Navigating the Future

Navigating the Future

This week the show comes to you from the Royal Institute of Navigation's annual International Conference, with a look at the future of navigation. From the trousers that can track your every move to the spacecraft charting their way through the Universe. Plus, how does GPS work, and are we ready for driverless cars? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Clock This! - The Science of the Circadian Rhythm

Clock 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 acco...

21 Huhti 201259min

Saving Submariners and Studying Deep Sea Species

Saving 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 Roll...

14 Huhti 201259min

Naked Oceans - From Plastics to Poo

Naked 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 ...

7 Huhti 201222min

Why did my Dishcloth Detonate?

Why did my Dishcloth Detonate?

Why does sunlight make me sneeze? What causes air turbulence? Why do energy-saving lights take time to warm up? In this week's question and answer show we also investigate why microwaving a dishcloth ...

1 Huhti 201259min

Going Nuclear

Going 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...

25 Maalis 201259min

Why Viruses Don't Infect the Same Cell Twice

Why 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 ...

18 Maalis 201259min

Sensors and Sensibility

Sensors 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, an...

11 Maalis 201259min

Wattage from Waste and Watching Our Water

Wattage 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 returnin...

4 Maalis 201259min

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