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Our latest podcast features a look ahead at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Festival, where robotic grasshoppers and a plasma globe will be among the many exhibits.

The podcast is presented by Gareth Mitchell, a lecturer on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Science Communication MSc course and the presenter of , with help from the Communications and Public Affairs Division pod squad.

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• - A new study highlights how sugary drinks can increase type 2 diabetes risk and a new galaxy that could be the last ever discovery from the Herschel space telescope.
• - Dr Mirko Kovac will show visitors at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Festival how animals are teaching engineers to make robots that can move across outdoor terrains.
• - Scientists from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and Nasa told school students about their exciting careers at an event at the American embassy.
• - PhD student Arthur Turrell on an unusual state of matter, and what it could do for us.

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