How Motorsport Science Can Save The World

Published: March 20, 2022, 11:01 a.m.

When you think of motorsport, your mind might think of the speed, the danger, or the excitement.\nBut it might surprise you to find that it is the motorsport industry, and its various R&D Departments, that have contributed to a wide range of applications - from climate change solutions to help in the fight against Covid.\nDr. Kit Chapman, an award-winning science journalist and author of \u2018Racing Green: How Motorsport Science Can Save The World\u2019 - joined Jonathan to discuss.\nDr. Susan Kelleher & Dr. Jessamyn Fairfield also joined Jonathan to run through the top stories from the week in science for Newsround.\nListen and subscribe to\xa0Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea\xa0on\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0and\xa0Spotify.\n\xa0\xa0\nDownload, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\nYou can also listen to Newstalk live on\xa0newstalk.com\xa0or on Alexa, by\xa0adding the Newstalk skill\xa0and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.