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5 Live Science Podcast

Transplanted brains, sugar taxes and satellites

Feb 5, 2023

53:21

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The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Machine Learning Is a Lot Faster Than Traditional Algorithms

How Can Solar Flares Affect Our Satellites?

1.

Introduction

2min

2.

Neurosurgeons Transplant Brain Tissue Into Rats

2min

3.

Are Neurons Wiring Into the Brain of the Animal?

2min

4.

Is There a Way to Scale Up the Tissue in a Rat?

2min

5.

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

2min

6.

Machine Learning Is a Lot Faster Than Traditional Algorithms

3min

7.

Is the Sugar Tax Working?

6min

8.

The Big Garden Bird Watch - What's All the Data Used For?

2min

9.

Bird Watch

2min

10.

Bird Watch

2min

11.

The Big Garden Bird Watch

2min

12.

The Naked Scientist - Five Life Science

2min

13.

Is There a Critical Mass of Artificial Satellites in Orbit?

2min

14.

The Night Sky Is a Beautiful Natural Resource

2min

15.

Radio Astronomy - Is There a Catch-22?

2min

16.

The Kessler Syndrome

3min

17.

The Cholera Bacterium Is Naturally Associated With the Environment

2min

18.

Using Satellite Sensing as a Public Health Tool

2min

19.

How Can Solar Flares Affect Our Satellites?

2min

20.

Solar Flares and Coronal Mass Ejections Are Inevitable

2min

21.

Space Isn't Just Useful for Observing Our Planet, It Could Hold the Key for Materials Construction

2min

22.

Space Forge - The Next Industrial Revolution

3min

23.

The Back of Satellites

2min

24.

The Next Industrial Revolution in Space Manufacturing

3min

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

This week: Human brain tissue transplants wire themselves into rat brains, signs sugar taxes cut obesity, and the science of satellites, including the company planning to forge new metals in orbit.

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