Retinas reveal future health, and the first cells on Earth
In this episode of The Naked Scientists: what the structure of your retina reveals about your risk of developing a range of diseases; have we finally cracked how the first biological cells appeared 4 ...
26 Tammi 202428min
Titans of Science: Julie Williams
Julie Williams has dedicated much of her career to uncovering the genetic signposts for the most common cause of dementia: Alzheimer's disease. Chris Smith caught up with her to hear about influences ...
23 Tammi 202427min
Plague in the population, and preventing potholes
This week on the Naked Scientists, did the Black Death cause a change in our genes? Also, we'll be finding out whether smaller wine glasses could be key to reducing alcohol consumption in the populati...
19 Tammi 202433min
Titans of Science: Martin Rees
Titans of Science returns with another out-of-this-world guest: astronomer, astrophysicist and science populariser, Lord Martin Rees. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientis...
16 Tammi 202427min
Depression drugs, deepfakes, and fingerprint discoveries
On this week's edition of The Naked Scientists: Why dose of old drugs might be a new way to beat depression; with many countries gearing up for general elections, why AI-generated deepfakes have got p...
12 Tammi 202433min
Titans of Science: Deborah Prentice
This week in The Naked Scientists, Titans of Science is back, and today we hear from the University of Cambridge's new vice-chancellor, Deborah Prentice. Like this podcast? Please help us by supportin...
9 Tammi 202427min
Measles outbreaks, and terrorist chatbots
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, What can be done to reverse a dramatic rise in measles cases around the world? We'll also be exploring Japan's susceptibility to incredibly powerful earthquake...
5 Tammi 202427min
What science has in store for 2024
Happy new year from The Naked Scientists! In this week's show, we're going to look ahead to what 2024 has in store - scientifically speaking - in a number of key areas in the months ahead. Like this p...
2 Tammi 202431min
