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Short Science

by Elizabeth Hauke

Join Elizabeth Hauke and Georgie Gould for Short Science - all the best science in brief. With Short Science News, Capsule Physics, Capsule Medicine and a special guest scientist each week there's something for everyone!

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  1. Short Science Podcast 122: Heart Failure, Epigenetics and Icy Brinicles

    Welcome to the 122nd episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! Welcome back to a new look Short Science! We've got a news round up from some prominent online news sources, we've got a look at the biggest social media science story of the...

  2. Short Science Podcast 121: Quantum Hoverboards

    Welcome to the 121st episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! Welcome back to a new look Short Science! We've got a news round up from some prominent online news sources, we've got a look at the biggest social media science story of the...

  3. Short Science Podcast 120: Thermonuclear Fusion Bomb

    Welcome to the 120th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be looking at magnesium in the Medical Casebook. Plus we'll be reviewing the development of...

  4. Short Science Podcast 119: Nuclear Fusion

    Welcome to the 119th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be looking at fat in the Medical Casebook. Plus we'll be reviewing the basics of nuclear...

  5. Short Science Podcast 118: Cavendish, Priestley and Lavoisier

    Welcome to the 118th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be looking at sunscreen in the Medical Casebook. Plus we'll be considering the work of...

  6. Short Science Podcast 117: Sir Isaac Newton

    Welcome to the 117th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be looking at palpitations in the Medical Casebook. Plus we'll be considering the work of…

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  7. Short Science Podcast 116: Birth of Modern Medicine

    Welcome to the 116th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be looking at the science behind the recent headlines about how watching television could be...

  8. Short Science Podcast 115: Birth of Modern Astronomy

    Welcome to the 115th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be looking at the use of x-rays in medicine. Then we'll be examining the birth of modern...

  9. Short Science Podcast 114: Leonardo da Vinci

    Welcome to the 114th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be answering a listener question about blood tests. Then we'll be examining the scientific...

  10. Short Science Podcast 113: Ancient Scientists

    Welcome to the 113th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be answering a listener question about vitamins. Then we'll be examining the scientific...

  11. Short Science Podcast 112: Black Boxes

    Welcome to the 112th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be answering a listener question about speed and distance. Then we'll be taking a closer…

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  12. Short Science Podcast 111: Forensic Science

    Welcome to the 111th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be opening up the Medical Casebook to look at cysts. Following that, we'll be looking at how...

  13. Short Science Podcast 110: Archeology

    Welcome to the 110th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be opening up the Medical Casebook to look at mosquito bites. Following that, we'll be…

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  14. Short Science Podcast 109: Biofuels (Part 2)

    Welcome to the 109th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be opening up the Medical Casebook to look at how cancer cells spread around the body....

  15. Short Science Podcast 108: Biofuels (Part 1)

    Welcome to the 108th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be opening up the Medical Casebook to look at the difference between normal cells and cancer...

  16. Short Science Podcast 107: Space Observatory

    Welcome to the 107th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be opening up the Medical Casebook to look at high blood pressure. Following that, our...

  17. Short Science Podcast 106: Volcanic Ash

    Welcome to the 106th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! After the Short Science News in Brief, Archive News and Statistic of the week, we'll be opening up the Medical Casebook to look at varicose veins. Following that, our discussion...

  18. Short Science Podcast 105: Science Communication Conference 2011

    Welcome to the 105th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! This is a special episode reporting from the podcasting session at the Science Communication Conference held in London on Wednesday and Thursday 24-25th May 2011. Elizabeth…

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  19. Short Science Podcast 104: Spiders

    Welcome to the 104th episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! Following the Short Science News in Brief, Statistic of the Week and Medical Casebook, we'll be talking spiders. Are we at risk from spider bites here in the UK? How do spiders...

  20. Short Science Podcast 103: Cloud Computing

    Welcome to the 103rd episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! Following the Short Science News in Brief, Statistic of the Week and Medical Casebook, we'll be fathoming what is meant by 'cloud computing'. We'll be looking at the formal,...

  21. Short Science Podcast 102: Frog Song

    Welcome to the 102nd episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! Following the Short Science News in Brief, Statistic of the Week and Medical Casebook, we'll be listening to some frog song, and exploring why frogs croak more in spring, and…

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  22. Short Science Podcast 101: Food Labelling

    Welcome to the 101st episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! Following the Short Science News in Brief, Statistic of the Week and Medical Casebook, we'll be chatting with Emma about what she's been up to since leaving the Short Science...

  23. Short Science Podcast 100: 100th Episode Special!

    Welcome to the one hundredth episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke and Emma Berger for all the very best science in brief! Today we're playing out some of our favourite moments from the last hundred episodes, including: - our first ever capsule on anti-matter - our interview...

  24. Short Science Podcast 099: String Theory

    Welcome to the ninety-ninth episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! We'll be taking a look at the very best science headlines from the week in the Short Science News in Brief. Following that, we've got the science news archive, statistic…

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  25. Short Science Podcast 098: Radiotherapy

    Welcome to the ninety-eighth episode of the Short Science Podcast! Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief! We'll be taking a look at the very best science headlines from the week in the Short Science News in Brief. Following that, we've got the science news archive, statistic...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Join Elizabeth Hauke and Georgie Gould for Short Science - all the best science in brief. With Short Science News, Capsule Physics, Capsule Medicine and a special guest scientist each week there's something for everyone!

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Join Elizabeth Hauke and Georgie Gould for Short Science - all the best science in brief. With Short Science News, Capsule Physics, Capsule Medicine and a special guest scientist each week there's something for everyone!

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