Short Science Podcast 031

Welcome to the thirty-first episode of the Short Science Podcast!

Join Elizabeth Hauke for this very special edition of Short Science.

In this special end-of-year show, we're taking a look back at the very best Short Science 2009. And due to popular demand, there will be another best-of show next week, so if your best bits aren't included today, listen in next week!

Featuring our very first ever capsule, with Georgie taking us through the basics of anti-matter. Plus interviews with Professor Robert Winston, and Natty Adams, chip musucian extraordinaire! And, bearing in mind all that festive excess, there's the alcohol capsule as well. We finish with stand up comedian Rob Broderick, rapping about skin moles.


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/!



If you'd prefer to listen to the broadcast show (which contains some fabulous eighties music tracks) then join us live on http://www.icradio.com/ at 12-1pm (UK time) every Wednesday lunchtime or check out www.icradio.com/shortscience for the listen again links!

Short Science Podcast 030

Welcome to the thirtieth episode of the Short Science Podcast!

Join Elizabeth Hauke for this very special edition of Short Science.

Today we are focussing on the use of sound in the detection and diagnosis of disease. From the naked ear and the traditional stethoscope, to the increasingly complex technologies that allow us to listen in to the body, the possibilities for the ear to play a major diagnostic role seem to be ever increasing. However, a trip to the hospital is more likely to reveal huddles of doctors poring over lightboxes than listening to sound through headphones.

We investigate the use of sound in the diagnosis of disease, looking at listening in to the sounds of the body with the naked ear and the stethoscope, applying sound to the body with percussion and ultrasound and converting information about the body into sound with brain scans.

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/!

If you'd prefer to listen to the broadcast show (which contains some fabulous eighties music tracks) then join us live on http://www.icradio.com/ at 12-1pm (UK time) every Wednesday lunchtime or check out www.icradio.com/shortscience for the listen again links!

Short Science Podcast 029

Welcome to the twenty-ninth 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:

- intelligent invertebrates

- fake blood cells penetrate our innermost recesses

- how our atmosphere was created

- solar technology to restore vision to the blind

Emma kicks off the capsules this week with a Capsule Science looking at the issue of climate change. With an update on the latest from Copenhagen by Shupaula Dass.

Fantastic guest Dr Alex Lord tells us about her work on the blue-tit food chain and what this can tell us about the impact of global warming.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week looking at the potential human and medical impact of climate change.

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 6th January 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/!

If you'd prefer to listen to the broadcast show (which contains some fabulous eighties music tracks) then join us live on http://www.icradio.com/ at 12-1pm (UK time) every Wednesday lunchtime or check out www.icradio.com/shortscience for the listen again links!

Short Science Podcast 028

Welcome to the twenty-eighth 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:

- birds lose weight by losing teeth

- are genetics to blame for obesity in children

- a giant star shone in the heavens - and then exploded

- protein shakes for brain injury

Emma kicks off the capsules this week with a Capsule Science looking at the implications of how we feed our livestock.

Studio guest Aurelie Perthuison tells us about her work in the fields of marine biology, interpretive music composition and science communication.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week looking at the concept of food allergy, unpacking the differences between true allergy, hypersensitivity and intolerance.

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 16th 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/!

If you'd prefer to listen to the broadcast show (which contains some fabulous eighties music tracks) then join us live on http://www.icradio.com/ at 12-1pm (UK time) every Wednesday lunchtime or check out www.icradio.com/shortscience for the listen again links!

Short Science Podcast 027

Welcome to the twenty-seventh 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:

- why a hammerhead shark has a hammerhead

- cancer tsar demands early detection

- what happens when you poke a snail embryo

- women more emotional in the face of danger

Emma kicks off the capsules this week with a Capsule Science delving below the surface to consider submarine breathing.

Top respiratory physician Professor Martyn Partridge talks to roving reporter Chrissie Douglass.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week looking at the effects of smoking on breathing, getting to grips with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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 9th 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/!

If you'd prefer to listen to the broadcast show (which contains some fabuluos eighties music tracks) then join us live on http://www.icradio.com/ at 12-1pm (UK time) every Wednesday lunchtime or check out www.icradio.com/shortscience for the listen again links!