Podcasts Technology Imperial College Podcast Podcast: Counting coronavirus, a baby food entrepreneur and designing for Mars

Podcast: Counting coronavirus, a baby food entrepreneur and designing for Mars

Published: March 18, 2020, 2:17 p.m.

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In this edition: We hear from people tracking the spread of COVID-19, making better baby food, and designing for a move to Mars.

News: Bee brains and tracking fireballs \\u2013 We learn how certain pesticides are impairing baby bee brains, and how a network of cameras and volunteers across the UK are tracking fallen stars.

Counting coronavirus \\u2013 How fast and how widely is COVID-19 spreading? We hear from epidemiologist Professor Azra Ghani about how they make sure they have the right data to build their models of the outbreak, and what that means for how we mitigate the spread.

Baby food entrepreneur \\u2013 Business School alum Nadine Hellmann, who developed her idea for a new kind of baby food at Imperial, gives us tips on starting a business from scratch while studying.

Designing for Mars \\u2013 Would you move to Mars? What do we need to do to make the move possible? Imperial scientists and students provide possible solutions, from space weather monitors to new materials for shoes.

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