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BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science, Are embryos made from skin cells the future of fertility treatment?

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Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · 5d

Right now, I’m on Radio 4’s Inside Science with @amsterdammed.bsky.social, chatting about my favourite science news:

🪐 potential signs exoplanet Trappist 1e could be habitable
🐨 a new vaccine for koala chlamydia

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Scientists have made early-stage human embryos using skin cell DNA fertilised with sperm

BBC Inside Science - What does caffeine do to our bodies? - BBC Sounds

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · 29d

Last week, I joined @amsterdammed.bsky.social on Radio 4’s Inside Science to chat about my favourite science news:

🌋 How a volcanic eruption might have sparked the French Revolution
☀️ A new way to detect worrying solar storms
🐕 Dogs can thrive on a vegan diet

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The evidence on whether high caffeine energy drinks affect our health.

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Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Sep 5

This week, I received a letter from David Attenborough.

I’d written to ask if I could interview him for a new Radio 4 series I’m presenting. Sadly, it was a no, but he took the time to send me a handwritten response, at the age of 99!

What an incredible human being.

CrowdScience - How long will traces of our civilisation last? - BBC Sounds

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Sep 1

How long will traces of humanity last? Will future inteligent species dig up our bones, homes and plastic?

CrowdScience found the answers by talking to the experts and going fossil hunting.

@adamfrank4.bsky.social

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If intelligent life visits Earth millions of years from now, will they find traces of us?

BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science, Could solar panels in space be the energy source of the future?

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Aug 21

What does maths say about how to win Guess Who? 🤔👧👩

I’m Radio 4’s Inside Science now with @amsterdammed.bsky.social talking science news:
- Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon, could be a dark matter detector 🌑
- birds are efficient communicators, like humans 🎶🐦

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The science of extraterrestrial solar panels and whether they can power our energy needs.

Brain implants, drugs via blood-bubble, ingestible electronics - The Engineers, BBC World Service

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Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Aug 14

Writing texts using only thoughts 💭 drugs delivered via bubbles 🫧 and electronics you swallow to treat disease 💊

I chaired a discussion with for BBC World TV and The BBC World Service about the technology that is transforming healthcare.

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How to get your best night’s sleep - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Aug 11

Like me, do you struggle to fall asleep? 😴

I’ve been on a mission to find out why.

I visited a sleep lab (and didn’t fall asleep…) and grilled some of the world’s leading sleep experts.

I was on What in the World, sharing everything I’ve learnt.

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YouTube video by BBC World Service

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Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Aug 8

What really killed Napoleon’s soldiers?

I was on Radio 4’s Inside Science yesterday with @amsterdammed.bsky.social.
Our favourite news:
- what divorce looks like in birds
- can we redirect spacecraft to look at a mysterious object which has entered our solar system?
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BBC Inside Science - What’s the evidence for vaccines? - BBC Sounds

Cuts of $500 million to vaccines research have been announced by the US government.

BBC World Service - CrowdScience, Where did Earth’s water come from?

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Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jul 24

There’s 1.4 billion trillion litres of water on Earth.

But at one point Earth is bone dry. So where did all the water come from?

@amsterdammed.bsky.social and I found out on last week’s CrowdScience.

I was genuinely shocked by the answer ☄️

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Seventy percent of our planet is covered in water, but where did it all come from?

Unexpected Elements - How dust affects the world - BBC Sounds

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jul 23

How will bubbles, brain implants and digestible electronics improve our future? 🫧 🧠 💊

I had a great time last night asking Tom Oxley, Khalil Ramadi and Eleanor Stride about their pioneering work.

Will share the final radio/TV show soon.

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jul 18

On this week’s Unexpected Elements we talk all things dust:

🎷 what Norwegian jazz and cosmic dust have in common
🌵 how dust from the Sahara is supporting the Amazon
☄️ what cosmic rays and dust tell us about the ground beneath our feet

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A new report on the dangers of dust sends us storming off into dust-related science.

Unwind your Mind with Niall Breslin

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jul 17

How can music help you wind down? 🎵 😮‍💨

I had a great time at Crossed Wires Festival with BBC Radio 3 Unwind and @niallbreslin.bsky.social.

Here are a few of my favourite tips:
1.) Listen to music from a time when you felt relaxed.
2.) Listen to music with a slower tempo.
3.) Play an instrument.

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jul 4

I’m at Crossed Wires Festival this weekend with @niallbreslin.bsky.social and BBC Radio 3 Unwind!

I’ll be sharing some tips on how to use music to relax and taking a look at the science behind why it works.

Our event starts at 10:45am on Sunday, tickets here:
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BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science, How do you turn facial expressions into music?

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jul 3

I’m on Radio 4’s Inside Science with @bbcvic.bsky.social now.

We’re coming to you from a very hot but fun Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.

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Hands on with the new research at this year’s Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

Pick of the World - Your theories on a mysterious humming noise - BBC Sounds

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Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jun 27

The mysterious hum on Lewis just keeps buzzing…

Last week Pick of the World with @annadoble.bsky.social featured our CrowdScience episode about this strange sound and the search to explain it.

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The sound is heard by some residents of the Scottish island of Lewis - but what is it?

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jun 27

I’m really glad you enjoyed and thanks so much for sharing!

BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science, What happens when you bomb a uranium enrichment site?

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jun 26

I’m on Radio 4’s Inside Science with @amsterdammed.bsky.social now, chatting about the latest science news:
- mice with 2 dads have had offspring of their own 🐁 🐁
- e-coli can turn plastic bottles into paracetamol
- garden snails are now venomous 🐌

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The science behind US attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites.

The Climate Question - Your Questions Answered - BBC Sounds

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Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jun 26

How do you get into science journalism?

This morning I was on a panel chatting about my career with @maevecullinan.bsky.social, @jasperjackson.bsky.social and @astrojonny.bsky.social.

Exciting to see so many future science journalists in the audience.

@absw.bsky.social

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Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jun 25

Which is better at storing carbon, oceans or forests? 🌊 🌳

And how can we our homes and ships better for the environment?

@akshatrathi.bsky.social, Justin Rowlatt and I joined Graihagh Jackson on The Climate Question to answer your questions.

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Climate-friendly homes and ships, and which is the best natural way to store carbon?

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Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jun 23

Glad you enjoyed it!!

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thanks so much for working with us Ian, it was great visiting you

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jun 23

Yeah good infrastructure is a big one!

BBC World Service - CrowdScience, How can we persuade more people to cycle?

Caroline Steel @carolinesteel.bsky.social · Jun 23

Cycling is great for our health. Plus, it’s much better for the environment than jumping in car.

So, how can we get more people to cycle? 🚲

I spoke to behavioural psychologists and cycling campaigners to find out.

@ianwalker.bsky.social

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Can behavioural science help listener Hans with his aim to get more people on bikes?