EUSci: Edinburgh University Science Podcast #31

It took a while, but we are finally back with a brand new EUSci podcast. This week, our host and intrepid producer Kirsten Findlay guides us through stories about solar flares, synthetic cells, risks for dementia carers, and much more. So sit back and enjoy our take on the genuine flash 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:

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  Earthworms Eat Live Plants


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  Ball Lightning Finally Explained?


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  Cool Scramjet to be Tested


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  Thousands of Antimalarial Drug Candidates Published

Correspondent Reports:

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  Scientists Create Artificial Life


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  White-light Solar Flares: the Sun acting like a Particle Accelerator


• Carers for Dementia Patients more Likely to get the Disease

Feature:

Frank Dondelinger interviews David Signorini, senior statistician for the Justice Department of the Scottish Government.

EU-What?!

• Who knew, binge drinking can be detrimental for your academic performance.

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