Book of the Week - The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises
Karl Sabbagh book explores the surprising science behind seemingly trivial assumptions. Read by Toby Longworth
Book of the Week - The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises - Episode 1
Featuring an inventor strangled by his own invention, a Nobel Prize winner who had his 'eureka' moment in the car and how stem cell research could change the future of medicine.
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Book of the Week - The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises - Episode 2
Why a hair of the dog works, how a 5,000-year-old pot could show early animation, and the question, 'is your brain is really necessary?'.
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Book of the Week - The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises - Episode 3
How two physicists linked the problem of interference on their TV screen to the Big Bang; how a total solar eclipse is down to cosmic coincidence.
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Book of the Week - The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises - Episode 4
Who really invented the wheel; why one particular flower exudes the smell of nicotine; what makes the sound of a whip crack; and why a man's best friend will sense unfairness.
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Book of the Week - The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises - Episode 5
A ship that repaired itself, how the earliest telephones worked without bells, and why it's a good thing for skyscrapers to sway.
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