Belinda Smith
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2,605 appearances
27 recordings
4 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 2d ago
Belinda Smith’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But why then, as she asked, so young, did she have that loathing of science lessons?
That's later.
First, I want to ask Belle a question about these last two astounding weeks.
On the one hand, we're told to endure the prospect of wiping out civilization, along with thousands of lives who happen to be in the way.
But by contrast, there was Artemis, offering discovery and joy.
Yes, one was politics, the other was science.
Bell, my late friend Tim Radford, one of the truly great science journalists of our times, said that despite his reservations, when Apollo first took off, all that time ago, to land on the moon, it was one of the most exciting experiences imaginable.
A civilising experience, joy...
Did you feel the same?
I did.
I remember coming into work on the morning of the lunar flyby and looking up at the moon, which was still high in the sky, and thinking, gosh, there are people up there.
It's just an amazing thought.
But the Artemis II mission wasn't the only thing in the news.
Also dominating headlines is the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
This has created shortages, not just of oil, but also nitrogen fertilisers.
And this is a big deal.
we need fertilisers to get high yields out of pretty much every crop.
So scientists have been looking for ways to get more bang for their fertiliser buck, not only in times of scarcity like these, but also as the world's population continues to grow.
Noah Abrahams at the University of Melbourne has looked into this.
When you put nitrogen fertiliser in soil, how much of it is actually used by the plants?
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