How Does The Planetary Defence System Work and Why Do We Have It?

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🗓️ 18 December 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Catherine from the National Space Centre joins Dan for this week's Science Weekly podcast to chat all about earths planetary defence system and how it works to deflect asteroids. We catch up with Sidney McSprocket who is teaching us about Great British Scientists - this week its Eugene Rimmell and James Dyson. Whilst the deadly (and festive!) Vampire Deer is the subject of Dangerous Dan. In Kareena's Chemistry we find out about agricultures impact on climate change and how you can help. Plus in Science in the News, Dan talks about rising temperatures in Antarctica and news on an important telescope!

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0:00.0	Hello everyone, I'm Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon and I'm just popping
0:04.4	in to tell you about my new book series Witchway to Anywhere. It's a story about four children
0:10.1	who discover that there are alternative worlds beyond our own and that they can travel to
0:15.2	them with the help of a magical map and a very special gift. Of course, this leads to epic,
0:20.9	unexpected adventures. Witchway to Anywhere and its sequel Witchway Round the Galaxy are both
0:26.9	available to buy now. Happy reading! Hello, welcome along. It's a brand new episode of The
0:33.2	Fun Kids Science Weekly podcast. The smartest show in the history of the universe just as well.
0:39.2	Because around here, our mission is simple. We find all the science secrets lurking
0:43.8	around the universe. My name's Dan, thank you for finding, following, streaming, sharing,
0:49.2	listening to us. This week we'll learn about something that looks Christmas-y with one deadly
0:55.1	difference. These two long-jutting teeth make them look terrifying. Also, you've got more news
1:02.0	on a big telescope. It's the most expensive space experiment ever made and there are some strange
1:09.1	changes in Antarctica. Which experts say sounds alarm bells over Earth's changing climate.
1:16.6	First off, let's catch up with one of our favourite genius friends. His name is Cedema
1:20.4	Sprocket. He tells us about loads of other geniuses that have made stuff, that have thought,
1:26.8	that have had inventions that have changed the world. He's here every week this week. It's all
1:30.9	about Eugene Remel and James Dyson. Cedema Sprocket's Great British Mines.
1:40.4	Oh, hello, Cedema Sprocket here. It's great to see you, especially as we're looking at some
1:48.6	great British mines. Creative people who used their imagination to design, invent and adapt
1:56.6	the things around us. Things we use every day. Now, there have been great mines for
2:03.2	as long as there have been human beings and in 1851 a great exhibition was held in London
2:10.2	to celebrate and showcase some of the very best. People such as Eugene Remel.
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