Stories of Self-Experimentation

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

What happens when the scientist... becomes the subject? We're examining the strange world of self-experimentation, from the history of martyr medics and kooky romantics, to the modern biologists dosing themselves with DIY COVID vaccines in the months after the pandemic began. Plus, is mixing vaccines the best way to fight coronavirus? Scientists capture an elusive element, number 99... and the physics behind why wombats poo in cubes! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running, running,
0:03.0	absolutely genius.
0:04.0	Welcome.
0:05.0	Welcome.
0:06.0	This is the show where we bring you science.
0:08.0	What that essentially means is
0:09.0	Discovery is,
0:10.0	advances, research, technology, Unbelievable.
0:13.0	Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.
0:16.0	Hello, welcome to the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs
0:20.0	in science, technology and medicine,
0:22.0	with me Phil Sansom.
0:23.4	And with me, Chris Smith. Coming up is mixing vaccines the best way to fight coronavirus.
0:28.6	Scientists capture an elusive element. It's number 99 and the physics behind why Wombats, poo cubes.
0:35.0	Plus, what happens when the scientist becomes the experiment?
0:39.0	We're examining the strange world of self-experimentation, including biologists dosing
0:44.0	themselves with DIY COVID vaccines in the months after the pandemic began.
0:49.0	The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co. UK.
0:54.0	It's been a week of COVID contrast, hasn't it? On the one hand we mourned the passing of
1:06.3	Captain Sir Tom Moore, the Centonarian whose 100 laps of his care home raised millions for the NHS and at the same time we marked a
1:14.7	vaccination milestone. More than 10 million people across the UK have now received
1:19.7	at least one vaccination for coronavirus as part of the biggest program of its kind in the
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