![]() We want to include you, the Chemistry World reader, in the conversation so join us next month when we’ll be discussing Big data: does size matter by Timandra Harkness. Tweet your thoughts to or use the hashtag #BookClubCW and we’ll endeavour to include your opinions (or questions) on the podcast. You can read our review of Science and the city here, and find all our book reviews here. Now based in New Zealand, Laurie has been communicating science to the public for 15 years. After a physics degree and a masters in space science, she joined the UK’s National Physical Laboratory as a research scientist, specialising in functional materials. Science and the City is your guidebook to that hidden world, helping you to uncover some of the remarkable technologies that keep the worlds great metropolises. Listen here or subscribe to the podcast using the links below. Laurie Winkless is an Irish physicist and author. Hear an extract from the book, an interview with Laurie, and the views of the Chemistry World team in this month’s podcast. ![]() Laurie Winkless reveals some of the secrets of the things around you that you probably take for granted. ![]() ![]() And where there are challenges there are ingenious solutions provided by engineers and scientists. Rising city populations present challenges such as meeting energy requirements, providing communciation infrastructure, and building enough homes for all the inhabitants. This month we discuss Science and the city: the mechanics behind the metropolis by Laurie Winkless. ![]()
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