Flora Lichtman
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5,261 appearances
85 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard yesterday
Flora Lichtman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It provides a place for our imagination to go when we feel perhaps imprisoned or constrained by our life on Earth.
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And that's what I love about it.
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Hmm.
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That's really beautifully put.
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Yes, please.
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Dr. Derek Ward-Thompson is an astrophysicist at the University of Lancashire in England, and Dr. Brian May is an astronomer and, yes, the guitarist in the band Queen.
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Thank you both for joining me today.
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This has been really such a pleasure.
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This episode was produced by Rasha Aridi with help from D. Peter Schmidt.
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I don't want to put you under pressure, but if you like what you heard, why not tell a friend about our show?
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It really does help us if you get the word out.
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And if you have a great review you've been meaning to write for the podcast, don't let it bite the dust.
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Go to your favorite platform and leave us a review.
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Catch you next time.
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I'm Flora Lichtman.
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Hey, it's Flora, and you're listening to Science Friday.
Today we're bringing back a conversation with an absolute all-star, and it's a conversation I've thought about a lot since we recorded it, so I hope you enjoy it.
In nature, enzymes are the catalysts that make much of biology work.
They jumpstart chemical reactions that either wouldn't happen or would happen super slowly.
They do a lot of basic biological jobs, breaking down food, building other molecules, extracting energy.
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