This Way Up for Saturday 26 October 2013
Jellyfish
Jellyfish are eating our food, shutting down our power plants, and stinging us! In her book 'Stung! On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean' Lisa-ann Gershwin looks at the abundance of jellyfish in the world's oceans, and what this means for us.
Naked Science
Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith. A discovery about what's happening inside our brains when we sleep, and a possible cure for baldness.
Popcorn
Dr. Sascha Topolinski has found that eating popcorn makes us a lot less receptive to advertising.
Bees and exhaust fumes
How engine exhausts interfere with honeybees' ability to forage for pollen and nectar. Professor Guy Poppy of The University of Southampton did the research.
Digital distraction
A new device stops anyone disturbing you by putting all your distractions on hold. With Paul Chipperton, the CEO of CanFocus.
Birds: Royal Spoonbill
We're on the hunt for that most regal of waterfowl, the Royal Spoonbill, with Hugh Robertson.
