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
Concrete Jungles
The 11th of July was world population day and at current figures there are over 7.4 billion of us living on the planet. That number continues to grow and at the same time the proportion of people liv…
00:54:00 |
Mon 11 Jul 2016
Can toads predict earthquakes?
This week, we're answering the science questions that you've been sending in, including: is the Earth's core cooling down, how do messages from space probes get back to Earth and why sleeping on your…
00:52:27 |
Mon 04 Jul 2016
Science meets MasterChef!
The Naked Scientists are hosting their very own dinner party, and the guests include a master distiller, a MasterChef finalist and a master of chocolate, all on hand to help reveal the science behind…
00:57:39 |
Mon 27 Jun 2016
Autopsy: A Matter of Life and Death
This week on the Naked Scientists, we observe a post-mortem. The patient was in his seventies but the coroner ordered an autopsy because the cause of death wasn't clear. Chris Smith observes patholog…
00:56:12 |
Mon 20 Jun 2016
How to Keep your Heart Healthy
This programme comes to you from the British Cardiovascular Society Conference in Manchester, where leaders in the field have been presenting their latest research on preventing heart disease: one of…
01:04:19 |
Mon 13 Jun 2016
Your Home in 2050
A growing global population means we are facing a considerable housing shortage and it has been estimated that by 2025, as many as 1.6 billion individuals will face crowded substandard housing.But, t…
00:58:11 |
Mon 06 Jun 2016
Stressed? You're not the only one...
This week on the Naked Scientists, are we more prone to struggle with stress and if so why? Graihagh Jackson is probing the state of our mental health by taking a stress test to unearth how the human…
00:58:28 |
Mon 30 May 2016
The War on Salt
This week we delve into the science of salt: what does it do in the body, how can it cause problems for farmers, and what avenues are scientists exploring to desalinate sea water and keep us all refr…
00:59:08 |
Mon 23 May 2016
Does Telepathy Exist?
This week on the Naked Scientists, your questions go under the microscope. Do women have a superior memory? What is the evidence for climate change? Can plants get cancer? Why do we sometimes see sta…
00:53:47 |
Mon 16 May 2016
Phosphorus: Essential to All Life But Are We Running Out?
If you've followed environmental stories over the years, you'll know this tune. Scientists have long been singing off the same songbook when it comes to fossil fuels, deforestation and pollution. But…
00:58:17 |
Mon 09 May 2016
Can Science Prove Whodunnit?
This week on the Naked Scientists, we've got science on trial! We look at real case studies, finding out how forensics can both help and hinder criminal investigations, including the insects who are …
00:54:20 |
Mon 02 May 2016
The Secret World of Shipping
This week we're taking a look at the industry that transports 90% of global trade but most of us know very little about - shipping! We're all at sea as we navigate our way through driverless ships of…
00:59:52 |
Mon 25 Apr 2016
What happened to Tutankhamun's heart?
This week on the Naked Scientists, we've gathered a panel of pollies, pundits and professors to answer your science questions: from how prevalent was tooth decay in the neanderthals, to how Neil Arms…
00:54:41 |
Mon 18 Apr 2016
Conflict in Conservation
Would you care about conserving an animal if it threatened your job, your food supply or even your life? This week, we unpick the hidden conflicts and controversies inside conservation, including the…
00:54:42 |
Mon 11 Apr 2016
Can You Boost Your Memory?
Exam season is around the corner, so this week the Naked Scientists take a walk down memory lane to find out what's going on upstairs when you learn and remember things, and investigate if it's possi…
00:53:54 |
Tue 05 Apr 2016
Will an artificially intelligent robot steal your job?
With the recent rise of the machines and robots - could an artificially intelligent robot take your job any time soon? And could they then take over the world, terminator-style? Join Graihagh Jackson…
00:59:37 |
Tue 29 Mar 2016
Do you burn more calories when thinking?
This week: you asked the questions, we have the answers. Our expert panel take on queries like: why don't whales get the bends, does chloroform work like it does in the movies, and would a spinning s…
00:49:51 |
Tue 22 Mar 2016
Cambridge Science Festival: Battle of the Brains
This week is a Cambridge Science Festival special with the Naked Scientists coming straight from the Cambridge Science Centre alongside a very lively audience!But that's not all, it's battle of brain…
00:57:42 |
Tue 15 Mar 2016
The A - Zika of viruses: Preventing Pandemics
With infectious diseases wiping out millions each year, we look at how we can predict pandemics, whether scientists should be allowed to engineer super viruses, and how war and politics could preven…
01:00:24 |
Tue 08 Mar 2016
Gravitational Waves: Discovery of the Decade?
This week, the discovery rocking the world of physics: gravitational waves! But what are they, and why are they set to change how we see the Universe in the future? Plus we take a look at the week's …
00:59:19 |
Tue 01 Mar 2016
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