Peter Hill Explains

Peter Hill Explains

By Peter HillNatural Sciences
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  • Army Tanks
    I start off reviewing a modest advance in microphone placement after a disastrous episode with an in vehicle directional microphone. I fill the time of the drive talking about the 1980 Leopard tanks from the point of view of a part time soldier. MP4 recording     MP3 recording -- -- Your browser does not support the audio element.
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  • New Scientist 2 Nov_1
    It is great to have fossils unpack as a kind of movie of the rise of mammals as they dusted themselves of and got evolving stepping over the bodies of decimated dinosaurs. The old blood new blood article really didn't get over the line for me with a link theory and it was not much of a leap to oil or Eulan. Venus has lots of Uluru's what do you know. This was not put across as sophisticated science. MP4 recording     MP3 recording -- -- Your browser does not support the audio element.
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  • Flint tools maketh the homo sapien
    People are surprised that flint is just dark glass. Cutting your self on a broken bottle happened millions of years ago an unleashed tool wielding apes MP4 recording     MP3 recording -- -- Your browser does not support the audio element.
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  • Choline
    I like all sorts of molecules, but this is really rather odd in its compact unusual form and it being so essential for life, cell membranes, nerve transmission. I feel it is just a very stable ammonium ion. It is kind of a metal made from organic molecules. The rings of carbon in aromatic compounds are also a bit metalic MP4 recording     MP3 recording -- -- Your browser does not support the audio element.
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  • New Scientist Readings for 26 October
    I enjoyed reading and memorizing about too much snow in the Arctic, super fast ants and doing a bit of maths there, whale playing ping pong with samon. sounds nice and the amazing way the UK is nowhere near food self sufficient, the stats on Holland are a bit brain numbing though/ MP4 recording     MP3 recording -- -- Your browser does not support the audio element.
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  • Working on my pool
    I describe the bits and levers and chemicals that go into the crystal clear summer splash in a dry and dusty land. MP4 recording     MP3 recording -- -- Your browser does not support the audio element.
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  • Dog dies by Snake Bite
    Our snake polish of pooches at a fairly even rate. Lots of things that can kill you or shoot toxic slime at you out here. I really have never thought too much about it really MP4 recording     MP3 recording -- -- Your browser does not support the audio element.
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About Peter Hill Explains

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You are welcome to listen in as I "explain things scientific". I have had great fun with lasers, robots and absorbing Quantum Physics. Now as a classroom teacher, laid low by heart surgery its time…