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BBC Inside Science

Is the James Webb Space Telescope too good?

BBC Inside Science

BBC

Technology, Science

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The James Webb Space Telescope continues to beam exciting data back to earth from exoplanet systems, galaxies and stars further away than we’ve ever seen before. But what happens to that data when it reaches us? We spoke to Julien De Wit from MIT about how exactly we process the vast amounts of information sent back to us from the telescope and how sometimes our computing systems just can't keep up. The British Science Festival is taking place in Leicester this week, and diversity and inclusion is one of the top priorities. Many groups are still alarmingly under-represented in STEM including women, Black and Minority Ethnic people Angela Saini and Dr Kate Clancy explain how we got here and just how alienating science can feel. To explore possible solutions we spoke to the incoming president of the British Science Association and CEO of Stemettes Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, Early career Engineer and Chairperson of Stemette Futures Youth Board Floriane Fidegnon-Edoh and Physicist Dr Jessica Wade who works in public engagement in STEM and advocacy for women in physics. Finally, are colourful birds more vulnerable? Researcher Dr Rebecca Senior from Durham University takes us through how the pet trade affects bird conservation. Presenter: Victoria Gill Producers: Emily Bird, Julian Siddle and Harrison Lewis

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0:00.0

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0:11.9

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0:28.5

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0:31.0

Hello, you lovely curious minded people.

0:33.2

This is the podcast edition of BBC Inside Science,

0:36.1

originally broadcast on 15 September 2022.

0:39.6

I'm Victoria Gill.

0:41.0

Today, we're taking on the issues of discrimination, bias,

0:44.2

and a troubling lack of diversity in science.

0:47.0

And we'll be finding out why the pet trade could be turning down the volume

0:50.8

in the colorful tropical forests of Southeast Asia.

0:54.3

But first, it seems like every week now,

0:56.6

we get a new, incredible image from the James Webb Space Telescope,

1:00.2

that great, internationally built observatory

1:02.6

that's sitting in the quiet, cold, 1.5 million kilometers from Earth,

1:07.2

peering deep into the universe.

1:09.4

But is this revolutionary telescope too good?

1:12.6

A study just published in the journal Nature Astronomy has revealed

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