Trump's Treatments & Nobel Prizes

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

🗓️ 13 October 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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This week Chris is joined by top palaeoanthropologist Lee Berger and BMJ executive editor Theo Bloom to dissect the science behind the headlines. As Donald Trump recovers from his coronavirus infection, what experimental treatments has he received, and what have we learned about managing COVID since the pandemic started? The Nobel Prizes are out: who's won what? And David Attenborough's new film has launched; we talk to the executive producer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	I have you loud and clear.
0:03.3	Hello.
0:04.3	Hello.
0:05.3	Welcome.
0:06.3	Science and that is the same physics medicine, nature or
0:12.0	space time brain, life, the universe.
0:16.3	Hello, welcome to the naked scientist.
0:17.9	This is the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology,
0:21.8	and medicine.
0:22.6	I'm Chris Smith.
0:24.1	And this week, we do this about once a month.
0:26.1	We're looking at the science behind the headlines.
0:28.6	On the menu, as Donald Trump is treated for coronavirus infection,
0:32.2	what have we learned about managing COVID since the pandemic
0:34.8	started? Also, the Nobel Prizes are out, so who has won what? And David Attenborough's new films launched.
0:40.9	We'll hear a bit of it and we'll talk to the executive
0:43.5	producer. The Naked Scientist Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. With me this week are one of the world's leading paleo anthropologists. He's at the University
1:02.1	of the Vitvorta in South Africa and that's
1:04.2	Leiburger we also have the British Medical Journal's executive editor Theo Bloom.
1:08.4	So hello to both of you great to have you with us.
1:10.8	Hi Chris and between us we'll be talking to a range of guests who are going to be joining us over the next hour.
1:17.0	Lee, I think it's actually this year 13 years, almost to the day since we first met in Johannesburg.
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