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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Remembering Voyager's mastermind, and lizard clean-up crews

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6957 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Naked Scientists: Edward Stone, the man who led the Voyager probe missions, which are still working half a century on, has died at the age of 88. We reflect on his legacy. Also, scientists discover what they think is the first Neanderthal with Down's Syndrome, clearly cared for by his community. And what should be in your first aid kit if you're heading to a major music festival? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

All engine running.

0:03.0

absolute genius.

0:04.0

Get this.

0:05.0

Welcome.

0:06.0

This is the show where we bring science.

0:08.0

What that essentially means is.

0:09.0

Discovery is,

0:10.0

advances, research, technology, unbelievable.

0:13.4

Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.

0:17.7

Hello, welcome to the naked scientist.

0:19.6

This is the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine. I'm Chris Smith.

0:25.2

And coming up, Edward Stone, the man who led the Voyager Probe missions, which are still

0:29.8

working half a century on, has died at the age of 88 and we reflect on his legacy.

0:35.4

Also scientists discover what they think is the first Neanderthal with Down syndrome

0:41.0

clearly cared for by his community.

0:44.2

And what should your first aid kit have in it if you're heading to a major music festival?

0:49.4

From Cambridge University's Institute of Continuing Education, this is the Naked Scientists. First this week, tributes have been paid to Edward Stone, the man who oversaw the remarkable

1:09.2

voyage emissions. He's died and he was 88. Stone who was originally from Knoxville and Iowa

1:15.8

attended the California Institute of Technology before joining the

1:19.1

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It was there that he became project scientist for the Voyager space

1:24.6

missions that were going to define his career.

1:27.0

Two, one. We have the ignition and we have lift off of the

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