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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Secrets of sustainable cities

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6957 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

With billions of people moving to cities in the next few decades we are looking at the secrets for making cities sustainable, from a virtual world to a World War 2 air raid shelter. Plus in the news, how the Amazon could disappear faster than we expect, what territorial gorillas can teach us about ourselves, and would you shop in a place that didn't have tills... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

I have you loud and clear.

0:04.4

Hello.

0:05.4

Hello.

0:06.4

Welcome.

0:07.4

H. Science and that is to say physics medicine nature

0:12.7

or space time a brain life the universe

0:16.9

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

0:20.9

technologies with me Adam Murphy and with Georgia Mills.

0:24.0

And this week with billions of people moving to cities in the next few decades,

0:28.0

we're looking at the secrets for making cities sustainable,

0:31.0

including using a virtual world and a World War II air raid shelter.

0:35.0

Plus how the Amazon could disappear faster than we expect, what territorial guerrillas can

0:39.3

teach us about ourselves, and would you shop in a place that didn't have tills.

0:44.0

The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. The new coronavirus responsible from the outbreak of COVID-19 disease remains

0:59.4

steadfastly at the top of the news agenda and in the week or so, the focus has moved from the far east to Europe,

1:06.0

which is now regarded as the epicenter for the outbreak.

1:08.0

But unlike some of our European neighbours and other nations internationally

1:12.0

which have locked down their countries

1:13.7

and restricted people's movements, closed schools and businesses and band large social gatherings,

1:18.5

the UK has delayed instituting many of these measures.

1:21.6

But is this the right approach?

1:23.4

The strategy being followed is based on mathematical models of how diseases spread, together

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