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September 8, 2023

18 minutes

Available for over a year

Science is all around us but a lot of it can be difficult to understand.

Gareth Mitchell speaks to people building careers around helping make science understandable to the general public.

We speak to a YouTuber making music about science, a science festival organiser and a science communication consultant who works with different businesses to make science more engaging and easy to access.

Producer: Hannah Mullane

Presenter: Gareth Mitchell

(Image: Ellie Mackay at work. Credit: Ellie Mackay)