Up and Atom

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Up and Atom episodes

November 09, 2015 Bees' Spreading Pesticide And Glasses For The Blind
Alice Williamson brings you the latest in science breakthroughs. Today's subject matter: Scientists using bees to spread pesticide and smart glasses using sound to help the blind see.
9 hr 39 min
September 23, 2015 Culling Cane Toads and Starfish
Georgia Hitch and Alice Williamson take a look at new ways to solve some of the infestations threatening our fragile ecosystems.
9 min
September 22, 2015 Underwater Time Capsules and Book-Based Filters
Today on Up For It we have a water theme - Alice Williamson and Georgia Hitch talk about how subterranean water can reveal evolutionary secrets, and how old books teach us about filtration.
9 min
September 09, 2015 Yeasty Opioids and Shock-Therapy Condors
Alice Williamson and Georgia Hitch talk about using yeast to synthesise opiates, and how electro-shock therapy is saving condors.
11 min
September 09, 2015 Science Week and Watery Condoms
Alice Williamson and Georgia Hitch discuss water-based polymer condoms, and all the great stuff happening around the place during Science Week.
10 min
September 09, 2015 Shrimp Sunscreen and a Fruity Hangover Cure
Georgia Hitch and Alice Williamson talk foodstuffs on Up and Atom: How can shrimp be used to prevent a nasty sunburn, and could fruit be the answer to a post-drink hangover?
10 min
August 08, 2015 Palaeolithic Dentistry and Extraterrestrial Radio
Nick Watts and Alice Williamson discuss the birth of the world's most hated profession, as well as how radio can get us in touch with extraterrestrial life.
11 min
August 04, 2015 Fishy Sunscreen and Pears as a Hangover Cure
Alex Williamson talks with Georgia Hitch about how chemicals in algae, fish mucus and shrimp shells can be made into a super-sunscreen and how pears can be used to help ward off hangovers.
10 min
July 18, 2015 Windsurfing Spiders and Cancer-detecting dogs
Alex Williamson talks with Georgia Hitch about spiders capable of aquatic transportation, as well as a new move to use dogs to sniff out cancer.
9 min
July 18, 2015 Facial Recognition, Crime and Lazy Pandas
Georgia Hitch and our new Up and Atom host Alice Williamson take a look at the link between exposure to faces of fear and juvenile delinquency, as well as why pandas are so darn lazy.
10 min

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Up and Atom brings you the latest breakthroughs and discoveries in the ever-changing world of science. Sometimes weird, sometimes confronting, always informative, come learn about the world around.…