A fast and furious show from Alok Jha and the Science Weekly team – and it has nothing to do with an octogenarian tortoise who's about to become a father (possibly). Here's to an end to loneliness, George!
First up, we discuss disease prevention and medical engineering with our special guest, Ted Bianco – professor of parasitology and the Wellcome Trust's director of technology transfer.
Also in the show, Ian Sample speaks to Ezard Ernst – the UK's first professor of alternative medicine – about his demands for a crackdown on homeopathy in high street pharmacies. We also have an extract from Ian's interview with Nasa administrator Michael Griffin. You can hear the full half-hour conversation in this week's Science Extra.
Finally, we investigate an ambitious proposal to cut carbon emissions and alleviate the energy crisis by harnessing the power of the Saharan sun; analyse the latest mobile phone health controversy; and discover why it's in pub landlords' interest to turn up the music.
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