Artemis II launch, and tackling physical inactivity

About this episode

The episode discusses the Artemis II mission, advancements in biotechnology, the dangers of physical inactivity, and innovative research in neuroscience.

Artemis II begins its mission to take humans farther into space than ever before, scientists in London unveil the first lab-grown oesophagus, the dangers of physical inactivity and why we urgently need to tackle it, and brain cells on a chip learn to play video games like humans... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

People in this episode

Host: The Naked Scientists

Topics covered

• space exploration
• health
• physical inactivity
• biotechnology
• neuroscience

Keywords

• Artemis II
• lab-grown oesophagus
• physical inactivity
• brain cells
• video games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: scientists in London

Products: lab-grown oesophagus

Places: London

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