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Tomorrow's Tentacles 16

This week's episode is brought to you by SQUID-Co Ltd. - bringing you the freshest tentacles since 2011.

We're joined by guest presenter George Wigmore who chats to us about the recent death of Steve Jobs and the legacy he leaves behind.

We bring you a piece of music composed entirely out of water! Jake wonders whether the Tevatron is actually a Transformer, we open up bids for a Tomorrow's Tentacles sponsor and last but not least we introduce a brand new feature to the show involving Parisian street recordings from Des Coulam of Soundlandscapes blog!

Great music comes from Angelo Badalamenti, Modeselektor, Dave McKeown and Kate Simko

Links

georgewigmore.wordpress.com

davemckeown.co.uk

soundlandscapes.wordpress.com

 

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Tomorrow's Tentacles 14
We discuss NASA's recent announcement detailing the next stage in their plans for space exploration. 

Ed learns about life and death at an undertakers, David Robertson is in the studio discussing how 'gamification' has been used to influence our behaviour and Jake tells us how being too clean might have had a detrimental effect to our health with the 'hygiene hypothesis'. 

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Great music comes from Granddaddy, Death in Vegas, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, St Vincent and George Wigmore.

Filed under: Science TT_14 climate change death gamification hygiene hypothesis interviews skeptic
 

Tomorrow's Tentacles 13
This week, Ed plays a surreal audio impression of his recent trip to Wales. James Pope reports on the UK Dark Matter Experiment, Jake talks about worms and allergies and we ask 'Is Google Evil' ? 

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Great music comes from Gill Scot Heron and Jamie XX, PJ Harvey, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Wild Beasts and Magik Markers

 

Tomorrow's Tentacles 12

This week Ed and Jake are joined by film maker Nisha Ligon who is in the studio to discuss her new project exploring the increasing prevalence of anti-malarial drug resistance. 

Rosie Waldron reports from the London Hack Space on Biohacking and manages to dispatch a fume cupboard from a second story balcony. 

We also delve into the darkness of LunchCast lates and provide listeners with a second chance to hear Ed's harrowing 'Hell Toilet' piece. 

 

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Great music comes from The Joy Formidable, Less Than Jake, SBTRKT, Rilo Kiley and the B-52s. 


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The Way Sport Is - A Poem

An original piece of writing from Ed aged ~7-10 as featured in Tomorrow's Tentacles episode 10:

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Tomorrow's Tentacles 11

What happens when two very polarised minds create individual audio works based on the sound of a toilet flushing? - Have a listen, be disturbed and be alarmed. 

How have local councils been working to manage and reduce public waste, and have they been making the right decisions? - Rachel Jones also joins Ed and Jake in the studio to discuss her audio report on waste management. 

Jake inspires Ed to exercise with a selection of intensive work-out regimes. 

Finally, we hear the sound of hydrogen, produced by Henry Reich for his one-minute physics series on YouTube. 

Great music comes from Joy Orbison, Rilo Kiley, Angelo Badalamenti, Band of Skulls and PJ Harvey

 

 

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Tomorrow's Tentacles 10
Tomorrow's Tentacles 10th episode and we're still going strong. 
This week Ed and Jake go head to head as they play out the songs they created in the last week, based on the recent London Riots. 

Jake's got worms! - well almost, he's interviewed Professor Alan Fenwick on parasitic worms, make sure you listen out for his Schistosoma life cycle. 
Camila Ruz reports on the healing power of poetry and explores whether the art form can be used as a way of dealing with mental illness. 
Ed also explores the sounds of the 'Radioactive Orchestra' live in the studio, a new tool developed by DJ Axel Boman. 

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Great music comes from Little Dragon, Symphony of Science, Super Fury Animals, High Places, The Books and Bob Dylan.

 

Links 
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/songif...
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/schisto
http://camilaruz.wordpress.com/
http://www.nuclear.kth.se/radioactive...

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Schistosoma Worms

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Human parasites are still a very real danger in developing countries.  Over 200 million people worldwide are thought to be infected with Schistosoma worms which can cause horrible illness and horrendous health problems.  Alan Fenwick, Professor of Tropical Parasitology, talks here about what makes the worms so dangerous and yet interesting at the same time.  

Please txt in to donate a small amount of money to help Prof. Fenwick and all at the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative eliminate these worms from the planet.  You can text 700 70 followed by WORM 22 and the amount of money you'd like to give (UK only).

Alternatively please visit their website to see the great work they do: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/schisto

 

Schistosoma Worms by j.leawilson

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Tomorrow's Tentacles 09
In this week's edition, Ed plays us some of the audio recordings he made during the recent London riots in Hackney. With his flat building wedged in the middle of the disorder, we listen to some of the chaos that enfolded as the night progressed. 

We also play Nelida Pohl's 'Steam Fusion' - an imaginative piece of radio infused with the mechanical soundscapes associated with steam power and nuclear fusion. In this piece she explores the transition from past to present through the perspective of two characters, both united by their love for the sound of the machine. 

We also play Carl Sagan's 'pale blue dot' - providing reflection upon our place within the universe, words which still resonate strongly, particularly in light of recent events. 


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Great music also comes from SBTRKT, Mark Mothersbaugh, David Bowie, Desire and Little Dragon.

Filed under: carl sagan london pale blue dot riots steam fusion tt_09
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