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The Naked Scientists Podcast

King Charles' cancer, and a new particle supercollider

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6957 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Why cancer waiting lists have lengthened, and the importance of catching the disease early; how pollution is blinding insects to plants they might otherwise want to pollinate: and how do blueberries come by their colour? It's not as simple as it sounds: squash one and you'll see they're not blue inside! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

So, so, so skin.

0:02.0

Get your morning mojo going with woolen-like Greek style.

0:08.0

Now with a new recipe, with Vitamin B-6 and Vitamin D. Let's have it!

0:17.0

Mull-a-light, running, actually genius.

0:25.0

Get this.

0:27.0

Welcome.

0:28.0

It's the show where we bring science.

0:30.0

What that essentially means is.

0:32.0

Discovery is, Discoveries,

0:32.5

Advances, research, technology, unbelievable.

0:35.7

Without further ado, this is the Naked Scientist.

0:38.7

Hello, welcome to the Naked Scientist.

0:41.7

This is the show where we bring you the latest

0:43.6

breakthroughs in science technology and medicine I'm Chris Smith and coming up why

0:48.8

cancer waiting lists in the UK of length and the importance of catching the disease early, also how pollution

0:55.3

is blinding insects to plants they might otherwise want to pollinate, and how do blueberries come

1:00.4

by their colour?

1:01.4

It's not as simple as it sounds because squash one and you'll see they're not blue inside.

1:07.0

From Cambridge University's Institute of Continuing Education, this is the naked scientists.

1:13.0

First this week it was announced earlier in the week that King Charles III is

1:26.1

stepping back temporarily from his royal duties because he's undergoing treatment

1:30.1

for cancer. He hasn't disclosed what type of cancer he has, but it was discovered

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