EUSci: Edinburgh University Science Podcast #25

Hard to believe that this is our 25th podcast already. Thanks to all our loyal listeners! This week, our host Frank Dondelinger guides us through stories about wacky fruitfly research, a new type of solar cells, a tricky virus (no, not HIV this time), and much more. So sit back and enjoy our take on the buzzing power source of science stories that made the headlines (or at least the science pages) of newspapers over the past couple of weeks.

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What's in today's show:-

News:

• Why our Bodies Age
• Alzheimers Gene Makes You Clever
• Mystery of Martian Dunes without Wind Explained
• Science Stories are Emailed More Often Than Newspaper Headlines
• Stinky Flowers Kept Warm by Yeast

Correspondent Reports:

• Brain Recordings from Flying Fruit Flies, Targeting Malaria with Mosquito Nose Transplants and Bees Need their Caffeine and Nicotine Fix too
• A New Type of Solar Cell
• Virus Helps Itself Spread by Making its Host Look Tastier but Taste Disgusting

Feature:

Frank Dondelinger interviews Nicola Hillhouse and Hasan Veldstra, the founders of the Edinburg-based startup Vidiowiki, which allows researchers to publicise their research via short video summaries.

EU-What?!

• You won't believe it, but obsessive driving fanatics are prone to driving agressively.

Also, UK citizens, please go and sign the national petition for libel reform. Help keep libel law out of science!

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