Short Science Podcast 037

Welcome to the thirty-seventh 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:

- Iran launches animals into space

- simple headache pill could save earthquake victims

- spidey-material could be smart-material

- drink to your bone health with beer

Emma kicks off the capsules this week with a Capsule Science looking at the use of animals in scientific investigation.

Flaminia Catteruccia, David Rogers and Francesco Baldini tell us more about their work on mosquito reproduction and how it might help in the fight against malaria.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week looking at the use of animals in medical research.

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 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 035

Welcome to the thirty-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 including:

- what might aliens look like

- mental illness not necessarily mental

- pretty lights show cellular mechanisms

- cell surfing responsible for viral spread

Emma kicks off the capsules this week with a Capsule Science how we as the public interact and engage with science.

Roving reporter Chrissie Douglass asks Dr Paul Evans, Senior Lecturer at the British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Unit at Imperial College, about his experiences publicising his work.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week looking how NICE controls which drugs are approved for use in the NHS.

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 034

Welcome to the thirty-fourth 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:

- alligators and birds have similar breathing mechanisms

- nanotechnology to heal blood vessels from the inside out

- Newton really did have anapple experience

- weaker wine may combat cancer risk

Emma kicks off the capsules this week with a Capsule Science considering the concept of 'flow'.

Roving reporter Chrissie Douglass looks at heart disease studies hitting the headlines and talks to Dr Paul Evans, Senior Lecturer at the British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Unit at Imperial College, about his work on broccoli and the heart.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week looking at just how heart disease can kill you.

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! Just send in your answers to studio@shortscience.co.uk by 10am on Wednesday 27th 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 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 033

Welcome to the thirty-third 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:

- moon was magma once

- a new meaning to 'skin-tight genes'

- artificial leaves could produce green energy

- circumcision may change penile flora for the better

Emma kicks off the capsules this week with a Capsule Science unpacking the science of snow.

Independent radio producer Connor Walsh joins us in the studio to talk about his new health radio show on London Chinese Radio.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week looking at the adverse effects of cold conditions on the body.

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! Just send in your answers to studio@shortscience.co.uk by 10am on Wednesday 20th 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 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 032

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

Join Elizabeth Hauke for this very special edition of Short Science.

In this second special show, we're taking a look back at the rest of the very best Short Science from 2009.

Featuring interviews with Jungian analyst Christopher Hauke and Jane Seymour, Hollywood actress and all round super-star! Plus we take a look back at some of our capsules, wit Georgie covering quarks and Emma uncovering the science behind fireworks. We finish with stand up comedian Rob Broderick, rapping about special relativity.

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 031

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

Join Elizabeth Hauke for this very special edition of Short Science.

In this special end-of-year show, we're taking a look back at the very best Short Science 2009. And due to popular demand, there will be another best-of show next week, so if your best bits aren't included today, listen in next week!

Featuring our very first ever capsule, with Georgie taking us through the basics of anti-matter. Plus interviews with Professor Robert Winston, and Natty Adams, chip musucian extraordinaire! And, bearing in mind all that festive excess, there's the alcohol capsule as well. We finish with stand up comedian Rob Broderick, rapping about skin moles.


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!