Short Science Podcast 026

Welcome to the twenty-sixth episode of the Short Science Podcast!

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

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

- global warming could be provoking African conflict

- slacking immune cells may account for Crohn's disease

- a freezing moon that could support life

- cannibals prove evolutionary theory

Emma kicks off the capsules this week with a Capsule Science uncovering the workings of the Wii games console.

We have a fantastic interview with New York based chip musician Natty Adams where he demonstrates the technology using an old-school gameboy.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week looking at biofeedback technology in medicine and the gaming sector in Capsule Medicine.

And for a bit of light relief after all our mighty serious science, we have the quiz, and the conundrum for you to take a crack at! Just send in your answers to studio@shortscience.co.uk by 10am on Wednesday 2nd December for a chance to win!

Please send in any comments or questions to studio@shortscience.co.uk. Send us in suggestions for science topics that you think we should cover, or offer up your own science and join us on the show. See our website for more information http://www.shortscience.co.uk/!

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