Our Changing World for Thursday 3 October 2019
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Radon - radioactive basement risk
8:00 AM.The radioactive gas radon can be a risk in the basements of stone houses and used to, erroneously, be touted for its health benefits, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 67 of Elemental. Read more Audio
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Our Changing World for 3 October 2019
9:05 PM.Peter Griffin investigates the ethics and possibilities around achieving immortality, and Allan Blackman looks at the chemical element radium. Audio
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The quest to live forever
9:06 PM.From cutting-edge genetic treatments to computer-brain interfaces that are still in the realm of science fiction, Silicon Valley is on a quest to let us live forever. Read more Audio
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Rhenium - has a number of claims to chemical fame
8:00 AM.Named after the Rhine river, rhenium is a metal with very high boiling and melting points, and it was the last naturally occuring, non-radioactive element to be discovered, says Prof Allan Blackman in… Read more Audio
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Rhodium - used in cars, drugs ... and aftershave
8:00 AM.Rhodium is an expensive precious metal that is used in catalytic convertors, to make the Parkinson's drug L-DOPA, create shiny jewellery and add the menthol taste to toothpaste, says Allan Blackman… Read more Audio
