MSP137 [] Science is Slick: Busy Bees, Smart Smoke and Wormholes.

Why are bees so much better than us? Are wormholes the best way to travel? Plus, a dollop of brown fat and the glue that lets you drink milk.

Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury

Produced: Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9

Episode Sources:

• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/01/elon-musk-bionic-pig-publicity-stunt-innovations 
• https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-implant-v2-demo/ 
• https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253157-travelling-through-a-wormhole-without-dying-may-actually-be-possible/ 
• https://www.wired.com/story/map-shows-how-wildfire-smoke-spreads/ 
• https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253394-honeybees-are-able-to-calculate-probability-and-use-it-to-find-food/
• https://www.newscientist.com/article/2252936-coating-our-gut-walls-with-glue-could-treat-lactose-intolerance/
• https://www.newscientist.com/article/2252925-body-fat-transformed-by-crispr-gene-editing-helps-mice-keep-weight-off/