Welcome to the fifty-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:
- Scotland's coastline moved up and down
- genes predict longevity
- USA starts space cleanup
- goals replace targets
- beak size affected by climate
- spit for marrow match
- russian spies using outdated technology
- Huntington's twice as common
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 exploring biometric data and passports. Elizabeth considers just how hi-tech fingerprinting can get in Capsule Medicine.
Plus we hear from Short Scientists around the world about their views on the identity and identification data being used by the government. Should science be harnessed to conceal or reveal identity?
To be included in the show, leave any thoughts, questions or ideas on the Short Science answerphone +44 (0)7401 856 681, or send us an email to studio@shortscience.co.uk. More details can be found on our website www.shortscience.co.uk!
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