Wednesday 15 December 2010

Short Science Podcast 081: Wikileaks


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


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


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

- telescope gets a fibre optic upgrade

- GPs to test for cancer

- light provides lift

- developing world faces same hospital bugs battle

- Voyager nears edge of the solar system

- think it, don't eat it

- potato blight genes found

- safe sex warning for the party season


This week, Elizabeth and Pippa talk about the Wikileaks scandal. Elizabeth starts off by talking about what Wikileaks is, while Pippa goes on to talk about computer data encryption. We finish with a round-up of the latest news on the Wikileaks story.


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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