Professor Brian Cox
Changes with Annie Macmanus 
About this episode
<p>How can knowing more about the Universe change your life? Professor Brian Cox has the answer. A Former rock star turned physicist who has gone from playing keys in the band D:Ream, which had a UK No. 1 hit with "Things Can Only Get Better", to becoming everyone’s favourite physicist selling out arenas around the world with his fascinating shows about the Universe.</p><p> </p><p>Brian has previously been compared to David Attenborough in the science world having presented numerous documentaries for the BBC including the ‘Wonders of’ series, starting with ‘Wonders of the Solar System’. He’s also co-written 8 books with his latest ‘<em>Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe’ </em>coming out in October. </p><br><p>This episode will make you think about our significance in the Universe and maybe even change your mind about your ability to change things - Brian's certainly tried to do that with our world leaders delivering a definite mic drop moment which he relives here.</p><p> </p><p>You can buy tickets to the world tour of <em>Horizons – A 21st Century Space Odyssey </em>with Brian and comedian Robin Ince here: <a href="https://briancoxlive.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://briancoxlive.co.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>You can also pre order Brian’s new book here:</p><p><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/black-holes/professor-brian-cox/professor-jeffrey-forshaw/9780008597061" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/black-holes/professor-brian-cox/professor-jeffrey-forshaw/9780008597061</a></p><br><p>Changes is a deaf friendly podcast and you can access transcripts here, spread the word!<a href="https://www.anniemacmanus.com/changes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.anniemacmanus.com/changes</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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