Does Airport Security Really Make Us Safer?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2014

⏱️ 54 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Travel by air has increased by over 60% in the last decade and annual global air traffic is expected to reach 3.6 billion passenger journeys by 2016 meaning that there are at least 1 million people airborne aboard planes at any moment in time. But, as air traffic grows, so do concerns about smuggling and security. So keeping people safe is a major priority; but the processes can be intrusive and can also cause unpleasant delays at airports. This week we're looking at how technology - both old and new - can help to alleviate the hold ups and improve safety. Plus, in the news, the science behind... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	The Hello welcome to this week's naked scientists with me Chris Smith and also
0:19.6	with Ginny Smith. This week we look into the science behind airport security.
0:24.0	We'll be building bombs in the name of science,
0:27.0	seeing how sniffer dogs can lend a poor,
0:29.0	and finding out why robocops may be the security guards of the future.
0:34.0	Plus in the news, the science behind fighting flab.
0:37.7	fasting might be the way to lose weight, scientists are saying.
0:41.1	Also with help from a gecko, Spider-Man has become a reality and why bankers have a
0:45.9	tendency to cheat.
0:47.6	The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.co. UK.
0:55.0	Just this week it was announced that a British lead consortium are planning to send an unmanned robot to the south pole of the moon
1:05.3	to drill down 100 meters into the lunar surface, retrieve 4.5 billion-year-old rock samples,
1:12.0	and deposit a time capsule. But this isn't a project paid for
1:16.0	by the government. The 500 million pound price tag for the mission which is set to
1:20.0	launch in 2024 will be completely crowd funded, meaning public donations are going to support
1:26.4	it.
1:27.4	As an added incentive, if you donate 60 quid, you can secure some data storage on the time capsule you can send up perhaps
1:34.0	some selfies or your favorite song and these will get stored on the lunar surface
1:38.2	for up to a billion years. Moon Expert Ian Crawford is an advisor to the project and with us now to tell us more about it.
1:44.8	Hello Ian.
1:45.8	Hello.
1:46.8	What are they looking for?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr Chris Smith, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr Chris Smith and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.