How Old is the Average Atom?

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

🗓️ 5 September 2016

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Can we see the lunar landing sites with a telescope? Why is it cooler at altitude despite being closer to the Sun? Why is there no salt in sea ice? Was it windier when the Earth turned faster? What will end life on Earth sooner, the cooling core or the Sun becoming a red giant? Is modern medicine damaging the gene pool? How old is the average atom? This week David Rothery, Caroline Steel, Andrew Holding and Adam Townsend join Kat Arney to answering the science questions that you've been sending in... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	I have you loud and clear.
0:03.0	Hello.
0:04.0	Hello.
0:05.0	Welcome.
0:06.0	Science.
0:09.0	And that is the same physics, medicine, nature, space, time, brain, life, the universe.
0:15.0	If you were in space without any protection, what would kill you first?
0:21.0	And despite getting closer to the sun, why does it get colder the
0:25.8	higher up you go? This week it's our science Q&A time. I'm Katani and this is
0:31.8	the Naked Scientists.
0:33.4	The Naked Scientists podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. So it's time to meet our team and with me today are Andrew Holding. He's a biochemist at the University of Cambridge.
0:52.0	Adam Townsend studies the University of Cambridge.
0:52.8	Adam Townsend studies the mathematics of chocolate fountains,
0:56.1	I'm sure among other things, at University College London.
0:59.1	Caroline Steele is a physicist and a science communicator from Imperial College and David Rothery
1:04.4	well known to naked scientist listeners who is a space scientist from the open
1:08.2	university. So let's kick off and we'll start with you David actually and question
1:12.3	from Prasad.
1:13.5	Can we see remnants of the moon landing with telescopes
1:16.2	and proof it happened?
1:17.5	This is a big one.
1:19.5	You know people say did it really happen?
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