{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"161 \u2013 Sir Harry Kroto \u2013 The State of Science","description":"In today\u2019s episode, I talk to Sir Harold Kroto, who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the co-discovery of carbon-60, or Buckminsterfullerine. We continue the discussion from episode 160, and talk about \u2013 Stereotypes of scientists \u2013 Science and natural philosophy \u2013 What are non-science people interested in? \u2013 Kids as scientists \u2013 Meccano and engineering \u2013 Some of the issues children face today and the barriers to science \u2013 Science and funding This is part 2 of a 2 part interview. Today\u2019s listener of the episode is Mulia Marzuki, from Melbourne, Australia. Download MP3 of Ep 161                     ","author_name":"Brains Matter","author_url":"http:\/\/www.brainsmatter.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/2297192\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/2297192"}