Tricks of the Mind

Tricks 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, quite literally, tastes the people he meets, and we probe the workings of the placebo effect. Plus, pain killers from black mamba venom, why teenagers take risks and the age old chestnut of why names are so hard to remember... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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What's the point of the appendix?

What's the point of the appendix?

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, we take a fresh look at the appendix. Despite its historical reputation of being a useless part of the body, have new studies shone a light on the pivotal func...

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Reinforced skin for amputees, and could E.T. be an AI?

Reinforced skin for amputees, and could E.T. be an AI?

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Scientists uncover a way to help amputees toughen up their skin to make prostheses more comfortable; Covid mRNA jab pharmaceutical company Moderna turn their a...

6 Syys 202433min

You can teach an old mine new tricks

You can teach an old mine new tricks

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, teaching an old mine new tricks: how old mines are being repurposed in the name of science... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scienti...

3 Syys 202431min

The UK's smoking and vaping plans, and stranded astronauts

The UK's smoking and vaping plans, and stranded astronauts

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: How the UK looks set to take the world's toughest line on smoking; the new study showing that last year's Canadian wildfires pumped more CO2 into the atmospher...

30 Elo 202431min

What is Monkeypox?

What is Monkeypox?

In this episode of The Naked Scientists, we are looking at the outbreak of monkeypox - mPox - in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and fears that it could spread internationally... Like this podcas...

27 Elo 202430min

Alzheimer's treatment shelved, and UK's new spy satellite

Alzheimer's treatment shelved, and UK's new spy satellite

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: the regulator says the Alzheimer's drug lecanemab is safe, but NICE say we can't afford it; also, the UK MOD launches its first Earth-imaging satellite. We tal...

23 Elo 202430min

Cosmetics linked to cancer

Cosmetics linked to cancer

Human pursuit of body perfection and ideal aesthetics means that we're increasingly resorting to cosmetic interventions to achieve the look we're after. But evidence is mounting that some of these cos...

20 Elo 202434min

Mpox crisis deepens, and liquid water on Mars

Mpox crisis deepens, and liquid water on Mars

In the news, we speak to the WHO about the rise in cases of the new variant of Mpox. Also, the final piece of Stonehenge is traced back to its origin, and Nasa's InSight lander finds evidence of liqui...

16 Elo 202432min

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