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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Oxygen Shortages, UFOs & Nuclear Waste

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6957 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

We're diving into the science behind the latest headlines - including the oxygen shortages occurring in the wake of COVID outbreaks; the nuclear waste deep inside the wrecked Chernobyl reactor threatening to reignite; and we're meeting the man who found the Titanic, to talk about his new mission. Plus, a dive into science fiction with author Max Brooks, author of World War Z and the new novel Devolution... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

All engine running, running,

0:03.8

actually genius.

0:04.8

Get this.

0:05.8

Welcome.

0:06.8

It's the show where we bring science.

0:08.4

What that essentially means is discovery is

0:10.6

advances, research, technology, unbelievable.

0:14.0

Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.

0:17.3

Hello and welcome to the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science,

0:21.1

technology and medicine. I'm Chris Smith and in this

0:24.0

week's program it is a look at the science behind the headlines including the

0:27.7

oxygen shortages occurring in the wake of COVID outbreaks is the nuclear

0:32.0

waste deep inside the rectionable reactor

0:35.2

threatening to reignite and we're meeting the man who found the Titanic

0:39.4

to talk about his new mission. Plus we're diving into science fiction with author Max Brooks,

0:45.4

who's author of the bestseller World War Z

0:48.1

to talk about his new title too.

0:49.7

The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk.

0:55.0

Even as UK citizens return to the cozy indoors of pubs and restaurants and based on the

1:06.6

weather we're all having, boy do we need it.

1:08.9

The Indian variant of the coronavirus remains a threat across the country and more than 50 others worldwide.

1:14.6

And in UK hotspots for the Varian, that's places like Bolton and Blackburn, there have been

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