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Can’t quite believe that today is the 100th episode of Sliced Bread on @BBCRadio4!
To celebrate our centenary we’re investigating the longevity supplements claiming to help you turn back the clock
Listen on @BBCSounds: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0023p…
10 Oct 2024
I had a lot of fun on @BBCRadio4’s Sliced Bread, chatting to the brilliant @gregfoot and listener Solly about longevity supplements.
Available now on @BBCSounds—and I think it’ll be ‘wherever you get your podcasts’ in a week’s time. :)
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How can research, policy, and local communities collaborate to restore ecosystems and revive our planet? Discover local success stories of thriving biodiversity. Join this #FrontiersForum webinar with Prof @TWCrowther in conversation with @gregfoot
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11 Jul 2024
🧬 🌍 How accurate are DNA Ancestry Tests?
Ancestry Tests say they can uncover your origins and discover living relatives, but how do they work, are the results reliable, and is it safe to send your genetic material to these them?
@gregfoot investigates in 'Sliced Bread'
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I seem to be spending this week going "how on earth did I miss this?" but having just heard an excellent episode of (to me, an entirely new thing) 'Sliced Bread' on Radio 4 just now, about DNA testing, I am astounded to learn it's been in production since 2019 w >100 episodes.
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4 Jul 2024
👂 Are the new designs of ear plugs you might have seen here on Instagram any better than traditional foam, wax or silicone options?
@gregfoot investigates to find out whether they deliver on their claim. Recorded live at @hayfestival.
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27 Jun 2024
Do ‘cholesterol lowering products’ work? 🤔
@gregfoot investigates the products promising to make you happier, healthier or greener, and this week he’s looking at yoghurt drinks and special spreads that claim to help lower your cholesterol.
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21 Jun 2024
🧘♂️📌 Can lying on a spiky mat be relaxing? 🤔
@gregfoot investigates the wonder products promising to make you happier, healthier or greener, and this week he’s looking into acupressure mats for 12 year old listener Bradley.
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14 Jun 2024
What is real?
On 3 July Crick researcher Tim Nguyen will be joined by comedian @julietteBurton and BBC’s @gregfoot to explore how hallucinations can reveal the inner workings of our brains.
🎟️ Free admission (booking required)
🕑 18:00-20:00
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26 May 2024
Rain’s gone, sun’s out, just as @gregfoot and the Sliced Bread team take to the stage @BBCRadio4 tent @hayfestival
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21 May 2024
🧀 So cheese may have the same molecules that you have in sweaty socks! 🧦😱
Sliced Bread continues as this week @gregfoot sets out see if air fresheners can really “eliminate” stinky odours with science, or do they just smell nicer? And what does using them do for our air quality?
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14 May 2024
Do LED face masks actually work, or do you end up just looking like a Doctor Who baddie?
@gregfoot sets out to find the answer to this and more in his news series, now coming directly from our studio in Salford!
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24 Apr 2024
🍽️ Dishwashers vs. Hand washing!
Presenter @gregfoot from @BBCRadio4's Sliced Bread (available on @BBCSounds), investigates which method uses more water and which is more energy efficient.
But what will be the winner? Watch this and find out...
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22 Apr 2024
On Wednesday, we are settling the debate on which is better… dishwashers or hand washing? Science journalist @gregfoot will explain how to get the most out of both methods, when it comes to saving water and energy.
How do you wash your dishes? Which do you prefer and why?
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17 Apr 2024
Knowing a bit more about the fascinating science of sleep at @TheCrick with my favourite podcaster @gregfoot, @JuliaJadeHarris and Ivana Rosenzweig! 💤
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4 Apr 2024
Why do we dream? Does our sleep affect our memory? What is our brain actually doing while we sleep? 😴
@JuliaJadeHarris, Ivana Rosenzweig and @gregfoot will be in conversation at the Crick on 17 April talking all things sleep 💤
Book your free ticket ➡️ hitsnooze.eventbrite.co.uk
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29 Mar 2024
🍄☕️ Have you heard of mushroom coffee?
🤔 In the last of the current series of Sliced Bread, @gregfoot investigates the fungi-fuelled trend for coffees, teas, even hot chocolates, that contain so called “medicinal mushrooms” - the likes of Reishi, Cordyceps, Chaga or Lion’s Mane.
Are they ’the best thing since sliced bread’ or marketing BS?
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15 Mar 2024
⚡️In the latest episode of his podcast ’Sliced Bread’ @gregfoot investigates two ‘electrotherapy’ devices that claim to use a mild electric current to boost your health: TENS Machines, that promise to reduce your pain, and Circulation Boosters, that claim to ease aching legs and swollen feet.
🤔How do they work? Can anyone try them? And, most importantly, what does the evidence say?
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8 Mar 2024
Do you go for cow’s milk in your coffee or do you prefer a plant-based alternative? ☕️
What’s your fave? Oat? Almond? Coconut? Soya?
@gregfoot finds out which plant-based milk alternative is the cream of the crop when it comes to both your health and the health of the planet 🌍
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4 Mar 2024
Today's #PhysicsinAction event is drawing to an end and @gregfoot is wrapping up the day by taking us deep into the ocean in a high tech submersible. It has been a fantastic event packed with inspiring speakers coving topics from fusion energy to quantum computing!
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How accurate are fitness trackers? ❤️🏃♀️🧘♂️💪
@gregfoot gets sweaty in the name of science to find out!
From keeping count of your daily steps, to measuring your heart rate during a workout, to tracking how well you slept - fitness trackers promise a lot. But do they deliver? You can get them for anything from £20 - £400 but does spending more mean the data they track will be more accurate?
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