scientists at work Roger Frost

Hear about a cute animal with the less cute name of the Tasmanian Devil. It is fast becoming extinct as it can suffer from an unusual cancer that is contagious. The Science Show’s Chris Creese asks Sanger Institute researcher Elizabeth Murchison what’s going on.

Follow-up links



* Watch Elizabeth Murchison on “Fighting a contagious cancer” in a TED talk (disturbing images) www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_murchison.html.

* The Sanger Institute on the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus www.sanger.ac.uk

* Save the Tasmanian Devil at www.tassiedevil.com.au

The sponsors of the London Olympic games included a fizzy drink maker; a fast food restaurant and a chocolate brand, so we go in search of advice on a healthy diet. Cambridge doctor Simon Poole offered his knowledge on healthy food. He talks about the difference between Omega-3 and Omega-6 and the Mediterranean diet.



Follow-up links



* Dr Poole can be contacted via the website: the Taste of the Mediterranean at www.tasteofthemed.com



Tagged biology, health



23/04/2012

When the news told of the discovery of ‘another’ Mona Lisa, Roger Frost visited local inventor Lawrence Robinson of OPUS Instruments.  He learned about the OSIRIS infra-red camera which had been used to verify the find by ‘seeing’ under the paint of paintings.



Follow-up link



* OPUS Instruments www.opusinstruments.com.



Tagged infrared, technology, physics, Roger Frost



First played on the Science Show 05/02/12

Chris Cox  of IPACCESS in Cambourne explains to Roger Frost how mobile phones talk to radio masts; how signals decrease inside buildings and how femtocells (aka ‘small cells’) can improve a weak signal.



* Follow-up link IP access ipaccess.com



Tagged technology, physics, Roger Frost



05/02/12

Neil and Lottie invite us to the Breakfast Show on Cambridge 105 as we answer questions about how the show came about. There was giggling but it was an informative chat too.



Running order (20 minutes total):



* What the Science Show does and why it happened in Cambridge

* Neil asks if Chris is American or Canadian?

* Teaching standards in schools

* How they taught programming in the old days; What science is taught in school; Raspberry Pi computer

* Examples of science research and science being commercialised

* Science Fact or Fiction quiz, followed by answers to:



* Is it impossible to sneeze with your eyes open?

* Can peanuts be used to make dynamite?

* Does the most expensive coffee in the world come from animal poo?







The Science Show on Cambridge 105 Radio used to happen on Saturday at 2.30pm - on 105FM



Broadcast December 1 2012 7.30am

Cambridge science teacher Dr William Hirst tells Roger Frost how learning the language of science can improve children’s success at school. Dr Hirst is the author of a science dictionary for ages 10 -14 called “William’s Words in Science”



* Follow-up link see www.williamswords.co.uk