The Naked Scientists Podcast
The Naked Scientists flagship science show, includes the latest science news, interviews with top scientists, hands-on science experiments and answers to your science questions.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 1187
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2025
Q&A: Deadly Lasers and Delicious Brains
This week, it is time to put your questions to a panel of excellent experts in one of our Q&A shows! We are going to be investigating if truth serum really exists, what would happen if the Earth stop…
00:58:40 |
Tue 20 Sep 2022
You can't teach an old dogma new tricks
This week's show conveys how surprisingly susceptible science is to dogma. We uncover the alarming oversights which have mitigated progress in disciplines like zoology and medicine for decades. Corru…
00:31:27 |
Tue 13 Sep 2022
First known amputation uncovered in Borneo
A massive archeological find has been making headlines all over the news this week. Plus, 'breakfast like a king, dine like a pauper', is there any truth to the old saying? And are video GP consultat…
00:29:17 |
Fri 09 Sep 2022
The Microbiome: Trust Your Gut?
When it comes to treating diseases, we often think of lifestyle changes, pills and procedures. What often isn't considered is poo. But this week, the NICE guidelines - which recommend treatments for …
00:35:45 |
Tue 06 Sep 2022
COVID Vaccines and Coffee Cups in Hot Water
In the news this week: mRNA vaccine giants Moderna and Pzfizer face a legal battle over potential technology infringements, and a new study explains how small talk with strangers before working toget…
00:29:19 |
Fri 02 Sep 2022
All About Drought
We're looking into where our water comes from, and how modern technology could help us better conserve the precious resources we have to be more prepared for future dry periods. Like this podcast? Pl…
00:32:04 |
Tue 30 Aug 2022
Bite-sized vaccines and familiar faces
In the news this week: the medical breakthrough of a potential malaria vaccine; we find out how sewage is polluting our beaches but may also help us cope with a sulphur shortage; and a way to immunis…
00:34:12 |
Fri 26 Aug 2022
Spacewalk: the Scale of our Solar System
The scale of space is difficult to grasp: a trip to Mars would take 7 months, and for Jupiter you are talking years. But a scaled-down sculpture trail of our solar system offers a planetary tour on a…
00:31:50 |
Tue 23 Aug 2022
Bivalent Covid Boosters and Unbalanced Bees
In science news this week: the UK has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine which hopes to tackle the omicron variant, and scientists alter the blood type compatibility of a kidney outside the body. Plus, …
00:30:45 |
Fri 19 Aug 2022
Child's play: curtailing a health crisis
Children's wellbeing is in a state of emergency. It's a fact that has been tragically overlooked for some time now. In the UK, 41% of children are classed as overweight or obese by the time they leav…
00:25:16 |
Tue 16 Aug 2022
Hitting back against heatwaves
In this week's news show: Chris provides an update on the polio siutation in London, and we hear what we can learn from hotter climes about dealing with the scorching weather. Plus, the robotic ant t…
00:28:04 |
Fri 12 Aug 2022
Reintroduction: Bringing Species Back
Last month saw a first in the UK: Bison were released into a woodland in Kent. An animal of this size and nature hasn't be known to be on UK soil for milennia, but now conservationists hope they can …
00:37:00 |
Tue 09 Aug 2022
Shorter Days and Binning Best Before Dates
In the world of science news this week, major supermarkets in the UK are removing their best before dates after data reveals just how much they sway our decisions to chuck food away. Plus, we dive in…
00:29:48 |
Fri 05 Aug 2022
Vaping Health Impacts: No Smoke Without Fire?
This week vaping, and the potential hidden health costs, go under the microscope as we also explore whether teens that would never smoke are being seduced by eCigarettes. Also, news of period impacts…
00:55:10 |
Tue 02 Aug 2022
A trip down the River Cam
Harry Lewis and James Tytko are off on a summer science special, a jolly down the River Cam with their Captain for the day Peter of Camboats, making pit stops to check out the local wildlife, sportin…
00:56:42 |
Tue 26 Jul 2022
The wine we drink and machines that can think
It's that time again where we round up some of the most pressing and perplexing science news stories from the past month. We analyse the first images from the James Webb telescope, discuss whether th…
00:55:07 |
Tue 19 Jul 2022
Gene-Editing: Food of the Future?
Could the potential food of the future be on its way to our supermarket shelves? Parliament is currently reviewing rules which would allow gene-edited food to be grown and sold in the UK, moving away…
00:59:32 |
Tue 12 Jul 2022
Ghost pond resurrection
Ponds used to prosper alongside old agricultural practices. But 100 years' of modernisation has seen bodies of water on farmland disappear, although they never truly die. And this week we go in searc…
00:58:57 |
Tue 05 Jul 2022
Emerging Viruses: Monkeypox on the up
Emerging viral infections go under our microscope this week, including the recent surge in monkeypox, the world's largest bird flu outbreak to date, and learning points from Covid-19. Plus, in the ne…
00:59:45 |
Tue 28 Jun 2022
Venus, Volcanoes & Virtual Clothing
In this week's programme we are going to be sharing some science highlights - sci-lights, if you will - going in depth with some of the latest science news from the past month plus some fascinating s…
00:59:06 |
Tue 21 Jun 2022
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