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Nature Podcast

Nature Backchat: July 2016

Nature Podcast

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Science, Technology, News

4.5893 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2016

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

What’s it like having an endless supply of Brexit stories? Why do space missions always get so much attention? And why are rhinos being airlifted to Australia?

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0:32.3

Hello and welcome to Backchat. If you think of the Nature podcast as an evidence-based policy decision,

0:38.7

then Backchat is a referendum. This month's schedule reads a bit like a travel itinerary.

0:45.1

The Juno spacecraft has arrived at Jupiter. Rhinos are catching intercontinental flights,

0:50.7

and Britain is planning its departure from the EU. I'm Adam Levy and this month's back chatters

0:55.8

are Lizzie Gibney. Hello Adam. I am a physical sciences reporter here in London. And Dan Cressy.

1:01.5

Hello Adam. I'm one of the senior reporters here. And Celeste Beaver. Hi Adam. I'm the news editor.

1:06.8

Coming up, the UK has voted 52% to 48% to leave the European Union,

1:12.4

whereas last back chat we could only speculate on what the fallout might be,

1:16.5

we now have a month of upheaval to discuss.

1:19.9

We'll also be talking about the Juno spacecraft's arrival at Jupiter

1:23.2

and why tiny spacecraft always get huge attention from the press.

1:28.1

Lastly, and most bizarrely, we'll be talking about plans to airlift rhinos from South Africa

1:34.4

to Australia.

1:35.9

What could possibly go wrong?

1:38.1

First up to Brexit.

1:39.6

We spoke about Brexit in last month's show, which came out on Wednesday, June 22nd. On Friday morning,

1:46.4

the news was out that the UK had indeed voted to leave. Now, first up, Celeste, what was the mood

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