Short Science Podcast 022

Welcome to the twenty-second edition of the Short Science Podcast!

Join Emma and Elizabeth for all the very best science in brief!

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

- crustaceans eyes change our technology

- new way to stop premature births

- fruit-flies have memory reprogrammed

- diabetes treatment more effective than ‘fat’ pills for weight loss

Emma starts the capsules this week with a Capsule Science giving us a fascinating insight into the lives and ways of carniverous plants.

Our guest Capsule this week is from Science Communication student Adrian Giordani. He tells us about applying his knowledge of computer sciences to the advertising industry and about his experiences on the Masters course so far.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week with Capsule Medicine, looking at how plants have been used in medicine through the ages.

And for a bit of light relief after all this mighty serious science (!) a short quiz, and a maths conundrum for you to take a crack at! Just send in your answers by 10am (UK time) on Wednesday 4th November 2009.

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! Visit our website for more information http://www.shortscience.co.uk/.

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/.

Short Science Podcast 024

Welcome to the twenty-fourth edition of the Short Science Podcast.

Join Emma and Elizabeth for all the very best science in brief!

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

- women show evolution still going strong
- should folic acid be added to our daily bread
- bird brains to elucidate origin of communication
- sea anemones to inject a bit of glamour

Emma starts the capsules this week with a Capsule Science on the phenomenon of hibernation.

Our guest Capsule this week is from Dr Emma Green, Research Scientist in Environmental and Climate Change Studies at Imperial College London. She talks about her life in science, her work at Imperial's Silwood Park Campus, and her participation in the OPAL project.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week with Capsule Medicine, looking at cholesterol in the body.

And for a bit of light relief after all this mighty serious science (!) a short quiz, and a maths conundrum for you to take a crack at! Just send in your answers by 10am (UK time) on Wednesday 18th November 2009.

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! Visit our website for more information http://www.shortscience.co.uk/.

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/.

Short Science Podcast 021

Welcome to the twenty-first edition of the Short Science Podcast.

Join Emma and Elizabeth for all the very best science in brief!

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

- time-travelling machine sabotaging itself from the future
- microlabs for internal diagnosis
- test for liquids means that we could take shampoo on aeroplanes again
- the placebo effect - not 'all in the mind'

Emma starts the capsules this week with a Capsule Science giving us a fascinating insight into the popular eighties time-saver, the microwave.

Our guest Capsule this week is from Science Media roduction students Tori Weaver and Tessa Worgan. They talk about their science backgrounds and where they hope to work in the future.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week with Capsule Medicine, looking at how the nervous system works.

And for a bit of light relief after all this mighty serious science (!) a short quiz, and a maths conundrum for you to take a crack at! Just send in your answers by 10am (UK time) on Wednesday 28th October 2009.

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! Visit our website for more information http://www.shortscience.co.uk/.

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/.

Short Science Podcast 023

Welcome to the twenty-third edition of the Short Science Podcast.

Join Emma and Elizabeth for all the very best science in brief!

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

- get your cockroaches sliding back down the wall

- cancer can cross the placenta
- helpful chimps - but only if you ask nicely
- gout may be the answer for Parkinson's sufferers

Emma starts the capsules this week with a Capsule Science on fireworks.

Our guest Capsule this week is from Chrissie Douglass, Science Media Production MSc student here at Imperial College. She tells us about her life long fascination with science communication.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week with Capsule Medicine, looking at firework injuries and burns.

And for a bit of light relief after all this mighty serious science (!) a short quiz, and a maths conundrum for you to take a crack at! Just send in your answers by 10am (UK time) on Wednesday 11th November 2009.

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! Visit our website for more information http://www.shortscience.co.uk/.

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/.

Short Science Podcast 020

Welcome to the twentieth edition of the Short Science Podcast.

Join Emma and Elizabeth for all the very best science in brief!

We kick off the podcast with a few prominent science news headlines from the week including:
- 3d structure of human genome shown for first time

- chronic fatigue syndrome linked to virus

- unique vegetarian spider discovered

- has the pill changed the rules of love

Emma starts the capsules this week with a Capsule Science on the ins and outs of light bulbs.

Our guest Capsule this week is from Roisin Boadle, physics student at Leicester University. She tells all about her course and her plans to continue studying physics at post-graduate level.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week with Capsule Medicine, looking at how the eyes perceive light and colour.

And for a bit of light relief after all this mighty serious science (!) a short quiz, and a maths conundrum for you to take a crack at! Just send in your answers by 10am (UK time) on Wednesday 21st October 2009.

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! Visit our website for more information http://www.shortscience.co.uk/.

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/.

Short Science Podcast 019

Welcome to the nineteenth edition of the Short Science Podcast.

Join Emma and Elizabeth for all the very best science in brief!

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

- gold-mining bacteria prospective prospectors
- chicken bugs remain high
- internet poses new addiction threat
- liquorice not so hot for the foetus

Emma starts the capsules this week with a Capsule Science on gold.

Our guest Capsule this week is from Pat Wolesley, Botanist at the Natural History Museum. She tells us about her life in science and her recent work on using lichens as bio-indicators of air quality. She also talks about the OPAL air survey (see http://www.opalexplorenature.org/ for more details about how to get involved).

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week with Capsule Medicine, looking at the medicinal use of gold in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

And for a bit of light relief after all this mighty serious science (!) a short quiz, and a maths conundrum for you to take a crack at! Just send in your answers by 10am (UK time) on Wednesday 14th October 2009.

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! Visit our website for more information http://www.shortscience.co.uk/.

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/.