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In this edition: We examine the impact of radiation from nuclear accidents, meet a Sickle Cell Warrior, and follow those fighting the Four Horsemen.

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– We hear about how 51³Ô¹ÏÍø scientists have teamed up with poets to create spoken-word pieces and how a COVID-19 study has been set to music.

– It’s been 35 years since Chernobyl and 10 years since Fukushima – so what issues has the radiation actually caused? Professor Gerry Thomas takes us through the evidence, which shows the effects may be far less severe than scare stories suggest.

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– We meet Sickle Cell Warrior Louisa Thompson, who has teamed up with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø academics to raise awareness of living with the disease, including its impact on mental health.

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– 51³Ô¹ÏÍø military medical historian Dr Emily Mayhew gives a hopeful history and forward look at those people holding the line against war, pestilence, famine and death, as told in her new book .

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The podcast is presented by Gareth Mitchell, a lecturer on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's MSc Science Communication course and the presenter of on the BBC World Service, with contributions from our roving reporters in the Communications and Public Affairs Division.