5 Live Science Podcast

BBC Radio 5 Live
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May 16, 2021 • 55min

Fermented foods: Healthy or all a myth?

Dr Chris Smith with science news stories, including the new discoveries of the Voyager 1 space probe, the vodka produced in Chernobyl, and a fermented sauerkraut taste test.
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May 9, 2021 • 55min

Making Homes Cleaner and Greener

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with science news, including the UK Government's plan to vaccinate children over 12 to head off an autumn covid surge, why plastic is ending up in glaciers, and why mantis shrimps may be able to help surgeons to see better. Plus a special look at how to make homes cleaner and greener, by improving their carbon credentials.
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May 2, 2021 • 54min

The Martian author Andy Weir

Dr Chris Smith with science news stories, including a vaccine breakthrough for malaria and an interview with The Martian author Andy Weir.
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May 2, 2021 • 54min

The Martian author Andy Weir

Dr Chris Smith with science news stories, including a vaccine breakthrough for malaria, why the concept of "net zero carbon" is flawed, and an interview with The Martian author Andy Weir.
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Apr 25, 2021 • 54min

Science of Radio

Dr Chris Smith with science news stories, including the latest on the covid crisis in India, the coffee species rediscovered after 70 years, and the microbes that can turn copper minerals into metal. Plus an in depth look at the science of radio.
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Apr 18, 2021 • 55min

Seed Science

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with science news, this week looking at the risk of a third wave of coronavirus in the UK, the testing of vaccines on pregnant women, and have we discovered a new force? Plus an in depth look at the science of seeds.Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.
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Apr 11, 2021 • 55min

The Hospital of the Future

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with the latest news, including the science behind change in policy on the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in the UK, more on the Government's lateral flow testing strategy, and why gorillas beat their chest. Plus an in depth look at what the hospital of the future might look like. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.
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Apr 8, 2021 • 54min

Bitcoins and Blockchains: Cryptocurrency Explained

The Naked Scientists delve into the world of electronic currency.
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Mar 28, 2021 • 54min

Covid vaccine trials, a decade since the Fukushima disaster & wine that has been in orbit

One year after the first lockdown in the UK the Naked Scientists look at the latest trial results of the AstraZeneca vaccine and ask if it will appease the EU, they find out what wine that’s been in orbit for a year tastes like and mark a decade since the Fukushima nuclear disaster and ask if we’re any closer to taming the forces of nature that caused it.
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Mar 23, 2021 • 55min

Covid vaccines, what goes down the toilet, and Ancient Egypt.

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team look at why 18 EU countries cancelled their Covid vaccines this week, how what goes down the toilet can tell us where Covid is about to strike and travel back in time to Ancient Egypt to look at how science is solving archaeological mysteries.

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