The official rap song for Cork Science Festival

‘The video was created by the Wireless Sensor Network group in Tyndall National Institute and presents recent developments of wireless sensor networks technology in healthcare and daily life applications

Using a smartphone as a light meter, some fruit juice and a torch, we can measure changes in concentrations across different juice drinks. John, an RSC Education Coordinator based at Trinity College Dublin, shows us how to do this experiment and explains the background to the concept. You can follow John here on twitter for more updates https://twitter.com/DrJohnODonoghue You will need: - A small torch - A smartphone - Drinking glasses - Blackcurrant fruit juice - Water - A measuring Jug - A spoon - Green filter (sweet wrapper or drinks bottle) Have a go yourself and don’t forget to share your results with us #ChemistryInYourCupboard. You can also find great resources for this topic on the RSC website: https://edu.rsc.org/resources/beers-law-simulation/1432.article

Pupils of Sunday's Well BNS showcase their creativity. This project was coordinated by Cork Science Festival and made possible by the teachers and pupils of Sundays Well BNS, Blarney Street, Cork

Mind Your Microbes allows you to explore the Gastrointestinal System and Microbiome to learn how age, diet and exercise can influence the diversity of human gut bacteria – some of the key research topics to the APC. The app is fully interactive and enables the user to select a character’s age, diet and activity types and follow engaging animations through the digestive process, to learn about the effects on the human microbiome. In all there are over 35 combinations of lifestyles to choose from. And you can witness the effects of probiotics, prebiotics and antibiotics on the gut microbiome. Development of the App was a collaboration between the APC and Spinning Clock, with special thanks to Catherine Buckley, Orla O’Sullivan, Paul O’Toole, Colin Hill and Ian Jeffrey. This app is optimized for iPad 4 or higher and is available to download for free from the App Store here: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/mind-your-microbes/id1208122443?mt=8 ************************************ Twitter: https://twitter.com/spinningclock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spinningclock/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spinningclock/ Blog: http://www.spinningclock.com/blog/ Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/spinningclock Website: http://www.spinningclock.com/ Contact Us: Hello@SpinningClock.com Tele: 0115 943 0777

Microbial World (Material Girl Parody) for World Microbiome Day, June 27th [Verse 1] Some foods feed me, some foods bloat me I think they're okay If they don't give me prebiotics, I just walk away They can beg, and they can plead But they can't feed my gut (That's right) Cause a diet with prebiotics will always see me right [Chorus] Cause we are living in a microbial world And I am a microbial girl – (or “I am a microbial guy” - as applicable!) You know that we are living in a microbial world And I am a microbial girl/guy [Verse 2] Some bugs rile me, some bugs soothe me That's all right I guess If they’re not doing something good for me then I don’t need the stress Some strains try, and unregulated probiotics lie But I don't let them play, no way Only strains that confer health benefits make my rainy day [Chorus] [Chorus] Cause we are living in a microbial world And I am a microbial girl You know that we are living in a microbial world And I am a microbial girl [Chorus] Cause we are living in a microbial world And I am a microbial girl You know that we are living in a microbial world And I am a microbial girl [Verse 3] Microbes come, and microbes go And that's all right, you see Microbial diversity makes you rich, I hope that you’ll agree