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Nature has been tracking the latest twists and turns for scientists through an annual career survey. Over the last ten years, the nature careers team has been running a salary and satisfaction survey. And i think that we really got a good look at what it means to be scientist in this world,. Whether you're in australia or the us, whether you're in biology or physics, there's a lot of similarity and a lot of problems that we all need to be aware of.

The Nature salary and satisfaction survey reveals researchers' outlook, and NASA’s test of planetary defences.

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00:45 Salary and satisfaction survey

Like all aspects of life, scientific careers have been impacted by the pandemic. To get an insight into how researchers are feeling, Nature has conducted a salary and satisfaction survey. We hear from some of the respondents.

Careers Feature: Stagnating salaries present hurdles to career satisfaction

09:07 Research Highlights

The physics of a finger snap, and the surprisingly strong silk of jumping spiders.

Research Highlight: It’s a snap: the friction-based physics behind a common gesture

Research Highlight: High-speed spinning yields some of the toughest spider silk ever found

11:23 Briefing Chat

We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, the plans to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid, and how baby formula is changing to better resemble breast milk.

Nature News: NASA spacecraft will slam into asteroid in first planetary-defence test

Chemistry World: The science of breast milk and baby formula

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