Naked Science Q & A Show
The Naked Scientists Podcast
Dr Chris Smith
4.6 • 957 Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2007
⏱️ 58 minutes
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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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