Link to the Show / Show NotesSpacesuits for Mars
A possible future Mars habitat has been constructed in the desert in Utah. It contains rooms and workshops, as well as an airlock with simulation spacesuits. James Waldie designs spacesuits. Current suits are big body shaped balloons filled with gas from the Earth´s atmosphere. The new approach is to use a skinsuit. Pressurisation is attained by way of physical compression. It´s like thermal underwear. This kind of suit may be used on missions to Mars. But what happens if there´s a tear? And a bigger problem is bone loss in zero gravity in space. The skinsuit is being designed to simulate gravity and hopefully prevent or reduce bone loss. James Waldie explains.
Tanya Ha - Gadgets garbage and gorillas
Tanya Ha explains the link between our love affair with mobile phones and other electronic devices and the gorillas of the Congo.
Brasenose College Oxford celebrates 500 years
Brasenose College is 500 years old. The foundation stone was laid in 1509. Roger Cashmore describes the college´s history, including its curious name. Brasenose is famous for the study of law, as well as classics, philosophy, politics and economics. Notable students include author William Golding. Australians having studied at Brasenose include Prime Minister John Gorton and Malcolm Turnbull. Roger Cashmore is actually a physicist and once ran the CERN particle accelerator. He discusses prospects for the large hadron collider.
Time, physics and science in the world of movies and TV
Movies and TV programs contain increasingly more science. Sean Carroll describes the connection between scientists and movie makers and a new body, the Science and Entertainment Exchange, which links move makers with scientists. Sean Carroll researches time. He´s trying to understand what the early universe was like. He´s even considering what was going on before the Big Bang.
The Diamond Synchrotron
Naomi Fowler visits a new synchrotron just opened near Oxford in England. The apparatus can be used to study the microscopic detail of ancient artefacts such as those from the Mary Rose, the favourite ship of Henry VIII which sank 500 years ago.
Galapagos Islands
Arturo Izurieta was director of the Galapagos Park Authority when he was just 27 years old. He brought in a decentralised structure allowing local people to deal with environmental problems. He restricted the number of boats visiting islands. Neil Collier worked on the islands as a biologist and employed a model assisting local people to work with scientists in improving the environment and saving threatened species.
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