Nature Podcast 25 July 2019: The history of climate change, and making vaccines mandatory
This week, how the climate has changed throughout history, and why enforcing vaccination should be done with care.
In this episode:
00:39 Climate through time
Researchers have modelled how climate has changed throughout the past 2000 years.
Research article: Neukom et al.; Research article:Neukom et al.; News and Views: The aberrant global synchrony of present-day warming
06:45 Research Highlights
Making a self-propelling liquid, and the benefit of laugh tracks.
Research Highlight: How to make water flow uphill; Research Highlight: To make lame jokes funnier, cue the laugh track
08:35 Make vaccines mandatory?
Scientists have warned that enforcing vaccinations could backfire, so should be done carefully.
Comment: Mandate vaccination with care
14:15 News Chat
The UK’s new prime-minister, and the launch of an Indian moon mission.
News: What Boris Johnson’s leadership could mean for science; News:India launches ambitious second Moon mission
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