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Here's the second and final trailer for our upcoming epic docuseries For the Record: An Incomplete History of Music. First episode out June 25th, free on our YouTube channel. Check out the full release schedule on our Substack.

Isn’t that right @robinince.bsky.social?

Tomorrow, at 10am, we are going to announce something pretty damn exciting.

If you claim to not like jazz, you're only lying to yourself. In episode six of 'For the Record', Charlotte Ritchie and the Shambles team take a look at the roots of jazz, from New Orleans to the rest of the world, and its impact on music and society. All eps at youtube.com/cosmicshambles

If you claim to not like jazz, you're only lying to yourself. In episode six of 'For the Record', Charlotte Ritchie and the Shambles team take a look at the roots of jazz, from New Orleans to the rest of the world, and its impact on music and society. All eps at youtube.com/cosmicshambles

We've got some pretty big news coming next week...

We've got some pretty big news coming next week...

Not often we get the pleasure of seeing @robinince.bsky.social and @josielong.bsky.social on stage together, but next month, it's happening! #comedy #poetry #shambles

Off to do something exciting today we've been working on a while that we can tell you about next week...

Absolutely fascinating talk on the musicality of Neanderthals at the @rigb.org tonight from Prof Steve Mithen. Check out more on the topic in episode 3 of For The Record. youtu.be/yBD3cggIxao?...

Tomorrow night!

Oh boy have we got some big exciting stuff planned for 2027...

Looking forward to heading back to @rigb.org on Monday 19th for a special event around 'For the Record' with Prof Steve Mithen. He'll be chatting about the early musicality and communication of Neanderthals. You don't want to miss this! www.rigb.org/whats-on/did...

This was a fascinating discussion of exoplanets, how to find them, and what they are like

New space missions are afoot seeking out new exoplanets, some of which may be very much like Earth. Hear the full discussion with Larissa Palethorpe, @stellarplanet.bsky.social & @mattbothwell.com on a new The Incomplete Shambles Podcast episode out now wherever you get podcasts.

'The Incomplete Shambles Podcast' is where you can now hear all new Cosmic Shambles podcasts from the worlds of science and culture. Here's what you might've missed the last couple of months. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Soundcloud or wherever you get podcasts.

Patreon subscribers can now watch the video of our exoplanets panel from this year's Latitude Festival with @mattbothwell.com, @stellarplanet.bsky.social and Larissa Palethorpe. Podcast version out next week. Subscribe at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Had so much fun doing this panel @latitudefestival.bsky.social. And yes! this is the best screenshot they could find of my face. Must learn to lead with my teeth more 😁

Patreon subscribers can now watch the video of our exoplanets panel from this year's Latitude Festival with @mattbothwell.com, @stellarplanet.bsky.social and Larissa Palethorpe. Podcast version out next week. Subscribe at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Nine Lessons will be here before you know it! Tickets on sale now, many guests announced, many more to come, and some delightful surprises in store... cosmicshambles.com/ninelessons

the tech industry is about to invent books

Nine Lessons will be here before you know it! Tickets on sale now, many guests announced, many more to come, and some delightful surprises in store... cosmicshambles.com/ninelessons

Are there chunks of a proto planet that created the Moon buried deep inside the Earth? Geologists think so. @seismatters.bsky.social explains on our ’20 Years of Scientific Discoveries’ episode of the The Incomplete Shambles Podcast which you can listen to on Spotify or wherever you get your pods.

Watching episode 1 of For the Record: An Incomplete History of Music by The Cosmic Shambles network on YouTube. It’s a phenomenal production. 63-minute video episode 1 of 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quj8JVU-usw&feature=youtu.be #Music #MusicTheory #History

Genres aren't neat & tidy boxes in anything whether it's music, film or science. We dig into why people desire genre, and why some get grumpy when it's not adhered to by some arbitrary definition. Watch ‘For the Record' presented by Charlotte Ritchie now - www.youtube.com/watch?v=quj8...

Genres aren't neat & tidy boxes in anything whether it's music, film or science. We dig into why people desire genre, and why some get grumpy when it's not adhered to by some arbitrary definition. Watch ‘For the Record' presented by Charlotte Ritchie now - www.youtube.com/watch?v=quj8...

Podcast version out now

Might it be a good time to get into the business of printing textbooks? Listen to @helenczerski.bsky.social, @particleclara.bsky.social & @jonbutterworth.bsky.social on a new ep of The Incomplete Shambles Podcast now.

Might it be a good time to get into the business of printing textbooks? Listen to @helenczerski.bsky.social, @particleclara.bsky.social & @jonbutterworth.bsky.social on a new ep of The Incomplete Shambles Podcast now.

Podcast version out now

It's always so heartening to see so much enthusiasm for science at the Latitude Festival - people came for the music and discovered they were super-interested in finding out how the world works. And the two aren't mutually exclusive. Hooray for a diverse & delightfully unpredictable human existence!

Beyond the LHC: The Future of Particle Physics, our panel from Latitude, is up now to watch on Patreon featuring @helenczerski.bsky.social, @jonbutterworth.bsky.social & @particleclara.bsky.social. Podcast version out later this week for all. Subscribe at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

Beyond the LHC: The Future of Particle Physics, our panel from Latitude, is up now to watch on Patreon featuring @helenczerski.bsky.social, @jonbutterworth.bsky.social & @particleclara.bsky.social. Podcast version out later this week for all. Subscribe at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

New Latitude panel video coming for Patreon's later today. Podcast will be up in a couple of days because Trent has a whopper cold so can't record the intro because his voice will sound even more annoying than normal.

The #NineLessons site is updated with some new guests as well as letting you know who's on which night! Loads more to come obv but new guests joining @robinince.bsky.social inc. @particleclara.bsky.social, Olga Koch, Mark Spencer and @romatheengineer.bsky.social Tix - cosmicshambles.com/ninelessons

The #NineLessons site is updated with some new guests as well as letting you know who's on which night! Loads more to come obv but new guests joining @robinince.bsky.social inc. @particleclara.bsky.social, Olga Koch, Mark Spencer and @romatheengineer.bsky.social Tix - cosmicshambles.com/ninelessons

This is hilarious. I am one of two people nominated for best host, and the other person is Louis Theroux. It's done by public vote. Vote for me! We can do this!

We fixed it

We are aware there is a problem with the Shambles site at the moment and we are working to fix it.

Very sad news. He was always such a joy when he did Nine Lessons.

In our latest podcast, @soozaphone.bsky.social talks to us about how health warnings on products with specific targeting are much more effective at changing behaviours than broader messages. Listen to the full ep with Suzi, and Alanna Smith, out now on The Incomplete Shambles Podcast.

In part 6 of 'For the Record' we travel to North America to talk to former Smithsonian curator and member of the Mohawk nation, Tim Johnson, about the influence of the music of indigenous Americans on genres such as the blues. Watch the full series for free at www.youtube.com/show/VLPLoVT...

I’m in #Newcastle this Sunday at 4pm - join me www.thestand.co.uk/performance/... #comedy #poetry #love

In part 6 of 'For the Record' we travel to North America to talk to former Smithsonian curator and member of the Mohawk nation, Tim Johnson, about the influence of the music of indigenous Americans on genres such as the blues. Watch the full series for free at www.youtube.com/show/VLPLoVT...

All this chat is based on amazing work by my former office mate and all round brilliant woman @oliviamaynard.bsky.social.

In our latest podcast, @soozaphone.bsky.social talks to us about how health warnings on products with specific targeting are much more effective at changing behaviours than broader messages. Listen to the full ep with Suzi, and Alanna Smith, out now on The Incomplete Shambles Podcast.

New ep of Incomplete Shambles Podcast up now. We look at the rise of health misinformation + effective health labelling with @soozaphone.bsky.social & very special guest WNBA superstar Alanna Smith chatting about her research & juggling it with being a pro athlete open.spotify.com/episode/65M4...

The first episode of Liberation Conversations is here - and it’s @holliemcnish.bsky.social #poetry #creativity #podcast www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po...

Alanna Smith (Australia and Dallas Wings) talking about her Masters research in public health that she was doing while playing in the #wnba finals.