Going for Gold: Our Olympic Science Q&A

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

🗓️ 27 July 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Why are billionaires racing for space? What is the UK's Covid-19 strategy since freedom day? And how will Covid-19 affect the Olympics? This week it's QnA time, and with us to explore where weightlessness begins, whether animals other than mammals suckle their young, if recent findings of methane mean life on Mars, and why the UK isn't vaccinating kids against Covid, are Richard Hollingham, Linda Bauld, Eleanor Drinkwater and Dan Gordon. Plus, an Olympic-themed quiz to boot! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running,
0:02.8	running, absolute 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 the dancers,
0:10.0	research, technology, unbelievable.
0:13.0	Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.
0:16.0	Hello and welcome to the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine.
0:21.0	I'm Chris Smith, and in this week's program, it's
0:24.4	Q&A time. Have NASA found life on Mars or are they being misled by methane?
0:29.6	Why isn't the UK vaccinating children against COVID-19 and what's COVID-19 going to do to the Olympics?
0:37.0	The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.coDOT UK. And with us this week we have exercise physiologist and world record holder Dan Gordon
0:56.3	he's also represented the UK at the Paralympics but these days he uses his science
1:00.2	knowledge at Anglia Ruskin University to work out how to make the body go faster.
1:04.0	Have you invented Superman yet, Dan?
1:06.6	Not quite, but perhaps we're going to see Superman or Superwoman over the next few weeks in
1:10.7	in Tokyo.
1:11.7	Well, we'll be asking you more about the Olympics.
1:13.6	I'm going to be very interested to hear your perspective on what the experience will be like
1:17.6	for those athletes who are heading off over there.
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