Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We discuss a campaign to stop scientists being called "boffins". More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓
Featuring University of Nottingham scientists Phil Moriarty, Martyn Poliakoff, Emma Chapman, and Oliver Gould.
Here is the Institute of Physics "Bin the Boffin" campaign - iop.org/strategy/limit-less/bin-the-boffin
And the Daily Star's response: dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/eggheads-want-term-boffin-banned-29574611
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We discuss a campaign to stop scientists being called "boffins". More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓
Featuring University of Nottingham scientists Phil Moriarty, Martyn Poliakoff, Emma Chapman, and Oliver Gould.
Here is the Institute of Physics "Bin the Boffin" campaign - iop.org/strategy/limit-less/bin-the-boffin
And the Daily Star's response: dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/eggheads-want-term-boffin-banned-29574611
Brady's other science-based video channels include:
Periodic Videos (chemistry): youtube.com/user/periodicvideos
Deep Sky Videos (astronomy): youtube.com/user/DeepSkyVideos
Numberphile (mathematics): youtube.com/user/numberphile
Objectivity (history of science): youtube.com/c/objectivityvideos
Computerphile (computer science): youtube.com/user/Computerphile
This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham - bit.ly/NottsPhysics
Patreon: patreon.com/sixtysymbols
Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran
With thanks to AP Archive: ap.org/content/archive
bradyharanblog.com
Email list: eepurl.com/YdjL9
![Whats at [0,0] in space? - Sixty Symbols](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VCLJq-4aNyc/mqdefault.jpg "Whats at [0,0] in space? - Sixty Symbols
Professor Meghan Gray discusses space co-ordinates and what sits at position 0,0 in the sky? More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓
From Prof Gray: “Mea culpa dear viewers - as rightly pointed out by several commenters, the pinch point of the analemma is not where the equinox occurs. Instead it will be at the midpoint between the top and bottom. Thanks for the correction: happy to set the record straight in the service of science!”
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkIRMZDOKKKs-d14YPmLMxg (Unmade Podcast)
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The station/buoy at 0,0 at sea: https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=13010
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