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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Under Our Feet: What's Inside Earth?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6957 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This week, put on your hard hat and steel capped boots: we're journeying to the centre of the earth! From the soil at the surface to the magnetic molten iron at the core, we're delving into what's going on inside our planet. Plus in the news - How llamas can help us to combat Covid-19, archaeology on a quad bike, and Einstein is proved right again in a test of extreme gravity... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

I have you loud and clear.

0:03.0

Hello.

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Hello.

0:05.0

Welcome.

0:06.0

Science.

0:09.0

And that is to say physics, medicine, nature, or space, time, the brain, life, the universe.

0:15.0

Hello, welcome to the naked scientist, the show that brings you the latest breakthroughs

0:20.0

in science and technology. I'm Katie Halala. And I'm Chris Smith this week. Put on your

0:25.1

hard hat and your steel-capped boots. We're journeying to the center of the earth.

0:29.2

From the soil at the surface to the magnetic molten iron at the core. We're delving into what is going on inside

0:35.5

our planet. Plus in the news, how LaMas help us to combat COVID-19, archaeology on a quad bike, and Einstein is proved right again in a test of extreme

0:46.8

gravity.

0:48.1

The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co. UK.

0:53.0

The next.

0:55.0

Under the latest relaxation of the coronavirus restrictions, Boris Johnson announced last

1:05.8

Wednesday on the 10th of June that for people in England, if you've been living alone during

1:11.1

the lockdown, you can now spend the night at another

1:13.3

property good news for some grandparents and couples have been split up for weeks on

1:18.0

end. Also from Monday the 15th of June you can nip out to do some non-essential shopping, or you can go on a trip to the zoo.

1:27.0

Schools though are still pretty restricted, and you still need to watch your distance with strangers, especially inside places like shops and on public transport.

1:36.0

With Chris Whitti, the Chief Medical Officer warning that we're still only in the middle of the pandemic and that things might get worse this coming winter.

1:44.1

We are not out of the woods yet though.

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