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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Naked Science Q & A Show

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 December 2007

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This week, we take on your science questions, tackling the sticky subject of how glue works, the explosive potential of underground uranium and the problems with performance enhancing-football shirts. We look into gastroenteritis and find out how just one gram of vomit could infect one million people, and if that hasn't put you off your food, how acrylamide, found in toast and other tasty foods, may cause cancer. Plus, how the future of the paperback could be plastic, and in Kitchen Science we tell you the easy way to keep mirrors mist-free - using only soap! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Transcript

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0:00.0

On Britain streets, you unknowingly see, extraordinary heroes who look just like me.

0:07.0

We live without capes or superpowers.

0:10.0

We're the everyday heroes who save the hour a nurse a teacher a cabby a mate pride of

0:17.3

Britain's here it's time to celebrate do you know an everyday hero who deserves

0:22.4

recognition visit pride of Britain dot com Do you know an everyday hero who deserves recognition?

0:23.0

Visit pride of Britain.com and nominate them today.

0:26.0

T.S.B. proud partners of the Pride of Britain Awards.

0:30.0

Stripping down science, the naked scientists.

0:38.0

Hello, welcome to this week's edition of The Naked Scientists with Dave Ansel, hi Dave, with Helen Scales.

0:45.0

Hello.

0:46.0

And we meet Chris Smith.

0:47.0

Now coming up this week, biodegradable bin bag.

0:49.0

Scientists have discovered how to make a form of plastic that breaks down in just a couple of months when you bury it.

0:54.1

Also scientists have spotted a flying saucer orbiting around Saturn, but it's not what it appears to be.

0:59.2

Plus, how penguins could hold the key to surviving asphyxia because they can tolerate

1:03.8

incredibly low oxygen levels that's all on the way Helen.

1:06.1

Thanks Chris this week it's also our science phone in show so we're looking at all

1:09.8

your science questions including solving how glue sticks things together and why is

1:15.0

it that the sea looks blue? Plus how would you like to how would you like your

1:19.7

reading matter served up to you in the future? Do you prefer a printed book or would you like

1:24.0

your format to be just downloadable so you can listen to it?

1:27.0

Tom Swift and the visitor from Planet X by Victor Appleton II.

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