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Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.

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

technology and medicine with me, Chris Smith, and also with Eva Higginbotham.

This week, why we might be destined to succumb to the worst cold ever this winter, signs

that air pollution causes millions of premature births each year

and scientists peer into the past and read previously hidden parts of Marie Antoinette's love letters.

Plus, as the UK struggles with a lack of fuel in petrol stations and fresh food

shortages in the supermarket we're looking at the science of supply chains and

asking what else are we at risk of running out of?

The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. Now up first this week as COVID thankfully retreats will it be replaced by an epidemic of

coughs colds and flu viruses?

Well, it's already happening, says Ron Eccles, who spent over three decades running the common

cold centre at the University of Cardiff.

I caught up with him to find out a bit more about the common cold

and whether in his view we are all destined to succumb this winter to what's summer dubbing

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