Dave Delpy is the chief executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council which is one of the main government agencies for funding basic research in the UK. He joins the pod to look at "blue sky thinking" and whether President Obama's commitment to science could harm research this side of the Atlantic.
Geoff Brumfiel from Nature discusses the launch of Nasa's Ares 1-X rocket and what the future holds for it.
In this week's Newsjam, we discuss the latest stem cell developments, as well as a disgraced scientist in that field, why we should go vegetarian to save the planet, and the number of Britons who think creationism should be taught in the classroom.
And Theo Bard brings his guitar into the studio to perform his song about climate change. He hopes it'll make number one in time for the UN summit in Copenhagen.
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