Short Science Podcast 056: Football World Cup

Welcome to the fifty-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:

- degrading plastics threaten 20th century icons

- test tube liver

- edges of coral reefs evolving faster

- waiting times to increase

- stars found in our galaxy but far, far away

- voice predicts build

- bee decline threatens UK economy

- vuvuzela nightmare

We continue our new features in the show this week, including the Short Science News Archive and Statistic of the week.

Emma presents a Capsule Science on statistics in sport, while Elizabeth examines the latest Beckham injury, the ruptured achilles tendon.

Plus we hear from Short Scientists around the world about their views on whether there is any science involved in football. Including the thoughts of Rupert Colley and a report from Paola Faraca. We also announce the results of our science in football survey.

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