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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Gravitational Waves: Discovery of the Decade?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6958 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2016

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This week, the discovery rocking the world of physics: gravitational waves! But what are they, and why are they set to change how we see the Universe in the future? Plus we take a look at the week's leading science breakthroughs, including a new way to see heart attacks before they happen, fighting superbugs with door knobs, and is there such a thing as being right- or left-brained? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

I have you loud and clear.

0:03.2

Hello.

0:04.2

Hello.

0:05.2

Welcome.

0:06.2

And that is the same.

0:10.2

physics, medicine, nature, space, time, brain, life, the universe.

0:16.6

This week, the discovery that's making waves

0:19.3

in the world of physics, gravitational waves, in fact, but what are gravitational waves and why are they set to change

0:26.3

how we see the universe in the future.

0:29.3

Plus we take a look at the week's leading science breakthroughs, including a way to see heart attacks

0:35.5

before they happen, fighting superbugs with door knobs, and is there such a thing as being

0:40.8

left or right brained? I'm Katani. And I'm Chris Smith and we're the

0:46.3

Naked Scientists.

0:47.8

The Naked Scientists podcast is powered by UKfast.co. K.

0:52.6

UK.

0:53.0

First this this week, heart disease. It's the commonest cause of death in the UK and it happens when the coronary arteries

1:06.0

that carry blood to the heart itself become furred up. Luckily nowadays doctors can reopen

1:12.4

narrowed arteries and prevent them from closing up again

1:15.6

by inserting metal cages called stents.

1:19.2

But knowing where to put the stent, in other, identifying the regions of the damaged blood vessels that are at

1:25.3

greatest risk of blocking and causing a heart attack can be very difficult.

1:29.7

Now help is at hand because Ramsey Camis, who's a British Heart Foundation cardiologist at Imperial College,

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