The Science Inside the Nepal Earthquake

by The Science InsideMay 17, 2015May 17, 2015

The earthquake that shook Nepal has shocked the world. Hear tenth-grader Chloe Jenkins’ experience of the Nepal earthquake, then find out all about how earthquakes work with Prof Ray Durrheim from Wits. Later in the show Dr Charlotte Nobel and Medecins Sans Frontiers’s Dan Sermand explain the medical medical dangers and response on Everest – with or without an earthquake.

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The Science Inside is produced by The Wits Radio Academy with funding from The Department of Science & Technology. Each week the show goes inside the science of a major news item, natural disaster or cultural event, such as the salvage of the Costa Concordia, fracking, a train crash or the shortage of ARVs. In addition to expert interviews, each show features listeners’ questions, answered by a university student in the appropriate field. A regular feature, “The Science OUTside”, also takes the show on a trip out of the studio. A second regular segment is “2 Minute Science”, which looks at future developments and how science can change the world. Tune in to Vow FM every Monday at 6pm.

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