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!

Short Science Podcast 036

Welcome to the thirty-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:

- could water vapour be a dangerous greenhouse gas

- vitamin bad news for colon cancer

- getting trapped in a footprint

- photocopying nano-ciruits onto cells

Emma kicks off the capsules this week with a Capsule Science looking at the concept of vectors.

Flaminia Catteruccia tells us about her work on mosquito reproduction and how it might help in the fight against malaria.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week looking at examples of vector-bourne diseases including bubonic plague.

And for a bit of light relief after all our mighty serious science, we have the quiz, and your science pub-quiz trivia to take a crack at!

Please send in any comments or questions to studio@shortscience.co.uk. Send us in suggestions for science topics that you think we should cover, or offer up your own science and join us on the show. See our website for more information http://www.shortscience.co.uk/!

If you'd prefer to listen to the broadcast show (which contains some fabuluos eighties music tracks) then join us live on http://www.icradio.com/ at 12-1pm (UK time) every Wednesday lunchtime or check out www.icradio.com/shortscience for the listen again links!

Short Science Podcast 029

Welcome to the twenty-ninth 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:

- intelligent invertebrates

- fake blood cells penetrate our innermost recesses

- how our atmosphere was created

- solar technology to restore vision to the blind

Emma kicks off the capsules this week with a Capsule Science looking at the issue of climate change. With an update on the latest from Copenhagen by Shupaula Dass.

Fantastic guest Dr Alex Lord tells us about her work on the blue-tit food chain and what this can tell us about the impact of global warming.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week looking at the potential human and medical impact of climate change.

And for a bit of light relief after all our mighty serious science, we have the quiz, and the conundrum for you to take a crack at! Just send in your answers to studio@shortscience.co.uk by 10am on Wednesday 6th January for a chance to win!

Please send in any comments or questions to studio@shortscience.co.uk. Send us in suggestions for science topics that you think we should cover, or offer up your own science and join us on the show. See our website for more information http://www.shortscience.co.uk/!

If you'd prefer to listen to the broadcast show (which contains some fabulous eighties music tracks) then join us live on http://www.icradio.com/ at 12-1pm (UK time) every Wednesday lunchtime or check out www.icradio.com/shortscience for the listen again links!

Short Science Podcast 025

Welcome to the twenty-fifth edition of the Short Science Podcast.

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

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

- plastics make baby boys more feminine

- pacemaker patients should listen to their music live

- humans try to create wings

- cocaine not a great mixer with pepper spray

In this special edition of Short Science focussing on malaria, Emma takes us through the basic science of the disease in Capsule Science and Elizabeth focuses on the individual and global health impact in Capsule Medicine, along with prevention and treatment measures.

We look to ourselves this week and take the opportunity to get to know Emma a little bit better in our guest slot, finding out about her science background and aspirations.

And for a bit of light relief after all our mighty serious science (!) we have the quiz and a maths conundrum for you to take a crack at! Just send in your answers by 10am on Wednesday 25th November 2009 for a chance to win a Short Science fridge magnet!

Send in your comments and suggestions to studio@shortscience.co.uk.

Send us in your requests for topics that you would like us to cover, or offer up your own science and join us as a guest on the show! Visit our website for more information: http://www.shortscience.co.uk/.

You can also join our guests by posting your profile and/or Capsule Science for everyone to take a look at.

If you'd prefer to listen to the broadcast show (which contains some fabulous eighties music) then catch us live on the IC Radio website http://www.icradio.com/ every Wednesday lunchtime 12-1pm (UK time) or for a listen again link check out: www.icradio.com/shortscience.