BLab Coats

What Benford's Law can tell us about COVID 19

BENFORDS_LAW_AND_COVID_1400X1400.jpg [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591c424fbebafbe6ec070b5f/1612218740846-KWGW8C4ROPYY7ONN2OGM/BENFORDS_LAW_AND_COVID_1400X1400.jpg?format=1000w] Are the case numbers reported by John Hopkins real? Do they follow Benford's Law? Jacob explains what Benford's Law is and what it can tell us about Covid 19 data?

Beautiful Minds | Why Autism is not a Tragedy

Beautiful Minds Thumbnail 1400.png [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591c424fbebafbe6ec070b5f/1606174103052-5JMDQZ7J3RQA0Z4UXVHR/Beautiful+Minds+Thumbnail+1400.png?format=1000w] Autism is an umbrella term for a bunch of different neurological developmental conditions. As is the case with many other disabilities, there are a number of misconceptions surrounding people on the spectrum, with the main being: Is Autism a tragedy? Join Jordan as he dives into the misconceptions surrounding Autism Spectrum Disorder and explores how people on the spectrum can contribute to society in ways neurotypical people may not be able to. www.BLabCoats.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/BLabCoats/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/blabcoats #ASD #AUTISM #TheSpectrum

Grant Kirkhope | Soundtrack Science

Grant Kirkhope Thumbnail Alt.png [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591c424fbebafbe6ec070b5f/1600651669533-VHORGDQBFEHKZWK6AIDK/Grant+Kirkhope+Thumbnail+Alt.png?format=1000w] Join Tim as he explores the scientific side of video game music in our new series, Soundtrack Science. This episode features an interview with the legendary Grant Kirkhope (Banjo Kazooie, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle) on how a soundtrack changes the emotions of the player. See the full interview here: https://youtu.be/6ry-o-rLTsA Find out more about Grant Kirkhope and his work here: www.grantkirkhope.com Follow Grant on Twitter: @grantkirkhope Follow Grant on Instagram: https://instagram.com/grantkirkhopecomposer?igshid=1wb4213xnsy97

Stopping Single Use Plastics | How COVID19 is Showing Us the Way

Plastic Waste 560x560.png [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591c424fbebafbe6ec070b5f/1597366467555-600VAJV8KQKUM1ASOCI1/Plastic+Waste+560x560.png?format=1000w] Environmental issues are being put on the back-burner as our world deals with the COVID19 crisis, with many bans on single use plastic waste being delayed. We spoke to Dr Holly Kaye-Smith about the impact that single use plastics have on the environment, how the Covid-19 pandemic has shown people that a mass change in the way we function as a society is not impossible when it comes to abolishing single use plastics, and how we can communicate the importance of change effectively. Video version: https://youtu.be/8uzzKW8PE8A [https://youtu.be/8uzzKW8PE8A] ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/blab-coats/id1243851473?mt=2 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hamid-sediqi/blabcoats Website: www.BLabCoats.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/BLabCoats/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/blabcoats

What the COVID19 Genome Sounds Like

700x700.png [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591c424fbebafbe6ec070b5f/1596157096268-YB7NCJVIGTJZCYCO09QU/700x700.png?format=1000w] The COVID19 genome has been sequence and found to be roughly 30 000 letters long. But, what does the COVID genome sound like when turned into music? Find out in this episode of Blab Coats. Mark Temple's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYtiR9XcY0kUagbkgJW0kVg His Journal Article "Real-time audio and visual display of the Corona Virus Genome": https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-30483/v1 The National Science Week Video performance for the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre: https://youtu.be/PFvaXUdGAn4ITunes: www.BLabCoats.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/BLabCoats/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/blabcoats