Short Science Podcast 091: Internet Code

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

Join Elizabeth Hauke and Katie Draper for all the very best science in brief!

We'll be taking a look at the very best science headlines from the week in the Short Science News in Brief.

In our capsules this week, we'll be looking at just what the internet is made of and how it works, including a look at HTML, Flash and the new HTML5. Plus Katie will be examining the social codes that have arisen around the internet and how they can be studied.

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 090: Space Exploration

Welcome to the ninetieth episode of the Short Science Podcast!

Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief!

After the Short Science News in Brief, we'll also be taking a look at space stories hitting the headlines recently.

We've got everything you ever wanted to know about the moon - how did it form? What is it made of? How does it affect our tides?

We'll also be looking at space exploration missions in progress and hearing from Ed Prosser about the Apollo 14 mission, and Adrian Giordani about using nuclear fission to power space craft.

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 089: "The Big Fish Fight"

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

Join Elizabeth Hauke, Thea Cunningham, Camila Ruz and Chloe McIvor for all the very best science in brief!

After the Short Science News in Brief, we'll be looking at the "Big Fish Fight". Thea, Camila and Chloe will be considering fishery policy, sustainable fishing and what we as consumers can do to support fish populations in our waters.

We also have the third episode of the Sounds of Science from Ed Prosser and Katie Draper. Ed visits the Zoological Society in London to find out about echolocation and how it is being used to help in conservation.

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 088: Forests

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

Join Elizabeth Hauke, Polly Bennett and David Robertson for all the very best science in brief!

After the Short Science, we'll be considering why the UN has named 2011 the year of the forest. Polly and David will be taking a look at the value of forests in our modern world, and also putting the logging industry in Madagascar under the microscope. Plus, David will be telling us about the curious world of mud, where organisms have to survive without any oxygen!

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!