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Modelling concussion with eggs

Modelling concussion with eggs

FromNaked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast


Modelling concussion with eggs

FromNaked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast

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Length:
4 minutes
Released:
Mar 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In recent years we've realised quite how bad a knock on the head can be for us, because the brain bobs about suspended in fluid inside our skulls. And if you move, or stop, the head suddenly, the brain cannons into the inside of the skull and can be injured. It's especially important in sports, but it's hard to study - and to develop effective safety equipment - for obvious reasons. But scientists have now discovered that something you commonly find in fridge door behaves in an uncannily similar way to your brain. Adam Murphy found out more... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
Mar 4, 2021
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Probing the weird, wacky and spectacular, the Naked Scientists Special Editions are special one-off scientific reports, investigations and interviews on cutting-edge topics by the Naked Scientists team.