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The Sunday 7 - The Science of Storms, Singing in your Skull, Mosquito's Sense of Smell and a new Scottish Dinosaur...

Ep. 624

The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week...


With over 9 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day.


If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...


Today's episode includes the following guests:


  • Steve Brusatte - Professor of Palaeontology at the University of Edinburgh
  • Sue Gray - Professor of Meteorology at the University of Reading
  • Dr Ajmal Zemmar - Neurosurgeon at the University of Louisville
  • Dr Ziyad Al-Aly - Director of the Clinical Epidemiology Center and the Chief of Research and Education Service at Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System
  • Dr Samuel Normal-Haignere - Cognitive computational neuroscientist at the University of Rochester
  •  Mulenga Mulenga - Chief Executive of Central African Renewable Energy Corporation


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Contact us over at Twitter or visit www.thesmart7.com


Presented by Jamie East, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Olivia Davies and produced by Daft Doris.

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