Targeting dirty air, pollution from dead satellites, and a book on embracing robots

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Science Podcast

News Commentary, News, Science

4.2 • 791 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Tackling air pollution—indoors and outdoors, how burned-up satellites in the atmosphere could destroy ozone, and the latest in our series of books on a future to look forward to First up this week, Science Senior Editor Michael Funk joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about the magazine’s special issue on air pollution. The two discuss the broad scope of air pollution, from home cooking to transmissible disease. Next, how burned-up satellites may cause pollution problems as megaconstellations take to the skies. Staff Writer Daniel Clery talks about how metals from deorbiting spacecrafts might change the chemistry of the upper atmosphere. Finally, books host Angela Saini is joined by author Daniela Rus, a roboticist and professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They discuss Rus’s book The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots for this year’s books series that takes an optimistic look at the future. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. About the Science Podcast Authors: Sarah Crespi, Micheal Funk, Angela Saini; Daniel Clery Episode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.z01x70o Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:22.5	This is the science podcast for July 26, 2024. I'm Sarah Crespi. First up this week, how the practice of
1:29.7	burning up satellites in the stratosphere may cause pollution problems as mega constellations
1:34.8	take to the skies. Staff newswriter Daniel Clary talks about how metals from deorbiting craft
1:40.8	might change the chemistry of the upper atmosphere.
1:49.0	Next, senior science editor Michael Funk joins me to talk about the magazine's special issue on air pollution.
1:50.5	We discuss the broad scope of this topic, from home cooking to transmissible diseases.
1:56.0	Finally, books host Angela Saney is joined by author Daniela Ruse.
1:59.5	They discuss Ruse's book, The Heart and the Chip,
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