The Naked Scientists Podcast
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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.
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CleanHunting Higgs bosons: A tribute to Peter Higgs by Lyn Evans | A tribute to the great theoretical physicist, who has passed away aged 94. | 4/15/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanArtificial platelets, and angry primates | Plus, a bluetooth pancreas that could change thousands of lives | 4/11/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGlobal warming vs global farming | The fight to keep our food and save our planet | 4/8/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStem cells for spinal injury, and breast cancer breakthrough | Plus, the special vision behind virtuoso sporting performance... | 4/4/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNitazenes move the needle for drug death distress | New synthetic opioids, many times stronger than heroin, have appeared in the UK illicit supply... | 4/1/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanClimate change slowing Earth's rotation, and hotels in space | Plus, a fascinating feat of animal memory | 3/28/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlzheimer's: the fight back | The costs of Alzheimer's, and the hope for future treatments | 3/26/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhooping cough cases surge, and looking for life on Europa | Plus, using CRISPR to fight HIV... | 3/21/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTackling the uptick in ticks | How can we deal with the potential expansion of tick populations? | 3/18/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCOVID retrospective, space security, and car brake particles | Plus, we look back on the life of Paul Alexander, who lived inside an iron lung for 70 years... | 3/14/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShould we stop calling it Long COVID? | Probing the pathologies behind long term COVID symptoms | 3/11/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGreedy labradors, a dead galaxy, and telepathic fish | Plus, a new AI tool which improves projections of prostate cancer... | 3/7/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCyber crimes in cyber times | Who are the perpetrators, and how can you protect yourself? | 3/4/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe UK rejoins Horizon programme, and how we lost our tails | Plus, a breakthrough in better battery building | 2/29/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow pothole misery is driving a digital roads revolution | Will science hold the solution to the bane of all motorists... | 2/26/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBlood clot breakthrough, and a fossil forgery | Plus, the oldest documented case of Down syndrome... | 2/22/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMicroplastics and forever chemicals: here to stay? | What are the effects of these pervasive and invasive substances? | 2/19/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDengue, decaying dead bodies, and a stone age deer trap | Plus, teasing orangutans reveal potential insights into why we like monkeying around... | 2/15/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHealing war wounds | Both physical and mental... | 2/12/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKing Charles' cancer, and a new particle supercollider | And how certain pollutants are hiding plants from pollinators | 2/8/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs it time to change the law on assisted dying? | Weighing up the many strands of the debate... | 2/5/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNeuralink implant, and a brief history of spine | Plus, why fasting reduces inflammation in the body... | 2/1/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDecarbonising shipping, and the Ship of the Future | The unseen sector that fuels our daily lives... | 1/30/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRetinas reveal future health, and the first cells on Earth | Plus, how do pond skaters avoid raindrops? | 1/26/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTitans of Science: Julie Williams | The leading Alzheimer's expert shares the latest developments in understanding the disease... | 1/22/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPlague in the population, and preventing potholes | Plus, could taking large glasses of wine off the menu change drinking habits? | 1/18/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTitans of Science: Martin Rees | Cambridge University's Astronomer Royal shares his insights... | 1/15/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDepression drugs, deepfakes, and fingerprint discoveries | Plus, a tribute to legendary surgeon Sir Roy Calne | 1/11/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTitans of Science: Deborah Prentice | The first American-born vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge | 1/8/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMeasles outbreaks, and terrorist chatbots | Plus, what caused the earthquake in Japan? | 1/4/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat science has in store for 2024 | How might AI, public health, and space travel fare over the next 12 months? | 1/1/2024 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe best of 2023! | Our picks for some of the best scientific interviews of the past 12 months | 12/28/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Naked Gaming Christmas! | What are some of the best games around in the festive season? | 12/26/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNaked Christmas: Presents, plonk and a pliosaur | Plus, could cola clear the food stuck in your throat? | 12/21/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTitans of Science: Mark Slack | We speak with a pioneer of surgical robotics... | 12/18/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe pregnancy sickness protein, and COP controversy | Plus, the sounds of the Mozambican and Tanzanian bush... | 12/14/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTitans of Science: Chris Hadfield | The story of the former commander of the International Space Station | 12/12/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFentanyl, fenlands, and Boris Johnson's COVID defence | Plus, the new space telecope being used to watch satellites | 12/7/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInvigorating the inactive with just one step | You don't have to run a marathon to enjoy the health benefits of exercise... | 12/4/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCOP28, Swine flu in the UK, and Bennu samples arrive | Plus, how babies begin to learn language before they're born... | 11/30/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJet engines, hearts, and planets: the world of digital twins | You've got to be in it to twin it | 11/27/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCOVID inquiry revelations, and red wine headaches | Plus, why the British Library came under cyber attack | 11/23/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSpinal stimuli and good vibrations: All about Parkinson's | What causes the disease, and how we can deal with it... | 11/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChickenpox and weather bots | Plus, how the building blocks of life may have arrived on Earth... | 11/16/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSelective breeding: designing dogs, and conserving tigers | How to keep your gene pool deep | 11/13/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBreast cancer drug breakthrough, and hibernating hedgehogs | Plus, a guide to the upcoming COP28 summit | 11/9/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFaeces and phages: Moulding the microbiome | How we can be better friends to our gut bacteria... | 11/6/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFlu vaccinations, and calls for AI regulation | Plus, how chimps are demonstrating sophisticated battle tactics... | 11/2/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHalloween, and why you should love creepy creatures | Debunking the bad rap given to certain organisms | 10/30/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLong COVID, and strengthening hurricanes | Plus, a breakthrough in cervical cancer treatment | 10/27/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTime to ditch daylight saving? | Health experts question whether we'd be better of without changing the clocks... | 10/23/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHead knocks and food system shocks | Plus, what a liquid biopsy from the eye can reveal about your general health... | 10/19/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe James Webb Space Telescope | How the JWST is solving mysteries across the universe | 10/16/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBedbugs, pig organ transplants, and 1918 flu deaths | Plus, the street drugs being linked to deaths in the UK | 10/13/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhen not if: Preparing for the next pandemic | We speak to experts on learning from the past to fight diseases of the future... | 10/9/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMalaria vaccine, Fukushima wastewater & Nobel prizes | Plus, the scary sounds of the savannah... | 10/5/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTitans of Science: Sally Davies | The former Chief Medical Officer in England talks vocations, being CMO, and antibiotic resistance | 10/2/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCOVID variant vaccines, and sinking antimatter | Plus, are mammals really halfway through their time on Earth? | 9/28/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTitans of Science: Robert Winston | A pioneer of IVF, and a lover of the opera... | 9/25/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSpinal injury repair, and embryo editing ethics | Plus, the mission to bring an asteroid sample back to Earth... | 9/21/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTitans of Science: Anthony Fauci | Charting a commendable career of public service, saving millions of lives during the HIV and Covid crises... | 9/18/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBan on cheap vapes, and farewell to Dolly's 'father' | Plus, the molecule dubbed a 'slam dunk' sign of life is detected on a planet in our galaxy... | 9/14/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTitans of Science: Helen Sharman - part 2 | What is life like aboard a space station? | 9/11/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanConcrete concerns, and pharaoh de toilette | Plus, how much of a brain boost will free school meals provide? | 9/7/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTitans of science: Helen Sharman - part 1 | Chris Smith chats with the first Briton to ever go to space | 9/5/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLondon ULEZ emissions tax, and uterus transplants | Plus, the worm found in a woman's brain! | 9/1/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanReturn to the Moon: Why now? | We review the progress of the major powers' lunar programmes... | 8/28/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSerial killers, and sails on supertankers | Plus, we hear about water voles' return to the Lake District... | 8/24/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe perfect plate of food: seasonal and well seasoned | How to cook food that's healthy for us and the planet without compromising on taste... | 8/21/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanElections in an AI age & smokers start with less grey matter | Plus, why Russia is planning a trip to the moon... | 8/17/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe past, present and future of nukes | From discovering the atom, to preparing for a nuclear strike | 8/14/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPrepping for pandemics, and pursuing Perseids | Are we prepared for "Pandemic X"? | 8/10/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Knuth, curry and kettles | How much of the universe is empty space... | 8/7/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHydrogen: fuel or folly? | Does hydrogen have a part to play in our net zero ambitions? | 7/31/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGlobal boiling, and crashed crafts on Mars | Plus, a new biobank scheme aimed at children | 7/27/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow AI will actually change the world | We ditch the media hysteria to focus on how machine learning tools work and how we can make best use of them | 7/24/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlzheimer's drug, and algae vegan vitamins | Plus, is London set for a major measles outbreak? | 7/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAntidepressants: the ongoing debate | What is depression, and are antidepressants the best treatment? | 7/17/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFeeling the heat and hearing the silence | What caused the hottest day ever recorded? | 7/13/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Love drugs and phaging superbugs | Plus, how dolphins manage to get some shut eye... | 7/10/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe fight to save the oceans | What is being done to combat the effects of human encroachment on our oceans and its inhabitants | 7/3/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAI cancer scans, and heatproof drone plans | Plus, ecofriendly supercomputers, and exotic carbon found in deep space | 6/29/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLight pollution: time to flick the switch | Light pollution causes many harms, from sea turtles to astronomy, and even our stress levels... | 6/26/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPolio vaccine and policy probe | Plus, what we know about the Titan sub... | 6/22/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean40 years of HIV | In the 40 years since HIV was identified, what have we learned about how it works, and how we might cure it... | 6/19/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSpace solar power and fish running fevers | Plus, why perfectionism is bad for our mental health | 6/15/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe science of UFOs | What does science have to say about the UFO's most famous traits? | 6/12/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUK Covid inquiry, AI, and cat contraception | What are we hoping to learn from the UK government's COVID inquiry | 6/8/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFossil fever: scientists dig in | We're in the midst of a palaeontological boom... | 6/6/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTreaties, treatments and time travel | Are psychedelic treatments going to be considered for depression? Plus, what's in the new WHO treaty? | 6/2/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAllergies and how they happen | What causes allergic reactions, and can anything be done about it? | 5/29/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanToxic vapes and Russian treason | Plus, why mosquitoes pick on certain people... | 5/27/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Dodgy Devices and Maths Mayhem | Can our panel get a maths exam question right.... | 5/23/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow to remember everything | What is memory, and how can you improve yours? | 5/16/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCancer vaccines and Commercial Space Stations | Pancreatic mRNA cancer vaccine shows promise, and SpaceX want a space station by 2025 | 5/14/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBuilding a better battery | How did batteries become such an important power source, and what might the future hold for them? | 5/8/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChina's satellites and Wales' trilobites | Is China gearing up for conflict in space? And why did the 'Godfather of AI' quit Google? | 5/4/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDid rugby give me dementia at 40? | What we know about concussions, and how they can lead to dementia | 5/1/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUltra-processed cuisine and catch-up vaccines | Ultra-processed foods are linked to diseases like cancer, and the WHO push for people to catch up on vaccines | 4/27/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDealing with Diabesity | With obesity and diabetes rates rising around the world, we seek solutions... | 4/24/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStarship explodes & soundscapes for sleep | Plus, breakthrough in the fight against flu and measuring the microbiome of mice in space... | 4/21/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTaking a trip into a black hole | What are black holes, how do you find one, and what would happen if you fell in? | 4/17/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSolar power milestones and bird microbiomes | Plus, a new theory behind magnetoreception, and how concrete might absorb more CO2 | 4/13/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEco-anxiety: getting hot under the collar about climate change | Why people are feeling stressed about the future and the frightening implications of climate change... | 4/13/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus Episode: Mantra Meditation | Your audio toolkit for fighting eco-anxiety... | 4/13/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChina hides Covid data, the problem with pain | Plus, scientists manufacture meatball made of mammoth | 4/10/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRecharging in nature | How nature is good for our health, and how installing EV chargers at national parks might help us get there... | 4/4/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanT-Rex lips and dating tips | Also, should we call time on daylight savings, and why has the UK government moved to ban nitrous oxide | 3/30/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Right to Repair: Get your fix | Making sure that where there's a will, there isn't e-waste. | 3/27/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNerve interfaces and infrared fossil finding | Plus, assessing animal welfare and building infrastructure on areas of biodiversity... | 3/23/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrick or treaty: the high seas agreement | The high seas treaty aims to protect 30% of the open ocean by 2030. But is this realistic? | 3/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHIV case cured by umbilical cord stem cells | Plus, an artificial sweetener suppresses immunity, and gorillas enjoy getting dizzy | 3/16/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: How will astronauts shower on the moon? | Why did sharks survive the meteor strike and the dinosaurs didn't? What's the secret to self control? | 3/9/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRoman dildos and hackers targeting pets | Plus, 11 minutes of exercise reduces risk of fatality, and why the latest aurora was so far south | 3/2/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat can plate tectonics teach us? | Can the often destructive forces of our planet shed light on its inner workings? | 2/27/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSleepy sperm and shiny shrimp | Plus, the early bows and arrows in Europe, and if the 4 day work week trial has been a success | 2/23/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFusion power by 2040? | Nuclear physicists have been set the challenge to generate clean energy in 15 years... | 2/20/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGene therapy saves baby from fatal condition | Plus, tool-using cockatoos and the giant penguin which lived 50 million years ago... | 2/16/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Bird Flu Pandemic Hovering on the Horizon | Could the worst outbreak of avian influenza on record lead to another pandemic? | 2/13/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTurkey's earthquake and China's balloon | Plus, the overlooked threat of indoor air pollution, and the newly deciphered letters from Mary Queen of Scots | 2/9/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCheaper food from fewer fertilisers | Cutting back on environmental damage is key to farming of the future... | 2/6/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTransplanting brain cells & the Big Birdwatch | Also, machine learning algorithm proves more efficient at searching for aliens, and results from the sugar tax | 2/2/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSatellites: forging metal and finding cholera | We examine some of the surprising capabilities that satellites have and the dangers satellites face in orbit | 1/30/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPlastic-eating bugs & paying you to power off | Is paying people to turn off their appliances the precursor to a digital control of our energy consumption? | 1/26/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChatGPT: The chatbot changing how we work | Large language models are ushering in a new era of idea generation... | 1/23/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLasers lure lightning and carbon computing | Hair follicles remodel scar tissue, and mature brain cells grown in the lab | 1/19/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDry January: is giving up booze beneficial? | The past, present, and future of our relationship with alcohol | 1/16/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShouting dolphins and failed rocket launches | Marine noise causes dolphins to yell, and what went wrong at Spaceport Cornwall... | 1/12/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: How to avoid being squashed by a whale | Putting your questions, from the cosmic to the microscopic, to our panel of expert guests... | 1/9/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe best of 2022! | Some of our favourite stories from the past 12 months | 1/2/2023 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA deep dive into oceanography | How data on our oceans is collected, and what we then do with it... | 12/19/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNuclear fusion, and magnetic air pollution | A breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy, but what does it mean? | 12/15/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTumours and tectonics: magnets making a mark | How magnets, quite literally, shape the world we live in... | 12/12/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAI passes Turing Test, and new drug for Covid | Plus, the unusual new link between death metal singers and bats... | 12/8/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean8 billion: an overpopulation crisis? | How did we cross this milestone, what are the implications, and is depopulation a viable solution? | 12/5/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNew Alzheimer's treatment, and mussel memory | A promising breakthrough in Alzheimer's treatment, but with some troubling side effects | 12/1/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPersonality testing: no wrong answers? | The artificial intelligence standing between you and your dream job... | 11/28/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDisease breath tests, and Perseverance papers | Plus, using artificial enzymes to attack COVID, and how low frequency noises make us want to dance | 11/24/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: How did we outpace the big bang? | Why do black holes spin, and what makes glue so sticky? | 11/21/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanReproducibility: science's consistency issue | What use are the scientific findings if they can't be reproduced? | 11/14/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGrowing blood in the lab, and talking to ET | How red blood cells can be grown from stem cells, and how will we commuincate with aliens? | 11/10/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTuberculosis: tackling the troubling uptick | Covid has slowed progress in fighting TB. So what options are scientists weighing up? | 11/7/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGene therapy for epilepsy, and beastly botany | Plus, birdsong proven to reduce anxiety and the new, cheaper carbon capture material... | 11/3/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanClocks, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll | How scientists are using knowledge of the human body's circadian rhythms to better our health... | 10/31/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCharged up bees and deep, dark seas | Plus, New health study enlists 5 million Brits, and amphipods show signs of deep sea evolution... | 10/27/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSEEMONSTER and the circular economy | A trip around the circular economy, inspired by the SEEMONSTER installation at Weston-Super-Mare | 10/24/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNeanderthals, lost nets, and net zero | In the news, how much fishing line is sat at the bottom of our oceans, and can bacteria make tumours worse? | 10/20/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Latest on Long Covid | Are reawakening, dormant viruses to blame? And what's the prognosis for the one person in twenty left feeling low in the coronavirus aftermath? | 10/17/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThese boots are made for walking | Plus, spotting dementia early and plastic eating worms... | 10/14/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan fracking calm the energy crisis? | Or is shale destined to fail? | 10/10/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNobel Prize Roundup | Plus the rest of this week's news... | 10/6/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Trieste Next science festival | Chris and James take on the Trieste Next science festival, and find out about some of the research going on. | 10/3/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSweeteners, seagrass, and sterilised plastic | How sweeteners could cause risk of cardiovascular disease, and a new antibiotic found in trees. | 9/27/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Deadly Lasers and Delicious Brains | How many calories are in a human brain? And what would happen if our planet stopped rotating? | 9/20/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYou can't teach an old dogma new tricks | The institutionalised falsities that still plague scientific study today. | 9/12/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFirst known amputation uncovered in Borneo | And the rest of your weekly dose of science news and views... | 9/8/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Microbiome: Trust Your Gut? | How the bugs living inside us could contribute towards our health and disease | 9/5/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCOVID Vaccines and Coffee Cups in Hot Water | The Moderna vs Pfizer legal battle, why first impressions count and cancer risk in coffee drinkers explored | 9/2/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAll About Drought | How climate change will affect our future rainfall, and the technology that could help mitigate the effects. | 8/29/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBite-sized vaccines and familiar faces | Breakthroughs in malaria vaccines, sewage in our coastal waters, and if we share genes with our doppelgangers | 8/25/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSpacewalk: the Scale of our Solar System | Take a tour of our planets faster than the speed of light | 8/22/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBivalent Covid Boosters and Unbalanced Bees | In the news this week, a leap forward in making kidney transplants more accessible | 8/18/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChild's play: curtailing a health crisis | Sitting idle while the health of our children deteriorates is a dangerous game... | 8/15/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHitting back against heatwaves | In the news, why medical experts are worried about polio again... | 8/11/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanReintroduction: Bringing Species Back | Saving species from the brink and adding them into existing environments to alter ecosystems | 8/8/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShorter Days and Binning Best Before Dates | Is the Earth spinning faster? And what impact could removing date labels from produce have on food waste? | 8/4/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVaping Health Impacts: No Smoke Without Fire? | What are the hidden health costs of vaping? | 8/2/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA trip down the River Cam | You're invited aboard the Princess Charlotte on the River Cam for a Naked Scientists Summer Special | 7/25/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe wine we drink and machines that can think | The best science news stories from the past month... | 7/18/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGene-Editing: Food of the Future? | As the UK looks to relax the growth and sale of gene-edited crops, how could this impact the food we eat? | 7/11/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGhost pond resurrection | Ponds have been on the decline for a century, but restoring those we've lost doesn't have to be hard work | 7/4/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEmerging Viruses: Monkeypox on the up | Covid continues to rampage, monkeypox is spreading fast, and bird flu has seen its biggest season ever. Why? | 6/27/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVenus, Volcanoes & Virtual Clothing | An in-depth look at some of the top science stories this month | 6/20/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStoring Energy: Watt does the Future Hold? | Renewable energy is part of the solution, but efficiently storing and distributing electricity are priorities too... | 6/13/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWinding up Wind Power | Is breeze energy blowing us all away? Or are we throwing caution to the wind? | 6/6/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTurning the Tide on Hydro Power | Marine renewable technologies were comparable to those of wind in the 90s, but is the flow reversing? | 5/31/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs Solar the Solution? | Do-re-mi-fa-SO-LAR-ti-do. | 5/23/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanForensics | How archeology and anthropology are pivotal in cases of wrongdoing, mystery and war crimes | 5/16/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPrimates, Pi and (unconscious) Ponderings | Expert spotlights and May-themed madness in our monthly panel show... | 5/10/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMadvertising | The plethora of pop-ups jostling for our emotional engagement. | 5/2/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Coffee Conundrum | A race is afoot to find arabica's successor... | 4/25/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFrankenfoods, Formula 1 & Fake news | Scientific insights from four incredible experts in our Easter panel show | 4/18/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanContagious Cancers | Cancer is renown for spreading within a host, but some rare cases can jump from one individual to another | 4/11/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScience of the Silver Screen | A novel take of the Oscars; a scientific critique with The Naked Scientists... | 4/5/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHuman Milk | From the transfer of stem cells to insights into cancer research, the science (and sales) of human milk | 3/28/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus Podcast: Naked Reflections Showcase | We share an episode of Naked Reflections, this one considering the sensitive subject of genocide... | 3/27/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEnergy in crisis: nuclear goes up the agenda | Confronting crippling power bills, there's renewed interest in nuclear energy... | 3/21/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBehaviour | Exploring the science of changing behaviours and the brain-based systems which direct how we act... | 3/14/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCyberwarfare | As global conflict increasingly turns digital, we look at the tools, targets & implications of cyberwarfare... | 3/7/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Defining AI, Dark Energy & Dr NO | We're answering your questions on motion, cleanliness and the Disney robot WALL-E? | 2/28/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUnder the Microscope | Zooming in on how microscopes have opened our eyes to life beyond the naked eye. | 2/21/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanXenotransplantation | The search for organ donors that aren't human... | 2/14/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Planets, Procrastination & Plastic Squid | We are answering your questions about space, mental health and our relationship with animals! | 2/7/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTracing the origins of COVID19 | What can the virus tell us about where it came from? | 1/31/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTasteless | Bland, dry and depressing. How our sense of taste remains under researched and pivotal to wellbeing... | 1/24/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Robotic Reality | Think of a robot... Be honest, was your imagination swayed by something out of a sci-fi film? | 1/17/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMRSA, The Metaverse & Medical Milestones | With the new year kicking off, join us for the science behind the latest headlines. | 1/10/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHidden clues and wombat poos: best of 2021 | We're revisiting our favourite good news stories of 2021 | 1/3/2022 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChristmas with The Naked Scientists | Presents missing, Santa AFK, how will the team save Christmas? | 12/20/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNanotechnology: sci-fi or sci-fact? | Nanotechnology sounds like just another buzzword, but it's all around us and it's here to stay | 12/13/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Reefs, Robots & Rubies 'Rap'-Up | This month we discover raining gemstones, query the creativity of robots, and make hot science music & raps. | 12/6/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPlastics: climate friend or foe? | Plastics are a notorious waste hazard but what role do they have to play in the climate crisis? | 11/29/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWould wood be good? | We think of wood as medieval stuff, but what if it turned out to be the sustainable material of the future? | 11/22/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Mars, malaria and monstrous ducks | This month, we swim in the Antarctic, boggle at Californian condors, live on Mars and peer into our lungs | 11/15/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCOPing With Climate Change: The COP26 lowdown | Will the climate crisis be averted, or will discussions in Glasgow generate more hot air? | 11/8/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSpooky spiders: silk, sex and squirting venom | For Halloween, we're getting up close and personal with spiders, from their venom to their mating habits | 11/1/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Mars, Mental-Health and Managing Bitcoin | Landing sites on mars, social media under scrutiny and the crypto instigated financial meltdown... | 10/25/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRisky research: making diseases more deadly | When scientists do risky research on viruses, who decides if it's too dangerous and how is it kept safe? | 10/18/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanParticle Problems and How to Solve Them | From neutrinos to dark matter, we're exploring what the Universe is made of | 10/11/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSurprising Shortages and Shaky Supplies | From bananas to helium, we're uncovering the science behind some of our favourite at-risk resources | 10/4/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Moon Landings and Making Medicine | Why can't most of the universe be seen through a telescope and why can't we commercialise atmospheric CO2? | 9/27/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaking sense of the menopause | What causes the symptoms of the menopause and how can we manage them so they don't interrupt our lives? | 9/20/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSepsis: From Infection To AI | Unpicking the science of this deadly syndrome in honour of World Sepsis Day | 9/13/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCOVID Immunity: The Road Ahead | What does it mean to be "immune" to COVID, and can we make even better vaccines? | 9/6/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCapturing Carbon: Beyond Woodland | From peat bogs to seagrasses, how can nature help us reach net carbon zero? | 8/30/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Foxes, Physics, and Fluffy Insects | Do anti-glare phone screens actually work, and how can we prevent disease outbreaks in a crisis? | 8/24/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLong COVID: What we now know | Unpicking the latest on who's at risk, what might be causing it, and how we might diagnose it in the future | 8/16/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEnvironmental DNA: Seeing the Unseen | Using traces of DNA from soil, water and air to uncover animals from past and present... | 8/9/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanElectric vehicles: are we nearly there yet? | We're checking in on the UK's progress towards an all-electric future | 8/2/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGoing for Gold: Our Olympic Science Q&A | Will we break fewer records this year, and why are billionaires racing for space? | 7/27/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition | Bees, body odour, and beaming pictures from space: we've gone behind the scenes of this year's digital fair | 7/19/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPsychedelics In Medicine | Are you feeling it? We're taking a hallucinatory trip into the world of psychedelic drugs... | 7/12/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLyme Disease: Ticks, Trends, and Treatment | With Lyme disease on the rise we're exploring the science behind this complex condition | 7/5/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Diets, Duct Tape & Dark Matter | Does counting calories really work? Could the universe ever implode? And what makes duct tape so sticky? | 6/28/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSecret Lives of Sharks | Sharks are more than just their teeth | 6/21/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVaccine Hesitancy | Why are some unsure about getting the COVID vaccine? | 6/14/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Sun and Us | Summer means longer days and more Sun. But what does that mean to us as a species? | 6/7/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOxygen Shortages, UFOs & Nuclear Waste | It's the science behind the latest headlines! Oxygen shortages, the man who found the Titanic, and more... | 5/31/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Songbirds | From influencing eggs to practising in private, we're tuning in to birdsong science | 5/24/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUnpacking ADHD | We take a close look at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | 5/17/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFermented food: tasty myth or healthy option? | Are the claimed medical benefits rooted in reality, and what is the science of sauerkraut? | 5/10/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMalaria Vaccine, Net Zero & Project Hail Mary | It's a look at the science behind the headlines! Health, climate, forensics, and a sci-fi thriller... | 5/3/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGreen Spring Clean: Greener Homes | We're looking at how to improve the green credentials of the homes we live in... | 4/26/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Does My Radio Work? | This week we go radio ga-ga, taking a look at the science in your radio! | 4/19/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Secret Life of Seeds | From ancient date seeds producing fruit to pesky plant parasites, we're digging into the world of seeds | 4/12/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBitcoin Decrypted: Cash, Code, Crime & Power | Meet the phenomenon worth trillions of dollars, that uses more power than Sweden, but that few understand... | 4/5/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Hospital of the Future | What should the hospital of the future look like? | 3/29/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEarthquakes: Science on Shaky Ground | What's going on below when the ground starts to shake... | 3/23/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAncient Egyptian Mysteries | Using modern technology to unravel ancient secrets | 3/15/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFlu Seasons to Solar Storms: Science Round Up | We take a look at the science behind some of the biggest stories of the moment | 3/8/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Future of Fertility | How is fertility faring in 2021, and will the pandemic have an impact? | 3/1/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLearning In The Time Of COVID | We're tackling increasing education gaps, stressed out parents & teachers, and the changing world of work... | 2/22/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCOVID Vaccines Explained | From novel clinical trials to vaccine passports, we're answering the crucial vaccine questions | 2/15/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStories of Self-Experimentation | What happens when the scientist...becomes the subject? Meet the medical mavericks who test their own bodies... | 2/8/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo we Need Nuclear Power? | Is nuclear power a necessity, or something we could go without? | 2/1/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanX-ray to MRI: Unpacking Medical Imaging | How do medical imaging technologies actually work? | 1/25/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFabulous Fabrics and Nifty Knitting | From 27000-year-old thread to weaving with human cells, we're unpicking the science of textiles | 1/18/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVaccines & Space Voyages: 2021 In Science | A look ahead to the fabulous science coming in 2021. Space telescopes, storms... and an end to the pandemic? | 1/11/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAnimals, astronauts, and an ancient ice bird | Our favourite stories from our other science podcasts in 2020 | 1/4/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShowcasing Naked Astronomy: Dark Matter | Alan Duffy talks about the invisible stuff that makes up over 20% of the mass of the Universe... | 1/4/2021 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCake, Cows, Climate Change: Best Of 2020 | We look back on a year of Naked Science... | 12/28/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVideo Games on the Brain | From the music to the visuals, how can video games change how you think... | 12/21/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus episode: Highlighting Naked Reflections | Reflect on the issues of conflict in this episode... | 12/21/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScroll Over Beethoven: Machines Making Music | It's Beethoven's 250th birthday! He was up on the tech of his time; but does today's AI outpace him? | 12/14/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHIV Under the Microscope | We take a close look at the pandemic pathogen | 12/7/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus episode: Showcasing Naked Gaming | A taste of our Naked Gaming podcast for you to try... | 12/7/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMovement Science: Devotion to Motion | How did our early ancestors move across the world? How is Covid-19 impacting athletes? | 11/30/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCells On The Move | Exploring the tiny journeys of great importance | 11/23/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPeople On The Move | From the ancient past to the changing climate of the future, us humans are a migratory bunch... | 11/16/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEarth On The Move | The world around us is in motion, from the air we breathe to the water in the oceans... | 11/9/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAnimals on the Move | What's an ecological corridor? And what can be done about invasive species? | 11/2/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanControlling Covid-19: lockdown, or let rip? | Do we allow the Covid-19 virus to spread, or try to suppress it with more interventions... | 10/27/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTalking Trees: Science in the Forest | We take a walk in the woods, to understand the science of trees | 10/19/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrump's Treatments & Nobel Prizes | Chris is joined by palaeoanthropologist Lee Berger and BMJ editor Theo Bloom to dissect the latest science... | 10/13/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMenstrual Science: periods, pills, poverty | What exactly is a period? And why, in 2020, is period poverty such a problem? | 10/5/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShould You go Vegetarian? | What would a more plant based diet mean for us, and the planet? | 9/28/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBig Data, Big Problems? | Do algorithms run the world? We explore the limits of automation, and whether we're losing our free will... | 9/21/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCovid to Climate: Dissecting Science News | We're answering your questions, and picking apart the science behind the headlines... | 9/14/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTelescopes Through Time | We take a look at the future of telescopes... | 9/7/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhere Did COVID Come From? | We've unpacked the evidence - and the gaps in the evidence - surrounding the origin of the coronavirus... | 8/31/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGardens, Plants and Climate Change | How can gardeners garden sustainably as climate conditions change? | 8/24/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan You Understand Me? | How do we go about relating to another? | 8/17/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSick of COVID: The Long Haulers | Meet the COVID-19 patients who are still suffering the after-effects of the virus, months after catching it... | 8/10/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSizzling BBQ Science! | Let's tuck into a Naked Scientists' BBQ... | 8/3/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScience Pub Quiz: From Cosmos To G&Ts | It's quiz time! Three fabulous listeners tackle everything from physics & space to the natural world... | 7/27/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRosalind Franklin: the hidden story of DNA | Celebrating the centenary of the DNA pioneer | 7/20/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMeet the Neighbours: Venus and Mars | We're taking a closer look at our celestial neighbours. | 7/13/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCovid Science: Test, Track, Trace | We're unpicking the science of covid testing, monitoring and tracing this week... | 7/6/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBail Out The Planet | How do you cut emissions, kill the coronavirus, and rescue the economy all at the same time? | 6/29/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLet's Get Quizzical: Summer Science Pub Quiz | Puzzling problems and confounding conundrums in our science pub quiz | 6/23/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUnder Our Feet: What's Inside Earth? | We're digging into the science under our feet... | 6/15/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Fifth State of Matter | Meet the fifth state of matter, a strange quantum soup known as a Bose-Einstein condensate... | 6/9/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCOVID-19: How to Vaccinate a Planet | Protecting everyone from COVID-19 | 6/1/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLife in the New Normal | What could be the new normal of healthcare, education and transport? | 5/25/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPublishing & Politics: How Science Gets Made | What's a paper? What's peer review? And what does it mean to be "following the science"? | 5/18/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of World War Two | From radar to rockets, we dive into the science of WW2 | 5/11/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScience Pub Quiz! | It's a QnA show with a difference this week - a Naked Scientists pub quiz! | 5/4/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCOVID-19: Beyond the Virus | We look at the ways coronavirus has impacted society | 4/27/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEyes on the Skies | From cloudspotting to birdwatching to stargazing, you're never going to look at the sky the same way again... | 4/20/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBubbles, Balloons and Blooms: April Q&A | This week, we're getting stuck in to some kitchen science experiments that you can do at home! | 4/13/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Rise of Radioactivity | We follow the history of radioactivity from its discovery to uses, good and bad. | 4/6/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBoom! Naked Scientists LIVE! | Genetics, geoscience, chemistry and komodo dragons - check out our latest show! | 3/30/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAudience Questions: Naked Scientists LIVE! | Here's a bit more from our recent show... | 3/29/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCoronavirus Explained: How COVID-19 Works | We take a detailed look at the coronavirus - from how it affects the body, to developing a vaccine.. | 3/24/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSecrets of sustainable cities | We look at some clever solutions for sustaining cities into the future... | 3/16/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: COVID-19, Solar Storms & Ancient Teeth | Time to sate that curious mind! Our panel answers questions on the coronavirus, solar storms, and much more... | 3/9/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanElectric Cars: Worth the Charge? | This week, we're talking electric cars! | 3/2/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanArtificial intelligence in medicine | How AI is revolutionising healthcare | 2/27/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTime: It's all relative | We take some time, to look at the science of time | 2/24/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanProstate Cancer: Detection and Diagnosis | This week we delve into the disease that accounts for a quarter of all cancer in men: prostate cancer... | 2/17/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEat, Sleep, Repeat: Body Clock Science | This week - tick tock! We're talking body clock science! | 2/10/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Soy, Slingshots and Cyanide | Our panel of experts answer your questions! | 2/3/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Burns Night Celebration of Science | We're celebrating a great Scottish holiday - with science! Haggis, history, ceilidhs and more... | 1/27/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFood Waste: Slimmer Waste-line | Why does so much good food end up in the bin? | 1/20/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKnow When to Fold 'Em: Origami Science | We look at the science in origami, and the origami in science... | 1/13/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLottery Numbers and Banana Skins | Our panel of experts tackles your questions! From electric cars, to ozone holes, to dinosaur DNA... | 1/6/2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Year of Naked Science! | We're celebrating a year of Naked science! | 12/30/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGet Gaming: Naked Scientists Christmas 2019 | Board games, Frozen the game, and Dr Chris Smith plays Surgeon Simulator! | 12/22/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFly Me to the Moon | This week, we're looking at the future of missions to the Moon... | 12/16/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow to survive an avalanche | How do avalanches happen and how do you face one? We speak to a survivor... | 12/9/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy Do I Stress Eat? | Is fat worse than sugar? Can you die of a broken heart? Is the universe really expanding? | 12/2/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPrint me a new liver! | How far away are we from growing transplantable organs in the lab? | 11/25/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCustard unflustered | The deadly serious science of custard, including sports bra technology and explosions... | 11/19/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPhenomics: A Medical Revolution | We look at science that may change how we do medicine | 11/11/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanComputer Models: Welcome to the catwalk | We discover how computer modelling works, what can go wrong, and how computer scientists can help improve the recipe... | 11/11/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEggs, eyes and quantum - November QnA | What do blind people "see"? Who should colonise Mars? And why don't sleeping birds fall out of trees? | 11/4/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDoes recycling work? | Is our recycling system still working, and what does the future hold? | 10/28/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBlood Under a Microscope | Just what goes on inside our veins? | 10/21/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSport Special | With the Rugby World Cup underway, and FIFA 20 being released... it has to be a sport special this month! | 10/21/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInclusive Computing | This week - how accessible is the tech we use everyday? And how can science help? | 10/14/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQuadrillions: Sequencing the UK Biobank | This month on the show, the biggest whole-genome project ever. We're talking in the quadrillions... | 10/13/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOctober Q&A | Is AI a threat to humanity? What's a panic attack? And why does being scared make your legs wobble? | 10/7/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGetting to Grips with Gene Therapy | Researchers using gene therapy to prevent blindness, halt muscular dystrophy, and even potentially cure HIV... | 9/30/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAstronauts, geese and realistic retinas | How geese make it over the Himalayas, life aboard the ISS and organoids recreate a retina in a dish... | 9/25/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCrystal Clear About Glass | From staining glass to making it bulletproof, we take a look at all things glassy. | 9/23/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCode Making and Breaking | We dive into the murky world of cryptography... | 9/16/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCreepy crawlies, quarks and counting | How long can someone hold their breath? Who are fitter - footballers or rugby players? | 9/9/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStripping down STIs | Chlamydia, HIV and HPV - we're tackling sexually transmitted infections... | 9/2/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAre You Safe Online? | How secure is the internet? | 8/26/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMarvellous Materials in Medicine | The helpful materials that keep us healthy. | 8/19/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQnA: Fridges and impossible food | We're tackling the science questions you've been sending in! | 8/13/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Spin Around the Electron | This week we're looking at the big impact of the tiny electron... | 8/6/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFlying into the Future | Will flights get faster? Could electric planes exist? And can our own Naked Scientist land a plane? | 7/29/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Moon Landing: 50 Years Later | We celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 and the Moon Landing | 7/22/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSimulation Science: Living in The Matrix? | Could we be living in The Matrix? | 7/15/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlzheimers Disease: Facts and Fiction | We take a close look at Alzheimer's Disease | 7/9/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExtremely High: Sky high science | This week, we're taking to the sky for some extremely high science! | 7/2/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExtremely Deep: Mining for gold | Extremes month continues, and this week we're going extremely deep. | 6/24/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExtremely Curious: QnA | This week we're tackling all your questions about the extreme! | 6/18/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExtremely Cold: Cool Science | From ice cores to absolute zero, we're taking science to the extremes... | 6/11/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExtremely Fast: The Science of Speed | From fast acting venom to vehicles, speedy space to tennis serves, we kick off a month of extreme science. | 6/3/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUltimate destination: building better roads | Safer, cleaner, and more efficient. That's the aim, but are we there yet? | 5/28/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Power of Vaccines | We look into the power and importance of vaccines | 5/20/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy does dark matter matter? | We're exploring the A-Z of dark matter... | 5/13/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThat May Q&A! | What is a weed? How do you remove bad smells from clothes? How old are the planets? And more... | 5/6/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVets Beyond Pets | This week; horse racing, equine flu, a hedgehog hospital and a trip to the local zoo - we're looking at how vets keep animals healthy and why that's good news for humans too. Plus, how a dose of caffeine perks up a solar panel, cell... | 4/29/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNaked at Edinburgh Science Festival! | Chris Smith and Adam Murphy head to Edinburgh Science Festival to bring you the best - and the bizarre - from the wonderful world of science. Joining them are Chris Johnson, Head of Computer Science at Glasgow University, Sophie Goggins,... | 4/22/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCooking with a Conscience | This week a Naked Scientists exclusive: we're putting a brand new type of oven to the test - can it really, as the inventors claim - roast a raw chicken in 35 minutes? Plus, the brave scientists who've attached cameras to Great White... | 4/15/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A Space Surgery in Scotland | It's time for our Q&A, this time from Edinburgh! This week, what happens if you get pregant in space? How do chemists make new molecules? And how do antidepressants work? Chris Smith is joined by our panel of experts to answer your... | 4/8/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanModelling and Microbes: Science of Birth | Spring has officially sprung! There are newborn lambs prancing around in the fields in the UK, and we've recently celebrated Mothering Sunday. To celebrate, we're taking a trip down the road of pregnancy and birth, stopping off along the... | 4/1/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSay Hello to Tomorrows Tech | Bonjour! This week we've been to Paris; we've been attending Hello Tomorrow, the summit that showcases world-changing emerging technologies that are about to make it big. This week: A tiny microphone that lets you zoom in on individual v... | 3/25/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA New Material World | This week, Chris Smith and Izzie Clarke are taking you to the cutting edge of materials science including how blacksmiths made incredibly tough swords to how defence scientists make bullet-proof armour today. Plus, news of a better way to... | 3/18/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Atoms, Avalanches & Armpits | This week, could we colonise a planet beyond our own galaxy? What's the greenest way to heat my home? And why do bright lights make some people sneeze? It's QA time! Chris Smith is joined by a panel of scientists to take on the questions... | 3/11/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Issue of Invasive Species | This week, we're being invaded! Izzie Clarke and Katie Haylor explore invasive species: how they sneak in, why they disrupt nature, and how to fight back! Plus, in the news, scientists turn carbon dioxide back into coal, researchers have... | 3/4/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBorn to Run: Sprinting Science | This week we get off the couch to talk about the science of running. What does it do for our bodies, and our minds? Why did we ever evolve to do it in the first place? Can a man outrun a horse? Plus in the news, a potential kill-switch for... | 2/25/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPeriodic Table: 150 Au Years | This week we're celebrating 150 years of the Periodic Table - we'll find out how scientists uncovered the elements in the first place and what other mysterious materials may be waiting to be discovered. Plus a way to power up the body's own... | 2/18/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanZoo&A: Why cant dogs eat chocolate? | It's QnA time, or should we say ZOO and A? We're pondering about pets! | 2/11/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow to hijack a brain | This week, how hypnosis works, the parasites that hijack brain and behaviour, why we're all being manipulated 24/7, and how to build remote-controlled rodents. Plus news that we're a step closer to reversible birth control for men, why... | 2/4/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCars of the Future: Are We Ready? | This week, we're getting revved up about the cars of the future! What needs to change for future car travel to be sustainable? And in the news, as Hitachi pulls the plug on a UK nuclear deal, could the answer to the country's energy crisis... | 1/28/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanArt: From colours to counterfeits | From finding forgeries to creating colours, we explore the science of art. Plus, in the news, turning cancer cells into fat, a threat to one of our favourite beverages, and is there really a Dark Side of the Moon?... | 1/21/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMicrobes: From Farm to Fork | We're making a meal out of microbes, Geogia Mills and Chris Smith meet the little helpers that get food onto the table. Plus, in the news, the intelligent material that help wounds to heal, scientists get to the bottom of how norovirus... | 1/14/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy is There Always Room for Dessert? | Do astronauts get WiFi in space? What is the speed of gravity? Why is there always room for dessert? Giles Yeo, Anne-Laura Van Harmelen, Richard Hollingham and Francesca Day gather round the microphones to answer your need-to-know questions... | 1/7/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Naked Year! | From talking whales to training astronauts, creating life to reversing life-threatening allergies, Georgia Mills, Izzie Clarke and few other familiar voices re-visit their favourite moments and the biggest scientific celebrations of the... | 12/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Surviving Christmas | Here is The Naked Scientists' guide to surviving - and thriving - at Christmas, including our top scientifically-tested tips for cooking turkey and making the best roast potatoes. Plus, a healthy helping of crappy cracker jokes and advice... | 12/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRegeneration: How the Body Heals | How do our bodies heal themselves, and can science help? | 12/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRegeneration: Healing Revealed | This week, we are getting to grips with regeneration: how does your body heal itself, and what can science do to help? Plus, in the news, the tech set to change our lives in 2019, the hidden perils of AI, and does a crossword a day... | 12/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSpace Talk: Missions Through Time | Izzie Clarke and Katie Haylor are blasting through a brief history of space exploration and find out how humanity's quest towards the stars has inspired their guests; space journalist Dr Stuart Clark, band members of Big Big Train, Greg... | 12/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQnA: Earthworms and wormholes! | This week: Is everything in the universe spinning? How do lazy dogs keep fit? And is it safe to heat our dinner in plastic tubs? We've recruited 4 experts to tackle your science questions - astronomer Carolin Crawford, animal behaviour... | 12/3/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTeeth: Brushing up on Dentistry | This week, Chris Smith and Izzie Clarke are filling the gaps in their knowledge of teeth; we also meet the microbes in our mouths and test the battle of the toothbrushes. Plus, in the news, researchers grow new spinal discs in a dish, we... | 11/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan Science Create Superhumans? | This week - Humanity 2.0! Can we use genetics, drugs and technology to become superhuman? We speak to experts on the science that can push us to our extremes, and meet the world's first cyborg. Plus, in the news, do men and women really... | 11/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Great British Make Off | This week, from posters to pancakes - how do the objects we see around us every day actually get made? We're uncovering the science of manufacturing - from the very big, to the very small and the very complex. Plus in the news, why being a... | 11/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQnA: Temperature, Tech and Testicles | This week, we've assembled a panel of experts to tackle your science questions, including: Are there plastics in the fish we eat? Can electrical devices affect your fertility? And how does Earth's tilt give us our seasons?... | 11/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScientific Shimmy: Why we Dance | This week the Naked Scientists are hitting the dance floor with a look at the science of the shimmy. Why do we do it, what makes a dance look good, and how can it be used to help people? Plus, in the news; how glowing lungs can fight... | 10/29/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCatalysts: Our Tiny Chemists | From brewing beer to cleaning up car emissions and even making less polluting fuels. We're asking - what exactly are catalysts, and how do they work? Plus, in the news, scientists discover the mechanism behind the majority of Alzheimer's... | 10/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMeet the Neolithic | This week we go back thousands of years to meet our Neolithic ancestors, and discover how their innovations paved the way for all life as we know it. Explore the origin of farming and wine making, and find out how the Neolithic wielded the... | 10/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQnA: Sperm Races and Monkey Business | This week, can science help us to quit our vices? Do any animals have accents? And how big can a planet get? Joining Chris Smith to tackle your sci-curious questions was physicist Jess Wade, planetary geologist David Rothery, neuroscientist... | 10/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Do I Look? | This week - from skin care to going under the knife, we're lifting the lid on the science of looking good. Plus in the news, a DNA repair kit that can fix genetic diseases and a UK project launches to clean up 7000 tonnes of space junk. ... | 10/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFlu Do You Think You Are? | In 1918, Spanish flu wiped out more people than World War 1. Now, a century on, we're asking why this pandemic packed such a punch, where flu came from in the first place, and how flu vaccines are made. Plus, fossilised fats from the... | 9/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOn the Flip Side - Earth's Magnetic Field | This week we're looking at the magnetic field keeping our planet safe, finding out how it's generated and whether some animals can actually see it. Plus, news of a technique to read out the time of our body clocks, the people making the... | 9/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQnA: Diabetes, Driving and Dodgems | It's Question and Answer time! The Naked Scientists tackle the medical musings and chemical queries you've been sending in. Joining Chris Smith in studio was Astrophysicist Matt Bothwell, Chemist Peter Wothers, Psychologist Helen Keyes and... | 9/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBiomimicry: Borrowing from Biology | This week, we explore the field of biomimicry and how nature can help inspire technologies of the future, including the crickets that are showing scientists how to make better hearing aids, dragonfly-inspired wind turbines and the aircraft... | 9/3/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNaked on a Punt! | Join the Naked Scientists for a leisurely ride on a punt, past Cambridge's picturesque riverside colleges. At each stop the boat picks up some of the brightest brains from the University and hear about their cutting edge ideas, from... | 8/27/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMusic Science: from Mozart to Marketing | Mozart or Motown, most of us love music. We're digging into the science behind this much-loved pass time, be it listening to your favourite tunes, or playing them for yourself. Plus in the news - the discovery of an orphan planet,... | 8/20/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWaterloo Uncovered: Veterans Excavate Old Conflicts | This week we're on the historical Waterloo battlefield where veterans of modern wars - often with disabilities, PTSD and other mental scars - are joining archaeologists to excavate remains of one of the most important conflicts in European... | 8/13/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMedicinal Cannabis: Weeding Out The Hype | This week, medical uses of cannabis. What's the hype and what's the reality? We hear from the people who grow it, and the people who want to use it. Plus in the news, scientists grow replacement lungs in a lab, why a knock on the head can... | 8/6/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLife in the year 2100 | We follow a day in the life in 2100, exploring the cities, transport, workplaces and health of the future. Plus, astronomers find water on Mars, a magnetic wire which could screen for cancer and why your cat's poo could change your brain...... | 7/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe First Test Tube Baby at 40 | On 25th July 1978, 40 years ago, the first baby conceived using in vitro fertilisation - IVF - techniques developed to help people who couldn't have children naturally, was born. Her name was Louise Brown, and she owes her existence to the... | 7/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFighter Flight: The Skys The Limit | We hope you've got your boarding passes at the ready! To celebrate 50 years of the jumbo jet, 100 years of the Royal Air Force and the recent arrival of the brand new F35 fighter jet in the UK, The Naked Scientists are taking a flight... | 7/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQnA - Should you wee on a jellyfish sting? | This week, The Naked Scientists are swinging into summer! Guests Jane Sterling, Jim Bacon, Laurence Kemp and Howard Griffiths take on your holiday themed questions, including: Why do we get heat waves; how do you treat a jellyfish sting and... | 7/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe A-Z of addiction | This week, addiction! Why do we get hooked on things? Are video games addictive? And evidence that the gambling industry use artificial intelligence to make you more likely to keep playing. Plus, in the news, scientists discover how to turn... | 7/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVenting About Volcanoes | This week - we're exploding the science of volcanoes. Why do they erupt? What threat do they pose to aeroplanes? And what impact do they have on us and our environment? Plus, news that marriage cuts your mortality rate, what 800 million... | 6/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBeating Heart Disease | The Naked Scientists are delving into the science of heart disease; we've been to the UK's leading heart conference in Manchester. Hear from the researchers trying to discover the causes and new treatments for one of the world's most... | 6/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ and A: Disney, Dark Matter, and Deja Vu | What is dj vu? Why do I get angry when I'm hungry? Why do I remember every Disney lyric, but can't remember how to set my oven? Materials physicist Jess Wade, neuroscientist Philipe Bujold, animal behaviour expert Eleanor Drinkwater, and... | 6/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFootball Under the Microscope | This week we're taking a look at the science of football, from physics to psychology. And in the news, can being social stave off dementia and what new features have been found on the surface of Pluto?... | 6/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPlanet B: Can We Colonise Space? | This week we're leaving planet earth in search of a new home. Is there a Planet B? How could we get there? And presenter Izzie Clarke takes a spin at astronaut training.... | 5/28/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAllergy Science: from antibodies to anaphylaxis | Hayfever causing you havoc? Is asthma proving to be an annoyance? This week, we're talking allergies. What causes them, and can we reverse them? We talk to one specialist who's making great strides in doing just that. Plus, in the news, a... | 5/21/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Martian sunsets and submerged sloths | Why don't we get invisible animals on land? What's at the centre of a gas giant? Did we really land on the moon? Astronomer Matt Bothwell, marine biologist Kate Feller, palaeontologist Jason Head and geneticist Diana Alexander join Chris... | 5/14/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWater: Drips, Drains and Droughts | This week, The Naked Scientists are dipping their toes into water; where does it come from, could we ever run out, and we take a stroll through a local sewage plant. Plus, in the news, scientists look for Malaria's achilles heel, why our... | 5/7/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSenses Month: Tackling Touch | This week, The Naked Scientists' senses month comes to a close as we tackle touch: how we develop a sense of touch, getting tactile when shopping and the secret to the perfect hug. Plus, making greener concrete and why bird populations are... | 4/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSenses Month: Scents and Scent Ability | This week, The Naked Scientists get right up your nose! We find out how smells work, explore if stenches could help people give up smoking and sniff out the scent of nightmares. Plus, the science of running a marathon, a secret use for... | 4/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSenses Month: A Taste of Science | This month we're exploring the science of our senses. So far we've heard how our ears work, looked the visual system in the eye, and this week, we're getting our teeth into the science of taste. Plus news of a discovery that could re-write... | 4/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSenses Month: The Science of Sight | From ancient fossils to cutting edge surgery, we're bringing you the lowdown on the science of vision. Plus in the news, a drug that might aid stroke recovery, and what you can learn from taking a DNA test...... | 4/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSenses Month: Can you Hear Me? | Are we headed for a hearing-loss epidemic, and can science step in when the world starts to go quiet? This week, The Naked Scientists go on an odyssey into the science of hearing, listen in to find out the strange ways our ears decode... | 4/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQ&A: Greedy Guts & Useless Numbers | It's QnA Time! The Naked Scientists gathered a panel of experts to tackle your sci-curious questions; geneticist and food neuroscientist Giles Yeo, biologist and insect expert Chris Pull, material scientist Rachel Oliver and mathematician... | 3/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Brief History of Stephen Hawking | On Wednesday March the 14th, the world was shaken by the death of one of our greatest scientists, Professor Stephen Hawking. Joined by some of his Cambridge colleagues and the new generation of scientists he inspired, this week we celebrate... | 3/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat's Inside Your Computer? | This week - we use them everyday - at work, at home, to chat to our friends or listen to music - but how do computers actually work, what's inside them, and what will the computers of tomorrow look like? We'll be navigating through the... | 3/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBefore they're Gone: Fighting the Illegal Wildlife Trade | It's one of the largest criminal industries in the world, worth billions and responsible for thousands of murders, but can we win the fight against the illegal wildlife trade? We speak to the foot soldiers of this battle: a scientist whose... | 3/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat The Heck Is Xenobiology? | The Naked Scientists meet the biologists who are inventing a new form of genetic information: this strange science is called xenobiology. Plus, in the news, a breakthrough in the treatment of cancer, the video game that tackles fake news... | 2/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow High Can We Build? | This week, we put your questions to our expert panel of scientists - What's the tallest possible building? Do female animals flirt? And what can we do if an asteroid ends up heading for earth?... | 2/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Art of Science | The Naked Scientists ditch the lab coats for artistic overalls. From coding musical compositions to the jeans that remove air-pollution, we take a look at how art has helped science. Plus, in the news, the most powerful rocket ever built... | 2/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTurning the Tide on Plastics | This week, The Naked Scientists probe the plastic problem: can science help turn the tide on our rising consumption? Plus, the killer whale that can talk, and some groundbreaking research reveals why the USA is experiencing shakeups. Find... | 2/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy Bother Being Nice? | This week, we're asking would you risk your life to save someone else? Plenty of people do, and so do other animals and even bacteria. But why? And how did altruistic actions like this evolve? Plus in the news, scientists clone monkeys, the... | 1/29/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJames Webb: Gazing at Early Galaxies | This week, how astronomers are planning to see the beginning of our Universe: we talk to the team behind the telescope that's about to be blasted into deep space to make it happen. Plus, scientists announce a blood test to detect the most... | 1/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy does snoring exist? | Is it possible to stop snoring? Is there a difference between running outside and on a treadmill? Which food group really is the worst for us? Chris Smith is joined by exercise expert Dan Gordon, sleep specialist Nick Oscroft, dietician... | 1/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCriminal Chemistry: What's the Perfect Poison? | This week - from adrenaline to arsenic, The Naked Scientists delve into the sinister science of poisons! Plus, what space tech is on the horizon in 2018, and the science of New Year's resolutions.... | 1/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of 2017 | This week, The Naked Scientists raise a glass to 2017 as they look back at their favourite science moments of the year, including: bees playing football, ghost busting, and removing farts from a car.... | 1/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Very Naked Christmas | This week, The Naked Scientists are spreading festive cheer as they get ready for Christmas, all in one hour! Joined by psychologist Philipe Bujold, tech expert Alex Farell, vibrations engineer Hugh Hunt and Plant development researcher... | 12/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Social Media | Social media use is more common than ever, with over 2 billion of us signed up, but do we know what it's doing to our brains? We're exploring how this exploding trend is influencing our opinions and our wellbeing, and also how it could be... | 12/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStar Wars: The Science Strikes Back | This week we delve into physics in a galaxy far far away as we probe the science of Star Wars! Plus in the news, evidence that London air is stunting the growth of developing babies, and scientists use AI to decode what dolphins are... | 12/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan a Shrimp Punch Through Glass? | Are black holes really holes? Is there such thing as a genetic love match? Why do clouds move? The Naked Scientists are joined by marine biologist Kate Feller, astrophysicist Matt Middleton, geneticist Patrick Short, and chemist Phillip... | 12/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanForever Young: Can Science Reverse Ageing? | Is ageing inevitable, or can science help stop or even reverse the process? From young blood to diet fads, and stem cells to dancing, we explore what the experts think will keep us healthier for longer.... | 11/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTomorrow's Tech: Biomedical Breakthroughs | This week, new ways to spot cancers much sooner, repair nerve injuries and fix hip arthritis: we're looking at four major medical breakthroughs waiting to happen. Plus in the news, how advertisers can profile your personality online to... | 11/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPalaeo Ponderings: Can You Dig It? | Did dinosaurs live in herds? Why are mountains pointy? And what's the best preserved mummy? Plus we had a giant snake, a few skulls, a couple of "feet" and one of the oldest rocks on Earth in the studio. Scientists Lee Berger, Meghan... | 11/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAre we Working Ourselves to Death? | We devote up to 50 years of our life to it, yet it might just be getting us down. This week The Naked Scientists programme examines work, hearing how our behaviour and our buildings can change to boost our health and productivity. Plus,... | 11/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe paranormal: Why do we believe? | This week, The Naked Scientists delve into the paranormal. We'll be asking why so many of us have supernatural beliefs, exploring the scientific origins behind our favourite monster legends, and bravely embarking on a ghost hunt... Plus in... | 10/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUnder Your Skin | This week, The Naked Scientists get under the skin of skin. Hear about the new method to treat burn victims, the electronic tattoo that can tell if you've got flu and how to keep your skin in good shape. Plus, in the news this week, the... | 10/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Countdown to Artificial Intelligence | The Naked Scientists are joined by an expert panel to discuss the seven most significant questions people are asking about AI. We explore the risks and positive outcomes of AI, and Chris finds out an artificial podcast presenter may be... | 10/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDNA Decoded: Past, Present and Sausage | This week we delve into DNA and what it can tell us about our past, present and future. And, what happened when we decided to read the DNA sequence of a local sausage. Plus, in the news, what won Nobel Prizes, the world's largest HIV... | 10/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat makes the best breakfast? | Can your intestines grow back? How can you measure your own stress levels? How do electric eels work? Scientists David Rothery, Sarah Madden and Gareth Corbett team up to answer an eclectic and electric selection of questions. ... | 10/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs The Future Bionic? | This week a look at enhancements for future humans: wearable robots, an artificial pancreas, and a replacement retina, as well as limb and head transplants. Plus, in the news, a new hope for global warming, a new therapy to halt MS, what a... | 9/25/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMemories: Making Them & Faking Them | This week, we take a trip down memory lane. How scientists can implant false memories, wipe memory away, and the link between head injuries and Alzheimer's disease. Plus, in the news, farewell to Cassini, the science of hurricanes, and how... | 9/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDrug Discovery: The Future of Pharma | This week; from Big Pharma to Little Pharma, we look at how new drugs are discovered. Plus, in the news - what powers the Northern Lights on Jupiter, why cuckoos have the last laugh, and 3 decades of a telescope that's changed our view... | 9/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFidget Spinners in Space? | In the latest Q and A show from The Naked Scientists, we answer your questions with the help of an expert panel - plant scientist Beverley Glover, mathematician James Grime, physicist Jess Wade and Angel investor Peter Cowley. What makes... | 9/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan Science Mavericks Save the World? | This week, we're exploring the end of the world. From robotic AI takeovers to global floods, when it comes to the extinction of our species, is science really set up to predict or prevent such events? Plus, how gutbugs might be key to... | 8/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDiet: Can we be healthy and sustainable? | This week, food is on the menu! Do any of the diets that you hear about actually work? What's best to eat for the health of the planet? And will the steak of the future grow in a test tube? Plus, scientists fix cells with the wrong numbers... | 8/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBlack Holes in Sight | This week we're exploring the cosmos through your senses. How scientists are attempting to see a black hole for the first time, what Saturn sounds like, and what will the surface of Mars feel like. Plus how to make the immune system attack... | 8/14/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWill Machines Take Over the World? | The science questions that you've been sending in get scrutinised by Sarah Harrison, Simon White, Olivia Remes and Peter Clarke... | 8/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhats the Best Way to be Happy? | The science questions that you've been sending in get scrutinised and analysed by biologist Sarah Harrison, statistician Simon White, mental health expert Olivia Remes and machine learning guru Peter Clarke. Find out why smaller dogs live... | 8/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan Nature Clean up Nuclear Contamination? | Chernobyl was 31 years ago, but as nuclear power is one of the few reliable and low carbon energy supplies, how long before it happens again? We meet the scientists who are are preparing for when the worst happens, looking for ways to use... | 7/31/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMarine Month: In too Deep | This week we round off Marine Month with a trip to the bottom of the ocean, meeting underwater robots and using maths to hunt for sunken treasure ships. Plus, a way to predict organ failure in hospital, and why size really does matter when... | 7/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMarine Month: All at Sea | Our marine month continues as we swim out from the reef into the open ocean, where we'll be meeting one of the deadliest creatures on Earth. Plus, some good news about the Zika virus, how the cordless drill intended for space found its way... | 7/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMarine Month: Making Waves | Marine month continues with the Naked Scientists as we move out from the beach to the coastal waters in search of the world's biggest fish and the corals that glow in the dark to survive. Plus, in the news this week a new personalised... | 7/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMarine Month: Lifes A Beach | Here at The Naked Scientists HQ, it's marine month! Throughout four programmes in July, come dip your toes into all things aquatic as we work our way down to the bottom of the deepest ocean. From building superior sandcastles to the Mexican... | 7/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWould You Trust a Robot? | Would you trust a robot to grow your food, to operate on you, to fight a war on your behalf, or to save your life in an emergency? We look at how robots are on course to alter our lives. Plus, new insights into how the Sun works, and... | 6/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHearts in the Extreme | The Naked Scientists report back from the British Cardiovascular Society's annual conference, finding out how our tickers deal with extreme exercise and environments, from deep under the sea right into outer space.... | 6/19/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan we talk to dolphins? | The Naked Scientists are joined by marine biologist Danielle Green, physicist Stuart Higgins, psychologist Duncan Astle and astrophysicist Carolin Crawford, to tackle your questions. This week, find out whether you can hear screams in... | 6/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCyber Security: When Crime Goes Online | As life moves increasingly online, so do crime and fraud. This week, we uncover some personal secrets from a supposedly blank hard drive, find out how hackers can use baby monitors to spy on people and hear about the next generation of... | 6/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBiology's Biggest Mystery: The Origin of Life | Journey back 3.7 billion years to the young earth, as we try to find out how life first began. Was it in a soup of colliding chemistry, a deep-sea hydrothermal vent or did life rain down on the earth from the cosmos? Plus, the microbial... | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy Bother Going to the Moon? | The Naked Scientists are joined by biologist Kate Feller, physicist Jess Wade, biochemist Andy Holding and Space Boffin Richard Hollingham, to field your science questions. This week, find out what happens to muscles in space, how to rid a... | 5/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWould Aliens Understand Maths? | Love it or loathe it maths is everywhere... from counting bees to interstellar trade with aliens, we explore how maths earned the title of the language of the universe. Plus, getting to know our new ancestor Homo naledi, how a good nights... | 5/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow language affects the brain | This week, The Naked Scientists go global as we explore language - can speaking more than one exercise our brain?; and is our ability to save money purely down to the way we talk? Plus, the rodents that provide new information for stroke... | 5/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanZooming in on Cancer | Cancer is a devastating disease, and one of the largest killers in the Western world. This week, in a special show, Kat Arney investigates how scientists are fighting back, from building tumours in the lab to a Google Earth for cancer.... | 5/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGut Bugs: Friend or Foe? | The Naked Scientists go on a tour of the intestine, from top to bottom, in search of the good and bad germs that lurk there and what they mean for our health. Plus, why touchscreens may be harming toddlers' sleep and why scientists all over... | 4/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShould I Sequence My Genes? | What surprises might you find lurking in your DNA, and can that information be used against you? ... | 4/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow to Grow a Human | We speak to scientists turning embryonic cells into nerve cells to treat Parkinson's disease and growing an entire system of organs in the lab. Plus, how antibiotics taken during pregnancy may affect your child's behaviour and why climate... | 4/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo Those Pollution Masks Really Work? | How do venus fly traps work? Can psychologists read your mind? Why is herbivore poo so diverse? | 4/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInside the Atom | 100 years since Rutherford split the atom, we investigate the secrets of the building blocks of our Universe. How can we harness the energy locked inside these particles, how have scientists been engineering brand new elements, and are we... | 3/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs Modern Life Affecting Fertility? | Are trends in modern living helping or harming our ability to reproduce? | 3/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Crash Course in Space Junk | There is a floating museum above our heads: millions of fragments from past space missions are hurtling round the earth and could destroy our current satellites. We find out how spacecraft are coping now, and how we might be able to clean... | 3/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat is the cause of Brain Freeze? | Why are we looking for earth-sized planets? Can I unshrink a woollen jumper? What does a black hole actually look like? Chris Smith is joined by David Rothery, Anna Ploszajski, Aimee Eckert and Michael Conterio to answer your science... | 3/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanConversations about Climate Change | This week, a crash course in climate change: we meet one strange fish already feeling the pinch, ask if humans are wired to ignore the threat, and look at one way we could all reduce our carbon footprint. Plus, why alcohol consumption... | 2/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPreventing HIV with PrEP | This week, we investigate the HIV preventative measure PrEP, which could be turning the tide on new infection rates - but is it safe to buy online? Plus, the toughest ever spider's web, a journey back through the history of language and the... | 2/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMeteorites: Space Invaders | What's the difference between a meteorite, meteoroid, a comet and an asteroid? We tell you how to find your own space rock here on Earth, and hear from a scientists tracking where space rocks come down in the Australian outback. Plus, why... | 2/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan we Create Artificial Gravity? | Do giraffes get struck by lightning? What's the highest number a person could count to? How do animals have sex underwater? Chris Smith teams up with Tim Revell, Richard Hollingham, Chris Basu and Danielle Green to tackle your science... | 2/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOptogenetics: Lighting up the Brain | Could a light in your brain cure epilepsy, or send you to sleep? The Naked Scientists investigate the mysterious field of optogenetics, and the treatments it promises to bring. Plus, news of a cancer-detecting artificial intelligence and ... | 1/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe LED Lighting Revolution | The light bulb is a hundred-year-old technology whose time is finally up. This week, we shine a little light on its replacement to find out what makes it such a compelling alternative and look to the next revolution in lighting. Plus, how... | 1/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Laughter | This week, The Naked Scientists take a look at the science of laughter, asking why we like to laugh, hearing what babies find funny and meeting a joke-building robot. Plus, news of a gene editing technique taking on a deadly disease and a... | 1/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAre more crimes committed during a full moon? | Does being angry increase your risk of a heart attack? What's a psychopath? And how much does a single cell weigh? This week, Chris Smith answers your questions with Stuart Higgins, Maud Borensztein, Kyle Treiber and James Rudd.... | 1/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean2016: A Year in Science | The Naked Scientists celebrate the dawn of 2017 with a look at their best bits from 2016, including: the science breakthrough of the year, how to use psychology to get a date and why it pays to look on the bright side.... | 1/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOur Search for Extraterrestrials | This week: is there anybody out there or are we alone in the Universe? Graihagh Jackson ponders one of the fundamental questions of humanity, from flying saucers and UFOs to why we haven't found any evidence and what it would mean to find... | 12/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe 12 Scientific Days of Christmas | The Naked Scientists celebrate the holidays with the 12 scientific days of Christmas. From why 9 ladies like to dance to making those 6 geese eggs into bouncy balls... | 12/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat's the Healthiest Way to Eat an Entire Cake? | From quantum entanglement to cakes and mascara: your science questions answered.. | 12/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhen The Drugs Don't Work... | How frontline scientists are combating the grim prospect of antibiotic resistance... | 12/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs DNA the Basis for all Life in the Universe? | Life here on Earth uses DNA. But why, and would aliens be made of the same stuff? | 11/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNavigating the Future | Driverless cars, self-tracking trousers and "super" GPS: what's next for navigation? | 11/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat's between my internal organs? | Could I survive being eaten by a snake? Why do ants steal my toenail clippings? | 11/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe History of Hominins: Are Humans Special? | How did we get here and are we really all that special? | 11/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYour Brain on Horror | What's the science behind the scares in horror films? | 10/31/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe End of Night | 80% of Europeans and Northern Americans now can't see the Milky Way. But does this matter? | 10/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHospital Health Check | Hospitals: past, present and future. | 10/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWill We Beat Alzheimer's Disease? | It was discovered over 100 years ago but are we any closer to defeating the disease? | 10/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy do Cats Have Vertical Pupils? | We put your questions to a selection of superstar scientists... | 10/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Little Light Relief | Illuminating the new light based technologies looking to provide a brighter future. | 9/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMapping the Milky Way | This week we explore the Milky Way as the first batch of data is returned from Gaia. | 9/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMoulding the Minds of Tomorrow | This week, we don our uniforms for a lesson in the science of education. | 9/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Old is the Average Atom? | How old is an atom? What's the fastest way to die in space? Why's it colder at altitude? | 9/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScrutinizing Science | It's our 15th birthday and we're celebrating by putting science under the microscope... | 8/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAnimation: The Reel Deal | Explore the physics and psychology that brings animations to the big screen! | 8/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDrugs: Time for a Change? | Addiction, decriminalisation and potential good: the science behind the drugs debate. | 8/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo Fish Fart? | From farting fish to the link between diet and cancer, we take on your questions... | 8/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science Too Hot To Handle | From the Olympics to jet engines, this week we're turning up the temperature. | 8/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFuels Of The Future | As transport changes and we become more sustainable, what is the future of fuels? | 7/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Dog's Life: Intelligence and Inbreeding | What can we learn from our canine companions, and have we taken breeding too far? | 7/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanConcrete Jungles | Is there space for nature in our increasingly urbanised world? | 7/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan toads predict earthquakes? | Answering your queries, from how do tattoos work to what's the best position to sleep in | 7/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScience meets MasterChef! | From the physics of chocolate emulsions to the psychology of the right cutlery. | 6/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAutopsy: A Matter of Life and Death | Chris observes a post mortem and askes how this once common practice is still saving lives | 6/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow to Keep your Heart Healthy | With heart disease as the leading killer in the west, how can we keep our hearts healthy? | 6/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYour Home in 2050 | Can we reduce carbon emissions whilst meeting the demands of a global housing shortage? | 6/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStressed? You're not the only one... | Why we're all stressed out; what the consequences are and what we can do to be happier. | 5/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe War on Salt | How we can try to prevent salt from killing our crops and harming our health. | 5/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDoes Telepathy Exist? | Is a woman's memory superior? What's the evidence for climate change? You ask: we answer! | 5/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPhosphorus: Essential to All Life But Are We Running Out? | Peak phosphorus could be as little a decade away. We need to act now but what can we do? | 5/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan Science Prove Whodunnit? | Does forensic science really have all the answers, or are we letting it mislead us? | 5/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Secret World of Shipping | What do you know about the shipping industry and how important is it for everyday life? | 4/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat happened to Tutankhamun's heart? | Plus when in did humans develop tooth decay and how did Neil Armstrong get home? | 4/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanConflict in Conservation | Defending gorillas from poaching, living next door to lions and the illegal ivory trade. | 4/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan You Boost Your Memory? | This week it's the science of memory: what is memory and can it be improved? | 4/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWill an artificially intelligent robot steal your job? | ...and then take over the world? Graihagh investigates... | 3/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo you burn more calories when thinking? | Can you survive purely on avocados? Can a spinning spaceship simulate gravity? | 3/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCambridge Science Festival: Battle of the Brains | This week we ask six Cambridge scientists to battle it out for science supremacy. | 3/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe A - Zika of viruses: Preventing Pandemics | Where do new diseases come from, and how can we fight them? | 3/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGravitational Waves: Discovery of the Decade? | 100 years after Einstein predicted them, gravitational waves rock the world of physics... | 2/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCould The Internet Die? | This week we get to grips with your burning questions. | 2/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRules of Attraction: The Science of Sex | Science approved pick-up lines, your brain in love and how tech has changed dating... | 2/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCaffeine: Friend or Foe? | It's one of the only legal psychoactive stimulants but is it good or bad for our health? | 2/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFood Security: Insects for Dinner? | How will we feed the world in the face of a booming population and climate change? | 2/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBlack holes: the inside story... | This week we shed some light on the Universe's most enigmatic objects: black holes... | 1/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Hidden World of Hibernation | In winter the idea of hibernating sounds pretty tempting, but what's actually happening? | 1/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy do we have pubic hair? | How do we make decisions? Why do we go deaf when we yawn and does light wear out? | 1/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo You Have Skinny Genes? | Graihagh hunts for her missing sixpack. Is it doable or is it just not in her DNA destiny? | 1/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTop Scientific Moments of 2015 | It's the end of another great year for the Naked Scientists, what was your best bit? | 12/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCracking the science of Christmas | The psychology of gift-giving, chocolate equations and how to avoid a festive hangover. | 12/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDishing the Dirt on our Soils | We're losing a football pitch of soil every 5 seconds but why? And how can we stop it? | 12/14/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMusic Technology: Do or Die? | How is technology changing music and is it a blessing or a curse? | 12/7/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFighting Floods: Who Gets Hit? | In a rapidly changing climate, what do we really know about how to spot or prevent floods? | 11/30/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSugar Tax: Answer to Obesity? | Some say it's fuelling an obesity epidemic, but is sugar really to blame? | 11/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBig Data, Big Deal? | Big Data is everywhere but what is it, how is it used and how does it impact our privacy? | 11/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo squirrels ever forget where they hid their nuts? | The Naked Scientists tackle your science questions head on. | 11/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanElectric Cars: Pollution Solution? | We dish the dirt on pollution and see if electric cars can compete with petrol motors... | 11/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShould I Stay, or Should I go... to Mars? | In this special debate we ask our experts the BIG question, and why? | 10/26/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCould We Ever Colonise Mars? | We look at science from around our world, which could help us build a home on another. | 10/19/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMars: Are we nearly there yet? | They say it's the journey, not the destination. For Mars, it's going to be one bumpy ride. | 10/12/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCould you be an astronaut? | Would you survive the vomit comet, tolerate 9 Gs and manage to live with 4 strangers? | 10/5/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy don't spiders get stuck on their webs? | Do spiders get stuck in their webs? Will we ever find dark matter? Can dogs feel guilt? | 9/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow to Save a Life | From the emergency call to recovery process: meet the people ready to save your life. | 9/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanClimate Change: Making Waves? | Past changes in climate had dramatic effects on our oceans - what can theseteach us? | 9/14/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHands-on, Minds Open: The Changing Face of Science | How teens are publishing papers and why the battle against the STEM shortage may be over. | 9/7/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPluto, at Long Last... | 21 years in the making, scientists finally get intimate with Pluto and what lies beyond... | 8/31/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTruth and Beauty: The Hidden World of Symmetry | Why symmetry is more than just a pretty face... | 8/22/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Yuck Factor: Why We Find Things So Disgusting | Why are some things so repulsive and how is science using disgust to better humanity? | 8/17/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGraphene | What actually is graphene, and what is it doing for us? | 8/10/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMeet your Sex Hormones | How hormones run the show when it comes to sex, and how this has societal-wide impacts... | 8/3/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy do Scientists say "So"? | From why scientists often say "so", to the feasibility of charging a human by USB... | 7/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Seven Million Dollar Maths Mystery | What will it take to solve a Millennium Problem, and how will it revolutionise our world? | 7/20/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMake it Digital! | A journey into the Matrix: we explore the wonders and woes of our digital age! | 7/13/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBOOM! The Bang behind the bomb, and how to stop it | Things get a little dangerous as we uncover the science behind war and explosions... | 7/6/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCaesium: The Element that Redefined Time | 60 years since the discovery of atomic time, we ask what is time and when did it begin? | 6/29/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBring out your Dead: Plague and Fire | A scorcher of a show investigating the Black Death and the Great Fire of London. | 6/22/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat does Falling into a Black Hole Feel Like? | What's the point of mosquitoes? Do your eyes pop out if left open when sneezing? | 6/15/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBehind Blood donation | We dip into the history of blood, get stuck into blood donation, and explore its future... | 6/8/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDark Matter: A Massive Mystery | Are we on the verge of solving one of the longest standing puzzles in physics? | 6/1/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow many geckos to hold up a human? | Bat v caterpillar, mole v gecko, snake v stickleback - which is the most amazing animal? | 5/25/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan astronauts shower in space? | The Naked Scientists and guests join forces to answer some of your best science questions. | 5/18/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSafety at 40,000 Feet | Crashes, contagion and climate change. Do we have anything to fear from planes? | 5/11/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanViolent Volcanoes | How volcanoes blow their tops, and the after-shocks of an eruption... | 5/4/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGame on! The Science of Video Gaming | We step inside the multidimensional world of the computer games industry... | 4/27/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCould Earth be Knocked Out of Orbit? | Why do humans have rhythm? Do you sneeze in your sleep? Why do crabs walk sideways? | 4/20/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDefying Death... | Can we live forever? We look at the latest breakthroughs that could make us immortal... | 4/13/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEgg-cellent Easter Science | Eggs, chickens and chocolate abound in this Easter special. | 4/6/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhodunnit? Fascinating Forensics | From crime scene to court room, how is science used to solve crimes? | 3/30/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBrain on fire | Are psychosis, chronic fatigue syndrome and depression down to abnormal immune responses? | 3/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChasing Rainbows: The Quest to Understand Light | Why Newton stuck a needle in his eye, how the brain sees and echoes of the Big Bang... | 3/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Life Parasitic | What parasites are living in and on you, and the tricks these invaders play on their hosts | 3/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEureka Streaker: Experiments that Changed the World | Archimedes shouting Eureka, Isaac Newton's apples, Volta's piles and singing planets... | 3/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMarijuana: Risk or Remedy? | Unrolling the sometimes conflicting stories about the dangers and benefits of cannabis. | 2/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYour Smartphone: What's it Saying to Cyber-Criminals? | How and where your phone is leaking your personal information to and how to stop it... | 2/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMeet the Doctors of Love! | We hack online dating, maximise first date potential and use maths to minimise divorce... | 2/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOutnumbered: Are your bacteria controlling you? | How does our microbiome keep us healthy? | 2/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLifting the lid on Plastic | What are plastics, why they don't break down and how to grow plastics on trees... | 1/26/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Secrets of Sleep | Why we sleep talk, how to lucid dream and what happens when sleep goes wrong... | 1/19/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFighting Fat with Science | Why are humans so prone to gaining weight and can science help us out of this mess? | 1/12/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDissolving teaspoons: Naked in Wellington | Dissolving teaspoons, plants sunbathing, halting multiple sclerosis and Antarctic warming. | 1/5/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVoices in the Dark | What's it like to hear voices that no one else hears? | 12/29/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Christmas | The psychology behind the best roast, how to cure your hangover and the science of singing | 12/22/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTotal wipe out: Mass Extinction | What wiped out the dinosaurs and are we next? | 12/15/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGood Vibrations | What exactly is sound, and how do we hear it? | 12/8/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Internet: the good, the bad and the ugly | We untangle the good, the bad and the ugly side of the Internet... | 12/1/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDoes Airport Security Really Make Us Safer? | We build bombs, put sniffer dogs to the test and see if 'robocops' will patrol airports.. | 11/22/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInside the Ebola Epidemic | Where did Ebola come from, and why now? We talk to the people on the ground to find out... | 11/17/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCombating Cancer | Cancer blood tests, genetic tricks trigger tumour death, and laser particle accelerators. | 11/10/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSupernatural Science | Join us for a spooky look at the science of the supernatural. | 11/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTransport of Tomorrow | Driverless cars, pizza-delivering drones, transparent airliners and holidays in space... | 10/27/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Cities of Tomorrow | Crime-combating lamp-posts, ply-scrapers and super-sewers, staples of tomorrow's towns... | 10/20/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWill Climate Change Cost the Earth? | What does climate change have in store for our futures? | 10/13/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPowering the Future | Where will our energy come from in the future: wind, solar, or even piezoelectric power? | 10/6/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlien Hunters: The Search for ET | Is there anybody out there? We search for life beyond Earth... | 9/27/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan you 3D-print me a new kidney? | 3D printed organs, drugs, jet engines and even fruit! We take a look at our 3D futures... | 9/20/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHack Attack! | Are you under attack from cybercriminals? We look at the latest threats online... | 9/15/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDoes nature do it better? | This week we're looking to nature to solve some of today's biggest problems - from climate change to water shortages. We hear how spiders hold the key to making the strongest material known to man and how insect ears have inspired the... | 9/8/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNuclear Fusion | Nuclear Fusion has been promising us clean energy for years, what's it all about? | 9/1/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Naked Scientists in New Zealand | A special episode of the Naked Scientists, showcasing New Zealand's cutting edge research. | 8/25/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPersonalised Medicine | This week, we delve into how your genes will determine thehealth care you receive. | 8/18/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFood for Thought! | This week we're cooking up a storm, dissecting the science behind food and flavour. | 8/11/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe brightest light in the Universe | How bright lights are changing the face of paleontology, medicine and airplanes. | 8/4/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA trip to the seaside | Grab your sunhats and beach towels ready for this special show all about marine animals... | 7/28/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe End of Extinction? | Does technology mean extinction may not be the end for some species? | 7/21/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanReturning to the Moon - A giant leap for mankind? | We celebrate the 45th anniversary of Apollo 11 by asking, should we return to the Moon? | 7/14/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSaddle Up: The Science of Cycling | Chimp gestures, people prefer shocks to thoughts, and saddle up for the science of cycling | 7/7/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEngineering the Impossible | Human levitation, climate-altering balloons, earthquake-proof buildings and super steels | 6/30/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanReady for Kick Off... | We examine the beatuiful game to find out how much World Cup action comes down to science | 6/23/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUntangling Alzheimer's Disease | Fruit flies, arm hair and video games tackle the most significant threat to our generation | 6/16/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFreeze Dried Blood! | We investigate how scientists are designing new ways to preserve vaccines, probiotic bacteria, enzymes in washing powder and even blood. | 6/9/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLearning to Learn | Making brainwaves: how the baby brain develops, how the teenage mind differs and ways to improve your memory... | 6/2/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Cost of a Life | In a special ethics show, we discuss how we decide which drugs our health services can afford and what are the limits on 'designer babies'? | 5/26/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNatural born cleaners | Can nature's recyclers, bacteria and fungi, help us clean up man-made environmental problems from oil spills to mining slag heaps? | 5/19/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPowering up the National Grid | How will power grids be transformed? We look at technology to reduce our energy prices and new ways to include wind and solar power... | 5/12/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFascinating Fossils | In front of a live audience at the Cambridge Science Centre, Chris Smith is joined by three paleontologists to discuss fascinating fossils! | 5/5/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBuilding the Future | With the demand for new homes ever increasing, we ask what will the buildings of the future be like? | 4/28/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHuntingtons Disease | In a special show from Cambridge and New Zealand, Hannah Critchlow investigates the research into Huntington's Disease | 4/21/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy do we laugh when tickled? | In this Q & A special the Naked Scientists get stuck into your queries, like why are planets round? and why do we laugh when tickled? | 4/14/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPower to your Elbow: Better Batteries | Bigger, better and longer lasting: this week we go in search of the battery technology that will power the future... | 4/7/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRight Hand, Left Hand | How handedness spans the scientific world, from the smallest particles in the Universe to drugs that cure disease... | 3/31/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDevouring Raspberry Pi | 2014 is the Year of Code, but why has coding, and getting kids into computer science become so important? | 3/24/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPit your Wits... | ...against the combined brain power of the Naked Scientists, in this National Science Week Question and Answer Special... | 3/17/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTurning the tide on flooding | With climate change expected to bring drought and floods, we look at the management strategies which could tackle this looming water crisis. | 3/10/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAUTOMATE: The World of Robots | The team discuss robots including the ExoMars Rover, lab robots and voice recognition systems like Siri... | 3/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Noro Show | Norovirus, the winter vomiting bug, affects 1 million people each year in the UK. But what is it, and how can you best protect yourself? | 2/24/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBrainy Babies! | Should you raise your baby to be bilingual? Are video games rotting or rejuvenating children's brains? We find out! | 2/23/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDavid Willetts AAAS Audio Blog | UK Science Minister David Willetts visits Chicago to attend the AAAS meeting and make new scientific connections for Britain. | 2/19/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNAKED at the AAAS | Do scientists resort to propaganda to defend climate change? How do we deal with evolution unbelievers? How do we decide what to fund? | 2/13/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGreen Food | We're chewing over the topic of food footprints: How green is your lunchbox? What's the environmental impact of your weekly food shop? | 2/10/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNanosized Science | How are objects smaller than the wavelength of light making such large waves in the fields of health, optics, and electronics? | 2/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExorcist, or Exercise: what's healthier? | Live on location at the Cambridge Science Centre, the team answer questions like, is watching the Exorcist a replacement for exercise? | 1/27/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAnd now for the weather, in space... | Why is the UK investing in space weather forecasts, does the Sun cause climate change and how can solar storms affect us? | 1/20/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAre old habits hard to break? | Have you stuck to your New Year's Resolutions? We investigate the psychology of willpower and how long it takes to form a habit. | 1/13/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy don't microwaves spark off themselves? | Why don't microwave spark off themselves? | 1/6/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHydrogen-powered Party Poppers | Home-made ice cream, fruit-fuelled flamethrowers, candle chemistry, LED fairy lights, brain basis of bargains and hydrogen party poppers... | 12/23/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSuper-shape me! | How balls of cells assemble into a baby, cell shape and cancer, getting a handle on limb formation, and dopes Mozart make you brainy? | 12/16/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDiving into Ocean Conservation | Ancient human ancestor DNA, male contraceptive pill, pain-free injection, world's biggest marine reserve and threatened Caribbean corals... | 12/9/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLife, The Universe and Everything | Live from Cambridge, the search for planets around other stars, mapping the Milky Way and the prospects of life in outer space. | 12/2/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSniff! Sniff! | We discover more about our sense of smell - how it works, why it's so subjective, and what life would be like without it... | 11/25/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRestore, repair, retain! | Repair and restore! Everything from self-healing concrete to Dr Who episodes and to the human heart... | 11/18/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStopping Multiple Sclerosis | What is multiple sclerosis (MS), what causes it, why do some people suffer from it, and how can we stop it? Plus, news of meteors and prozac | 11/11/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCutting Edge in Cancer | New breakthroughs in cancer, tracking tumours from DNA in blood, what dogs' wags mean, Earth-sized exoplanets and electronic computer blood | 11/4/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExtreme Geology | In another live special from the Cambridge Science Centre the team discuss volcanoes and earthquakes and answer questions from the audience | 10/28/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStopping Superbugs | How did antibiotic-resistant superbugs arise, and how can new drugs be designed to combat them? Plus, blood from a fossilised mosquito... | 10/19/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTunnelling Under London | What weighs 1000 tonnes, is 150 metres long and moves 200 metres a day? Meet the new tunnel-boring machines burrowing below London... | 10/14/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScience Centre Showoff | Live on location at the Cambridge Science Centre: Atmospheric chemistry, human papilloma viruses, jet engines and DIY rubber-band fridges... | 10/7/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScience of Sleep | Why do we need sleep and why do some people fall asleep at the wrong times? We explore the science of snoozing and how it can go wrong... | 9/30/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCitizen Science: Research You can Do | We look at some of the best projects which let you get involved in scientific research from home, from hunting spiders to mapping happiness | 9/23/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShedding Light on the Brain | We expose how electricity powers the nervous system, how ion channels could tackle diabetes and how algae could shed light on the brain... | 9/16/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGet the Frack Out of Here... | Will fracking bring down energy prices and keep our lights on, or could it be an environmental disaster? | 9/11/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan you dehydrate in a bath? | In another question and answer edition of the show, the team get to grips with your questions - including can you dehydrate in a bath? | 9/4/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShark Camouflage in Australia | In the final show from Australia, we find out how a wetsuit might protect surfers from sharks and a new development in muscular dystrophy. | 8/28/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAustralia's First BBQ | How can DNA sequencing technology tell us what was put on Australia's first BBQ? | 8/21/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNaked in Australia | In the first of 3 shows from down under Chris Smith and Victoria Gill find out about the enviroment of one of the world's most remote cities | 8/14/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMapping out the Milky Way | We hear from the astronomers who are mapping out the Milky Way to work out where its stars came from. | 8/7/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQuestions and Answers | A special question and answer edition of the show where the team get to grips with your queries, including, do hairs know they've been cut? | 7/31/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science in Sport | How has new technology changed the face of sport? | 7/24/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Schizophrenia | What do sufferers of schizophrenia experience, and why? Might the immune system be to blame? And could an avatar be the answer to treatment? | 7/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSouping up Solar | The latest in solar technology, nerves controlling cancers, wobbles in the Earth's core changing time, and can turmeric combat cancer? | 7/10/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Last Organism Alive on Earth | What will be the last organism living on Earth when the Sun swells, a replacement liver grown from stem cells, and the threat posed by H7N9 | 7/3/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanModelling Diseases in Dishes | Miniature lungs, breasts and other organs can be grown in dishes to reproduce how the tissue develops and how they succumb to disease. | 6/26/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFascinating Fungi | Fungi, close up: why plants can't grow without them, the personal account of a toadstool poisoning victim and mushroom-powered packaging... | 6/19/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExtreme Physiology: Everest to Ocean Floor | Extreme Physiology: Everest to the Ocean Floor | 6/12/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan GPS systems be Spoofed? | Fooling GPS devices to report the wrong locations, pinpointing people in buildings, tracking volcanic dust, and nuclear tests and the brain | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShedding light on LEDs | New LEDs and how LED lighting affects health, a new way to fight flu, treating schizophrenia with avatars and 400 year old plants revived... | 5/29/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo plants get jetlag? | This week, how plants keep track of time, viruses spread by sapsuckers, smoke makes fire-sensitive seeds germinate, and how tornadoes form | 5/22/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWill it rain tomorrow? | How are weather forecasts made? Are they accurate, and if not why not? And how do we know when extreme weather is on its way? | 5/15/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGone Viral: Germs under surveillance | How new flu viruses, including H7N9, arise, and the threat from extensively resistant tuberculosis | 5/8/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanArt & Antiquities: Conservation and Preservation | We find out how scientists and art conservationists work together to develop new techniques to preserve our cultural heritage. | 5/1/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTesting Legal Highs | What are legal highs, and how do scientists, doctors and law-makers keep up with new drugs entering the market? | 4/24/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStem Cells and Gene Therapy | From the British Society for Gene and Cell Therapy conference 2013, the latest therapies for cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and cancer. | 4/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMeet the ancestors | Fossilised dinosaur egg embryos, fish fats on ancient pots, arsenic in beer and the site where Australopithecus sediba was discovered... | 4/10/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe SKA and Radio Astronomy | We take a tour of the Australian precursors to the Square Kilometre Array, and find out how new sensors will improve observations in future. | 4/3/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNaked Genetics Special Episode | The genetic basis of autism goes under the microscope in this special Easter edition of Naked Genetics, from Kat Arney. | 3/27/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Future of Digital Storage | What the future holds for digital data storage, what the Planck probe has revealed, giant squid and what Curiosity's found on Mars... | 3/20/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBANG! Naked Science Festival | Breasts, bazookas, bosons and bombs: The Naked Scientists take to the stage for the Cambridge Science Festival 2013 | 3/16/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJohn Snow and Cholera | We celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the epidemiologist John Snow by looking at the historic and modern fight against Cholera. | 3/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDining Out on Food Security | Internet searches give clues to drug side effects, sink holes, flame-retardant DNA and feeding the planet in future... | 3/6/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExtreme Engineering | Research at the extremes: We find out how the Halley VI station was engineered to enable great science and withstand Antarctic conditions... | 2/27/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSupersenses: Extraordinary Animals | New drugs for flu, bees read electrical fields, why moles are sensitive to seismic vibrations and how good is a sharks sense of smell...? | 2/20/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat is Love? | Love is... neurochemistry? This week, we look at love from a scientific perspective... | 2/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAnalysing Asteroids | Earth is due a very near miss next week, so we Analyse Asteroids! We'll meet the companies looking to go prospecting in outer space... | 2/6/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanI'm a Tasmanian Devil, Get Me Out Of Here! | New research reveals why an infectious cancer that's spreading amongst Tasmanian Devils isn't attacked by their immune system... | 1/30/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWe're Back! Transparent Electronics | WE'RE BACK! With news dung beetles navigate by starlight, how dogs evolved, transparent electronics, and do sonic mosquito repellants work? | 1/23/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat's Living in Your Loo? | What's living in you and on you? Here we look at good and bad bugs and ask how we keep healthy. | 12/29/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDoes a Frozen Body Shatter? | Can a frozen body be shattered with a hammer, how can speedbumps diagnose appendictis and why are reindeers' noses red? | 12/22/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science Behind Broadcasting | How does radio reach out of the studio? We explore the science and technology of broadcasting from its beginnings to the digital age... | 12/15/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUnravelling Epigenetics | Epigenetics controls the activity of genes inside cells and holds the key to new treatments for old diseases... | 12/8/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanProtecting Our Oceans | How should we protect marine ecosystems? We explore the science behind Marine Protected Areas. Plus, news of a bacterial system in ice... | 12/1/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInvestigating ISIS - The Neutron Source | We take you on a tour of ISIS, the neutron source, to discover how neutrons can probe the properties of matter and improve electronics... | 11/24/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan Gravity Leak from Alternate Universes? | Why does biro ink smell? How can you reset your tolerance to caffiene? Why can't my sat nav and my speedometer agree? | 11/17/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBed Bug Biology | Bed bugs are mounting a silent attack, sneaking in and making a home in our beds. We tackle the itchy subject of Bed Bug Biology... | 11/10/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Cutting Edge of Cancer Research | How does cancer spread? How can we target our immune system to take out tumours? This week we explore the cutting edge of cancer research. | 11/3/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUgly Animals Need Love Too | Why we should protect bacteria, fungi and even parasites. | 10/27/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs there a Googol of anything in the Universe? | Are vegetables intelligent? Is Pi a "normal" number? Are humans the only picky eaters? We take on your science questions, including why women generally don't go bald and how fingers can feel cold even though they're warm to the touch. ... | 10/20/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanListen Up! The Science of Hearing | Now hear this! This week we explore the workings of the auditory system, discover the causes of deafness, hear how hearing aids work and probe the origins of tinnitus. Plus, news of a novel therapy for eczema, a meteorite containing samples... | 10/13/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTricks of the Mind | The tricks your mind plays on you are up for analysis this week as we explore the science of taste including why noise diminishes food flavour aboard an aeroplane and how much affects your choice of wine. We also speak to a synaesthete who,... | 10/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDodging Death: Growing Old in Good Health | How can we stay sharp as a senior citizen? This week, we explore the different biological approaches to understanding healthy ageing, discover a protein that may prevents age-related nerve degeneration and find out how to preserve... | 9/29/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat shape web does a spider spin in space? | Can spiders weave webs in microgravity? Can shampooing cause hair loss? How much brain do we use at once? Can a person survive on raw food alone? This week we're answering your science questions, plus news of the IgNobel prize for research... | 9/22/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSilicon Sailors - Robots take to the waves | Would you set sail with a robotic skipper? This week, the World Robotic Sailing Championships grace the waters of Cardiff Bay, and we meet the teams to find out how this could lead to a sea change in robot science. Plus, we find out how... | 9/15/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs there life under Antarctica? | Will we find life in a lake trapped under 3 kilometres of ice? How can living above an abandoned mine cut your heating bills? What is the future for diet foods? This week, we bring you the best from the British Science Festival in Aberdeen.... | 9/8/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCybersecurity: how safe are we online? | How is data sent safely online, and how can we keep prying eyes away? This week we investigate the basis of cybersecurity, ask if chip and pin is safe and talk to a team of hackers who attempt to penetrate websites legitimately. We also... | 9/1/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Brain Uncovered: Naked Neuroscience | How nerve cells make decisions, how genes control behaviour, using light to interrogate neuronal circuits, anxiety attacks, deep brain stimulation to bust addiction, how the immune system can cause psychosis, the genetics of behavioural... | 8/25/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Hydrogen Economy: Fuelling the Future | Is hydrogen the fuel of our future? As fossil fuel reserves run out, this week we ask whether hydrogen can fill the energy void? We look at work to harness bacteria to transform everyday waste into biohydrogen, hear how scientists are... | 8/18/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo Dogs Understand People? | What happens if you're exposed to the vacuum of space? Is using a mobile phone on a flight safe? Which is more contagious - a cough or a sneeze? This week we answer your sticky science questions, such as what makes Jam set? And how does... | 8/11/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCurious about Mars... | Publishing early in recognition of the arrival on the red planet of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity Rover, this week we talk to members of the mission team, revisit some previous successful planetary explorations and hear how... | 8/4/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Science Goes for Gold | How can science, technology and engineering aid the world's elite athletes? In this special edition of the Naked Scientists, we discover how physiology, psychology and technology help get us across the finish line. We'll be exploring the... | 7/28/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Powered Flight got off the Ground | From the first flight to supersonic air-travel was achieved in under 50 years. To discover what made it all possible we look at the advances in technology, engineering and materials that were needed, and the social and political pressures... | 7/21/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBetter to blow up an Earth-bound Asteroid? | Should we blow up objects on a collision course with Earth? Or will they do less damage left intact? More importantly, is there a gene for hating marmite? And what makes copper such a good conductor? How would a caveman cope in modern... | 7/14/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSuper Bainite: Super Strong Steel | Super bainite, a surprisingly-strong steel, is the subject of this week's Naked Scientists. We discover how it's made in the metallurgical equivalent of a pizza oven, why it makes the best bearings and how, even when it's full of holes, it... | 7/7/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAn Olympic Effort - Keeping Crowds Safe | Later this month, the 2012 Olympics kicks off in London. With hundreds of thousands of people expected from overseas, is this the perfect trigger for a pandemic? This week we're looking at the public health implications of events like... | 6/30/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExposing Explosives | Science and technology can catch criminals and tackle terrorism. This week, we're exploring two ways to sniff out concealed explosives and a new technique to lift fingerprints from surfaces that have been cleaned or burned. In the news, a... | 6/23/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy Do I See Stars when I Stand? | Why does a head injury, or standing up too quickly, make us "see stars"? Are slug pellets painful? How do flies fly in an elevator? We take on your science questions this week, and find out why we should let food ferment, what makes... | 6/16/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSETI, Aliens and the Origins of Life | How do we look for life beyond Earth? And how did it first get started down here? To help us take on these big questions, we explore the science of SETI and the chemistry of creating life. Plus, science gets cinematic as we meet the... | 6/9/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGetting Inside your Genes | This week, we're introducing the new Naked Genetics podcast - This time, Kat Arney takes a look at the world of top models - not the kind that won't get out of bed for less than ten grand, but the model organisms used by researchers all... | 6/2/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaking a Meal out of Microbes | This week, we explore the role of microbes in drug development, food production and soil fertility. We investigate how bacteria such as Streptomyces are used and improved to make antibiotics, discover how gut microbes in cattle can be... | 5/26/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFrom PC to Plane - Making New Metals | How do you make a new metal? This week, we follow a novel alloy from PC to plane, finding out how computer modelling and design can help us create new metals with exciting new properties. We also discover how these newly-designed metals are... | 5/19/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCracking Chronic Fatigue | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) sufferers describe symptoms of severe exhaustion, weakness, muscle pain and fatigue. But why, and what is science revealing about the underlying causes of the condition? We talk to a researcher who is probing... | 5/12/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNaked in Norway | We get naked in Norway this week, as we visit Oslo University to reveal the remains of ancient plesiosaurs and investigate their migration, discuss a new concept for more efficient solar cells and discover the fatal effects of climate... | 5/5/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs there such a thing as a "girls' throw"? | Does exercise lead to a more muscular heart? Why can an unfit cyclist cycle faster than an olympic runner runs? How do kinetic watches work? We answer your questions in this week's Naked Scientists Podcast, and find out why so many dead... | 4/28/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanClock This! - The Science of the Circadian Rhythm | The body clock goes under the Naked Scientists' spotlight this week. We unpick the mechanisms that enable human cells, plants and even bacteria to track the time of day and alter their activities accordingly, and we hear the evidence that... | 4/21/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSaving Submariners and Studying Deep Sea Species | How can we save the occupants of stricken submarines? What species survive in the deepest depths of ocean trenches? Recognising the centenary of the Titanic tragedy, we're diving deep to meet the Rolls-Royce NATO Submarine Rescue System, we... | 4/14/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNaked Oceans - From Plastics to Poo | This week we bring you a special look at marine pollution from the Naked Oceans team, going from plastics to poo to explore some of the many ways we pollute the seas. We find out the truth behind the Pacific Garbage Patch, discover how... | 4/7/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy did my Dishcloth Detonate? | Why does sunlight make me sneeze? What causes air turbulence? Why do energy-saving lights take time to warm up? | 3/31/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGoing Nuclear | This week we're exploring the future of nuclear energy, including meeting the makers of a new design of nuclear reactor that can consume the fuels that other plants can't burn. We also delve into ways to unclog pipes inside reactors without... | 3/24/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy Viruses Don't Infect the Same Cell Twice | Immune-manipulating parasites, bacterial genomes married to disease processes and viruses that bounce off already-infected cells make for an infectious episode of the Naked Scientists this week. Also up for analysis, why the eyes vote no to... | 3/17/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSensors and Sensibility | Smart sensors can open a window into the environment. In this week's Naked Scientists Podcast we find out how networks of sensors around Heathrow airport can study how planes alter the atmosphere, and how a similar network can monitor an... | 3/10/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWattage from Waste and Watching Our Water | How can we extract energy from waste? In this week's Naked Scientists we explore the technology that turns muck into methane and consider the fertile issue of nutrient overload resulting from returning the finished products to farmland. And... | 3/3/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan a Mobile Phone Compromise your Sperm Count? | What's the point of earwax? Does WiFi damage the brain? Can a mobile phone in a trouser pocket dent a man's fertility? In this week's science Q and A show we also brush up on how they get the stripes in toothpaste, discover whether dropped... | 2/25/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanZAP! Lasers on trial... | A new liquid crystal laser that can dial-up any wavelength of light you need, a laser-powered projector technology that turns any surface into a touch-screen, and a laser that fires salvoes of X-rays to make light work of unlocking the... | 2/18/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanReclaiming Wasted Watts - Thermoelectric Generators | Over two-thirds of the energy in the fuel you put into your car is wasted, most of it in the form of heat that exits along the exhaust pipe. The same is true of large-scale power stations, which are only 50% efficient at best. But now... | 2/11/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo Diet Foods Make You Fat? | Could diet foods be making you fatter? How do we learn to like the foods we eat? This week, we indulge in the science of appetite, diet and diabetes. We'll find out how our early experiences of food can alter our diets for life, and ask... | 2/4/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAre any viruses good for you? | Has all the air in the world been breathed before? Are any viruses beneficial to health? Can naked farts transmit diseases? You set the agenda in this Naked Scientists Question and Answer show in which we also discover how Inuit cope... | 1/28/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVitamin D: Shedding light on diabetes, MS and cancer | Could a ray of sunshine hold the key to preventing MS, diabetes and even bowel cancer? Vitamin D - made naturally in skin exposed to strong sunlight - appears to reduce the risk of developing these, and a rash of other diseases. We examine... | 1/21/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMind Meets Machine | Where do you stand on becoming part person, part machine? This week we hook up with three pioneers in the field of cybernetics including walking cyborg Kevin Warwick, who volunteered his own nervous system to test out a new way to connect... | 1/14/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat's Inside Your Nappy? | Do stars form outside galaxies? What causes ringing in the ears? How fast does force propagate? Why do spectacles still work when worn backwards? Is the expanding universe tearing galaxies apart? And is any new water being created on Earth?... | 1/7/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat Colour is a Dead Chameleon? | Are candles environmentally unfriendly? Why does tinfoil touching a filling set my teeth on edge? What colour does a dead chameleon go? Does antiperspirant deodorant make you sweat more elsewhere? Could we tether the moon on a string to... | 12/17/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMonitoring Moods with Mobiles | Can new technologies probe human thoughts and feelings without us even realising? This week we talk to a researcher who's using mobile phones to tap into peoples' emotions to provide new insights into human behaviour and even spot the... | 12/10/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUnderwater Archaeology and Underwater Welding | How do archaeologists locate, conserve and recover historical treasures from old shipwrecks? What is erosion revealing on the foreshores of the River Thames? And how do you weld up an oil or gas pipeline one kilometre underwater? | 12/3/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanImaging the Invisible | This week, how immune cells can be caught on camera as they exit blood vessels, a new design of lensless microscope that sees cells in 3D, sound and heat can be used to find faults in materials, and how something as small as an atom can be... | 11/26/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs 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 faster-than-light... | 11/19/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFlu 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 incidence of influenza-like... | 11/12/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNCRI 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 offer targets to treat tumours. ... | 11/5/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGene 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 treat a variety of disorders,... | 10/29/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy 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 work? Alongside your quality science... | 10/22/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPlant 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 them if they're... | 10/15/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOutpacing 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 waste into hydrogen, and... | 10/8/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWould 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 microwaves heat up food? We storm through... | 10/1/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCheese 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 microbiological look at the cheese board and then the... | 9/24/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChilling 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 organs, and maybe even one day whole bodies,... | 9/17/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSupercomputers & 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 offers scientists computer... | 9/10/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAustralopithecus 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 Smith gets to meet the newest... | 9/7/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy 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 fresh and saltwater? And how are new nerve... | 9/3/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScience 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 man exploring the deepest part of... | 8/27/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo 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 this week's show we explore this... | 8/20/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChemistry 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 imaginary new molecules,... | 8/13/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo 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 Answer show, we tackle your science... | 8/6/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe 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 of Marine Life all got... | 7/30/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe 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 understand how astronauts will cope... | 7/23/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDigging 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 exposing the most recent neanderthals of... | 7/16/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBouncing Bombs and Blacksmiths | This week, we bring you the best bits of technology from the world of engineering including a guiding light into the workings of a retroreflector, the dual life of bi-stable structures, and a new way to harness energy from our rivers. Plus,... | 7/9/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPushing Back the Pain Barrier | This week, we explore the problem of persistent pain. We find out how chronic pain is currently treated, and look to our DNA for the genetic clues that could lead to future painkillers. In the news, a new TB vaccination that... | 6/25/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCoal Gasification and Carbon Capture | This week, we find out how to get useful gas from useless coal, and make money from waste carbon dioxide! Underground coal gasification could allow us to access huge amounts of energy in inaccessible coal seams. We find out how it... | 6/18/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPassengers in a Bacterial Body | The good side of microbes goes under the microscope this week as we explore how the 100 trillion bacteria that thrive on us and in us, and even outnumber our own cells ten times over, work with the body to maintain good health. We also hear... | 6/11/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo My Eyes have Anti-Shake Vision? | What would we see at the edge of the universe? Are there long term health effects of eating spicy food? Why doesn't diesel need a spark to ignite? It's another Naked Scientists science question and answer show, where we take on your... | 6/4/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMetallurgy - Metals at the Molecular Scale | What happens when a blacksmith meets a metallurgist? This week we explore what's happening at the molecular scale when the smithy works a piece of iron, we meet the superalloys that survive temperatures way above their melting points inside... | 5/28/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScratch 'n Sneeze - Science of Allergies | This week's Naked Scientists is not to be sneezed at - we're looking at the science of allergies! We explore what happens to cause your body to overreact to harmless things, and find out how potentially fatal peanut allergy can be cured. ... | 5/21/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWet But Not Wild - Farming Fish | We cast our nets wide this week to catch the science of aquaculture or fish farming! We'll find out how farming marine life can reduce reliance on disappearing wild stocks, and explore the effect on the local environment. Also, how... | 5/14/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShould I Lie Down to Tan? | Is standing or reclining best for the perfect suntan? Can we see atoms? Why add pennies to Big Ben's pendulum? It's a question and answer show so we shoulder your scientific conundra! We'll find out how web companies keep up with... | 5/7/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBrains, Batteries and Nuclear Fusion | Computers that can lip-read, a robot that follows your brain waves, prosthetic arms controlled by thinking about fingers that have been amputated, the future of nuclear fusion, Bandaids for batteries, why oral cancer rates are up 200% on 20... | 4/30/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDiamond Light Source Special | For Easter this week, we explore how synchrotron radiation can be used to probe and find answers to a variety of scientific questions as we bring you a special programme of highlights from the Diamond Light Source podcast. We hear how... | 4/23/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDNA-away Disease: Gene Therapy at Work | Two pioneers in the field of gene therapy join us to discuss how they're developing modified viruses to deliver healthy copies of genes to save patients afflicted by lethal genetic diseases. We also hear how energy can be harvested from... | 4/16/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAre Dogs Ticklish? | Do dogs get ticklish? What wakes up mosquitoes at meal times? Do animals use weapons? In this fast-paced Question and Answer show we also focus on the nuclear threat from Fukushima and hear how gut bugs raise the risk of heart disease, why... | 4/9/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKeeping the Conversation Flowing | This week, we go wireless to explore the science of mobile phones. We hear how new error-correction techniques are promising to put an end to poor quality communications, we meet a new system that lets you borrow the antennae of other... | 4/2/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLife Where the Sun Don't Shine... | Life in inaccessible places - including in caves sealed off from the Sun and around deep-sea vents - is the subject of this week's Naked Scientists. In these intriguing environments, bacteria replace plants as the primary producers,... | 3/26/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBeyond the Universe - Multiverses and More | This week, we find out what lies beyond the limits of our Universe as we discuss multiverses, higher dimensions, string theory and supersymmetry. We find out how these ideas develop from basic principles and how the LHC can help to confirm,... | 3/19/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy did a Laser Make My Nuts Glow? | Can you electrocute weeds? Why do teeth go wobbly? And which cells last a lifetime? In this bumper edition of the Naked Scientists, we tackle your pressing science questions and find out how the shuttle manoeuvres in space, what makes... | 3/12/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAspirin's Anniversary | From anti-ague to anti-Alzheimer's agent: over the 112 years since it was first trademarked, Aspirin has evolved from popular painkiller to powerful preventative against heart attacks, strokes and even cancer. In this week's show we trace... | 3/5/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBoosting Your Bones | Just the bare bones this week as we find out how exercise strengthens the skeleton and how new scanning techniques can help to pick up osteoporosis earlier and inform its management. We also try out a new gadget for measuring the force... | 2/26/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChecking the Atmosphere and Changing the Climate | We look to the skies in this week's Naked Scientists show, to uncover ways to monitor and change the chemistry of the atmosphere. We join researchers on board an air-sampling aeroplane to discover how atmospheric chemistry changes once the... | 2/19/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat Makes Mucus Green? | How do magnets multiply? What keeps an aeroplane in the air? How do wild animals avoid incest? It's open season on science questions in this week's Naked Scientists. We'll find out if oil extraction leaves a cavity, can cranberry juice... | 2/12/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLow Energy, High-Power Processing | This week we're getting inside the workings of the next generation of chips that are set to pack a bigger computing-punch but at a fraction of the energy-expenditure of todays' models: CTO Mike Muller joins us to explain the revolutionary... | 2/5/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLeprosy: The Low Down | Leprosy goes under the microscope this week as we uncover the origins of one of the oldest known human diseases, recognised this week on World Leprosy Day. A quarter of a million new cases are diagnosed every year, but how is the illness... | 1/29/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAnalysing Antimatter | We're analysing the matter of antimatter this week to find out what is antimatter, how is it made and why's it so rare in the Universe? We talk to researchers at CERN who are capturing anti-hydrogen so scientists can study it properly for... | 1/22/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo Metal Spinal Implants Lure Lightning? | Does a metal implant turn a person into a living lightning-conductor or radio receiver, is eye-size important, why is frost bad for freezers, where did the first organic molecules come from, what happens to sparkling drinks in space and why... | 1/15/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWould you donate your body to science? | We're discussing human dissection in this week's Naked Scientists. Chris visits the dissection room to find out how trainee doctors benefit from dissecting real bodies, and why many medical schools are increasingly turning to alternatives.... | 1/8/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNational Pathology Week 2010 | In this special podcast we focus on the highlights of this year's National Pathology Week. We'll be going behind closed doors for a tour of the pathology labs at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and we'll explore the role of veterinary... | 1/1/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBack in the Saddle: Getting Paralysed Patients Riding and Rowing | In this special episode of the Naked Scientists podcast, we explore the world of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES), a technology allowing people paralysed from the waist down to row and cycle by using external electrodes to stimulate... | 12/25/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBlowing out Candles Round Corners | In this festive episode, can you get drunk through your feet, the chemistry of cocktails, twelve marine critters of Christmas, the best food and drink combos to eschew indigestion, does a carbon fibre bike go faster, why are snowflakes... | 12/18/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy's Graphene Great? | Graphene is the focus of this week's Naked Scientists, including how it holds the key to the super-flexible touch screen displays of tomorrow, super-light composites and the next generation of computer chips. In the news, a breakthrough in... | 12/11/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanElectrifying the Future | Current breakthroughs in electricity generation and distribution go under the spotlight in this week's sizzling edition of the Naked Scientists. We talk to the team with the electrical equivalent of cold-storage that can put power "on ice"... | 12/4/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy do Men's Bits Shrink in the Cold? | How heavy is the Earth? How do snakes digest huge meals? Should I fear falling bullets? We take on these questions and more in this Naked Scientists Question and Answer show! We'll discuss the ideal hair for head lice, the mechanics of... | 11/27/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSmart Pills: Drugs to Boost Brain Power | IQ-elevating agents that can boost brain power are being used by over 10% of university students. But how do these cognitive-equivalents of anabolic steroids for the brain actually work, what are their effects and are they safe? Moreover,... | 11/20/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Sustainable Shipping | We set sail to discover the science of sustainable shipping in this week's Naked Scientists. We visit an enormous wave tank to find out how the sea swell can impact on damaged ships, and look at the problems caused by sulphur-rich shipping... | 11/13/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCancer - Hallmarks and Hit and Run Viruses | We catch up with cancer research this week including evidence that cancers subvert stem cells to suppress the immune system, and how covert "hit and run" viral infections may be triggering a lot more tumours than we first thought. Also,... | 11/6/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhere does Phlegm come from? | It's National Pathology Week 2010 and to celebrate the launch we're joined by pathologist Dr Suzy Lishman to take on your science questions! We'll find out where phlegm comes from, how petroleum jelly helps healing and the weight of red... | 10/30/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAIDS to conquering HIV | The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) goes under the microscope this week. We find out how the virus hijacks cells to construct new HIV particles and hear how close scientists are to developing a vaccine to block infection. In the news, we... | 10/23/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Turbulence | It's a bumpy ride on this week's Naked Scientists, as we explore the science of turbulence. We'll find out what turbulence is and why it needs some of the most powerful computers in the world to study it. We'll discover how puffs of water... | 10/16/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNeuromarketing - The Brain Basis of Buying Behaviour | How do advertisers get inside your head? This week we explore the field of neuromarketing - how a knowledge of your brain and behaviour can help marketers to manipulate your buying habits. We'll find out how the brain choses what stimuli to... | 10/9/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWould an Antimatter Magnet Attract a Normal Matter Magnet? | Why do you see flashes and patterns when you press your eyeballs? Would an antimatter magnet attract normal matter magnets? What is the hardest human bone to break? We take on your science questions this week, as well as explore the bed of... | 10/2/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNeuroimaging | This week we delve deep into the secrets of the brain. We'll find out how MRIs could be used to read your mind, and how they could help unlock what is going on in the brain of a person suffering from delusions or hallucinations. In the news... | 9/25/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe British Science Festival | We explore the history of Pi, examine rheumatoid arthritis and seek the science of sleep in this roundup of the British Science Festival. In the news, we hear how to read the history of the solar system on the surface of the moon, and... | 9/18/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat Happens to a Tankful of Fish in Orbit? | Why are there two high tides a day when there's only one moon? Would a planet made of glass be transparent? Does dreaming about exercise burn more calories? And what would happen to a tankful of fish launched into Earth's orbit? To find... | 9/11/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScience Down Under 2010 | This week, we go back down under to explore the latest science from the land of kangaroos, bandicoots and the world's largest radio telescope - the square kilometre array. Chris goes on a tour of the universe from the comfort of the... | 9/4/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDiving into Naked Oceans! | To celebrate the launch of the brand new Naked Oceans podcast, we venture beneath the waves to investigate the impacts of oil spills on the marine environment. We hunt down the hidden world of microbes in the Louisiana wetlands, trace the... | 8/21/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDigging in the Dirt and Looking at the Stars | This week, we've got a roundup of recent news and interviews from the Naked Astronomy and Naked Archaeology Podcasts. Digging into Archaeology, Diana O'Carroll will be looking into Bronze Age burial practices, meeting some of our oldest... | 8/14/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Tour de France | The Tour de France is the subject of this week's summer special as we look into the science and engineering of professional road bikes, training the human physique to endure thousands of kilometres on the saddle and eating the right food to... | 8/7/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Glastonbury | The science of the Glastonbury Festival is the unusual subject of this week's special summer edition of the Naked Scientists. Ben Valsler joins in the fun to find out what it takes to turn a farm into a city (and back again) every year,... | 7/31/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow do Ants Count? | How do we know that ants count their footsteps? We'll find out in this Naked Scientists Question and Answer show, as well as ask if rubber soles really protect you from electric shocks, if hair will clean itself when you don't, and why a... | 7/24/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGoing Nuclear | We go nuclear this week to investigate the future of atomic energy, the issues surrounding nuclear waste management and how a proposed new breed of hybrid fission-fusion reactors might help to boost nuclear fuel efficiency and minimise... | 7/17/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLasers in Medicine | The role of lasers in biomedicine goes under the spotlight this week as we explore the workings of photodynamic cancer therapy, find out how laser tweezers can be used to force-feed bugs to white blood cells and hear how a new technique... | 7/10/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow do you Weigh a Volcano? | We explore the explosive science of volcanoes this week! We find out what you can learn from drilling into a restless volcano, how gravity is used to "weigh" volcanoes and watch them fill with magma, and we explore the theories behind... | 7/3/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat's the point of eyebrows? | Why do we have eyebrows? Can we taste food if we can't smell it? What's a cold sore? This week, we take on your science questions, as well as explore the world of social gaming, and find out how much it costs to fly an England flag from... | 6/26/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSeriously Small Structures | Seriously small structures are the focus of this week's Naked Scientists, as we look at nanostructures and their role in future energy technologies. We find out how nanostructures could hold the key to safe storage and retrieval of hydrogen... | 6/19/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean50 years of Lasers | We celebrate 50 years of Lasers on the Naked Scientists this week, by looking into the history, and future, of laser science. We'll hear how lasers have revolutionised manufacturing and could be the answer to our clean energy concerns. ... | 6/12/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCreatures in Colonies | The science of social species goes under the microscope this week. We hear what radio-tagging individual ants is revealing about the way they organise their nests to decide who goes hunting and who stays at home. Meera explores the growth... | 6/5/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo Bacteria Grow on Bars of Soap? | In this Naked Scientists Question and Answer show, we find out if bacteria will grow on a bar of soap, why bird poo is white and whether or not a moon can have its own moon. Also, do sweeteners alter your metabolism and can we re-stock the... | 5/29/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTransmissible Tumours | Cancers you can catch go under the Naked Scientists microscope this week. We find out how a transmissible facial tumour is devastating devil populations in Tasmania and also hear how the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) causes cancer. Also,... | 5/21/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSynthetic Biology | We explore synthetic biology in this Naked Scientists Show, finding out how to learn from, and improve on, the structures and systems we find in nature. We'll meet the team of students who designed a biological sensor to win the... | 5/15/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDoes Beer Kill Brain Cells? | Is there a cure for spots? Why do we cry? Does alcohol really kill brain cells? It's a Question and Answer Extravaganza on this week's Naked Scientists! We find out what makes a Chameleon change colour, why birds fly into windows and... | 5/8/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGPS - Where in the World Are We? | Where in the world am I? We're looking at the science of the Global Positioning System, or GPS, this week. We find out how satellites can tell you your location, as well as communicate with the bossy little box that tells you which way to... | 5/1/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanArchaeogenetics - The Past in Our Genes | We explore the marriage of archaeology and genetics in this week's Naked Scientists, finding out how modern genetic techniques are helping to reveal more about our past. We ask what archaeogenetics can tell us about human origins and... | 4/24/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe National Astronomy Meeting | In this special Naked Scientists Show, we bring you the highlights from the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting. We discover the top priorities for the next generation of space exploration, find out what the echoes of... | 4/17/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat do worms do in the rain? | What makes bruises disappear, how do you date a fossil, how can orchids make themselves smell like bees and how do they work out the number of calories in a chocolate bar? We tackle your science questions this week as well catch up with the... | 4/10/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan you Steer a Hurricane...? | Can you steer a hurricane? In this week's weather-focused Naked Scientists, we find out how aeroplanes are creating clouds, get the low-down on how insurance companies size up storm risks and hear how a hurricane works and whether it's... | 3/27/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Farming | We dig into the science of farming this week with a look at how agriculture can adapt to a changing climate, how scientists are striving to produce a perfect pea and a new initiative to turn native African fruit trees into the next... | 3/20/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Do Jellyfish Reproduce? | How do odour-killing insoles stamp on smelly feet? Do submariners' ears pop? How do Portuguese Man o'War jellyfish reproduce? We take on your science questions this week as well as hearing the highlights from the Cambridge Science Festival... | 3/13/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Solar: Photovoltaics | Shedding some light on new advances in solar technology, this week's Naked Scientists explores how nanotechnology can boost solar cell efficiency and how flexible photovoltaics can be rolled up - and rolled out - to help power military... | 3/6/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Water Security | We dive into the science of water security this week. We find out how building a dam alters the local weather, and how simple interventions can help bring safe water and sanitation to the millions that still need it. We find out how new... | 2/27/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWinds, Wings, Whale Fins and Wind Power | How can we make the most of the wind? In this week's Naked Scientists, we find out how Humpback whales have inspired a new, more efficient design for turbine blades and stall-resistant aeroplane wings and how an inflatable wind generator... | 2/20/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo animals use toilet paper? | We investigate the toilet habits of the animal kingdom this week as well as taking a pot shot at which way a dirty golf ball swings in mid air, answering whether warmer waters attract more sharks and if there's a genetic basis to... | 2/13/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPollution & Plastics | Could plastics be polluting your body? This week, we hear how hormone-mimicking chemicals leaching from plastics can cause coronaries, strokes and diabetes. Even the plastic mineral water bottle isn't safe - snails grown in them produce... | 2/6/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAugmenting Reality | The high-tech scanners that can home in on chemicals produced by cancers, how bats and dolphins share genes for echolocation and why barefoot runners have a smoother track record. Also this week, augment your reality: find out how new... | 1/30/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExplosive Science! | On this explosive Naked Scientists, explore the science of explosions, looking at what happens when a landmine explodes and how to study shockwaves. Plus, how to make safer 'insensitive' munitions, and the 'ecology' of insurgency. Plus,... | 1/23/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDoes Farting make you Weigh Less? | Can sea water keep roads frost-free? Why does the LHC need to be so cold? How does antifreeze work and what's the freezing point of beer? This week we run the risk of frostbite to tackle the coolest science questions as well as warming up... | 1/16/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanListen Here! The Science of Sound and Hearing | We open our ears to the science of sound and hearing this week with a look at the genetic causes of deafness and how a deaf person's brain decodes sign language. We also hear how auditory illusions can fool you into hearing things that... | 1/9/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLaunching Naked Astronomy | Thrusting space science into the audio dimension, this week the Naked Scientists unveil a new series for 2010 - Naked Astronomy. Hosted by Ben Valsler together with Cambridge space scientists Carolin Crawford, Andrew Pontzen, Dominic Ford... | 1/4/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDissecting Christmas Dinner | In a festive mood, this week the Naked Scientists meet their meat and dissect Christmas Dinner, but not with a carving knife! We also hear how scientists are able to re-create the acoustics of long-gone churches and cathedrals to appreciate... | 12/19/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWas Swine 'Flu Man-Made? | Where did the 2009 H1N1 swine influenza pandemic come from? This week we hear the evidence that this new 'flu may have escaped from a laboratory. We also explore rising rates of resistance to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, hear how 'flu... | 12/12/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUnderstanding Hepatitis C | We explore the Hepatitis C Virus, finding out how it evades the immune system, and what it does to the body. The virus affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, so we find out how our blood transfusions are kept clean and possible... | 12/5/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat if a Meteorite Destroyed the Moon? | How wide is the universe? What makes steak tough? Why does beetroot give me red urine? These tricky questions get stripped down in this Naked Scientists Question and Answer show. We'll be hearing about the camouflaged plant that doesn't... | 11/28/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScience Down Under | This week, we head down under to explore the latest Australasian science - we'll discover the new, state-of-the-art facility where high-tech lasers and cameras breed the best plants; explore a new remedy for wine ruined by bush fires and... | 11/21/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanProducing Planets | On this week's Naked Scientists, we seek the start of the solar system. We'll be finding out how clouds of gas and dust can clump and diversify to become stars, asteroids and the planets we know so well. Plus, we find out what happens to... | 11/14/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInvestigating Infertility | This week, we investigate infertility and In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF). We find out how a new high resolution temperature monitor conceived in Cambridge can help couples get pregnant, and explore new ways to improve the success of fertility... | 11/7/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhere do lost socks go? | The most distant object ever discovered as well as the events of National Pathology week feature in this week's show as we take on your science questions! We investigate why socks go missing in the wash, if light from the Sun is a... | 10/31/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIntroducing - The Diamond Light Source Podcast | This week we're showcasing a new bimonthly programme strand which we're making in collaboration with the folks at Diamond, the UK's Synchrotron Light Source. In this episode, we dig deep into the world of archaeology to learn how... | 10/28/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Diseased Brain | We explore the basis of brain diseases on this week's Naked Scientists. We find out what happens to the brain in Huntington's disease, discover the genes behind Alzheimers and a potential treatment for autoimmune diseases like Multiple... | 10/24/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHigh Altitude Adventures | We reach for the skies on this week's Naked Scientists, with High Altitude Adventures. We find out how the body reacts to the low oxygen at high altitudes and join Laura Soul testing the theories on a trek up to Everest base camp. Plus,... | 10/17/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy does Water Expand when it Freezes? | The Nobel prizes feature on the Naked Scientists this week alongside a bumper crop of your science questions! We find out why water expands when it freezes, whether animals have regional accents, and how many rockets you would need to crash... | 10/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCatching Up with Cancer Research | This week, we catch up with the latest from the front line of cancer research. Kat Arney reports from the National Cancer Research Institute's annual conference, we find out how proton therapy is promising for targeting tumours and look at... | 10/3/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanResearchers Revealed! | We bring you the highlights from European Researchers Night 2009, which filled the Great North Museum with explosions, music and laughter. We meet Brainiac's Jon Tickle to discuss the physics of custard, find out why My Little Ponies... | 9/26/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLife in the Branches | Join us in a peek at the secret lives of birds. We find out just how a cuckoo convinces others to care for it's young, and the tragic outcome for the cuckoo chick when the rouse is discovered. We meet the clever corvids, capable of... | 9/19/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBuilding Bodies and Mending Broken Hearts | This week we find out about bionic bodies. We discover whether it's possible to mend a broken heart with stem cells as well as investigate if soft nanobots could soon be delivering drugs around our bodies. We also bring you the highlights... | 9/12/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan you run faster on the moon? | This week we're taking on the questions you've waited all summer to find the answers to. We find out whether humans can run faster on the moon than here on Earth, if tea tastes better in china cups, and if talking to plants can help them... | 9/5/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDiana and Meera's Best Bits | Diana and Meera select their favourite bits of Naked Science, including parajetting over the Himalayas, digging up Greek brothels and making the perfect cup of tea scientifically. Plus, Dr Hal blows up an ostrich egg and blasts a 'barking... | 8/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBen and Dave's Best Bits | Ben and Dave select their favourite bits of Naked Science this week. From taking an MRI of outer space to orange fruit fireballs and sticky chocolate teapots, we explore the boys' most memorable Naked capers. | 8/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHelen's Best Bits | It's big, it's blue, it's where life began and life certainly wouldn't be the same without it: yes, that's right, it's the sea. This week Helen Scales is taking the show underwater to explore her favourite realm. Among the marine menagerie... | 8/15/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKat's Best Bits | This week, Kat Arney has been through the archives and picked out her personal Naked highlights, including making experimental jelly, sneezing at computer screens, stabbing potatoes and Ben dancing (badly) in the studio. She looks back on... | 8/8/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPeeing on an Electric Fence | What happens if you urinate on an electric fence? We find out the answer to this and some of your other science questions on this week's Naked Scientists, including why chilli peppers are red, how does squinting help you see further and... | 8/1/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRubbish! | The UK population has chucked out almost 7 million tonnes of rubbish since our last podcast so we're on the case to find out what happens to it. We find out about the life cycle of rubbish, how to derive liquid fuels from waste and even how... | 7/25/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaking Babies - Pregnancy and Fertility | The latest in the science of fertility, IVF and pregnancy... We find out how pre-implantation tests could improve the success of IVF and how stress during pregnancy affects foetal development. Plus, why knowledge is its own reward, how a... | 7/18/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Rap Guide to Evolution - Darwinian Hip Hop | Award winning Canadian hip hop artist Baba Brinkman brings us his Rap Guide to Evolution, an hour of clever, witty and scientifically accurate rhymes that will have you seeing Darwin from a whole new perspective. | 7/15/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHere's Looking at You - the Science of Vision | We seek the Science of Sight on this week's Naked Scientists, discovering how deep sea fish use clever bioluminescence and biological mirrors to cope with the darkness of the deep. We hear how our brains choose what sights to pay attention... | 7/11/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy Does Toothpaste Make Food Taste Funny? | This week, we're taking on your science brainteasers! We find out why toothpaste ruins other flavours, whether humans have a mating season and why food goes in multicoloured, but comes out brown... Plus, fighting Fido's fleas with fungus,... | 7/4/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDriving into the Future | This week, we look into new ways of putting a tiger in your tank! We find out how pond life could help make eco-friendly biodiesel and how new types of batteries can power electric cars for further than ever before without running out of... | 6/27/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Future of our Food | This week we dig into into the science of farming and food production. We find out how transgenic plants can help us dispense with the need for chemical pesticides and how giant greenhouses at the shoreline can be home to super-efficient... | 6/20/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYour Science Questions | On this Naked Scientists Question and Answer show, we discover how storms create slow earthquakes and how a local star, Betelgeuse, could explode very soon. We also hear of an accurate way to date pottery and explore the physics of... | 6/13/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Architecture | This week, we seek the science of Architecture. We find out how rapid prototyping technology could help us print out entire houses, and how natural light and ventilation could cut our energy bills. Plus, giggling gorillas tell us how... | 6/7/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBioengineering | How does nature inspire technology and engineering? We find out how bamboo may make effective wind turbines and how the protein that enables bees to flap their wings can soothe your bad back. Also this week we explore the explosive... | 5/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGetting Under Your Skin | Science gets under your skin on this week's Naked Scientists, where we find out how human skin colour evolved to make the best of our sunlight. We explain why albino people have no skin pigment at all and how to heal wounds without leaving... | 5/23/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScience Questions and Answers | We're open to your questions on the Naked Scientists this week, finding out how photosynthesis works underwater, exploring the sex lives of barnacles and discussing if rockets punch holes in the ozone layer. Plus, a viral cause of... | 5/16/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanClean Water and Alien Invasions | This week, we're diving into the science of clean water, finding out why rivers and ponds are essential for wildlife, and how alien invaders are colonising our waterways. Plus, how a diet of glycerol makes yeast live longer, how microbes... | 5/9/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTackling Transport | On this week's Naked Scientists, we explore the engineering and materials science that will give rise to the future of transport! We find out how jet engine parts grown as a single crystal of superalloy will make flights more efficient,... | 5/2/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCleaner City Air | In this week's atmospheric Naked Scientists, we're putting the air that we breathe under the microscope. We find out how air quality is monitored, how new technology could help you plan the least polluted walk to work and why seaweed might... | 4/25/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQuestions and Answers | This week, we find out how a giant parachute could help avoid satellite collisions, why the schizophrenic brain can't see a popular optical illusion and discover that all octopodes (or octopuses?) are poisonous! Plus, we take on your... | 4/18/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSciFest Africa | This special Naked Scientists comes to you from the MTN Sciencentre in Cape Town, South Africa, with some of the highlights of SciFest Africa. Meera goes on safari to find out how the Born Free Foundation re-home mistreated lions while... | 4/5/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHistory of Medicine | This week we hark back to the days before NHS patient records and find out how illnesses in ancient Rome, Victorian London and 17th century Italy were treated... | 3/28/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanComputer Science | This week, we'll strip computer science down to its components and find out what we should expect to see in the next 5 years. We find out about the thinking behind artificial intelligence, what the future holds for Second Life and how... | 3/21/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Cambridge Science Festival | Get festive with the Naked Scientists at the Cambridge Science Festival! We sniff out the sizzling science of our food, explore the workings of a mobile phone and hear the songs of the Cavendish Society for the first time since the 1930s. ... | 3/14/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYour Questions and the Science of Sword Swallowing | We get to the point of cutting edge Naked Science this week, answering your questions and exploring the science of sword swallowing. We find out how the Amazon rainforest could become a carbon criminal and celebrate the passing of DD45 -... | 3/7/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInspired by Science | This week we're seeking the science of laughter and music. We're speaking to comedian Robin Ince about how geneticists and astronomers can inspire stand up comedy, listening to the music of the world's first online science music festival,... | 2/28/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe International Year of Astronomy | On this week's stellar Naked Scientists we're staring out into space. We find out how technology developed to see inside your body can give a whole new dimension to pictures of deep space, we celebrate the launch of the International Year... | 2/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Love | On this week's Naked Science Love-in, we explore the science of love, bonding and sexual attraction. We discover the molecules which mediate monogamy, how women advertise their fertility in the way they talk and why symmetry is so sexy. ... | 2/14/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStripping Down your Questions | On this week's snow-bound Naked Scientists, we're taking on your science questions! We discover the caterpillar that tricks it's ant hosts into treating it like royalty, find out why fish get lost in acidic seas and why the gravitational... | 2/7/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of the Seriously Small | This week, we're studying the science of the seriously small - nanotechnology. We'll find out how tiny, flexible electronics could be implanted under the skin to restore lost sensation, and how tiny protein covered silicon "diving boards"... | 1/31/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMaterial, Heal Thyself | We get Smart on this week's Naked Scientists with the science of self-healing, self-sensing and self-cleaning materials. We hear how carbon fibre polymers could lead to self-healing spacecraft, why a titanium coating keeps windows clean... | 1/24/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanObesity in your Genes | Is obesity in your genes? This week we find out how hormones, genetics and even your mother's diet contribute to your chances of becoming obese and succumbing to obesity-related diseases. We also take a look into the surgical way to lose... | 1/18/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNew Year, New Naked Science | Happy New Year! For our first show of 2009, we take on your science questions. We find out how earthworms can get airborne, why people get cramp and why Dr Chris' hypnic jerk frightens people on the bus. We also listen to the flirtatious... | 1/13/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy not "Ask the Naked Scientists?" | There's no Naked Scientists show this week, so why not try "Ask the Naked Scientists" - our weekly phone in show with Sue Marchant. This week, we ask:Why do we have Adam's Apples? Do other primates have them? When we find new species are... | 1/5/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIntroducing - Naked Archaeology | There's no Naked Scientists Show this week, but we're proud to introduce a new series of podcasts, starring our own Diana O'Carroll: Naked Archaeology This episode features the tale of TB's earliest victims, the science of archaeology... | 12/29/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMerry Naked Christmas! | Look what Santa has brought - a bulging sack of your science questions! If you've ever wondered about the aerodynamics of reindeer, how fast Santa would have to travel to reach every house in just one night, or the calorie content of a... | 12/22/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEmerging Diseases | New and Emerging diseases go under the microscope in this week's Naked Scientists, as we discover how new diseases arise, cross species barriers and spread throughout the population. We hear about the origins of HIV, the conditions that... | 12/13/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Sight | The science of sight submits to the scrutiny of the Naked Scientists this week as we look at lens replacement surgery, the genetics of degenerative eye diseases such as macular degeneration, and find out whether gene therapy and stem cells... | 12/6/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Naked Scientists in LA | The Naked Scientists hit Hollywood for a special show all the way from California. We meet the cream of Californian scientists from the University of California at LA and at San Diego to find out why designing ocean-going robots is like... | 12/2/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWould a Helium Balloon Float on the Moon? | This week we hear how lasers might replace X-rays as a way to see inside the body, we delve into the genetic code of the extinct woolly mammoth and hear about a government competition to exploit the power of the web to help people to find... | 11/22/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanArchaeology | We dig into the world of archaeology this week to uncover what DNA is revealing about how humans domesticated plants and livestock. We also delve into the story of Stonehenge and hear how scientists are using new isotope techniques to find... | 11/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNational Pathology Week | This week's Pathological programme brings you a glimpse into the world of the pathologist. We attend a real autopsy to discover how a pathologist uncovers a cause of death, and hear how Cambridge scientists have found a new way to stop... | 11/8/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShould we fill Tyres with Nitrogen? | It's been cold in the UK this week! So what better way to spend your time than to stay in the warm and find the answers to all of your nagging science questions... So if you've ever wondered how fireworks have so many pretty colours, why... | 11/1/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Psychology of Drinking and Dancing | Disco Psychology - the science of drinking and dancing feature in this week's Naked Scientists. We find out what your dance moves say about your genes and why drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes makes faces seem more attractive. Also, we... | 10/25/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFusion - The Real Solar Power | We discover the source of solar energy this week - Nuclear fusion. But how can the process that keeps the Sun burning be harnessed here on Earth? We shed light on the physics of fusion, pay a visit to JET, the Joint European Torus, and... | 10/18/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow 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 your science questions and find out if... | 10/11/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCatching 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, how researchers are re-programming the... | 10/4/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYoung 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 skin looking younger for longer. Also,... | 9/27/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSuperbugs - 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 surfaces and see if there's a vaccine for... | 9/20/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhy 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 packets make so much noise? Also, how unmanned... | 9/13/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe 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 in the search for antimatter and the... | 9/6/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of the Sea | In a round up of interviews from around the world, we seek the science of the sea. We find out how human actions affect the oceans, how a coral calendar could tell us millions of years of climate history, and how female hormones in the... | 8/30/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe 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 contraceptive pill and the "Superheroes of... | 8/16/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe 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 form from stardust in just tens on... | 8/9/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA 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 river, picking up key scientists as we... | 8/2/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan 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 the dark objects work? Also, we hear... | 7/26/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDiscovering 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 comes to chemicals that can kill superbugs,... | 7/19/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOlympic 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 the testing labs are hot on their heels! ... | 7/12/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBody 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 seeing the sun leads to S.A.D. We probe... | 7/5/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNaked 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 example of natural selection in action,... | 7/1/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow 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 scans could be in colour, and why... | 6/21/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFire 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 is to erupt and whether it will go with a... | 6/14/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe 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 classicists, geologists and archaeologists claim... | 6/7/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanQuestions 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 and the robot that can walk up walls, and... | 5/31/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLife on Mars | Hours before NASA's phoenix mission was due to land on Mars, the Naked Scientists took our own tour of the Martian landscape. We discuss how looking in valleys could tell us what shaped the Martian surface, and how probing Martian mud... | 5/24/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYour Bacterial Body | Come with us on a tour of your body to discover how the bacteria that live on and in you play an important role! Bad breath bacteria, good gut bugs and the ones that escape through the other end all make an appearance, as we find out how... | 5/17/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRepelling Pests - Mosquitoes, Moths and Weeds | Using nature's own tricks, we find out how to avoid mosquito bites, grow more crops and keep the weeds away in this week's Naked Scientists. We find out why mosquitoes prefer some people to others, and how to use pheromones to turn an... | 5/10/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanClothed Questions, Naked Answers | Black holes, bright birds and ice evaporating in the freezer all come under scrutiny in this week's Naked Science Question and Answer Show. We also find out why space is so cold, what happens when a neutron star collapses and where... | 5/3/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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917 |
CleanDiamonds and Gemstones | Stunning sapphires and dazzling diamonds abound in this week's sparkling edition of the Naked Scientists in which we find out how gemstones are formed, what makes them so beautiful and why they're so rare. We also reveal the tricks used by... | 4/26/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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918 |
CleanHouses of the Future | Sustainable Solar power in Sydney, home-generated electricity and green-housing developments go under the microscope this week as we explore the science of sustainable living. Meanwhile Dave goes for gold in water recycling by purifying and... | 4/19/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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919 |
CleanThe Science of the Sun | Solar Flares and the Sun's influence on our climate are the burning issues of this week's show. We discover an explosion on the Sun so large that it cut global communications all over the world and rendered compasses useless. Also, we'll... | 4/12/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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920 |
CleanQ&A and the Edinburgh Science Festival | Can cold water cause weight loss, is my mother-in-law turning into a reptile and why doesn't a mobile phone interfere with itself are all answered in this week's Naked Science Question and Answer Extravaganza. We also find out about a new... | 4/5/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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921 |
CleanTB and Magnetic Bacteria | This week we visit Edinburgh to put Scottish science under the microscope! We discover the incredible magnetic bacteria and find out how their bio-nano-magnets could help treat cancer. We find out how satellite images can help predict... | 3/29/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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922 |
CleanThe Cambridge Science Festival | This week, we catch up with the action from this year's Cambridge Science Festival. We find out what you could learn from a plasticine brain and how your next holiday could be literally out-of-this-world! We explore the science of Dr... | 3/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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923 |
CleanNaked Science Q&A Show | On this week's Naked Scientists, we tackle your questions. We find out what creates a 'Moonbow', how much water there was on Earth over one million years ago and what happens to milk in the freezer. Also, how butterflies could remember... | 3/8/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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924 |
CleanScience of Music | This week we're exploring the science of sound and music. We sound out the human voice, hear why we all talk differently, and probe the origins of accents and the means by which impersonators mimic their victims. Also, we discover how a... | 3/1/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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925 |
CleanVirtual Life | This week the Naked Scientists go virtual with a new computer system to gauge your age from a mugshot, we meet the painting fool, a computer that can read - and then paint - your emotions, and we find out what's still lurking on your hard... | 2/24/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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926 |
CleanBoston T-ransplant Party | On this weeks Pan-Continental Naked Scientists we bring you the latest science news from the AAAS conference in Boston. We hear about why cholesterol-lowering drugs are good for us but bad for bacteria, see the map that shows mankind's... | 2/16/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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927 |
CleanNaked Science Q&A Show | This week on the Naked Scientists we discover novel drugs in carnivorous plants, genes pointing to prostate cancer and a way to capture waste wattage whilst walking. We hear about the future of 3D TV, the bio fuel carbon debt and how... | 2/9/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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928 |
CleanWet and Wild | Get Wet and Wild with the Naked Scientists! We don our wellies and wade into the science of wetlands, discovering the species you might see and why wetlands are vital for wildlife on land and at sea. We'll also find out how wetlands protect... | 2/2/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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929 |
CleanViruses and Vaccines | In this week's not-to-be-sniffed-at infectious episode of the naked scientists, we find out the facts of flu, including how the virus hijacks your cells, how new strains of the virus emerge to trigger epidemics and pandemics, and how... | 1/26/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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930 |
CleanCombating Climate Change | What can we do about the excess carbon already in the atmosphere? We consider some of the options for carbon capture and storage, like injecting CO2 into lava flows, or seeding the ocean to grow more plankton... | 1/19/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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931 |
CleanNaked Science Q&A Show | This week, we uncover an ideal anti-freeze for ice-cream, find out how scientists grew a new heart in a dish and hear how four simple lifestyle changes could make you live fourteen years longer. Also, we find out about the technology of... | 1/12/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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932 |
CleanAddiction and Dieting | Hooked on the Naked Scientists? This week we're looking into the science of addiction, finding out how smoking alters the teenage brain, why a mixture of brain chemistry and psychological habits make drugs hard to kick, and how addiction... | 1/5/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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933 |
CleanClimate Change and more Ask the Naked Scientists | Happy New Year! We celebrate the arrival of 2008 with a second special edition of our new podcast, Ask The Naked Scientists, followed by a 25 minute round up of the top climate change stories featured on the Naked Scientists over the last... | 12/29/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAsk the Naked Scientists | Happy Christmas! To keep you entertained while we're off tucking into Turkey, this week and next we've got special editions of a new series of programmes we're launching in 2008 called Ask The Naked Scientists, our new live interactive... | 12/25/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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935 |
CleanNaked Science Christmas Party | Ho Ho Ho! This week's show is a festive Christmas Special! This week on the Naked Scientists we're celebrating the festive season in style, with a party right here in the studio. From magic tricks to Brussels sprouts, we'll be looking at... | 12/15/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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936 |
CleanNaked Science Q & A Show | This week, we take on your science questions, tackling the sticky subject of how glue works, the explosive potential of underground uranium and the problems with performance enhancing-football shirts. We look into gastroenteritis and find... | 12/8/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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937 |
CleanAlzheimer's, the Brain and Memory | This week we learn about Alzheimer's disease, how it changes the brain and may be caused by the virus which causes cold sores. We probe your grey matter to find out how memory works, what goes wrong to give us false memories, and the... | 12/1/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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938 |
CleanScience in South Africa Special | This week, we bring you the highlights of the Naked Scientists trip to South Africa. We explore what life is like in the poor regions of Johannesburg, and how the frightening reality of HIV and AIDS offers a silver lining in prevention... | 11/24/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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939 |
CleanThe South Africa Space Special | This week on the Naked Scientists we cross hemispheres to explore galaxies far far away. Chris presents live from Johannesburg to discuss the South African Large Telescope whilst back in the studio we explore the effects of space travel on... | 11/17/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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940 |
CleanNaked Science Q & A Show | This week on the Naked Scientists we seek solutions to your science questions. From finding the site of the big bang to repairing the retina, mirages on the motorway to fruit fireworks in your microwave. We also find out why staying in... | 11/10/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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941 |
CleanHuman Origins and Migration | How did the human race spread across the planet? We managed to make it to almost every corner of the globe, but what cut us off from each other? Also, when did man discover fire and how did this change the way we lived? | 11/3/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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942 |
CleanStem Cells and Cloning | This week on the Award Winning Naked Scientists we find out about stem cells and cloning. We discuss the elusive 'stemness' that allows cells to specialise, and learn about cloning in the post-Dolly the sheep era. We also find out how... | 10/28/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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943 |
CleanParticle Physics Show | What's inside an atom? We're looking into the smallest things we know about and finding out how the Large Hadron Collider will let us see even smaller! | 10/20/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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944 |
CleanNaked Science Q&A Show | This week, we're taking on your science questions. We find out how ants avoid the heat in a microwave oven, how to protect yourself from lightning and why a light box can save you from a SAD winter. Also, a table decoration inspired,... | 10/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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945 |
CleanBeer & Brewing | We're quenching our thirst for knowledge with the science of Beer and Brewing! We learn about how beer is made and why professors of brewing think they have the best job in the world. We discuss the age old argument of what came first,... | 10/6/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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946 |
CleanSmart Materials | This week, we look at new materials, from artificial bone to super-non stick coatings. We look at potato based plastics and find out why you may only ever need one newspaper, for the rest of your life! | 9/29/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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947 |
CleanRobots and Artificial Intelligence | This week, robots have taken over the Naked Scientists! Okay, not really but we are looking into the world of robotics to find robots that can clean your floor, disarm bombs and wage war on our behalf. We find out about 'Curious George', a... | 9/22/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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948 |
CleanThe Best of the BA Festival | Throughout this week, the Naked Scientists have been at the BA Festival of Science in York. For this week's show we will being you all of the latest news and best bits fresh from the festival. Chris has been speaking to the scientists... | 9/15/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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949 |
CleanNaked Science Q&A & the BA Festival | This week, Chris and Dave are tackling even more of your questions, while Meera finds out about 'green' racing cars (I wonder if they paint them 'racing green'?) Also, we discuss the upcoming BA festival of science in York, and Dave will... | 9/8/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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950 |
CleanNaked Science Q&A | This week, Chris and Co are back from their holidays! So they're tackling their bulging mailbag of your questions. We discuss how scientists have been given the green light to cross human DNA with animal cells all in the name of medicine,... | 9/1/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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951 |
CleanThe Best of the Naked Scientists 2 | The next in our revue marking the end of the present series. Even more of the best bits we just couldn't cram into one show! | 8/25/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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952 |
CleanThe Best of the Naked Scientists | This week, we look back at some of the juiciest bits of Naked Science from the last series. We find out how an iPod became an iRod to conduct lightning, discover an electrifying bikini and find out why teenagers feel so misunderstood, not... | 8/18/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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953 |
CleanSummer Special Q&A Show | This week, do diet foods make children fat? Could a space screw save us from catastrophic collisions? Have we seen the last of the Yangtze river dolphin? And should we look to the Simpsons for our science? Writer Al Jean explains that,... | 8/11/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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954 |
CleanVenoms and Toxins - Natures Arsenal | This week, mind reading children, scientists find a new gene in the lung cancer cocktail, and satnav or map-nav - what's greener? Plus we become biological weapons inspectors and explore nature's arsenal of venoms, poisons and toxins,... | 8/4/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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955 |
CleanNaked Science Q&A Show | This week, clean coal technology - how to get the energy from coal without digging it up, why GM goats are helping to combat nerve gas attacks, and how scientists have found the 'itch' gene. We also find out why smog causes heart disease,... | 7/28/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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956 |
CleanExtreme Survival Show | This week, we find out about survival in extreme environments. We find out how free divers descend hundreds of feet underwater without air, how life thrives beneath the ice in Antarctica, how fighter pilots combat G-forces to avoid... | 7/21/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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957 |
CleanFuels of the Future | This week, from iPod to iRod as a man's taste for music turns him into a human lightning conductor, why penguins are picky eaters, and better biopsies - why doctors are attracted to a new magnetic cancer detection system. Also a fuel made... | 7/14/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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958 |
CleanThe Brain, Epilepsy and Out of Body Experiences | This week news that men talk as much as women, cosmetics from jellyfish, songbirds "greatest-t**s", a breathtaking asthma breakthrough and a gene-screen for bowel cancer. We also uncover the cause of contagious yawns, probe the brain basis... | 7/7/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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959 |
CleanQuestion and Answer Show | This week, playing bingo on an inflatable space station, a new way to attack the cause of Alzheimer's and mending a broken heart with stem cells. Also, using bananas to speed up fruit ripening, leeches out of water and chemical tricks to... | 6/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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960 |
CleanARMAGEDDON - Super Volcanoes, Meteorites and Earthquakes | This week, we're looking at what causes earthquakes, how to clean contaminated land, meteorite strikes, hazardous curtains and volcanic eruptions so huge they could wipe out life as we know it! | 6/23/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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961 |
CleanForensic Science Show | We find out about old aged whales thanks to a piece of shrapnel, a new rice-based vaccine for cholera, and how scientists have made edible food wrappers from milk. We investigate what your diet does to your hair, how science can finger... | 6/16/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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962 |
CleanQuestion and Answer Show | Want to know how fat you'd need to be to stop a speeding bullet? | 6/10/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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963 |
CleanAnimal Behaviour - Feathered Einsteins, Mischievious Meerkats and Monkey Vision | This week, will a hot mint still taste cold? Also how skimmed milk could come straight from the cow in future, and why we walk upright without dragging our knuckles. Nicky Clayton discusses clever birds that use cigarettes to fumigate... | 6/2/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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964 |
CleanPlanets and Cosmology | This week on the Naked Scientists we will be venturing into space on an inter galactic mission to learn more about the biggest galaxies in space and the search for life on other planets. Running the mission we will have Dr Carolin Crawford... | 5/26/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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965 |
CleanVolcanic pollution, the Ozone Hole and the Greenhouse Effect - The Atmosphere Show | Coming up this week on the Naked Scientists radio show and podcast we have some airy experts; Jonathan Shanklin will be telling us how he discovered the hole in the ozone layer and how it is looking today and John Grattan will discuss his... | 5/19/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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966 |
CleanGerms, Fungi and Viruses - The Microscopic World | This week on the Naked Scientists we have a whole host of experts in bacteria, fungi and viruses. We'll have Dr Tim Wreghitt discussing noroviruses, Dr Ali Ashby discussing fungi and in kitchen science with the help of Dr Gillian Fraser... | 5/12/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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967 |
CleanNaked Scientists Question and Answer Show | This week Drs Chris, Dave and Phil find out how a venomous spider's bite has Viagra-like properties, how maggots are fighting off MRSA from ulcers, and NASA ahave built a telescope aboard a jumbo jet. We also explore the science of getting... | 5/5/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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968 |
CleanMigrating Genes, Surnames and Y Chromosomes | Bruce Winney explains how rural populations in Britain help to uncover genes linked to diseases, Turi King discusses what your Y chromosome says about your surname. We'll be hearing how Mike Majerus is putting evolution to the test with the... | 4/28/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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969 |
CleanOceans and Marine Conservation | Corals are falling prey to global warming. Annelise Hagan joins us to explain how she uses a spotter plane to home in on damage hotspots. Also Stan Harpole describes how adding fertilisers to fields destroys diversity both on land and in... | 4/21/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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970 |
CleanNew Ideas in Cancer | This week new research into cancers, how tumours arise, and new ways to combat cancer. Fiona Watt explains how cancer stem cells can cause tumours to regrow and how healthly cells can unwittingly aid and abet their cancerous counterparts.... | 4/14/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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971 |
CleanHeart Disease and Repairing the Damaged Heart | We look at the science behind one of the biggest killers in the western world - heart disease including what is a heart attack, how do heart attacks occur, how can they be treated and prevented. We'll also be exploring the health-promoting... | 3/31/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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972 |
CleanThe Science of Flight | This week on the Naked Scientists Radio Show and podcast we will be looking at flight - in terms of both animals and how they fly and the machines that people fly in. Cameras attached to eagles to show aerodynamics and flight control and... | 3/24/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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973 |
CleanNational Science and Engineering Week | This week, all the fun of the Cambridge Science Festival as we find out about the cool science of ice cream, the world of microbes, the IgNobel awards, how homing pigeons navigate and the University of Auckland's Peter Metcalf unlocks the... | 3/17/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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974 |
CleanNaked Science Question and Answer | The naked scientists try and answer all of your questions, no matter how strange or wacky | 3/10/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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975 |
CleanPeruvian Mummies and Animal Domestication | Dr Chris and Dr Kat chat to archaeologist Lawrence Owens about his latest excavations of Peruvian Mummies and Keith Dobney about his research into the domestication of animals. Anna and Holly Barclay look at mussels and Dave and Derek start... | 3/3/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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976 |
CleanParasites and Clean Water Supplies | Dr Chris and Dr Helen answer all your burning science questions, including why hair looks darker when it's wet, and whether cracking your knuckles really causes arthritis. We also talk to Chemistry World editor Mark Peplow about venomous... | 2/24/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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977 |
CleanNaked Question and Answer and Venomous Vipers | Dr Chris and Dr Helen answer all your burning science questions, including why hair looks darker when it's wet, and whether cracking your knuckles really causes arthritis. We also talk to Chemistry World editor Mark Peplow about venomous... | 2/17/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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978 |
CleanNuclear Power and Radiation in Medicine | Anna Lacey and Dave Ansell visit Sizewell B power station in Suffolk, and Ian Farnan discusses nuclear waste disposal. But as clinical radiologist Anant Krishnan explains, radiation plays a crucial role in medicine, Anna and Dave find out... | 2/10/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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979 |
CleanScience of Pain and Phantom Limbs | Health effects of pollution, David Julius reveals the molecular mechanisms of pain and what chillies have in common with tarantulas, Geoff Woods explains why some people can't feel pain, and to talk about phantom limbs and ways... | 2/3/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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980 |
CleanExtreme Organisms and Hydrothermal Vents | This week we take a look at extreme environments and the organisms that live in them. Dr Crispin Little talks about hydrothermal vents and the fastest fossilisation on the planet, Steve Scott explains why mining companies... | 1/27/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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981 |
CleanClimate Change and Renewable Energy | Dr Chris and Dr Helen have a look at Climate Change. Eric Wolff tells us what link... | 1/20/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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982 |
CleanNaked Science Question and Answer and the World of Chemistry | This week Chris, Dave and Kat explain where the sand in the Sahara comes from, if mirrors can reflect x-rays, if it is dangerous to live near a phone mast, and whether splitting water could solve our energy problems. We are also joined by... | 1/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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983 |
CleanRed Wine, Caffeine and Bugs in Your Guts | Drs Chris, Dave and Helen find out why red wine is better for you than white or grape juice, and explore the science of healthy living with with Roger Corder. We also discover the science behind caffeine, with the help of Bristol... | 1/6/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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984 |
CleanChristmas Question and Answer and the Star of Bethlehem | In the final show of 2006, Chris, Dave and Kat answer all your science questions including why poppadoms curl upwards in the pan, how seedless grapes grow, and if lightning really does strike twice. Colin Humphries explains what could be... | 12/16/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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985 |
CleanDark Matter, Northern Lights and Mars in 3D | Jan Peter Muller will be talks about life on Mars, Gerry Gilmore explains his latest findings regarding the stuff that is dark matter and David Block tells us about what happens when two galaxies collide. | 12/9/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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986 |
CleanNaked Science Question and Answer and Polonium Poisoning | Answers to all your questions on science, technology and medicine, including why spiders don't run out of silk, what is the universe expanding into, what a flame looks like in space, We also talk to Dr Mark Peplow from Chemistry World about... | 12/2/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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987 |
CleanRepairing the Retina and Spinal Cord | Repairing the nervous system is incredibly challenging, but our guests this week have some promising solutions. Consultant ophthalmologist Dr Robert MacLaren and colleagues have discovered a... | 11/25/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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988 |
CleanScience in Antarctica | As winter approaches, we take a trip down south to look at some of the cool research going on in Antarctica. Jane Francis talks about six-foot penguins and a time when Antarctica was warm and ice-free, Kate Hendry describes what it is... | 11/18/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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989 |
CleanThe Sound of Music | This week we explore the science of sound including the mathematics of music and the geometry of jazz with mathematicians Tim Gowers, from Cambridge University, and Robin Wilson from the Open University. We also get to the bottom of why... | 11/11/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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990 |
CleanNaked Science Question and Answer and Record Breaking Fireworks | Why scratch your head at science when Dr Chris, Dr Dave and Dr Kat are here to answer all you questions?! In this weeks question and answer special, we discover why liquid washing tablets don't dissolve from the inside, why some genetic... | 11/4/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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991 |
CleanSuperconductivity and Cooling Devices | This week we take a look at some super cool science, as Tim Jackson describes how superconductors work, what they are, and how superconductors are helping astronomers get a clearer view of the universe. Also on the show, Ed Tarte discusses... | 10/28/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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992 |
CleanHow We Hear, Echolocation and Giant Whoopee Cushions | Helping us tune into the science of sound this week is Bob Carlyon, who explains how we hear, how we can concentrate on one voice in a noisy room, and what it sounds like to have a cochlea implant. From the hard of hearing to the most... | 10/21/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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993 |
CleanScience of Sight, Eye Diseases and Animal Vision | Taking a look at the science of sight is consultant ophthalmologist Nick Sarkies, who will discuss eye diseases and how we can treat them, and Ron Douglas provides insight into colour vision and how the world appears though the eyes of... | 10/14/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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994 |
CleanHow Cancers Form, Cancer Biology and Future Therapies | Cancer biology goes under the microscope this week, as Gerard Evan talks about the causes of cancer and how cancer spreads around the body. Also on the show, and joining us live from the National Cancer Research Institute Conference, is... | 10/7/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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995 |
CleanNaked Science Question and Answer and New Horizons | Answering all your cosmic conundrums this week are Drs Chris, Dave and Phil who discuss why blood is red, the size of the ozone hole, how to make magnets, the best way to get rid of excess mucus, and sticking with the gooey theme, Adam... | 9/30/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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996 |
CleanCatalysts for Cleaner Environments and Future Energy | Chemistry and lightning quick reactions are under discussion this week as Emma Schofield explains what a catalyst is, how catalytic converters work and how catalysts can help to clean up the atmosphere, and Fraser Armstrong discusses... | 9/23/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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997 |
CleanPeruvian Mummies, Ancient Environments and the Sahara | Explaining how science can help us dig up the past is Lawrence Owens, who uses teeth and bones to uncover the life and sometimes gruesome death of mummies in Peru and Bolivia, and Harriet Allen describes how the pollen record and layers... | 9/16/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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998 |
CleanHot Nectar, Warming Weather and Birds Missing the Spring | In the hot seat this week is Beverley Glover, who will describe how flowers warm their nectar to entice passing pollinators, real life weatherman John Law discusses weather predictions and how to calculate temperature days in advance, and... | 9/9/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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999 |
CleanNaked Science Question and Answer | The Naked Scientists are back to answer all your burning science questions. Dr Chris, Dave and Helen tackle hot flushes, why spiders love living in our houses, how many stars are in the Milky Way, and why cows in a field always face in... | 9/2/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1000 |
CleanNaked Science Question and Answer | Dr Chris, Dave and Derek answer all your questions including: why paintings fade in sunlight, why hairs on different parts of the body grow at different rates, whether UV light poses a danger at the disco, Steve Miller from University... | 8/5/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1001 |
CleanCrowd Control, Football Hooligans and Singing Mosquitoes | I predict a riot... or not. This week we're joined by crowd control experts Dr Clifford Stott, from Liverpool University, and Dr John Drury, from Sussex University, who'll be discussing why violence kicks off at football matches, how to... | 7/29/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1002 |
CleanExploding Jellyfish, Marine Conservation and Sharks-3D | Marine biology and conservation specialist Dan Laffoley, from English Nature, and Chris Lynam, from the University of St Andrews join us to dissect the state of the worlds oceans and marine protected areas. From the conservation science... | 7/22/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1003 |
CleanThe Science of the Sun, Sun Tanning, Nuclear Fusion and Fission Power | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory astrophysicist Chris Davis joins us to shed light on the structure and workings of the sun and the newly-launched STEREO mission, Cambridge University engineer Jeffery Lewins talks nuclear, and Anna... | 7/15/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1004 |
CleanAllergies, the Immune System and Parasites | In honour of the annual hoards if bleary-eyed hayfever sufferers, we are joined by Carrock Sewell who describes how the immune system works, what causes allergic reactions and how we might be able to cure them, and Mark Booth discusses... | 7/8/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1005 |
CleanSex Chromosomes, Genetics and Food Webs | Breaking things down to the building blocks of life this week is Mark Ross, who discusses the evolution of sex chromosomes, genetics and genomes, Michael Traugott describes a novel way of using genetics to find out who is eating whom in... | 7/1/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1006 |
CleanNaked Question and Answer and The Life of Benjamin Franklin | Answering all your questions on science, technology and medicine this week are Drs Chris, Dave and Kat, who will be revealing why spicy foods make you sweat, the highest possible temperature, the cause of labyrinthitis and why tissues... | 6/24/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1007 |
CleanSocial Insects and Locust-Inspired Car Safety | Scratching the itch of curiosity this week is William Foster, who will be talking about the evolution of social insects and his quest for social beetles in Thailand, Claire Rind flies in the face of current car safety technologies by... | 6/17/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1008 |
CleanBacteria, Viruses and Fungi | This week we focus on the science of the very small - the microbial world of bacteria, viruses and fungi with Nottingham Universitys Liz Sockett and Cambridge Universitys Stacey Efstathiou and Ali Ashby. Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Derek... | 6/10/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1009 |
CleanOil, Fuel Cells and Alternative Energy | Powering the generators for the show this week is Nicky White who describes how oil is formed, how we find and extract oil and how long oil supplies will last, Lynne Macaskie discusses how fuel cells can be run on hydrogen gas created by... | 6/3/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1010 |
CleanNaked Science Question and Answer and the Science of Happiness - Naked Scientists 06.05.28 | Answering all your science questions this week are Chris, Kat and Dave, including why some people are so prone to static electric shocks, whether humans will exceed the speed of light, how pain killers know where the pain is, and why cows... | 5/27/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1011 |
CleanMusic Technology and the Science of Sound | Bringing music to our ears this week is Hugh Hunt who discusses the science of sound, how harmonics work and how to play music in a tea cup, Jez Wells describes the frontiers of music technology including recreating the sounds of a long... | 5/20/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1012 |
CleanBSE, Cervical Cancer and Toxoplasmosis | As the ten-year ban on British beef is lifted, Tony Minson joins us to discuss what causes BSE, how it is spread and why it is such a problem, and with another example of how animal diseases pass to humans is Joanne Webster, who describes... | 5/13/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1013 |
CleanDinosaurs and Fossils - Jurassic Science set in Stone | We return to the lost world of the dinosaurs. Palaeontologists Leslie Noe and Matt Wilkinson discuss the origins, land demise of the dinosaurs including how they mastered flight. Mary Schweitzer describes the discovery of original dinosaur... | 5/6/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1014 |
CleanNaked Science Question and Answer | Brightening up the darker corners of your science knowledge this week are Chris, Phil and Kat, who look at colour-blindness in dogs, harnessing heat energy from the centre of the Earth, how glow in the dark motorbikes could save lives, and... | 4/29/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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1015 |
CleanCoral Reefs and Creatures of the Deep Sea | Delving into the dark depths of science this week is Ron Douglas who describes the fascinating world of deep sea fish, bioluminescence and the sights from a deep sea sub, Jason Hall-Spencer talks about cold water corals and the threats... | 4/22/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanForecasting Weather and Climate | Bringing a ray of sunshine to the studio this week is Alex Hill from the London Met Office, who will be describing how meteorologists predict the weather on a daily basis, Tim Palmer reveals how understanding seasonal weather patterns... | 4/8/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBrainwashing and the Science of Pain | Picking apart the inner workings of our brains this week are Irene Tracey, who discusses the neurological origin of pain and how we can reduce pain, Philip Shaw reveals why having a bigger brain does not make you more intelligent, Kathleen... | 4/1/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNaked Science Questions and Answers | Answering all your burning science, technology and medicine questions this week are Drs Chris, Dave and Phil, who will be looking at why purifying seawater is not the answer to water shortages, how 3D glasses work and whether a man on a... | 3/25/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInvasive Species, Conservation and the Last Giant Tortoise | Conservation and saving species go under the spotlight this week as Henry Nicholls draws attention ot the plight of Lonesome George, the last giant tortoise of his kind, David Aldridge discusses the problem of invasive species and how he... | 3/18/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBody Clocks, Circadian Rhythms and Time | Time is very much the essence of this weeks show, as Russell Foster discusses the human body clock, where the body clock is and how it gives our bodies a daily rhythm, Karl-Arne Stokkan describes how reindeer body clocks adapt to twenty... | 3/11/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRecycling, Water Use and Problem Plastic | The recycling revolution and the whereabouts of our waste are hot topics this week as David Butler describes a new technique for recycling water, Rebecca Weymouth lifts the lid on what happens to our domestic waste, Peter Barham reveals... | 3/4/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Science of Nanotechnology | Picking apart some miniature morsels of science this week are David Carey, who provides the big picture on the world of nanotechnology, Donald Fitzmaurice describes how DNA may be used as scaffolding for the next generation of computer... | 2/25/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChinese Medicine and the Healing Power of Plants | Unlocking Natures medicine chest are doctors orders this week as Monique Simmonds reveals the research behind old herbal remedies, Tai-Ping Fan describes how Chinese medicine is being used for illnesses from gout to endometriosis, Jack... | 2/18/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanScience of Seduction, Pheromones and the Food of Love | Love, seduction and sexual attraction are in the air this week as Peter Brennan woos Chris and Kat with a discussion of pheromones and the science of smell, Charles Wysocki suggests how farmers can love thy neighbour by masking the... | 2/11/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYour Questions, Infectious Cancer and Louisiana Wetlands | This week we hand the show over to you, as Chris, Kat and Phil answer all your burning questions on science, technology and medicine. Anne-Maree Pearse joins us to describe the hellish plight of the Tasmanian Devil as it succumbs to an... | 2/4/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMeteorites, Satellites and Avoiding Asteroids | This week we look to the solar system as Ian Sanders discusses where meteorites come from and how we can find them, astronaut Dr Stan Love describes how to avoid Armageddon asteroids, Maggie Aderin talks about satellites that monitor wind... | 1/28/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGeology of Natural Disasters, Volcanoes and Earthquakes | This week we shake up the world of science as Janet Sumner describes the dynamics of volcanic eruptions and the strutcure of the Earth, Tamsin Mather talks about how the gases from volcanoes affect our atmosphere and environment, Tiziana... | 1/21/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPlant Science, Composting and Mosquito Repellents | This week we go green as Alison Smith discusses how algae get their vitamin B12, Tim Upson reveals the science behind composting, Heather Gorringe and Richard Fishbourne dish the dirt on what worms get up to in your compost heap, and... | 1/14/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanObesity, Appetite, Exercise and Weight Loss | With the indulgences of Christmas behind us, Steve ORahilly sheds some light on shedding a few pounds as he discusses the science of appetite, obesity and weight loss, Len Almond describes the role of exercise in losing weight, John... | 1/7/2006 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Coriolis Effect and Christmas Questions for Dr Chris Smith | This week we put our heads in a spin as listeners across the world test whether it is possible to detect the Coriolis Effect from your bath tub, Karl Kruszelnicki provides the answer to the Coriolis quandry from a bathroom Down Under,... | 12/17/2005 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAnimal Communication, Sexual Signalling and Emotions | This week we learn about animal communication straight from the horses mouth. Dr Gillian Forrester, from the University of Sussex, describes how gorillas use tactile signals to communicate, Dr Katie Slocombe, from the University of St.... | 12/10/2005 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanForensics, DNA Fingerprinting and Human Origins | This week we take a foray into forensics, as DI Alan Cook talks about how DNA is used to solve crime, Alec Jeffreys helps us brush up on how DNA fingerprinting works, Tamsin OConnell describes how DNA can help track down human origins,... | 12/3/2005 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStars, Cosmology and the Beginning of the Universe | This week we dive into deep time as cosmologist Mike Hobson explains how we measure the universe, the distance of the nearest galaxy, how scientists calculate the life span of the sun, and the definition of a light year, Chris Voigt... | 11/26/2005 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNaked Scientists - 05.11.20 - Genetics, DNA Extraction and the Human Genome Project | This week we unravel the secrets of DNA as Darren Grafham discusses the importance of sequencing genomes and how the Human Genome Project has improved medicine, Mike Majerus reveals why we look different from worms despite sharing... | 11/19/2005 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanParasites, Hookworms and Allergies | This week Prof. David Pritchard gets to the bottom of why parasites may help to get rid of allergies, Elizabeth Bernays describes how caterpillars acquire a taste for plants containing toxic chemicals when they have parasites, Chris... | 11/12/2005 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFireworks, Explosions and Chemistry | In this explosions extravaganza, John Emsley and Jacqueline Akhavan describe the chemistry behind the bangs on bonfire night, George Pendle talks about Jack Parsons and the history of rocketry, Mark Schrope comes back down to earth to... | 11/5/2005 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUFOs, Mars and Space Science | This week we delve into the unexplained as Nick Pope discusses Britains biggest UFO case, the Rendlesham Forest Incident, Anna Lacey visits Rendlesham Forest to talk to Vince Thurkettle and Brenda Butler about their involvement in the... | 10/29/2005 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSocial Insects, Biting Bugs and a Potted History of Honey | This week we get bitten by the bug as Ian Burgess talks about the nasties that nibble us in the night, William Foster discusses social insects and how individuals in colonies communicate, Bee Wilson describes the useful properties of... | 10/22/2005 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAvian Flu, How Flu Spreads, Anti-Flu Drugs, and how to avoid Influenza | As the flu season and the threat of avian flu comes closer, Professor John Oxford from the Royal London Hospital discusses what the flu is, where flu comes from and whether drugs and vaccines can prevent human and avian influenza.... | 10/15/2005 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStem Cells, Brain Repair and Tricks of Light | Stretching our grey matter this week is developmental biologist Dr Adrian Pini, who describes how our brain grows, how our brain works, and how it can become damaged, and Dr Huseyin Mehmet, who discusses the potential application of stem... | 10/8/2005 | Free | View in iTunes |
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