Short Science Podcast 053

Welcome to the fifty-third episode of the Short Science Podcast!

Join Elizabeth and Georgie for this very special first birthday episode!

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

- blue light smells like bananas
- deadly skin cancer rates double in men
- snails on speed shed light on human memory
- acupuncture pain molecule identified

Georgie fills us in her new role as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Government Office for Science.

Studio guest and international journalist Paola Faraca tells us about the 'Festival Radio Universitarie' in Perugia, where Elizabeth was representing Short Science and IC Radio. She also talks about the media in Italy.

Elizabeth presents a 'Capsule Short Science', recapping all the great and not-so-great things that Short Science has achieved over the last year.

Please send in any questions or requests to studio@shortscience.co.uk for a mention on the show. For more information, see the Short Science website at www.shortscience.co.uk.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week looking just how our taste sensation works.

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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