The 2026 World Snooker Championship is underway. Why does this shot always double kiss?
Jimmy White shows the shot. Professor Simon Goodwin explains the physics behind it.
#Snooker #WorldSnookerChampionship #Science
How do organisations turn ideas into action?
Our CLEAR IDEAS model helps people create and apply new ideas at work. Built on research at the University of Sheffield.
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#Creativity #Innovation
How do people shape cities in places like Johannesburg and Dhaka?
Explore markets, settlements and urban life in this Urban Radar episode.
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#UrbanResearch #Cities
Who shapes a city and who gets left out?
Explore Johannesburg and Dhaka through markets and informal settlements. Hear how cities grow and change.
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#UrbanStudies #GlobalCities
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Fire does not always destroy. Sometimes, it helps life grow.
Dr Kimberley Simpson explains why some ecosystems rely on wildfire to survive.
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#ThatsScience #Wildfire
From black holes to second brains, science is hitting the Sheffield pub scene!
Join @sheffielduni.bsky.social experts from 18-20 May at The Lescar, Sheffield Tap & more for @pintofscience.uk. No jargon, just live talks & discoveries over a pint.
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From Sheffield to space.
As Artemis II nears splashdown, discover how Dr Helen Sharman became the first British astronaut. She was chosen from 13,000 applicants and carried out key experiments on Mir.
#SpaceExploration #STEM #WomenInScience #ArtemisII
What if atoms were swirling knots, not solid particles?
Early scientists believed atoms were vortexes in an invisible fluid. The idea shaped new maths like knot theory, but it could not last.
Explore why in Good In Theory.
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Your health shapes your life.
This World Health Day, explore research from the University of Sheffield on brain health, mental wellbeing and new medical advances.
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What if everything was energy, not matter?
Energeticism challenged atoms and divided scientists. This episode explores why it rose and fell.
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What happens to home when war reshapes a city?
Urban Radar explores how families in Lebanon rebuild after displacement. When support is limited, property becomes a moral question.
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#UrbanStudies #Podcast
What happens to home when war destroys a city?
Families in Lebanon are rebuilding after conflict. This episode explores housing, displacement and property when cities are targeted in war.
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#UrbanStudies #Cities
What happens when a historic Sheffield building becomes a space for young people and music?
Canada House is being transformed into a new music hub shaped by student ideas and community voices.
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#Sheffield #Architecture
Where did the first humans come from?
Scientists once thought Asia. New evidence changed that.
Explore how bias shaped early ideas and why Africa is now seen as the cradle of humanity.
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#HumanOrigins #Evolution
What is the human cost of the food on your plate?
Food is not just about the environment. It shapes jobs, fairness and communities.
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#FoodSystems
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What does distraction really feel like?
Distraction Comix shares real stories from autistic adults, exploring attention and everyday life for Neurodiversity Celebration Week.
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#Neurodiversity #Autism
Is nature really in balance or is that just a myth?
This episode of Good in Theory explores why scientists moved beyond the idea of a “balance of nature”.
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#Ecology #Science
What can we learn by listening to patients?
People living with Motor Neuron Disease and their carers share their experiences in this short film about CognoMND™.
Their stories highlight why research must connect to real lives.
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Motor Neuron Disease affects more than muscles.
Many people living with MND experience changes in thinking, memory, or behaviour.
Researchers at Sheffield are using speech and AI to help detect these changes.
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Why does your tea go cold when you leave it too long?
Scientists once believed heat was a fluid called caloric that flowed from hot objects to cold ones. The theory worked for a while but it did not last.
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#Science #Physics #ScienceFacts #STEM
What happened to Ann Radcliffe’s writing after her death?
Professor Dale Townshend and Dr Elizabeth Bobbitt explore Radcliffe’s posthumous works and explain why they still matter today.
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After a death from mesothelioma, families will face a coronial investigation & may only find this out at a late-stage, during a time of grief.
Discover why coroners are involved, what the process looks like, and where support is available.
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What can women's stories teach us about the world today?
Explore films, podcasts and research from the University of Sheffield that look at women's lives across history, culture and society.
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What can science tell us about our world?
Explore the Science category on the University of Sheffield Player. Watch and listen to more than 120 videos and podcasts on topics such as AI, climate change, space and more!
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Why are readers still drawn to Gothic writer Ann Radcliffe?
Our podcast series brings together experts to explore how Radcliffe shaped Gothic fiction and why her stories still matter today.
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#WorldBookDay #AnnRadcliffe #GothicLiterature
How does life begin?
Before scientists understood cells, some believed every human already existed inside their parents as tiny people nested through generations.
This idea was called preformation.
Explore how the theory began and why it failed.
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