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Unexpected Elements
BBC
4.4 • 566 Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Join Marnie Chesterton and her panel of science journalists Chhavi Sachdev and Jes Burns, on their Oregon science mission. We investigate building materials of the future, from creative cement alternatives to buildings made of wood, and hear from forest scientist Sarah Jovan about how one humble plant has made huge changes to Portland's air quality.
Plus, we make waves with a new wave energy testing facility, uncover the benefits (or costs) of bamboo alternatives and our panellist fight against the clock to pitch what they think should take the crown of Oregon's Coolest Science. And, we hear from our studio audience about how they experience the world and one of them even volunteers to do the fact file. Recorded at Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) studios in Portland Oregon. Presenter: Marnie Chesterton Producer: Julia Ravey Production team: Alex Mansfield and Cathy Edwards Studio engineer: Kate Barker and Darren Wardrobe
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| 0:00.0 | In 2019, we began investigating the disappearance of Dr. Ruzha Ignatva. |
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| 0:15.0 | She's on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list. |
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| 0:29.5 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:35.4 | So this week, the unexpected elements team had an away day, which was more of an away week, |
| 0:43.0 | because the team has travelled thousands of miles, in one case, literally around the world, |
| 0:49.0 | which is a rare treat for a show that we normally do from a studio in the capital of Wales, with a global |
| 0:57.0 | panel linked up via the internet. But this week, we had people to meet. A whole studio audience |
| 1:04.3 | full of them. Audience, I'm going to need your best All-American cheer now. |
| 1:13.7 | God, that was good. |
| 1:17.2 | From the Portland studio of Oregon Public Broadcasting, |
| 1:19.6 | I'm Marnie Chesterton and from the BBC in association with OPB. |
| 1:22.3 | This is Unexpected Elements. |
| 1:23.9 | Music elements. |
| 1:41.0 | And this show is very much a team effort, so let's introduce them. |
| 1:45.5 | Joining me on stage are a couple of the best science broadcasters around. |
| 1:51.0 | From the other side of the world, Mumbai and India, please give a warm welcome to Chavi Satchdev. |
| 1:52.8 | Hello, how much good. |
| 1:56.2 | Chavi, this is your first time in Portland? |
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