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Small Screen Science

By: Emma Brisdion & Karen Collins
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  • Explore the unusual and unexpected science behind your favourite TV shows, with Karen Collins and Emma Brisdion. From the forensic pathology in Silent Witness to the science of attraction that underpins Love Island. smallscreenscience.co.uk (http://Www.smallscreenscience.co.uk)
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Episodes
  • 4.4: Line of Duty (Bullets and Burner Phone Science)
    Sep 13 2022

    Mother of God! We take another look at the science behind Line of Duty. This time for the Northern Ireland Science Festival in Belfast.

    We’re going undercover and turning on our burner phones and investigating both AC-12 and the OCG as we ask, how do the police actually process a crime scene in real life? If they find a bullet, how can forensic ballistics investigators track it to one exact firearm? What’s the deal with examining a body? Are DNA and fingerprint samples always reliable? And why does DI Steve Arnott just LOVE meeting up for clandestine chats in grimy underpasses?

     

    Hosted and produced by Emma Brisdion and Karen Collins.   If you enjoyed the episode please leave us a review (five stars would be perfect, thanks) as it really helps new listeners find the podcast.   Don't forget to follow us on social media! You can find us on Instagram, and Twitter.   For even more, read our science blog and find out what else we learned from our expert guests on our website www.smallscreenscience.co.uk.

     

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    45 mins
  • 4.3: The Office, An American Workplace (Scranton Science)
    Sep 6 2022

    Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica… We’re heading (virtually) to a mid-sized regional paper company named Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, Pennsylvania to ask, can science tell us what the deal is with office romances? How do we make jelly hard enough to hide a stapler in? How would your body react if Dwight pepper sprayed you? Why do Kevin’s feet smell so bad? Can Angela really talk to her cats? And, what really happens to our bodies when we eat beetroot? Join us to explore the surprising science behind the hugely popular American TV sitcom, ‘The Office’ and, maybe, you too will feel God in this Chillies tonight.

     

    Hosted and produced by Emma Brisdion and Karen Collins.   If you enjoyed the episode please leave us a review (five stars would be perfect, thanks) as it really helps new listeners find the podcast.   Don't forget to follow us on social media! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   For even more, read our science blog and find out what else we learned from our expert guests on our website www.smallscreenscience.co.uk.
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    43 mins
  • 4.2: Friends: (Central Perk Science)
    Aug 30 2022

    This episode is 'The one where...' we did a live show on the science behind Friends at science festivals in Wrexham and Swansea.

    We ask the kind of questions about the 00's favourite sitcom that you never knew you needed answers to. What would happen to your body if you actually spent all your money on coffee in Central Perk? How do they put the smell in gas? Can you whiten your teeth so much that they glow in the dark? Were Ross and Rachel on a break? Lets find out…

    Join us for 18 pages (FRONT AND BACK!) as we explore the science behind one of the world's most popular sitcoms, Friends.

     

    Hosted and produced by Emma Brisdion and Karen Collins.   If you enjoyed the episode please leave us a review (five stars would be perfect, thanks) as it really helps new listeners find the podcast.   Don't forget to follow us on social media! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   For even more, read our science blog and find out what else we learned from our expert guests on our website www.smallscreenscience.co.uk.

     

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    39 mins

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