Three incredible tales of scientific progress

As we head towards the end of 2021, we bring you some of the best episodes of the year. Today: Extraordinary scientific advances have taken place both because of Covid and despite it. We bring you three tales of human ingenuity you might have missed – and, for a change, nothing but good news. 

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This episode was first published in April 2021.

Host: David Aaronovitch. 

Guests: 

- Tom Whipple, science editor, The Times. 

- Lindley Johnson, planetary defence officer, Nasa. 

- Dr Elena Adams, DART systems engineer, Johns Hopkins University. 

Clips: ITV, CBC, BBC, TRT World, SpaceX.

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