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The Naked Scientists Podcast

China's satellites and Wales' trilobites

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6957 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

What should we make of claims that China is building super weapons to hack and hijack US satellites? Also, the new app to help midwives detect health conditions in newborns, and we hear from the couple who have discovered one of the world's most important fossil deposits, almost on our own doorstep! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

All engine running,

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running, absolute genius.

0:04.0

Get this.

0:05.0

Welcome.

0:06.0

This is the show where we bring you science.

0:08.0

What that essentially means is

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Discoveries,

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advances, research, technology, unbelievable.

0:13.4

Without further ado, this is the Naked Scientists.

0:17.0

Hello, welcome to the Naked Scientists,

0:18.6

the program that brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology,

0:21.9

and medicine.

0:22.8

With me, Chris Smith.

0:24.6

And coming up this week, what should we make

0:26.7

of claims that China is building super weapons

0:29.2

to hack and hijack US satellites?

0:31.6

Also, the new app to help midwives detect health

0:34.2

conditions in newborns, and we hear from the couple who've discovered one of the

0:38.1

world's most important fossil deposits, and it's almost on our own doorstep.

0:41.9

The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. First this week the competition between China and the United States is nothing new

1:00.3

but Beijing's attempt to rapidly develop a space program has given rise to claims that the

1:04.7

world's two most important powers are embarking on a new space race.

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