Dr Sophie Calabretto & The Midwich Cuckoos: fluid mechanics, repetitive politeness, and is it math or maths?

<p>On this weeks Book(ish) I sit down with fluid mechanist Dr Sophie Calabretto to discuss The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. Our conversation includes why fluid does what it does, the final judgement on whether it's pronounced math or maths, and how many ways you can say you're not interested. Enjoy!</p><br><p>Click <a href="https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/the-science-briefing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a> to listen to the evolved Cosmos Science Daily now called Science Briefing.</p><p>Follow Bookish Comedy on <a href="https://twitter.com/bookishcomedy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bookishcomedy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>.</p><br><p>Sign up to our newsletter <a href="http://eepurl.com/cM3in9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>. </strong>Join our facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/535280830149669/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><br><p>You can now physically send us stuff to PO BOX 7127, Reservoir East, Victoria, 3073.</p><br><p>Want to help support the show?</p><p><a href="https://sanspantsplus.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Sanspants+</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://sanspantsradio.podkeep.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> Podkeep</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://audiobooksontape.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> USB Tapes</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://streamlabs.com/sanspantsradio/merch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> Merch</strong></a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>