{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f/53fcacdf-52b4-43d1-8b88-460964bfd440?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"27 June 2019: Callused feet, and protein-based archaeology","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/61b9f40a770100001581820b.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>This week, how going barefoot affects what your feet can feel, and uncovering history with ancient proteins.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>00:44 A sole sensation</strong></p><p>A study of people who do and don't wear shoes looks into whether calluses make feet less sensitive. <em>Research article: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1345-6\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Holowka et al.</em></a>; <em>News and Views: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01953-6\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Your sensitive sole</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>08:50 Research Highlights</strong></p><p>Magma moving quickly, and twice-transforming 4D materials. <em>Research Highlight: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01980-3\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Volcano’s magma hit top speed</em></a>; <em>Research Article: </em><a href=\"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/admt.201900293\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Wang et al.</em></a></p><p><em></em></p><p><strong>11:09 Dating fossils with proteins</strong></p><p>Archaeologists turn to proteins to answer questions DNA cannot. <em>News Feature: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01986-x\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Move over, DNA: ancient proteins are starting to reveal humanity’s history</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>19:38 News Chat</strong></p><p>A special report from the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the ongoing Ebola crisis. <em>News: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01979-w\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The doctor who beat Ebola — and inspires other survivors to care for the sick</em></a>; <em>News: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01957-2\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Meet the Ebola workers battling a virus in a war zone</em></a>; <em>News: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01893-1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>World Health Organization resists declaring Ebola emergency — for third time</em></a></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}