Episodes
Tuesday May 01, 2018
Episode 272 - Better Zika virus treatments and making it work for us
Tuesday May 01, 2018
Tuesday May 01, 2018
We check in on the latest research into the Zika Virus. How have our efforts to detect and treat this virus progressed since the outbreak of 2015/16? Are there new and novel ways of tackling Zika (and other mosquito born viruses) and can we make the Zika Virus work for us rather than against us?
Tuesday Apr 24, 2018
Episode 271 - Cleaning up our own mess - innovative new recycling methods
Tuesday Apr 24, 2018
Tuesday Apr 24, 2018
Now that China has banned importing rubbish, we really have to find innovative new ways to clean up our mess. We look at new solutions from dissolving plastic in enzymes, to making new steel from scrap cars to zero-waste phones.
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Episode 270 - Heart racing sport, slowing aging and detecting doping
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Is watching a sporting event hard work for your heart? Can you slow down ageing...by skiing? What is the state of the arms race between Doping Athletes and Governing bodies across the globe? Can we measure the effectiveness of the testing procedures of groups like WADA? We find out about some odd, but thought provoking research into sport science.
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
How do animals from bacteria to birds manage to use the Earth's magetnic field to navigate? Do we know how or why? What potential mechanisms are out there and how does quantum mechanics get involved?
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
Episode 268 - Farewell Tiangong 1, space stations and managing space debris
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
We say farewell to Tiangong-1 ("Heavenly place 1"), China's first foray into space stations as it comes crashing to earth and we look forward into the future for space station development. We also find out how scientists across the world plan to tackle the problem of space junk and keep space safe for years to come