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The Naked Scientists

Hello, welcome to this week's naked scientists with Helen Scales, hello Helen.

Hello.

And with me Chris Smith.

Now in this week's show, new insights into dyslexia.

Scientists have found differences in the brains of adult dyslexics

compared with people who don't have dyslexia.

Also, why the Sahara Desert could be bad for the world's oceans.

It's allegedly producing copper-rich clouds of toxic dust.

It could be wiping out marine plants.

And also, a new paint that will repair itself

automatically when it gets scratched.

You just trigger the process

by going for a drive in the sunshine which could be tricky in

this country but I'm sure there are plenty of places where that will pay off.

We'll be hearing how it works in just a second Helen.

Thanks Chris and this week we're talking taking you on a tour of the Cambridge Science Festival, which is on right now.

We'll be hearing how far you'd have to cycle to burn off the energy in a single pizza.

And trust me, the answer is really quite shocking.

We'll also be hearing how mobile phones work and what the future holds for mobile

technology and our own Dr Dave has been doing some electrifying demonstrations of his own.

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