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Listeners' Science Questions

Adam Rutherford is joined by Helen Czerski, Andrew Pontzen and Nick Crumpton to answer listener questions, such as what is the best way to be fossilised.

Adam Rutherford and panellists Helen Czerski, Andrew Pontzen and Nick Crumpton answer listeners' science questions: What's the best way to become fossilised when you die? What are the most genetically different animals than can breed, either in the wild or in captivity? Why are there no animals with green fur? If one of the fundamental constants, like the speed of light, was 50% faster how would it affect our universe and would the universe even exist? Can we infer where the edge of our expanding universe is from its age - is that even a sensible question? Would you experience zero gravity at the centre of the Earth? At a busy airport are the chances of meeting and finding each other better if one person stays put in a space while the other person searches, or if both parties wander around searching? Find out the answers to these and more.

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30 minutes

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  • Thu 24 Sep 2015 16:30
  • Thu 24 Sep 2015 21:00

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