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End of year roundup: The non-COVID science that brought us joy in 2020
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45 minutes
Released:
Dec 24, 2020
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It’s been a long and strange year, and most of our attention has been focussed on the coronavirus. So, in this bonus episode of the Science Focus Podcast, the team talks about this year’s most interesting science that has nothing to do with COVID.We start off by talking about our favourite scientific developments of the year, and then we discuss the books and documentaries that we’ve loved.Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.Subscribe to the Science Focus Podcast on these services: Acast, iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, OvercastListen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:Inside the December issue with the BBC Science Focus teamThe Science Focus team: What's inside November's issue?Dr Douglas Vakoch: Should we try to contact aliens?Dr Jacob Bleacher: Why do we need to go back to the Moon?Andy Weir: Building a base on the Moon, and crafting believable sci-fiGretchen McCulloch: How has the internet affected how we communicate? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 24, 2020
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