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We take complex science issues and facts ... and turn them into something accessible, fun and interactive.
Our mission is to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers by sharing our passion for science, and using innovative ways to demonstrate complex stuff. Details of our shows and training courses can be found by following the links on the left. Or if you want practical ideas to try right now, then visit the 'simple science' section.
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What does a black hole sound like, what is a gravitational wave and how do you defy gravity? Pupils all over Britain will be delving into cutting edge physics when science communicators from Science Made Simple perform their interactive Gravity: Beyond the Apple show, which looks at Isaac Newton's theory of gravity and how Einstein blew this theory apart, giving physicists new challenges - such as gravitational waves. The interactive show, which is new for 2009, is written by Science Made Simple in collaboration with researchers at Cardiff University School of Physics and Astronomy and aims to bring the curriculum to life, while stretching students to think for themselves and find out about topics at the cutting edge of physics research.
These are the some of the researchers from Cardiff University who appear in the show.
The performance challenges pupils on some of the fundamental issues of physics, such as gravity on Earth, gravity in space, how to defy gravity and even what a black hole sounds like. Gravity: Beyond the Apple is a new performance we developed this year to help show pupils just how exciting physics can be. Many people are put off physics as it feels irrelevant to their daily lives, but this show demonstrates the fun and fascinating sides of the subject and helps to inspire students to consider physics for their future work. There are fewer and fewer students taking up physics at university or as a career in Britain, but physics graduates are extremely important to help progress our understanding of this incredible and least understood field of science.
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