The Cosmic Shed

In this return-to-Mars episode, Andrew welcomes Steve Bullock and Maddy Smith to the Shed to talk about the film of the book that we loved back in episode six.

Steve talks to Dr Elliot Sefton-Nash about his work on the new Mars Rover, water on Mars, and music to listen to on the Red Planet, and from Andy Weir about his forthcoming follow up to the Martian.

We also enthuse about miraculous Mars robots, gaffer tape, the complexities of the Rich Purnell Manoeuvre, and the way the film captures the problem-solving essence of the book, and talk about the practicalities and politics of sending humans to Mars.

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In this return-to-Mars episode, Andrew welcomes Steve Bullock and Maddy Smith to the Shed to talk about the film of the book that we loved back in episode six.

Steve talks to Dr Elliot Sefton-Nash about his work on the new Mars Rover, water on Mars, and music to listen to on the Red Planet, and from Andy Weir about his forthcoming follow up to the Martian.

We also enthuse about miraculous Mars robots, gaffer tape, the complexities of the Rich Purnell Manoeuvre, and the way the film captures the problem-solving essence of the book, and talk about the practicalities and politics of sending humans to Mars.

For more information and episodes visit thecosmicshed.com

Andrew chats to the creators of the new Bristol-based web series Horizon.

Simon Pearce, Paul Dudbridge and Chris Marshfield talk about the writing and production process of the series, and the response they've had to placing a spaceship over the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

To watch the ten episodes of Horizon for absolutely no money, visit horizonwebseries.com

For more episodes and information visit thecosmicshed.com

Andrew chats to the creators of the new Bristol-based web series Horizon.

Simon Pearce, Paul Dudbridge and Chris Marshfield talk about the writing and production process of the series, and the response they've had to placing a spaceship over the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

To watch the ten episodes of Horizon for absolutely no money, visit horizonwebseries.com

For more episodes and information visit thecosmicshed.com

In this comet-trailing bonus episode, Andrew shares a couple of interviews we grabbed at a fantastic talk called Rosetta: To Catch a Comet at the National Museum, Cardiff.

Professor Mark McCaughrean, who gave the talk, tells us about how and why the European Space Agency made the short film Ambition, and the role science fiction plays in spreading the word about space exploration.

Astrophysicist Franziska Batten Zaunig, who helped to organise the talk for Cardiff University, gives us some background about Rosetta, Philae and Comet 67P, and enthuses about the brilliant Rosetta and Philae Cartoons.

For more episodes and information visit thecosmicshed.com

In this comet-trailing bonus episode, Andrew shares a couple of interviews we grabbed at a fantastic talk called Rosetta: To Catch a Comet at the National Museum, Cardiff.

Professor Mark McCaughrean, who gave the talk, tells us about how and why the European Space Agency made the short film Ambition, and the role science fiction plays in spreading the word about space exploration.

Astrophysicist Franziska Batten Zaunig, who helped to organise the talk for Cardiff University, gives us some background about Rosetta, Philae and Comet 67P, and enthuses about the brilliant Rosetta and Philae Cartoons.

For more episodes and information visit thecosmicshed.com

Andrew reports back from the Underneath the Stars festival, where he and Laura met Marco Frankland, who plays ukulele, sings, and helps children of all ages harness their creativity through his company Goodness Gracious Music.

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Andrew reports back from the Underneath the Stars festival, where he and Laura met Marco Frankland, who plays ukulele, sings, and helps children of all ages harness their creativity through his company Goodness Gracious Music.

For more information and episodes, please visit thecosmicshed.com

In this artificially intelligent episode, Andrew and Ben give two robotic thumbs up to Ex Machina, and try to wrap their all-too-human brains around consciousness and the technological singularity

We also hear from Adam Rutherford, a scientific advisor on one of the film, on the process of 'sanity checking' the script, and from Stephen Gallagher about how Ex Machina seems to herald the return of more thoughtful science fiction.

For more information and episodes visit thecosmicshed.com

In this artificially intelligent episode, Andrew and Ben give two robotic thumbs up to Ex Machina, and try to wrap their all-too-human brains around consciousness and the technological singularity

We also hear from Adam Rutherford, a scientific advisor on one of the film, on the process of 'sanity checking' the script, and from Stephen Gallagher about how Ex Machina seems to herald the return of more thoughtful science fiction.

For more information and episodes visit thecosmicshed.com