Titans of Science: Chris Hadfield

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Dr Chris Smith

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4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

This episode marks the return of Titans of Science: full of in depth interviews with some of science's greats. To start us off, the astronaut and rockstar, Chris Hadfield. The conversation covers his upbringing in rural Canada, his time as an elite test pilot in the US military - the inspiration for his latest thriller novel 'The Defector' - and his multiple missions into space, culminating in a stint as commander of the International Space Station. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running.
0:03.0	Absolutely genius.
0:04.0	Get this.
0:05.0	Welcome.
0:06.0	This is the show where we bring science.
0:08.0	What that essentially means is.
0:09.0	Discovery is,
0:10.0	the classes, research, technology, unbelievable.
0:13.4	Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.
0:17.6	Hello and welcome to the naked scientists,
0:20.2	the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine with me,
0:24.8	James Titco. This week Titans of Science is back and we're kicking off with my conversation
0:30.5	with former commander of the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield.
0:35.0	From Cambridge University's Institute of Continuing Education,
0:39.0	this is the Naked Scientists. naked scientists.
0:50.0	We're back with a festive season full of in-depth interviews with some of science's greats.
0:56.0	To start us off, I went to London to meet the astronaut stroke rock star Chris Hadfield.
1:02.0	Our conversation covers his upbringing in rural Canada,
1:05.0	his time as an elite test pilot in the US military,
1:08.0	the inspiration for his latest thriller novel, The Defecta,
1:11.0	and his multiple missions into space, culminating in a stint as commander of the
1:16.8	International Space Station.
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