Short Science Podcast 010

Welcome to the tenth edition of the Short Science Podcast.

Join Elizabeth and special guest presenter Gareth for all the very best science in brief!

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

- better bone implants beckon

- feed your cancer to death

- the science of booze

- listerine resolves nerve injury

Gareth provides a capsule science this week on the future of nuclear fusion as an energy source.

Before Georgie jetted off to LA in preparation for our 'Science in Showbusiness' special next week, she caught up with Tom Pickerell of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain to find out about his life in science.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week with Capsule Medicine, taking a look at just what is the deal with alcohol.

And for a bit of light relief after all this mighty serious science (!) a short quiz, and a maths connundrum for you to take a crack at! Just send in your answers by 10am (UK time) on Thursday 6th August.

Contact us with your comments and suggestions at studio@shortscience.co.uk.

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

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If you want to listen to the broadcast show (which includes some light musical interludes) then catch us live on Thursdays at 12-1pm or listen again - all at http://www.icradio.com/.