord




R.Science podcast show

Summary: March 2013 - Spring Smörgåsbord In this episode, we will find out why our fingers wrinkle in the bath, the science of British Sign Language, and what a former President of the Royal society thinks about the role scientists can play in science education. 00:28 Sir Martin Rees, former PRS, on SCORE and science education, 05:55 Professor Gordon Plotkin, winner of the 2012 Royal Society Milner Award, on the symantics of programming language, 08:58 Professor Bencie Woll, on British Sign Language, 16:47 Dr Tom Smulders, Biology Letters paper author, on wrinkly fingers, 21:02 Sir Martin Rees, answers why science?