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
- 1186
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2025
Cancer vaccines: Empowering the immune system
Recently, doctors announced some extremely encouraging news about a jab for people with advanced forms of several types of malignancy, including melanoma, lung cancer and other solid organ tumours. T…
00:33:07 |
Tue 24 Sep 2024
Pager attacks in Lebanon, and resurrecting ancient seeds
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: what do we know about the pagers and walkie-talkies used to attack Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon? Also the landmark study on the impact of pregnancy on the hu…
00:34:16 |
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Engineers vs climate change
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, how engineers are using novel concepts and ideas to attempt to tackle the climate crisis... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientis…
00:37:39 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
Lockdown aged young brains, and dealing with nuclear waste
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: How COVID-19 lockdowns affected the brain development of teenagers; how best to dispose of dangerous nuclear waste; and why the UK's puffin population is thri…
00:33:03 |
Fri 13 Sep 2024
What's the point of the appendix?
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, we take a fresh look at the appendix. Despite its historical reputation of being a useless part of the body, have new studies shone a light on the pivotal fun…
00:29:08 |
Tue 10 Sep 2024
Reinforced skin for amputees, and could E.T. be an AI?
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Scientists uncover a way to help amputees toughen up their skin to make prostheses more comfortable; Covid mRNA jab pharmaceutical company Moderna turn their …
00:33:42 |
Fri 06 Sep 2024
You can teach an old mine new tricks
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, teaching an old mine new tricks: how old mines are being repurposed in the name of science... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scient…
00:31:45 |
Tue 03 Sep 2024
The UK's smoking and vaping plans, and stranded astronauts
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: How the UK looks set to take the world's toughest line on smoking; the new study showing that last year's Canadian wildfires pumped more CO2 into the atmosphe…
00:31:21 |
Fri 30 Aug 2024
What is Monkeypox?
In this episode of The Naked Scientists, we are looking at the outbreak of monkeypox - mPox - in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and fears that it could spread internationally... Like this podca…
00:30:09 |
Tue 27 Aug 2024
Alzheimer's treatment shelved, and UK's new spy satellite
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: the regulator says the Alzheimer's drug lecanemab is safe, but NICE say we can't afford it; also, the UK MOD launches its first Earth-imaging satellite. We ta…
00:30:09 |
Fri 23 Aug 2024
Cosmetics linked to cancer
Human pursuit of body perfection and ideal aesthetics means that we're increasingly resorting to cosmetic interventions to achieve the look we're after. But evidence is mounting that some of these co…
00:34:03 |
Tue 20 Aug 2024
Mpox crisis deepens, and liquid water on Mars
In the news, we speak to the WHO about the rise in cases of the new variant of Mpox. Also, the final piece of Stonehenge is traced back to its origin, and Nasa's InSight lander finds evidence of liqu…
00:32:23 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
Titans of Science: Russell Foster
This episode of Titans of Science features body clock guru Russell Foster, who talks all about our body's circadian rhythm, and how paying attention to it is crucial for a healthier and happier life.…
00:31:12 |
Tue 13 Aug 2024
Ketamine's antidepressant effect, and bee brains find a way
In the news podcast, could Chinese scientists have found the mechanism that gives ketamine its antidepressant effect? Also, how a Cambridge researcher has laid the foundations for eliminating a form …
00:29:33 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
Titans of Science: Brian Schmidt
In this edition of Titans of Science, the man who co-discovered the accelerating expansion of the Universe and gave us dark energy; the Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt... Like this podcast? Please help …
00:27:53 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
Synchronised brains, and bird flu spreading in cow's milk
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: A meeting of minds: scientists show that when two people talk, their brains really do sync up. Also, bird flu is now spreading among cattle via their milk. Wh…
00:30:06 |
Fri 02 Aug 2024
Titans of Science: Gerry Gilmore
In the first half of the last Century, scientists realised that there must be more to space than meets the eye: without some invisible force hanging on to them, clusters of stars rotating around gala…
00:28:19 |
Tue 30 Jul 2024
Muscles in microgravity, and probing the placebo effect
On the Naked Scientists news podcast, 'muscles on chips' provide microgravity researchers new opportunities to study ageing. Also in the show, the machine learning models overhauling weather forecast…
00:29:14 |
Fri 26 Jul 2024
Sporting extremes: The science of Olympic success
To mark the start of the Olympics, we're hosting our own science themed opening ceremony, centred on sporting extremes. We'll learn about potentially dangerously high temperatures at this year's Game…
00:27:03 |
Tue 23 Jul 2024
Cervical screening self swabs, and jelly-based batteries
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Self-test kits to help doctors bear down on cervical cancer; the 'jelly' batteries that could be used in wearable tech devices; and why seagulls keep trying t…
00:29:44 |
Fri 19 Jul 2024
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