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Step into the mysterious and visually stunning world of The Electric State as host Francesca Amiker takes you behind the scenes with the creative masterminds who brought Simon Stålenhag’s dystopian vision to life. In this premiere episode, directors Joe and Anthony Russo, stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and producers Angela Russo-Otstot and Chris Castaldi reveal how they transformed a haunting graphic novel into an epic cinematic experience. Watch The Electric State coming to Netflix on March 14th. Check out more from Netflix Podcasts . State Secrets: Inside the Making of The Electric State is produced by Netflix and Treefort Media.…

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#Science #Tech #Chris Woodford

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45 episodi

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ICYMI: Smashing atoms - making power from nuclear fusion 20:56

3 giorni fa20:56

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Nuclear power plants make about 10 percent of the world's energy by splitting atoms apart, but they have a very mixed history. So what about nuclear fusion, a better kind of nuclear power, that joins atoms together? We explain how it works... and look at whether it can deliver enough power to solve the energy crisis and climate change.…

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Living in a material world - a quick guide to materials science 19:39

10 giorni fa19:39

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Why don't we build houses from leather or planes from glass? Many of life's problems boil down to putting the right material in the right place - which is what materials science and technology is all about.

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Let there be light - the science of candles 12:19

17 giorni fa12:19

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A candle is an ingenious chemical factory that converts hydrocarbon molecules into light. Which part is hottest? Which is brightest? Can you burn a candle in space? Do candles make harmful pollution?

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Why do tiny bullets do so much damage? 15:28

24 giorni fa15:28

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Today, a look at the science behind bullets - how do they work and how are they designed to do maximum damage when they hit the target?

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Whatever happened to 3d TV? 15:11

4 weeks fa15:11

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It's just over a decade since The New York Times declared 3D TV "an expensive flop". How did it work, why didn't it catch on... and will it make a comeback in future?

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ICYMI: What is science and why does it matter? 25:33

5 weeks fa25:33

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Science seems our best hope for making sense of the world - and ourselves - but what makes it a better bet than, say, art or religion. What exactly *is* science, anyway? What makes a scientific theory and how do you prove or disprove one? How did science evolve through the ages and where's it heading next?…

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The greatest physics experiments of all time? 21:28

6 weeks fa21:28

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From Galileo to Henry Cavendish and Robert Millikan to Ernest Rutherford, here are 10 of the greatest physics experiments - and why they mattered.

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Motion in the ocean - the energy in waves 24:09

7 weeks fa24:09

24:09

Ocean waves contain surprising amounts of energy - which is why surfing is such a cool sport. This week, a quick look at just how much energy there is in waves... and what we can do with it.

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Electronic ears - the magic of hearing aids 22:18

8 weeks fa22:18

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How exactly does a hearing aid work? Why is it so much more effective than simply shouting louder? Do the latest digital aids really work better than old-fashioned analog ones?

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Braking the habit - how regenerative brakes save energy 16:02

9 weeks fa16:02

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Friction brakes are brilliantly simple, but they're a huge waste of energy. How can different vehicles - from trucks and trains to bikes and elevators - work more efficiently with energy-saving regenerative brakes?

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The great carbon trap - how does carbon capture and storage work? 14:29

10 weeks fa14:29

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With thousands of fossil-fuel power plants dotted round the world, we're locked into burning huge amounts of carbon for decades to come. Can carbon capture and storage help us get around the problem and slow the effects of climate change?

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Suck it up - how do vacuum cleaners really work? 17:01

11 weeks fa17:01

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What's the difference between an old-style Hoover and a new-style Dyson? This week, we take a quick look at the technology that gets your rugs and carpets clean...

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ICYMI: Alphabet to Internet - a brief history of communication 30:48

12 weeks fa30:48

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From the alphabet to the Internet, enjoy a 10,000-year, whistle-stop tour through the whole history of human communication!

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VoIP phone home - a quick guide to Internet telephony 23:29

14 weeks fa23:29

23:29

Old-style telephones are giving way to Internet phones - or Skype-style VoIP. What is it and how exactly does it work?

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Static fantastic - what really causes static electricity? 19:34

15 weeks fa19:34