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New Scientist are running a 9 week podcast pilot. Each week, listeners will be able to access a 12 minute podcast which will include topical news stories, informative interviews and fun competitions. Primary Format : Science Language : Unknown Also Listed as: City : London State/Province : Unknown Country : United Kingdom Region : EU User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of New Scientist podcast Podcasts Methings.com listings of New Scientist podcast Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

View the full archive of New Scientist podcast Epidemiologist Gilbert Burham ignited controversy after publishing figures suggesting the number of people killed by the war in Iraq is far higher than coalition forces have acknowledged - he defends his survey. Also this week: teen transexuals helped and sterile neutrinos hunted. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What can the precariously balanced boulders of California and Nevada tell us about predicting the next big earthquake there? Also this week: astronomers discover the most Earth-like exoplanet yet, and our Last Word column considers an evolutionary explanation for why sheep are notorious road hogs Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New developments in brain science shed light on how our minds grapple with decisions, large and small. Also this week, astronomers have another chance to witness the great supernovae of history and why "carbs" (like bread, rice and potatoes) are white, while carbon is black. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Professor Richard Wiseman takes us on a tour of the weird, the wonderful and the human mind. Also this week: Uncovering the true story behind America's origins, and just how do our dogs perceive us? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The US is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and the nation that can do the most to slow the impact of global warming. In this special edition podcast we explore American attitudes to climate change and bust some common climate myths. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fifty years ago, the launch of Russia's Sputnik satellite kick-started the space age. In this special edition podcast, we reflect on half a century of space exploration, hear from veteran astronaut Jeff Hoffman about what it's like to blast into space, and find out why our future might not lie on planet Earth Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sputnik's Legacy Fifty years ago, the launch of Russia's Sputnik satellite kick-started the space age. In this special edition podcast, we reflect on half a century of space exploration, hear from veteran astronaut Jeff Hoffman about what it's like to blast into space, and find out why our future might not lie on planet Earth Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Climate Change USA The US is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and the nation that can do the most to slow the impact of global warming. In this special edition podcast we explore American attitudes to climate change and bust some common climate myths. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How To Make Up Your Mind New developments in brain science shed light on how our minds grapple with decisions, large and small. Also this week, astronomers have another chance to witness the great supernovae of history and why "carbs" (like bread, rice and potatoes) are white, while carbon is black. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Quirkology Professor Richard Wiseman takes us on a tour of the weird, the wonderful and the human mind. Also this week: Uncovering the true story behind America's origins, and just how do our dogs perceive us? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Rock Steady! What can the precariously balanced boulders of California and Nevada tell us about predicting the next big earthquake there? Also this week: astronomers discover the most Earth-like exoplanet yet, and our Last Word column considers an evolutionary explanation for why sheep are notorious road hogs Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A War of Numbers Epidemiologist Gilbert Burham ignited controversy after publishing figures suggesting the number of people killed by the war in Iraq is far higher than coalition forces have acknowledged - he defends his survey. Also this week: teen transexuals helped and sterile neutrinos hunted. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cosmic Axis of Evil New evidence suggests the universe may have a preferred direction - the so-called axis of evil. If it's real, the feature puts a bizarre new twist into current cosmological models. Also this week: a real life test for Australia's tsunami warning system, and why cold bananas go black Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Darwin's Descendant Author Matthew Chapman recounts his experience as a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin covering a court case that pitted evolutionary biologists against proponents of Intelligent Design. Also this week: an unlicensed cancer drug fuels a dangerous trend and a live performance celebrating popular "Feedback" column. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website I Am a Strange Loop Cognitive scientist Douglas Hofstadter recounts his life-long journey into the nature of the self: "the illusion that feels like the most real thing of all." Also this week: scientists head to Mount Everest to study how the body adapts to low oxygen, and the physics of plastic wrap. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A New State of Matter An oddly named mineral (herbertsmithite) could contain a bizarre new state of matter and bring us closer to a working quantum computer. Also this week: a war of worms in the Minnesota woods and a space toilet that offers thirsty astronauts a "re-flushing" solution. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Got a minute? What new research is telling us about interruptions in the workplace and the technology that could lead us to a less distracted future. Also this week: Getting to the root of Amazonia's biodiversity and answering the question, "How fat do you have to be to be bulletproof?" Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Countdown to Launch On the eve of launch, the crew of the space shuttle Discovery reflect on their forthcoming mission. Also this week: The science of cloning 10 years after the birth of Dolly the sheep, plus the curious warping effect that honey has on a fresh slice of bread. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Beyond Monogamy Why evolutionary biologists are interested in people who forgo monogamy in favour of a whole network of relationships within a group. Also this week: Why inside every pencil there's a neutron star dying to get out, and the reason for eyebrows Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Life and Times of T. rex The first population study of carnivorous dinosaurs reveals a surprisingly easy youth followed by a major mid-life crisis for the average tyrannosaur. Also this week: The mystery of miscarriage, and a robotic bagpipe player prepares to take Scotland by storm. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website