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Christian Eriksen's heart device, and air leaks on the ISS

6/12/202631 min

Coming up, Danish footballer Christian Eriksen is reportedly "doing well" after collapsing for a second time during an international match. Did a tiny device called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator save his life? Plus, whether magnetic immune cells in the liver can drive a pigeon's homing instincts; how astronauts repaired air leaks on the International Space Station; and we ask whether maths can help us decide what to have for dinner. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Clips

Pigeons Instantly Lose Direction
A Literal ‘Gut Feeling’ Compass
Internal Shock Like Movie Defibs
ISS Leak Emergency Explained
Unpredictable Heart Failure Risk

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    Hello. Welcome to The Naked Scientists podcast, the show that brings you the biggest breakthroughs and talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology and medicine, with me, Chris Smith. And coming up this week, how an implantable defibrillator saved the life of Danish footballer Christian Eriksen, Russian cosmonauts fix an air leak aboard the International Space Station. What did that involve? And the dinner dilemma of Richard Feynman and his friend resolved by a maths equation. [upbeat music] The 2026 FIFA World Cup is getting underway in Mexico, Canada and the US, and for many, it's a religion. Indeed, the revered Liverpool manager Bill Shankly famously said, "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed in that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that." Denmark's talisman, Christian Eriksen, would no doubt disagree with Shankly. In the course of his glittering career, he's collapsed on the pitch twice now. Eriksen's heart reportedly stopped for five minutes in a European Championship match between Denmark and Finland

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