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Sci Cam

Sci Cam is a science magazine-style show. Join us each month for our Broadcast Hangout, on Google+ and Youtube!

We cover all aspects of science, from genetics and organic chemistry to materials science and psychology. Our aim is to make it all accessible to people without a scientific background, and have fun along the way!

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Creativity Update and a Poem – 15th March 2016

Alas, I have gone over a month without posting, which is more than twice as long a gap as I ever wanted to leave. However I have still been busy since I started talking about my creative endeavours on this blog, so here’s description of what I’ve been up to, Read more…

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By Michael Conterio, 5 years5 years ago
An astronaut in a spacesuit, caught in a sandstorm - book cover for The Martian
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Book Review – ‘The Martian’ by Andy Weir

Something a bit different for the Sci Cam blog and myself this week – a book review.   The Martian – Andy Weir From the back cover: “I’m stranded on Mars. I have no way to communicate with Earth. If the Oxygenator breaks down, I’ll suffocate. If the Water Reclaimer Read more…

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By Michael Conterio, 6 years5 years ago
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Brainz: Return of the Zombie Amoeba! 

Could microscopic zombies be lurking in a puddle near you? Meet Naegleria fowleri, the water-dwelling amoeba that can crawl up an unsuspecting swimmer’s nose before chowing down on his brain. Amoebae might sound like science fiction creations, but in fact they are common single-celled organisms, found in soil and water Read more…

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By Amelia J. Thompson, 7 years5 years ago
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A few things you didn’t know about hearts

As the most glorified pump in existence, there is a special place in everyone’s chest for the heart. Never stopping until you shuffle off this mortal coil, in that time yours will beat about two and a half billion times and pump enough blood to fill several oil tankers. The Read more…

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By Guy Lewy, 7 years5 years ago
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Perceptions of physics

Perceptions of physics What do people of think of when they hear the word “physics”?  When I tell people that that’s I study, responses vary from “I don’t like physics, it’s too hard” to nervous laughter and backing away.  I think the perception of physics as hard (which it is, Read more…

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By Jasmin Chana, 7 years6 years ago
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Brains wired on physics

Building a working brain depends on complex interactions between nerve cells and their environment. Now, cutting-edge tools from both biology and physics are helping us understand how physical factors shape brain development. How do you grow a brain? We need to ask this question to understand how our brains work Read more…

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By Amelia J. Thompson, 7 years6 years ago
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Sci Cam 011 – 10th June 2014

In this episode Michael Conterio gave an explanation of how lasers work, while Sonja Dunbar asked how and why plants protect themselves from predators, focusing on a recently discovered plant that can mimic several others. Join us each month for our Broadcast Hangout on Google+ (http://is.gd/scicamgplus)  and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/SciCam).

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By Michael Conterio, 7 years7 years ago
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Welcome to the Sci Cam Blog!

Welcome to the Sci Cam Blog! As there’s so much awesome and unusual science being done that we wanted to tell you about that we couldn’t fit into a monthly show we’ve decided to branch out with this blog. Every week that there isn’t a Sci Cam show we’ll be Read more…

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By Michael Conterio, 7 years7 years ago
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Sci Cam 010 – 9th March 2014 – Live at the Cambridge Science Festival

A special edition of the online science magazine show broadcast in front of a live audience from the Cambridge Science Centre. Sonja Dunbar explains how plants, bacteria and fungi sometimes get along together. Robin Lamboll, one of the UK finalists of the +famelab Science Communication competition, explains part of the Read more…

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By Michael Conterio, 7 years7 years ago
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Sci Cam 009 – 25th February 2014

Join us each month for our Broadcast Hangout on Google+ (http://is.gd/scicamgplus)  and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/SciCam).   Disappearing bees, breakthroughs in fusion, and a guide to flying in February’s edition of the live science magazine show! First up was Sonja Dunbar talking about the decrease in the number of bees, colony Read more…

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By Michael Conterio, 7 years7 years ago

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