Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast
Special scientific reports and investigations by the Naked Scientists team
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 981
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2025
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Conservation
One of Perth, Western Australia's best-loved and most striking birds - the red-tailed black cockatoo - once common, is now in severe decline. Victoria Gill met Murdoch University's Dr Kristen Warren …
00:06:45 |
Wed 02 Oct 2013
Tackling the tangles in Alzheimer's Disease
Until recently, it has been extremely difficult to track the progression of Alzheimer's disease, as the neurons of the brain which are affected by the disease are impossible to view directly. However…
00:05:49 |
Wed 25 Sep 2013
2013.09.17 - British Science Festival 2013: Ancient Parasites Treat Allergies
Ancient parasites could be used to cure severe allergy sufferers according to new research from the University of Cambridge. Matt Burnett discovers how Dr Piers Mitchell has unearthed which parasites…
00:04:50 |
Mon 16 Sep 2013
British Science Festival 2013: Victorian Science
The Victorian Science Spectacular came to Newcastle as part of the British Science Festival, and Ginny Smith went along to see what it was all about, and caught up with some of the performers afterwa…
00:06:23 |
Mon 16 Sep 2013
British Science Festival 2013: Ugly Animal Preservation Society
This week after public vote, the Blobfish was announced to be the world's ugliest animal. The poll was run by Ugly Animal Preservation Society, a group of comedians and scientists who are part of a c…
00:05:27 |
Thu 12 Sep 2013
British Science Festival 2013: Sugata Mitra's School in the Cloud
Sugata Mitra's 'Hole in the Wall' experiments in a New Delhi slum showed how easily children can learn using the internet, with no adult supervision or guidance. He terms this Minimally Invasive Educ…
00:06:11 |
Wed 11 Sep 2013
Diabetes Management - On your phone!
Is real-time blood sugar monitoring on your phone a pipe dream? Not according to Professor Mike Trenell at Newcastle University. Matt Burnett finds out about the diabetic athletes testing a new diabe…
00:04:24 |
Wed 11 Sep 2013
Autism and dancing
Dancing is a complicated skill, and learning a new routine changes the brain. Ginny Smith caught up with Antonia Hamilton and Emily Cross at the British Science Festival to find out more about their …
00:06:09 |
Tue 10 Sep 2013
British Science Festival 2013: Healthy Life Simulation
The population of the modern world is ageing. However, not everyone's quality of ageing is equal and simple factors, such as where we live, can have a major impact on how healthy we are in to old age…
00:08:10 |
Tue 10 Sep 2013
Self-Healing Concrete
Inspired by biological systems that can self-repair, Diane Gardner is working on polymer 'ligaments', micro capsules of regenerative fluid and even embedded bacteria that can help concrete to repair …
00:06:19 |
Tue 10 Sep 2013
British Science Festival 2013: Cosmic Rays and Technology
Physicist Chris Frost explains, at the British Science Festival 2013, how cosmic rays disrupt the everyday technologies we rely on, as he outlines for Naked Scientist Priya Crosby... Like this podcas…
00:07:39 |
Mon 09 Sep 2013
British Science Festival 2013: Ceri Brenner, Lasers
Rutherford Appleton Central Laser Facility scientist Dr Ceri Brenner enlightens Ginny Smith about the world of lasers at the British Science Festival, 2013. Like this podcast? Please help us by suppo…
00:06:54 |
Mon 09 Sep 2013
Diamond Lasers - Just a James Bond fantasy?
Diamonds are the new best friends of laser scientists.A new world of lasers is now being created through research which is harnessing the exceptional qualities of diamonds. It will open up new possib…
00:06:28 |
Thu 08 Aug 2013
The Science of Spin Bowling
Today marks the first day of the fourth test in the Ashes and while England have already retained the urn, they're hoping that their spin bowlers, including the likes of Monty Panesar can help secure…
00:06:54 |
Thu 08 Aug 2013
The Science of the Working Lunch
We are often encouraged to relax during our lunch break, but research suggests that this can do interesting things to our minds. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:06:03 |
Thu 01 Aug 2013
What Makes Plumes on Enceladus - Matt Hedman
Enceladus, the tiny Saturnian satellite, regularly issues jets of salty water from its south pole that reaches kilometres in height above the moon's surface. But what drives this process? Gravitation…
00:05:17 |
Thu 01 Aug 2013
Exercise away the risk of stroke?
Scientists at the University of South Australia have shown that regular exercise can dramatically reduce your risk of having a stroke in later life. Priya Crosby spoke to first author on the paper, D…
00:05:22 |
Mon 29 Jul 2013
Cycle Safety
How can you make sure you are safe when you cycle? It might be more difficult that you think to ensure cars spot you... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:06:55 |
Mon 29 Jul 2013
Brain scans to improve autism diagnosis
Last week, a group at the University of California, Davis, released a paper which highlights the potential for the use of MRI brain scans in the diagnosis of autism in children. Priya Crosby spoke to…
00:05:29 |
Thu 18 Jul 2013
Giant Water Lily
The Cambridge Botanic Gardens play host to a giant water lily, with leaves a small child can stand on, and a flower that undergos an overnight sex change. Ginny Smith went to talk to Alex Summers abo…
00:06:45 |
Sat 13 Jul 2013
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