Concrete Jungles

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6 • 958 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2016

⏱️ 55 minutes

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The 11th of July was world population day and at current figures there are over 7.4 billion of us living on the planet. That number continues to grow and at the same time the proportion of people living in urban environments is also increasing.This week we're asking if there's space for animals in our concrete jungles and what we can do to persuade people to put nature first.Plus, in the news we learn how new technology is speeding up vaccination production and how ancient bacteria could increase plant growth. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	On Britain streets, you unknowingly see, extraordinary heroes who look just like me.
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0:35.0	Hello.
0:38.0	Welcome.
0:39.0	Science. And that is the same physics,
0:44.1	medicine, nature, or space, time, a brain, life, the universe.
0:48.6	Hello and this week we're getting wild in the city as we find out if there's space for
0:54.4	animals in the concrete jungle and also how conservationists are persuading us to
0:59.1	put nature first in an increasingly urbanized world.
1:03.0	Plus, in the news we learn how training the brain could make the difference for our athletes,
1:07.0	and if diamonds really are made from coal.
1:10.0	I'm Connie Orbeck.
1:11.0	And I'm Katani, and you're listening to the Naked Scientists.
1:15.0	The Naked Scientists podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. But first, a breakthrough in vaccination technology, which could speed up the production of vaccines for outbreaks like Ebola,
1:33.8	Zika or the flu, has been announced this week. Traditionally, vaccines are made by
1:38.6	growing the infectious disease and culture and then deactivating it and purifying it. This takes time. But now
1:45.0	Omar Khan has invented a nanoparticle that can deliver into the body small
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