This week's show conveys how surprisingly susceptible science is to dogma. We uncover the alarming oversights which have mitigated progress in disciplines like zoology and medicine for decades. Corrupted for years by false assumptions, the failings in these fields can be extremely difficult to overturn. We hear from scientists going against the grain to dispel mainstream myths from their respective areas of study, and also provide a protocol for dodging dogmas moving forward... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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How climate change will affect our future rainfall, and the technology that could help mitigate the effects.
Breakthroughs in malaria vaccines, sewage in our coastal waters, and if we share genes with our doppelgangers
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What are the hidden health costs of vaping?
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The best science news stories from the past month...
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