Short Science Podcast 006

Welcome to the sixth edition of the Short Science Podcast. Join Elizabeth and Georgie for all the very best science in brief!

We kick off the podcast with a few prominent science news headlines from the week including:

- Ulysses to probe no more
- laser treatment to cure blindness

- new member of the black hole family
- listening to the music of the brain

Georgie continues our Capsule series with this week's Capsule Physics, answering the call of a listener to explain just how a laser reads a CD or DVD.

Our guest Capsule this week is from Richard Franzese, talking about his life in science his impending PhD in Biophysics.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week with Capsule Medicine, getting physical to take a look at joints.

And for a bit of light relief after all this mighty serious science (!) a short science quiz.

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Send us your requests for topics to cover, or offer up your science and join us on the show!

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You can also join our guests by posting your profile and/or your 'Capsule Science'. If you want to listen to the broadcast show (which includes some light musical interludes) then catch us live on Wednesdays at 12-1pm or listen again - all at http://www.icradio.com/.