Naked Scientists Podcast -5th Aug 2012 - Publishing early in recognition of the arrival on the red planet of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity Rover, this week we talk to members of the mission team, revisit some previous successful planetary explorations and hear how UK engineers have made it possible for Rovers to think for themselves. Plus, news of why planets orbit in a plane and whether elephants purr, or just hum…
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/show/20120805/
Alzheimer’s Society Multimedia Podcasts - Alzheimer’s Society podcast - Episode 4
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/podcast_episode.php?episodeID=6
Alzheimer’s Society Multimedia Podcasts - Alzheimer’s Society podcast - Episode 7
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/podcast_episode.php?episodeID=10
There’s a common problem with Alzheimer’s and Dementia patients all over the world. They get disoriented. They wander off. Lost in their memories, they amble the world. But sometimes, in their wandering, they can end up too far from home, frightened, or hurt. So what are you supposed to do if your loved one–a parent, a grandparent–begins to wander in this way? Often times the only solution is to lock them up. Which just feels cruel. But what else are you supposed to do if you want to keep them safe?
Well, a nursing home in Düsseldorf, Germany, called the Benrath Senior Center, came up with a new idea. An idea so simple you almost think it couldn’t work. This week on the podcast producer Lulu Miller talks to Richard Neureither and Regine Hauch about what they’ve done in Düsseldorf.
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