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
Is Technology Altering Your Brain?
Is modern technology changing your brain? How fast does flu fly? Can you build a lightsaber? Your questions are the stars on the Naked Scientists this week, as we discuss the implications of faste…
00:58:23 |
Sun 20 Nov 2011
Flu Vaccines from Tobacco?
In a show not to be sneezed at, we look at the evidence that coughs and sneezes are linked to heart attacks. We also probe the Flu Survey, a new citizen science initiative to gather data on the inci…
00:58:33 |
Sun 13 Nov 2011
NCRI Cancer Conference
This week Kat Arney joins us live from the National Cancer Research Institute's conference in Liverpool. We find out how mistakes in cell signalling can cause cancers and why DNA repair pathways offe…
00:56:52 |
Sun 06 Nov 2011
Gene Therapy and Stem Cell Therapy
This week's podcast is live from the British Society for Gene Therapy (BSGT) conference in Brighton, UK. Some of the world's top gene and stem cell therapists explain how we can manipulate genes to …
01:05:48 |
Sat 29 Oct 2011
Why Is Ice Slippery?
Can moonlight and a magnifying glass be used to start a fire? Why do bananas go brown and does it happen faster in the fridge or the fruitbowl? Why are ice and snow slippery? And how does flyspray wo…
01:01:27 |
Sat 22 Oct 2011
Plant Pests and Plant Pathology
This week, Plant Pests and Plant Pathology - we find out what happens when plants get ill, how to understand and prevent the spread of plant disease, and how they can call up an insect army to defend…
01:09:19 |
Sat 15 Oct 2011
Outpacing Petrol - Biofuels and Hydrogen
This week, we're investigating alternatives to petrol. We'll board a biofuel powered bus to meet the plant scientists who are using algae to make biodiesel. We'll find out how to turn household was…
01:03:07 |
Sat 08 Oct 2011
Would a Siphon Work in Space?
Could a Siphon be used in orbit? Why do leaves change colour in Autumn? How is immunity passed from mother to baby through breastfeeding? Why do earthquakes happen away from plate boundaries? How do …
01:07:30 |
Sat 01 Oct 2011
Cheese Making and Cake Baking: The Chemistry of Cookery
We've whipped up an appetising take on the science of food and cooking for you this week. With a main course of cookery in the kitchen served up by a cake-baking physicist followed by a microbiologic…
01:10:12 |
Sat 24 Sep 2011
Chilling Out - The Science of Cryogenics
This week, we're chilling out in the world of cryogenics, the science of the super-cold. We'll find out what happens to living tissue when it freezes, and how we can use low temperatures to keep orga…
01:03:12 |
Sat 17 Sep 2011
Supercomputers & Super Computing
This week, we seek the science of supercomputers! We find out how they work, and how they can answer some of the biggest questions in science. We also hear about the World Community Grid, which off…
00:57:54 |
Sat 10 Sep 2011
Australopithecus Sediba Special
Reader in evolution at Wits University, Lee Berger, made a life-changing discovery when he uncovered the remains of a new species of hominid, Australopithecus sediba, in South Africa. Here, Chris Smi…
00:37:09 |
Wed 07 Sep 2011
Why do some animals dump indiscriminately?
Why do some animals poo wherever the fancy takes them, whilst others are more fussy about the locations of their lavatory actions? What triggers pins and needles? How do some fish survive in both fre…
01:06:56 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
Science in Scotland
This week, Chris explores some of the cutting edge research taking place in Aberdeen. We meet a scientist making new cannabis-like chemicals that lack the side effects of the real thing, talk to a m…
00:58:42 |
Sat 27 Aug 2011
Do planes trigger rains?
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the "plane". Or so the saying goes, but new research has confirmed that aeroplanes do cause clouds to dump their contents prematurely, often around airports, and in …
01:02:03 |
Sat 20 Aug 2011
Chemistry By Design
Are designer molecules poised to take us into a new chemical dimension? This week, we explore how, long before the bunsen burner gets lit, computer aided chemistry can enable us to create in silico …
00:55:26 |
Sat 13 Aug 2011
Do bubbles help washing up?
Do bubbles help or hinder when doing the dishes? Can we find evidence of material from Earth on the Moon? Can camera lenses cause fires? And is fluoride in drinking water safe? In this Question and A…
00:54:19 |
Sat 06 Aug 2011
The Year in Ocean Science
This week, we take a dive beneath the waves to look back at the last year in Ocean science. We call in on deep sea microbes, spawning corals and even a seahorse surgery. Plus we hear how the Census o…
00:58:57 |
Sat 30 Jul 2011
The Year in Astronomy
This week, we look back over the last few months of space science. We'll hear how scientists search for planets in the glare of their parent star, why a simulated mission to Mars will help us to und…
00:59:05 |
Sat 23 Jul 2011
Digging up the Year in Archaeology
This week we take a look back at a year's-worth of Naked Archaeology including a dig through some Pomepiian poo for clues about the Pompeiian lifestyle, the art of spear throwing with an atlatl and e…
00:59:25 |
Sat 16 Jul 2011
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