Podcast: Diversity in physics, and life in an asteroid impact site
This week, boosting diversity in physics graduate programs, and life’s recovery after a massive asteroid impact.
In this episode:
00:49 Boosting diversity in physics
The American Physical Society’s Bridge programme aims to increase the number of underrepresented minority students in physics graduate programs. Comment: Making physics more inclusive
07:40 Research Highlights
A new study reveals more about the evolution of scaled reptiles, and removing ageing adhesives from artwork. Research paper: Simões et al. ; Research Highlight: Sticky tape on historic artworks comes clean
09:18 Life in the Chixulub crater
How quickly did life find a way back to the site of an ancient asteroid impact? Research paper: Lowery et al.
15:38 News Chat
Securing intellectual-property rights to antibodies becomes more difficult, and a prototype zero-emission power plant. News: Rush to protect lucrative antibody patents kicks into gear ; News: Innovative zero-emissions power plant begins battery of tests
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