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A researcher discusses a trip to a North Korean volcano, and in the wake of rising cases of whooping cough we explore the impact of vaccinations.

With the Rosetta probe now wide awake and on its way to intercept and land on a comet, we also talk to Chris Carr who has been involved in the project since the mid-1990s.

The podcast is presented by Gareth Mitchell, a lecturer on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Science Communication MSc course and the presenter of , with contributors from the Research Communications team and news intern Marion Ferrat.

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– how the efficiency of catalytic convertors is increasing, whilst costs are decreasing, and hear more about 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fringe: Arts Experiment 2.0 where student societies will team up with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers to blur the line between art and science.

– discusses his involvement in the European Space Agency Rosetta mission, and tells us why it is so important to study comets.

– In the wake of increased cases of whooping cough in the UK, US and Australia, news intern Marion Ferrat speaks to , Professor of Paediatric Infection and Immunity, to find out just how effective vaccinations are.

– , Research Associate in the Department of Earth Science & Engineering, tells us about a recent trip to a volcano in North Korea which was responsible for one of the largest eruptions in the last 2000 years.