What is radiation, and when is it really bad for us?

23/12/2024 20 min Temporada 1 Episodio 6
What is radiation, and when is it really bad for us?

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Episode Synopsis

With Ant prepping more science lessons and binging Chernobyl, Stacey is exposed to a full dose of the science behind radiation. From our microwaves and phones, to medical applications and nuclear catastrophe, Ant covers the good, the bad, and the downright dangerous types of radiation. It’s a full high school science recap with the team discussing atomic structure, ionising and non-ionising radiation, half life, radioactive bananas and the role of anti-oxidants in protecting our body from daily radiation. And what happens to our bodies when things go really wrong like in the case of nuclear fallout?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.