Published 2 August 2011
“Science Spinning” is a weekly science show broadcast on 103.2 Dublin City FM on Thursdays at 3.30pm. Presenter Seán Duke also posts a podcast of each show on his blog at SeanDuke.com.
Recent topics include:
- How an international team including scientists at Teagasc have mapped the potato genome
- What science has to say about famous mysterious places such as Ireland’s Newgrange, Easter Island and the Bermuda Triangle
- An interview with Marie Curie’s scientist grand-daughter
- Research at NUI Galway to mimic the human brain’s abilities in a robotic brain
- The effects of intensive farming on the Irish countryside
Seán Duke is also a contributor to Science Spin magazine, and his new book on “How Irish Scientists Changed the World” is due to be published next January.
