This week on Science Weekly presented by Nell Boase, we hear from a leading member of the UK's science establishment Sir Richard Sykes. Sir Richard is chair of the Royal Institution and on 6 May will present a lecture on Darwinian evolution in microbes and the growing threat to human health from antibiotic resistance.
Sir Richard also spoke about the role of the Royal Institution and his belief that we need radical reform of the way we teach science to the young.
Nell is joined in the pod by Guardian science writer Ian Sample and environment correspondent Fiona Harvey to discuss the top science stories of the week, including the revelation that chimpanzees and humans give birth in exactly the same way, and the controversy surrounding shale gas extraction.
Finally we hear a report from Rebecca Hill on the unveiling this week of Dr John Taylor's Chronophage, an innovative time-eating clock that will be on display at the Science Museum, London, alongside another of Britain's greatest clocks and the key to 18th century GPS, Harrison's clock.
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