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5 Live Science Podcast BBC Radio 5 Live
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5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.
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Mini-guts, the universe as a bagel, gambling addiction
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week: could lab-grown mini-guts help us to crack the problem of Crohn's disease? Is the universe organised like a bagel? And how did a 115 year old cricketing contraption bowl out an Australian cricket legend?
Plus an in-depth look into what causes gambling addiction, and how can we help to treat it.
If you’ve been affected by addiction, and for support on topics within this programme, you can get details of organisations within the UK by visiting the BBC Actionline website: https://bbc.co.uk/actionline -
Neurological diseases, carbon dioxide and dark matter
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs,
In this week's episode….are we getting closer to tackling the neurological disease that claimed the life of Rugby League legend Rob Burrow? How a small carbon sponge could play a big part in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and we’ll be finding out how a rare condition can cause some teetotallers to get drunk.
Plus we take a deep look at what a new experiment is revealing about dark matter and dark energy out in space.
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Genetically modified mosquitos, and is the AI bubble about to burst?
This week: The genetically engineered mosquitoes released to fight malaria in Africa, how fake news skews public opinion, and what is it like to own an extra thumb? We're also looking at generative artificial intelligence and asking: is the AI bubble about to burst?
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5 Live Science Podcast 26th May
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with science news, stories & analysis.
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The Science of Language
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team discover why children born by caesarean section are less likely to respond to their measles jabs, how ancient trees revealed that last summer was the hottest for over 200 years, plus take an in-depth look at the science of language.
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Scientists find their first rocky planet with an atmosphere
The hottest science news, stories and analysis from Dr Chris and the Naked Scientists.
In this episode a new vaccine to build immunity and scientists have found their first rocky planet with an atmosphere, around a nearby star.