Today we are turning up the heat on the humble sausage sizzle: what’s in the sausage, what goes around it, and why we cook them.

Ellen Phiddian worked in science outreach before deciding to become, in her grandmother's words, "one of those whizz-bang science journalists". With a background in chemistry, she's particularly interested in renewable energy, catalysts, and deciphering the ingredients on food packages. Her favourite podcasts are Wardrobe Crisis,Friends at the Table, and just about any audiodrama.

Today we are turning up the heat on the humble sausage sizzle: what&rsquo;s in the sausage, what goes around it, and why we cook them.
Ellen Phiddian worked in science outreach before deciding to become, in her grandmother's words, "one of those whizz-bang science journalists". With a background in chemistry, she's particularly interested in renewable energy, catalysts, and deciphering the ingredients on food packages. Her favourite podcasts are Wardrobe Crisis, Friends at the Table, and just about any audiodrama.

Put your thinking caps on, folks. Huh? Science Explained is here, the twice weekly podcast brought to you by LiSTNR and Cosmos. Hosted by Cosmos’ very own science journos, this is the podcast that will answer all of life’s questions – in just 10 minutes.

Put your thinking caps on, folks. Huh? Science Explained is here, the twice weekly podcast brought to you by LiSTNR and Cosmos. Hosted by Cosmos’ very own science journos, this is the podcast that will answer all of life’s questions – in just 10 minutes.

Huh? Science Explained

Does pricking the sausage ACTUALLY make it healthier? The science of the sausage sizzle

Today we're finding out about cryogenics: whether you can actually freeze a human body and then bring that person back to life. 

Amalyah Hart is a science journalist at the Royal Institution’s Cosmos Magazine. She has a degree in archaeology and anthropology and a masters in journalism.  

Today we're finding out about cryogenics: whether you can actually freeze a human body and then bring that person back to life.&nbsp;
Amalyah Hart is a science journalist at the Royal Institution&rsquo;s Cosmos Magazine. She has a degree in archaeology and anthropology and a masters in journalism.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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