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
Storing Energy: Watt does the Future Hold?
This week, should your house have a battery, the abandoned gold mine that's now pumping out power, and will your fridge talk to the grid in future to better manage your energy consumption? Continuing…
00:57:43 |
Tue 14 Jun 2022
Winding up Wind Power
With energy prices sky high, we continue our alternative energy month with a look at wind power. We visit a traditional windmill to understand how humans have historically harnessed the wind, learn a…
00:59:48 |
Tue 07 Jun 2022
Turning the Tide on Hydro Power
The UK harbours the leading expertise in marine renewables, but water itself remains to be a major contributor to the race for net zero. Why are these technologies lagging behind the other more favou…
00:59:04 |
Tue 31 May 2022
Is Solar the Solution?
The warmer weather is here and, with it, solar energy is on my mind. Sun-thing tells me I'm into something good. Join us in the first of our series of programmes on renewable energy sources as the wo…
00:58:32 |
Tue 24 May 2022
Forensics
War crimes. Violations of international law, such as the targeted killing of civilians, which could lead to the prosecution of those responsible. As the horrors of conflict continue in Ukraine, claim…
00:59:12 |
Tue 17 May 2022
Primates, Pi and (unconscious) Ponderings
A diverse range of expertise graces this month's "Q n May" panel show! Find out how we listen to our cosmos for signatures that herald the birth of the first stars, how gender labels help us understa…
00:59:23 |
Tue 10 May 2022
Madvertising
From skateboarding bulldogs to drumming gorillas, modern advertising is teeming with wacky characters and far-fetched fantasies, often with little relation to the product actually being promoted. But…
00:59:42 |
Tue 03 May 2022
The Coffee Conundrum
Stimulating isn't it. I recently came off the hard stuff and I've missed it ever since. I used to see coffee as a real treat, but that caffeine hit may soon be harder to come by. Scientists predict a…
00:57:51 |
Tue 26 Apr 2022
Frankenfoods, Formula 1 & Fake news
This week, we have an egg-cellent panel of spectacular science specialists who will be diving into their areas of expertise and sharing the goods! We hear about how formula 1 technology is changing t…
00:58:14 |
Tue 19 Apr 2022
Contagious Cancers
Cancers are made from a person's own cells going rogue. If a cell acquires the right combination of mutations or changes in its genetic code, it can divide uncontrollably and lead to the formation of…
00:59:17 |
Tue 12 Apr 2022
Science of the Silver Screen
It's time to dress up to the nines and hit the red carpet in scientific style as we bring you The Naked Scientists Science of the Silver Screen Awards. We'll hear about the sandy planet in the sci-fi…
00:59:38 |
Tue 05 Apr 2022
Human Milk
Human milk is the special subject we're looking into this week, including how the cells it contains can jump into a baby's bloodstream - and literally make mum part of their offspring. We hear how bi…
00:57:50 |
Tue 29 Mar 2022
Bonus Podcast: Naked Reflections Showcase
From time to time here on the Naked Scientists we showcase episodes from some of the other programme strands that are part of our Naked family. Today we're sharing an episode of Naked Reflections, pe…
00:31:09 |
Mon 28 Mar 2022
Energy in crisis: nuclear goes up the agenda
This week, AI-based facial recognition systems go live on the front in Ukraine, ozone exposure links to teenage depression, and evidence that sleeping with the light on can adversely affect your heal…
00:59:36 |
Tue 22 Mar 2022
Behaviour
Ever set a new year's resolution only for it to fall by the wayside after a few weeks? It is common for us to have goals and want to make change, but when it comes to turning those plans into reality…
00:59:36 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
Cyberwarfare
Conflict around the world is no longer simply fought on the ground, in the water or in the air but also in the airwaves. As digital devices pervade our lives, so too do they become both agents of and…
00:58:45 |
Tue 08 Mar 2022
Q&A: Defining AI, Dark Energy & Dr NO
It's that time again, where we compile all those lovely science questions you have sent in and form a crack squad of expertise, throw them on a panel together, and shove a mic under their noses! This…
00:59:56 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
Under the Microscope
Alongside analysing AI faces & how a heart beats, we will be putting microscopy under the microscope; from the first glimpses of life up close, to stepping inside the lens and experiencing microscopi…
00:59:00 |
Tue 22 Feb 2022
Xenotransplantation
Amidst the aftermath of COVID-19 waiting lists continue to grow for those in need of an organ transplant, whilst simultaneously in an American surgery a man recieves the heart of a pig. Animal donors…
00:56:54 |
Tue 15 Feb 2022
Q&A: Planets, Procrastination & Plastic Squid
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 what supermassive black holes do, strategies for coping with anxi…
00:59:37 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
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