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
Coronavirus Explained: How COVID-19 Works
We take a detailed look at the coronavirus pandemic that's sweeping the globe. How does it affect the lungs? What can doctors do about it? And meet some of the teams working on solutions, from new ra…
00:58:01 |
Tue 24 Mar 2020
Secrets of sustainable cities
With billions of people moving to cities in the next few decades we are looking at the secrets for making cities sustainable, from a virtual world to a World War 2 air raid shelter. Plus in the news,…
00:54:45 |
Tue 17 Mar 2020
Q&A: COVID-19, Solar Storms & Ancient Teeth
What happens if you overwater a plant? How does gravity actually work? And should we be cancelling mass events to contain the coronavirus? It's Q&A time on the show, and this week Phil Sansom is join…
00:59:30 |
Tue 10 Mar 2020
Electric Cars: Worth the Charge?
This week, we're talking electric cars: we get someone to drive one for a few days to find out how easy the switch to electric might be. And news of the brainy computer that's made a breakthrough aga…
00:58:14 |
Tue 03 Mar 2020
Artificial intelligence in medicine
For many, the term Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a phrase straight out of sci-fi, conjuring up visions of utopias or dystopias, from films ranging from the Terminator to I Robot. But what was previ…
00:28:09 |
Thu 27 Feb 2020
Time: It's all relative
With the leap year upon us, and the rare appearance of Feb 29th, we're "marking time" to find out how time works: from why time seems to go faster when we're older, to the mind-bending warping of tim…
00:58:45 |
Tue 25 Feb 2020
Prostate Cancer: Detection and Diagnosis
This week we delve into the disease that accounts for a quarter of all cancer diagnoses in men: prostate cancer. We'll be finding out how it's picked up and diagnosed, as well as speaking to someone …
00:59:30 |
Tue 18 Feb 2020
Eat, Sleep, Repeat: Body Clock Science
This week - tick tock! We're talking body clock science! Whether it's eating, sleeping, or coming down with something - we're taking a look at the biology of our daily rhythms. Plus in the news, doct…
00:58:11 |
Tue 11 Feb 2020
Q&A: Soy, Slingshots and Cyanide
What's a white hole? Why don't we use brain scans to diagnose mental health and why was cyanide Agatha Christie's poison of choice? All this and more as our panel of experts answer your questions. Jo…
00:58:21 |
Tue 04 Feb 2020
A Burns Night Celebration of Science
This week we're donning our kilts and raising our whisky bottles to celebrate Burns Night! The two-century-old Scottish holiday honours the memory of the great poet Robbie Burns, and in this episode …
00:58:26 |
Tue 28 Jan 2020
Food Waste: Slimmer Waste-line
This week: food waste. Worldwide, a third of the food we buy ends up in the bin. Why? And what can science do to help? Plus - will 2020 be another climate record-breaker, and what are the climate-cha…
01:00:00 |
Tue 21 Jan 2020
Know When to Fold 'Em: Origami Science
This week we're unraveling the science behind the ancient art of origami - paper folding - and how scientists are even doing it now with DNA. The new virus that's appeared in China, news of the Austr…
00:54:32 |
Tue 14 Jan 2020
Lottery Numbers and Banana Skins
It's Q&A time! We've picked a selection of the best science questions from listeners, like: are lottery numbers really random? Is there still a hole in the ozone layer? And crucially - why do some ba…
00:58:25 |
Tue 07 Jan 2020
A Year of Naked Science!
In this week's special episode, Katie Haylor, Adam Murphy and Phil Sansom take a trip down memory lane, month by month, reflecting on some of our favourite moments from a whole year's worth of sensat…
01:01:35 |
Tue 31 Dec 2019
Get Gaming: Naked Scientists Christmas 2019
Merry Christmas! In this special edition of the show, discover how many presents are really coming your way on the 12th day, hear which medical specialists are most likely to get caught speeding, and…
00:59:38 |
Mon 23 Dec 2019
Fly Me to the Moon
NASA have stated that they are heading back to the Moon in 2024. This week we're finding out why, and what's in store for us as we head up there. Plus, in the news, cave paintings dated to 40,000 yea…
00:58:55 |
Tue 17 Dec 2019
How to survive an avalanche
This week we're exploring a terrifying force of nature: avalanches. Why do they happen? How do you avoid them? And if you encounter one, how could you survive it? We speak to Lawrence Jones, who 20 y…
00:59:21 |
Tue 10 Dec 2019
Why Do I Stress Eat?
This week: Is fat worse than sugar? Can you die of a broken heart? Is the universe really expanding? We've assembled a panel of experts to take on your science questions: diet and genetics guru Giles…
00:59:31 |
Tue 03 Dec 2019
Print me a new liver!
This week, artificial organs! How close are we to growing life-saving hearts, kidneys and livers in the lab? Plus in the news, how hospital computer systems can save lives by spotting subtle signs do…
01:01:51 |
Tue 26 Nov 2019
Custard unflustered
This week, the deadly serious science of custard, including the chemistry of eggs, sports bra tehcnology, custard powder explosions, and that most important question of them all: is custard better ho…
00:57:28 |
Tue 19 Nov 2019
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