Fairy Tale Physics?
Allan Little discusses multiverses and genes with Jon Butterworth, Jim Baggott, Hilary Rose and Stephen Minger.
On Start the Week Allan Little grapples with super-symmetric particles, superstrings and multiverses with the help of Jon Butterworth. But the writer Jim Baggott dismisses many of the ideas of modern theoretical physics as mere fairy tales and fantasy. The sociologist Hilary Rose bemoans the commercialisation of biological sciences and warns against believing the hype. But the world-renowned stem cell scientist Stephen Minger believes recent developments show great promise for the treatments of many life-threatening diseases.
Producer: Natalia Fernandez.
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Jim Baggott
Jim Baggott is a science writer.
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Farewell to Reality: How Fairytale Physics Betrays the Search for Scientific Truth is published by Constable.
Jon Butterworth
Jon Butterworth is a physics professor at University College London. ΜύHe is a member of the High Energy Physics Group on the Atlas experiment at CERNβs Large Hadron Collider.
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Hilary Rose
Hilary Rose is Emerita Professor at Bradford University and Visiting Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics.
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Genes, Cells and Brains: The Promethean Promises of the New Biology, co-written with Steven Rose, is published by Verso.
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Hilary and Steven Rose will be giving a talk at the Cheltenham Science Festival on Thursday 6 June - βGenes, Cells and Brains: Promises of the New Biologyβ.
Stephen Minger
Dr Stephen Minger is Global Head of Research and Development for the Cell Technologies business of GE Healthcare Life Sciences.
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Stephen will be giving a talk at the Cheltenham Science Festival on Thursday 6 June entitled βStem Cells and Safer Medicinesβ.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Allan Little |
| Interviewed Guest | Jon Butterworth |
| Interviewed Guest | Jim Baggott |
| Interviewed Guest | Hilary Rose |
| Interviewed Guest | Stephen Minger |
| Producer | Natalia Fernandez |
Broadcasts
- Mon 3 Jun 2013 09:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 3 Jun 2013 21:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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