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The Naked Scientists Podcast

SciFest Africa

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6958 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2009

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

This special Naked Scientists comes to you from the MTN Sciencentre in Cape Town, South Africa, with some of the highlights of SciFest Africa. Meera goes on safari to find out how the Born Free Foundation re-home mistreated lions while Chris tracks the Black Rhino to discover how to conserve this critically endangered species. We find out how the Naked Scientists live science show, Crisp Packet Fireworks, wowed and inspired the festival's visitors. Plus, the story of the Coelacanth, tackling TB and Ben and Dave have an explosive Kitchen Science! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

So, so, so skin.

0:02.0

Keep your good going and breeze through busy days with mullah lights.

0:08.0

Now with a new thicker recipe with Vitamin B6 and Vitamin D. Oh go on then. Mull a light get the good going. Boldly going where no science show has gone before. The Naked Scientists.

0:27.0

The Naked Scientists. scientists.

0:40.0

Hello and welcome to a special edition of the Naked Scientists with me Miracinthi Lingham. And with me Ben Valsler.

0:42.0

This is a special show recorded in South Africa as we've

0:45.2

been in Grahamstown for Saipest Africa and we're now at the MTN Science Center in Cape Town.

0:50.6

We're bringing you the highlights of the festival along with a bit about

0:54.1

what we've been up to. Chris, Dave and I have been on stage all week with a show called

0:58.7

Chris Packet Fireworks using bright lights and loud bangs to wow the audience with the wonders of science.

1:04.4

While I've been out and about meeting the other speakers at the festival

1:07.9

and taking the opportunity to travel around Grahamstown to meet the local wildlife.

1:13.2

Coming up, we hear about a retirement home

1:15.3

for mistreated lions, and the story of the CELA camp,

1:19.1

a living fossil fish first found alive here in South Africa.

1:23.0

And we'll find out what the audience thought of our stage performance,

1:26.0

the rise of drug-resistant TB,

1:28.0

and Dave and I have an exclusive kitchen science.

1:31.0

That's all on the way.

1:32.0

The Naked Scientists Podcast, powered by UK Fast, the UK's best

1:38.2

hosting provider. On the web at UKfast.net.

1:44.0

This is the Naked Scientists with a very special show from South Africa.

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