Short Science Podcast 067: Proteins

Welcome to the sixty-seventh episode of the Short Science Podcast!

Join Elizabeth and Connor for all the very best science in brief!

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

Connor presents a Capsule Science looking at proteins and protein folding. Elizabeth looks at how abnormal proteins can cause disease in Capsule Medicine.

We answer listeners questions about prion diseases.

Plus our resident plant expert Austen Zingel tackles more listener questions.

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!

Short Science Podcast 066: Crowd Control

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

Join Elizabeth and Connor for all the very best science in brief!

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

Connor presents a Capsule Science looking using computers to model crowd flow. Elizabeth looks at agoraphobia and claustrophobia in Capsule Medicine.

Plus our resident plant expert Austen Zingel tackles more listener questions.

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!

Short Science Podcast 065: Forensic Science

Welcome to the sixty-fifth 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.

Emma presents a Capsule Science looking at how forensic science can be used to make or break criminal cases. Elizabeth looks at the insanity defence in Capsule Medicine.

Short Science correspondent Greg Szulgit talks to Amoret Whitaker, Forensic Entomologist at the Natural History Museum, about her work.

Plus our resident plant expert Austen Zingel tackles more listener questions.

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!

Short Science Podcast 064

Welcome to the sixty-fourth episode of the Short Science Podcast!

Join Elizabeth and Christopher for all the very best science in brief!

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

- inactivity on sun explained

- immune genes key to Parkinson's

- dolphins attracted to warmer waters

- parent drink and drugs upsets children

- Cornwall wave project grinds to halt

- childhood stress leads to adulthood ill-health

- champagne should be poured like beer

- obesity leads to frequent attendance

Christopher presents a Capsule Science looking at the forefront of human-computer interaction. Just how integral to our human selves are computers likely to become? Plus we hear from a listener about her experience of following the Iran election on Twitter, and we discuss mobile phone etiquette with Jade aged 10.

We welcome our resident plant expert Austen Zingel as he tackles more listener questions.

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!

Short Science Podcast 063: Lunar Cycle

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

Join Elizabeth and Emma the very best science in brief!

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

- chlorine suggests moon is dry

- government in spin over free milk

- crocodiles chewed like mammals

- spinal cord regeneration

- urban wind turbines

- revolutionary pain relief

- vertical pupils help snakes to hunt

- no need for delay following miscarriage

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 looking at the effects of the moon on our tides. Elizabeth looks at whether there is such a thing as a werewolf, and whether science supports reports of the moon affecting human behaviour.

Connor Walsh is live in the studio, and tells us a bit about the importance of the moon in Chinese culture.

Plus we welcome our resident plant expert Austen Zingel as he tackles more listener questions.

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!

Short Science Podcast 062: Travel

Welcome to the sixty-second episode of the Short Science Podcast!

Join Elizabeth and Emma the very best science in brief!

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

- super-material could kill bacteria

- oak moth asthma warning

- space station in danger of over-heating

- quad mania

- energy used to up to create waste food

- fit heart, fit brain

- reptiles first conquerors of the continents

- herpes tricked into curing cancer

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 looking at the migration of animals and diseases around the world. Elizabeth looks at staying safe when you travel with vaccinations and preventive medicines.

Tom Cloak tells us about his work on the neglected tropical disease Leishmaniasis.

Plus we welcome our resident plant expert Austen Zingel as he tackles more listener questions.

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!