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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 20m. Bisher sind 781 Folge(n) erschienen. .

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 days 10 hours 54 minutes

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Covid-19: do we need more than one vaccine? Podcast


Hannah Devlin speaks to Prof Andrew Pollard about the work being done by different teams around the world to create a vaccine for Covid-19, and where his team at Oxford University fit into this international effort


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 May 13, 2020  20m
 
 

Covid-19: why are some people losing their taste and smell?


Ian Sample talks to Carl Philpott about Covid-19 causing a loss of taste and smell


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 May 12, 2020  12m
 
 

Uncovering the mysteries of the 'crazy beast' – Science Weekly podcast


Nicola Davis speaks to Dave Krause about the 66-million-year-old fossil of a cat-sized mammal that offers new insights into what could have been


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 May 7, 2020  15m
 
 

Covid-19: will my allergies make a difference?


In response to lots of questions from listeners, Nicola Davis speaks with Prof Stephen Durham to ask whether those with allergies should be concerned about Covid-19


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 May 6, 2020  9m
 
 

Covid-19: the psychology of conspiracy theories


Ian Sample speaks to social psychologist Dr Daniel Jolley about why the global coronavirus pandemic is fertile ground for conspiracy theories


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 May 5, 2020  15m
 
 

Covid-19: What has the BCG vaccine got to do with it? – Science Weekly Podcast


Sarah Boseley talks to Prof Helen McShane about what role the tuberculosis vaccine might play in protecting us against Covid-19


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 April 30, 2020  12m
 
 

Covid-19: why are women less likely to die?


Hannah Devlin speaks to Prof Sabra Klein about why women are much less likely to become seriously ill or die from Covid-19, and what the implications of this knowledge for future treatments might be


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 April 29, 2020  15m
 
 

Covid-19: what role might air pollution play? – Science Weekly Podcast


Ian Sample speaks with Prof Anna Hansell to find out about the complicated relationship between pollution, health and infection with Sars-CoV-2


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 April 28, 2020  12m
 
 

Covid-19: how do you find drugs to treat the disease? – Science Weekly Podcast


Hannah Devlin speaks to Dr Miraz Rahman about how to find drugs to treat a new disease like Covid-19


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 April 23, 2020  12m
 
 

Covid-19: how vulnerable are people with diabetes? – Science Weekly Podcast


Sarah Boseley speaks to Dr Dipesh Patel about the effects of Covid-19 on people with diabetes, including the role that glucose levels and a high BMI might play


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 April 22, 2020  11m