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
- 1188
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2025
Fusion - The Real Solar Power
Nuclear fusion is the power source inside the Sun - so can we copy the physics of the stars to generate energy here on Earth? This week, we find out how nuclear fusion works, and how to mimic a star …
00:56:33 |
Sat 18 Oct 2008
How Does a One-way Mirror Work?
New techniques to test for Down's Syndrome and oesophageal cancer feature in this week's Naked Scientists, along with the nanotechnology that may let you climb walls like spider man! We also take on…
00:58:39 |
Sat 11 Oct 2008
Catching Up with Cancer
We catch up with the latest on cancer this week including an update from the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Birmingham. We hear how computers are helping doctors to read mammograms,…
00:58:20 |
Sat 04 Oct 2008
Young at Heart - Healthy Ageing
This week, how to live longer and look younger with the science of ageing! We discover how repairing damage to DNA could prevent the diseases associated with old age, and find out how to keep your s…
00:57:06 |
Sat 27 Sep 2008
Superbugs - MRSA and C. diff
Superbugs and hospital acquired infections go under the microscope on this weeks Naked Scientists. We find out why Clostridium difficile has become such a problem, how to keep bacteria away from sur…
00:56:25 |
Sat 20 Sep 2008
Why do we Stop Noticing Smells?
There's a bulging mailbag of science questions for the Naked Scientists this week, as we find out why we stop smelling smells, whether we can use viruses to kill cancer and why crisp and sweet packet…
00:57:02 |
Sat 13 Sep 2008
The Large Hadron Collider
The biggest science experiment in the world - The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, will start on September 10th. So this week we peer inside a proton and discover how the LHC works to help scientists…
00:56:11 |
Sat 06 Sep 2008
The Science of the Sea
Before Chris and Co get back for the start of the new series, Ben and Diana dive deep into the science of the sea. We find out why cold water corals can act as a climate calendar, how fish feminised…
00:58:56 |
Sat 30 Aug 2008
The Sounds of Science
The hunt for Bigfoot, how a beer or two can boost attractiveness and the brain basis of imagination go under the lens this week when Ben and Diana also meet the chemist-turned-rapper behind the contr…
00:58:49 |
Sat 16 Aug 2008
The Final Frontier
Diana and Ben take the bridge this week for a journey around the world and out into space, with a selection of the best science from the Naked Scientists worldwide travels. We find out how planets f…
00:57:00 |
Sat 09 Aug 2008
A Punt down the Cam
Science on the River - A Punt Down the Cam. The river Cam runs through Cambridge, past the colleges that have been home to influential scientists for hundreds of years. This week, we drift down the…
00:59:10 |
Sat 02 Aug 2008
Can you Flavour Breast Milk?
It's an Extravaganza of Questions and Answers on the Naked Scientists this week as we take on your questions, including whether dogs can sniff out a seizure, what is fire made of, and how do glow in …
00:57:16 |
Sat 26 Jul 2008
Discovering Drugs
Drug Discovery: On this week's Naked Scientists, drug development goes under the microscope as we explore two new ways to find the treatments of tomorrow. We find out why size is important when it co…
00:55:40 |
Sat 19 Jul 2008
Olympic Science
We're going for gold on this week's Olympian Naked Scientists, by discovering the sporty science of performance enhancement. We find out how drugs can help boost an athlete's performance, and how th…
00:59:48 |
Sat 12 Jul 2008
Body Clocks and Circadian Rhythms
Give yourself the time to listen to this week's Naked Scientists Show, where we find out about the Body Clock! We discover the constant chemical cascade that keeps your clock in check, and how not s…
00:56:30 |
Sat 05 Jul 2008
Naked Evolution
It's 150 years since Darwin's theory of Evolution was presented to the Linnean Society, and so we've Naturally Selected the Science of Evolution! We find out why scientists have revisited a textbook…
00:54:33 |
Tue 01 Jul 2008
How do Atoms make Colours?
Mirrors, Magnets and Meteorites make an appearance in this week's Naked Scientists Question and Answer Show. We find out how the immune system could be convinced to fight skin cancer, how future MRI…
00:56:59 |
Sat 21 Jun 2008
Fire and Mud
Get Red Hot and Dirty with the Naked Scientists as we explore the science of volcanoes. We discover how the heat from hot rocks can be used to work out what gases are emerging, how likely a volcano i…
00:56:43 |
Sat 14 Jun 2008
The Secrets of Odysseus
Ancient Greece is on the naked scientists' menu this week as we travel back in time to 1200 BC to discover how modern science and a 3000 year old poem have solved an ancient riddle. A team of classic…
00:56:45 |
Sat 07 Jun 2008
Questions and Answers
Footballs in space, mind-controlled machines and long-lasting bubbles join your questions on this week's Naked Scientists Question and Answer show. We discover the feminine side of prostate cancer an…
00:57:05 |
Sat 31 May 2008
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