Science Weekly podcast: Technologies to help stop climate change, war and medicine, drug classifications, plus lizards doing push-ups
Writer and broadcaster Chris Goodall discusses his new book Ten Technologies To Save The Planet. We ask him whether Barack Obama will be the key. We also hear from Sir Gabriel Horn on why the government should not be involved in classifying drugs. Ken Arnold, from the Wellcome Collection, takes us around his new exhibition called War and Medicine. It looks at the paradoxical relationship between conflicts and medical advancements. Also getting a mention - the European Space Agency's new facility near Oxford, fresh fuel economy claims and lizards doing push-ups. Science correspondents Ian Sample and James Randerson are also in the pod. Feel free to post your comments about the show on the blog below. You can also join our facebook group, where you can scrawl your thoughts on our wall.WARNING: does not contain any discussion of religion or atheism.
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