How to survive an avalanche

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

🗓️ 10 December 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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This week we're exploring a terrifying force of nature: avalanches. Why do they happen? How do you avoid them? And if you encounter one, how could you survive it? We speak to Lawrence Jones, who 20 years ago was caught in an avalanche - and lived to tell the tale. Plus, in the news: measles cases triple, we ask whether physicists have really discovered a new fundamental force, and the scientifically-proven solution to hangovers (sort of) - we've tested the recipe... 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.
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0:05.2	Welcome.
0:06.2	Science.
0:09.2	And that is the same physics, medicine, nature, or space, time, brain, life, the universe.
0:16.1	Hello, welcome to the naked scientist.
0:17.9	This is the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology, and
0:21.9	medicine. And that's with me, Chris Smith and with Phil Sansom.
0:25.0	This week we're exploring the scary science of avalanches, how they happen, how to avoid them,
0:30.0	and we hear the true story of a man who survived being caught inside one.
0:34.4	Plus in the news measles cases triple have physicists really discovered a new
0:39.0	fundamental force and as we lurch into the office Christmas party season,
0:42.8	the scientifically proven solution to hangovers.
0:45.8	We've tested out the recipe, sort of.
0:48.6	The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. First this week cases of measles have tripled since last year new figures from the
1:05.6	World Health Organization reveal in 2018 numbers were already significantly
1:10.3	higher with nearly 150,000 people dying of the infection and an estimated 10 million infected.
1:16.1	Yeah, the United States has reported its highest number of cases in 25 years and four countries in Europe, including the UK, lost their measles elimination status following long-term outbreaks of the disease. This week in the grip of a massive outbreak, the Pacific Island of Samoa declared a curfew and a mass vaccination campaign to try and stop it.
1:36.0	So why is this happening? What will be the consequences and what can we do to stop it?
1:40.0	Well, Fred, Jeff Cox, studies disease outbreaks at the University of Cambridge, she's with us now.
1:44.0	Why are we seeing these enormous escalations in numbers?
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