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

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And this week it is January and for some it's dry January, tens of thousands of giving up

alcohol for the month.

So we're taking a look at mankind's relationship with booze

from how brewing first got started to the future artificial alcohol that's mildly

intoxicating but wears off quickly and comes without the hangover. We'll be talking to the

inventor. The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. UK. time of year where we traditionally make and usually break resolutions to eat less, drink less,

lose weight, give up meat and take up exercise during the year ahead.

And in the decade since 2013, thousands of people have been signing up for the initiative called Dry January.

Last year, 130,000 people in the UK elected to stop drinking alcohol for a month.

So we thought this week we'd look at our long-term love affair with the bottle from how the practice of brewing began back in history

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