Allow Imperial’s newest DJs to introduce themselves. Colin the astronomer and Seth the science philosopher have set up a radio show dedicated to the fun aspects of science or, as Colin describes it, to “tickle London’s scientific underbelly.”

 Capital Science is a radio show with a difference. Projecting live from IC Radio Studio on Tuesday afternoons, Colin and Seth offer light-hearted chat about science news and events. Last week’s show covered “improvements to GPS, throwing darts at the moon, and some very dodgy acronyms,” plus the most exciting upcoming London events, cherry-picked by Seth.

Every week the duo also big-up an unsung hero of science whose name, coincidentally, is also fabulous; the inventor of the submarine for instance, Cornelius Drebbel, who Seth reckons “sounds like a teacher at Hogwarts!”

The show isn’t just for scientists. Rather than being dense and complicated, the guys insist that their show is “not about understanding science,” and that they themselves “don’t understand a lot of the biology stuff.” It is easy listening, and enjoyable science, “the kind of thing you can listen to whilst you’re doing something else.”

If all that wasn’t enough, Colin and Seth will be handing out “gratuitous officerships” on their Facebook group to enthusiastic fans. You can tune in to the cheeky chaps at www.icradio.com live on Tuesdays at 1pm, and past shows will also be available online.
So, do the Capital Scientists have any messages for the students of London? “Tell your friends!”

Tags: Imperial, Science, student radio

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