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
COVID Immunity: The Road Ahead
This week, we are boosting our knowledge on what "immunity" against COVID-19 really means and what our strategy heading into winter should be. We'll also hear about a new generation of coronavirus va…
00:54:05 |
Tue 07 Sep 2021
Capturing Carbon: Beyond Woodland
This week we're taking a deep dive into the world of carbon sequestration and how we can use nature to help us solve climate change. We'll be wading through peat bogs, getting serious about seaweed, …
00:57:25 |
Tue 31 Aug 2021
Q&A: Foxes, Physics, and Fluffy Insects
It's Q and A time! Can animals really sense impending dangers like storms and earthquakes? What is the universe expanding into? And how can we prevent the insect apocalypse? We've assembled a panel o…
00:53:57 |
Tue 24 Aug 2021
Long COVID: What we now know
This week, long COVID: we're 18 months into the pandemic and there are thousands of people with long-term health consequences of having caught the infection. We're asking the experts to find out who …
00:55:51 |
Tue 17 Aug 2021
Environmental DNA: Seeing the Unseen
This week, we'll be delving into the world of environmental DNA: what did researchers find when they went looking for the Loch Ness monster? Plus, in the news, with an autumn "booster" on the cards, …
01:00:00 |
Tue 10 Aug 2021
Electric vehicles: are we nearly there yet?
From collecting cobalt to installing infrastructure, what's the latest on how we're getting ready for the electric vehicle revolution? Plus, in the news, with numbers of COVID cases falling across th…
00:58:04 |
Tue 03 Aug 2021
Going for Gold: Our Olympic Science Q&A
Why are billionaires racing for space? What is the UK's Covid-19 strategy since freedom day? And how will Covid-19 affect the Olympics? This week it's QnA time, and with us to explore where weightles…
00:58:29 |
Tue 27 Jul 2021
The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
It's the Royal Society's annual Summer Science Exhibition, but with a digital difference. We go behind the scenes to hear whether bees have favourite flowers, and discover smelly science of your armp…
00:55:37 |
Tue 20 Jul 2021
Psychedelics In Medicine
Are you feeling it? We're taking a hallucinatory trip into the world of psychedelic drugs. These substances are going through a medical renaissance - we'll learn how they work and how they might help…
00:57:55 |
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Lyme Disease: Ticks, Trends, and Treatment
This week we're exploring Lyme disease, looking at the science behind the ticks that carry it, the bacteria that cause it, how we treat it, and why the condition is on the rise in the UK. Plus, in th…
00:59:46 |
Tue 06 Jul 2021
Q&A: Diets, Duct Tape & Dark Matter
It's Q and A time! Does counting calories really work? Could the universe ever implode? And what makes duct tape so sticky? We've assembled a panel of powerful people to answer your science questions…
00:54:37 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
Secret Lives of Sharks
This week, fetch your swimmers, or maybe not, because we're diving into the secret lives of sharks, including hearing how some of them live for hundreds of years. Plus, in the news, antibody treatmen…
00:56:22 |
Tue 22 Jun 2021
Vaccine Hesitancy
We're looking at the world of vaccine hesitancy: why are some folks unsure about getting a COVID vaccine, and how we can help? Plus, in the news, home, or away - should we be able to get away for a h…
00:58:50 |
Tue 15 Jun 2021
The Sun and Us
Fetch your sunglasses because we're looking into the science of sunlight: from the past to the future, what has the sun meant to humanity? Plus, in the news: a global update on COVID, toxic mercury i…
00:59:39 |
Tue 08 Jun 2021
Oxygen Shortages, UFOs & Nuclear Waste
We're diving into the science behind the latest headlines - including the oxygen shortages occurring in the wake of COVID outbreaks; the nuclear waste deep inside the wrecked Chernobyl reactor threat…
00:56:16 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
The Science of Songbirds
This week we're tuning in to the science of birdsong, including parents who talk to their eggs to warn them of high temperatures, and how traffic noise means young birds are taking longer to learn th…
00:55:30 |
Tue 25 May 2021
Unpacking ADHD
This week, we're discussing ADHD: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It can lead to difficulty concentrating and focusing on tasks, and many adults don't actually realise they have it. So what…
00:59:50 |
Tue 18 May 2021
Fermented food: tasty myth or healthy option?
This week we get our teeth into the science of fermented foods: are they a tasty health myth, or are the claimed medical benefits rooted in reality? From DIY sauerkraut and artisan cheeses, to the im…
00:57:54 |
Tue 11 May 2021
Malaria Vaccine, Net Zero & Project Hail Mary
It's a look at the science behind the headlines! Including the latest on COVID-19; a successful vaccine for malaria; the abuses of forensic science to send down the wrong people, and is 'net zero' fa…
00:54:49 |
Tue 04 May 2021
Green Spring Clean: Greener Homes
As the UK announces the world's most ambitious target for cutting carbon and enshrines it in law, we're looking at how to improve the green credentials of one of the country's largest carbon contribu…
00:53:46 |
Tue 27 Apr 2021
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