Hidden clues and wombat poos: best of 2021

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6 • 958 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

We're looking back on the year that's just been, and what a year 2021 was. Once again, Covid-19 dominated the headlines, alongside the climate crisis and extreme weather events. But fear not! Sally Le Page shares only the good news stories that we've covered here on the Naked Scientists, such as solving perennial train delays caused by leaves on the line, and even how we cracked the ultimate mystery: how wombats make their poos cube shaped... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running.
0:04.0	running.
0:05.0	I'm so genius.
0:06.0	Welcome.
0:07.0	This is the show where we bring science.
0:09.0	What that essentially means is
0:10.0	Discoveries,
0:11.0	advances, research, technology, unbelievable.
0:14.7	Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.
0:18.3	Hello and welcome to the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine with me Sally
0:25.6	LePage.
0:26.6	We're looking back on the year that's just been and what a year 2021 was.
0:33.6	Once again COVID dominated the headlines and alongside the climate crisis and seemingly endless
0:39.7	extreme weather events, it feels like we've been bombarded with negative news stories all year long.
0:46.2	But fear not, for the next hour I'm going to be sharing only the good news stories that we've covered here on the naked scientists, such as how
0:56.2	we may have solved the perennial train delays caused by leaves on the line, and even how
1:01.4	we cracked the ultimate mystery, how wombats make their poos cube-shaped.
1:08.0	The Naked Scientist Podcast is powered by UKfast.co. UK.
1:13.0	We're going to start with what is arguably the best news story of 2021 and that is we have
1:27.7	made huge strides towards wiping out malaria. It's estimated that malaria kills 400,000 people every
1:37.0	single year and what's most devastating about this disease is that two-thirds of
1:42.3	those deaths are in children under the age of five.
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