We discuss life on Mars with Open University scientists; getting into science and the future of disease control with epidemiologists at the Royal Society&nbsp;Summer Exhibition; and find out about incredible 3D printers. The interviews are recorded by OU staff and the programme is hosted by Dr Mike Bullivant from the OU/BBC television series Rough Science.

Transcript -- Toxicology, more about life on Mars and children's author Philip Ardagh

From robot surgery to nation-wide hunts for stripy snails via Michael Faraday, The Open University's new podcast series caters to all tastes.
 
Take-Away Science is about anything and everything interesting in science.
 
Featuring interviews with practising scientists at the cutting edge of research, television science presenters and students starting out on their degrees, the OU Science Faculty bring their unique perspective on science today to you with each episode. Each interview is recorded by OU staff and the podcast is hosted by Rough Science's Dr Mike Bullivant.

These podcasts are brought to you by The Open University's BLAST! project: http://blast.open.ac.uk