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Episode 22 - Space heritage, Comet harpooning and goats

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Synopsis

We have defeated the gremlins and finally managed to record episode 22, and what an episode it is. We are joined by Doctor Alice Goreman to discuss a paper she wrote about the problem of preserving our orbital heritage, why we should be thinking about it, and how we might go about the task of preserving our history even as it orbits several thousand miles above our heads. We also talk about the following stories and papers: Botox as a treatment for Asthma: http://monash.edu/news/show/new-treatment-for-asthma-sufferers Tasmanian Devil facial tumour disease evolves: http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2014/03/17/3955126.htm?WT.mc_id=science_twitterfeed_latest&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Flight paths of birds around wind farms: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0092462#pone-0092462-g002 Goats are cleverer than sheep: http://phys.org/news/2014-03-goats-clever-previously-thought.html Also we have intro music! It's Sudden Goodb