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Boring Science For Sleep

Boring Science For Sleep

By: Sleepless Scientist
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Settle in for quiet stories about ordinary work, ingenious inventions and the science behind everyday things. A warm narrator guides you through real workshops, tools and daily routines, with gentle humour and room to drift off. Choose a subject that catches your curiosity, then let the story keep you company. Share a favourite topic or a simple bedtime hello in the comments. New episodes daily.Sleepless Scientist Daily Science
Episodes
  • Gramophone Records and the Pressing of Grooves | Science for Sleep

    Gramophone Records and the Pressing of Grooves | Science for Sleep
    Sep 13 2026
    Gramophone Records and the Pressing of GroovesSettle in for a quiet exploration of Gramophone Records and the Pressing of Grooves. This episode follows Gramophone Records and the Pressing of Grooves: The Flat Disc; Arranging a Performance Around the Recording Horn; Preparing the Wax Recording Blank; Cutting Sound Into a Moving Spiral; Microphones, Amplifiers and the Recorded Take; Growing the First Metal Copy; Fathers, Mothers and Working Stampers; What Goes Into a Shellac Record; Mixing, Rolling and Portioning the Compound; Fitting the Stampers and Placing the Labels; Pressure and the Filling of the Grooves; Cooling, Releasing and Trimming the Disc; Inspecting What the Press Has Made; The Needle, Soundbox and Spring Motor; Sleeves, Shelves and the Record at Rest.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.
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    2 hrs and 33 mins
  • Piano Hammers and the Shaping of Felt | Science for Sleep

    Piano Hammers and the Shaping of Felt | Science for Sleep
    Sep 12 2026
    Piano Hammers and the Shaping of FeltSettle in for a quiet exploration of Piano Hammers and the Shaping of Felt. This episode follows Piano Hammers and the Shaping of Felt; Leather Coverings and the Growth of a Felt Trade; The Structure Inside a Wool Fibre; Scouring, Opening and Carding the Wool; Water, Movement and the Making of Felt; Measuring the Sheet and Planning the Taper; Wooden Mouldings and the Supporting Underfelt; Forming, Bonding and Separating the Hammer Heads; Filing the Curve Without Losing Its Shape; Boring the Heads and Hanging the Set; The Hammer’s Journey Through the Action; Compression, Contact Time and the Colour of a Note; Matching the Crown to Its Strings; Needling and Listening Across the Keyboard; Wear, Care and the Hammer at Rest.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.
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    2 hrs and 32 mins
  • Umbrella Making and the Fit of Folding Ribs | Science for Sleep

    Umbrella Making and the Fit of Folding Ribs | Science for Sleep
    Sep 11 2026
    Umbrella Making and the Fit of Folding RibsSettle in for a quiet exploration of Umbrella Making and the Fit of Folding Ribs. This episode follows Umbrella Making Begins with the Open Shape; Earlier Materials and the Division of the Trade; Giving a Thin Steel Rib Its Working Shape; Preparing the Shaft, Handle and Ferrule; Seating the Rib Roots in the Crown; Stretchers and the Geometry of Opening; Rivets, Clearances and the Feel of a Joint; The Runner and Its Spring Catch; How Compact Ribs Fold into a Shorter Bundle; Choosing Cloth for Water, Weight and Movement; Cutting the Gores to Fit a Dome; Sewing the Canopy without Losing Its Shape; Mounting the Cover and Balancing Its Pull; Checking the Finished Fit and Locating Repairs; Drying, Furling and Setting the Umbrella Aside.Boring Science For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.
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    2 hrs and 31 mins
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