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The Naked Scientists Podcast

COVID inquiry revelations, and red wine headaches

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6958 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

This week on The Naked Scientists, A damning indictment of our politicians' grasp of science emerges from the Covid Inquiry. Also, we'll ask who is behind the high-profile cyber hacks on the British Library. And, how researchers got to the bottom of why some of us get red-wine headaches? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

All engine running.

0:03.0

Actually genius.

0:04.0

Get this.

0:05.0

Welcome.

0:06.0

This is the show where we bring science.

0:08.0

What that essentially means is.

0:09.0

Discovery is,

0:10.0

the classes, research, technology, unbelievable.

0:13.4

Without further ado, this is the Naked Scientists.

0:17.8

Hello, welcome to the Naked Scientists,

0:19.6

the program that brings you the latest breakthroughs

0:21.7

in science, technology and medicine.

0:23.8

With me, Chris Smith, coming up, a damning indictment of our politician's grasp of science

0:29.2

emerges from the UK COVID inquiry.

0:31.6

Also, we'll ask who's behind the high-profile cyber attacks on the British

0:35.7

Library and how scientists have got to the bottom of why some of us get red wine headaches.

0:41.2

From Cambridge University's Institute of Continuing Education,

0:45.2

this is the COVID inquiry here in the UK has been hearing in

0:59.2

recent days from some of the country's most respected scientists, including Sir Patrick Valence, who served

1:04.4

as the government's chief scientific advisor during the pandemic.

1:08.0

Sir Patrick told the inquiry that top scientists were often excluded from crucial meetings as the virus took hold, not

1:14.3

listened to on key policy decisions on lockdowns, and that leaders across Europe

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