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In this edition: We meet an 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alum who is now Head of Science at NASA, discuss the generational wealth gap and find out how to tackle TB.

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– We dig into a new report that finds evidence that there is more solidarity between generations than the “Millennials versus Boomers” narrative would suggest.

– We sit down with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø physics alum, and now NASA Head of Science, Dr Nicky Fox, to find out which missions she’s excited about and how we can encourage more girls to take up physics.

– We hear from Professor Nim Pathy about how TB patients in India can be empowered to seek proper care, how new technologies can help expand screening programmes, and what we need to do to make a new vaccine.

This is an extract from – a new podcast that explores where global disease and health overlap with other fields, including epidemiology, ecology, economics, and engineering.

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The podcast is presented by Gareth Mitchell, a lecturer on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's MSc Science Communication course. He’s also a longstanding BBC presenter and reporter. Gareth is joined each month by our roving reporters in the Communications Division.