This week Alok Jha corners one of the UK's leading scientists Sir Paul Nurse who in addition to being a Nobel prizewinning geneticist is president of the Royal Society. Sir Paul speaks about the importance of transparency and openness in the science community but goes on to claim that Freedom of Information requests are being used in some cases to harass scientists and inhibit research.
Guardian science correspondent Ian Sample joins Alok to discuss some startling research into the roundness of the electron and what it might say about the validity of supersymmetry theories and the fate of antimatter in the early universe.
Finally, director Shelley Lee Davies discusses her documentary Planeat which explores whether we should switch to an exclusively plant-based diet, not only for the sake of our own health but also that of the planet.
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/audio/2011/may/30/science-weekly-podcast-sir-paul-nurse
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