What is atmospheric pressure? We talk altitude and pressure for balloons, aeroplanes and mountains.

Ferry’s, water density, surface tension, cisterns and bugs?

We make genuine and some tenuous links to Falkirk’s science connections. https://falkirklocalhistory.club/around-the-area/industry/nobel-westquarter-works/

Outsells coke, sold in cans/bottles with a secret recipe…. What’s the history of IrnBru and what goes into each can?

Scotland apparently has created the modern world through invention. The discussion wasn’t quite what I expected, but some interesting chat on inventions… I’m not sure we proved the case for Scotland’s place as invention capital of the world!

We talk about what we know about ‘the brain’. Brains, talking about brains? 🤷‍♂️

A tricky one to navigate, but, do you feel optimistic about the future because of science, or do you feel an overwhelming sense of doom? We chat about the perception of science… despite Mr a Forsyth trying to dodge the question! 😂

What are earthquakes, how often do they happen, how can we protect ourselves against them? You can make donations for the earthquake appeal here: https://www.redcross.org.uk/stories/disasters-and-emergencies/world/turkey-syria-earthquake

We chat about why we sleep and how we measure sleep. Do all animals sleep? 🤷‍♂️

The Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology (POST) provides ‘horizon scanning’ , briefing notes and full notes for Westminster. Used in Select committees and to inform policy and legislation we chat around some of the possible issues.