Podcast: Summer science, sparrow songs and the sounds of space
In this edition: science on show at the Royal Society, centuries-long traditions in birdsong, and DJing with the sounds of space.
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– We explore why helps us reach fitness goals, and how bacteria can ‘’ their enemies.
– We catch up with researchers in animal-inspired inventions, supercomputing solutions and advanced pond-dipping as they met the public at the .
– By spending long days in the marshes of northeastern USA and using sophisticated maths models, researchers have discovered that sparrow populations can .
– Schoolchildren got the chance to listen to some of the sounds of space and physics in a – and to DJ with the results.
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The podcast is presented by Gareth Mitchell, a lecturer on 91ÌÒÉ«'s MSc Science Communication course and the presenter of Click Radio on the BBC World Service, with contributions from our roving reporters in the 91ÌÒÉ« Communications group.
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Reporter
Gareth Mitchell
Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication
Hayley Dunning
Communications Division