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The Naked Scientists Podcast

And now for the weather, in space...

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6957 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2014

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This week we investigate why the UK is investing in space weather forecasts. Plus how could changes in the Sun's activity affect us here on Earth? In the news, conservationists supporting the sale of a hunting licence for the endangered Black Rhino, gene therapy success for treating blindness-causing diseases, and do humans use anger strategically? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Transcript

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0:00.0

And the Hello, and this week we're turning our eyes to the sun,

0:24.0

finding out about the hazards the sun's radiation

0:27.0

composed a spacecraft

0:28.0

and to electronic technology and power distribution networks

0:31.0

on the ground.

0:32.0

Plus, in the news, the Dream Therapy, which is and power distribution networks on the ground.

0:32.6

Plus in the news, the dream therapy which is improving the site of those born

0:36.9

with an inherited form of blindness, and why conservationists are supporting a license

0:41.6

to hunt one of Africa's most endangered species.

0:45.4

And every week we also pose to you a scientific teaser, and this time, since we're going to be talking

0:50.2

about the sun, can you tell us how old the light is that reaches us here on

0:55.1

earth from the sun? If you'd like to get in touch with this you can tweet at

0:59.1

naked scientists or you can send us a good old-fashioned email it's Chris at the Naked

1:03.7

scientists dot com. The Naked Scientists podcast is powered by UKfast.co.

1:10.0

UK.

1:11.0

UK.

1:27.1

So a story that I spotted this week, it's in the journal P&AS and these researchers have shown that people intentionally anger others in order to gain a competitive advantage in certain situations.

1:29.1

Now you might cost you mine back to about the year 2006, it was the World Cup and it's the final

1:34.4

France Vietale and Zidown who is a celebrated French footballer he's on his final

1:39.5

ever match of his career he's gonna take France to victory he gets insulted by one of the

1:44.1

Italian team and he gets insulted in such a way that he gets very angry and the

1:49.9

result of this anger is a head butt directed at the Italian player and the sending off of

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