Are any viruses good for you?

Are 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 without fruit and veg, whether muscles can become cancerous and how long before we can teleport to work. Plus, reproducing Alzheimer's disease in a dish, self-distilling vodka, magnetic soap to cleanse the parts other soaps can't reach, and what magic mushrooms do to the brain... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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The Science of Nanotechnology

The 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 ...

26 Helmi 200658min

Chinese Medicine and the Healing Power of Plants

Chinese 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 illness...

19 Helmi 200658min

Science of Seduction, Pheromones and the Food of Love

Science 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 lo...

12 Helmi 200657min

Your Questions, Infectious Cancer and Louisiana Wetlands

Your 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 T...

5 Helmi 200658min

Meteorites, Satellites and Avoiding Asteroids

Meteorites, 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 ta...

29 Tammi 200657min

Geology of Natural Disasters, Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Geology 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 ou...

22 Tammi 200658min

Plant Science, Composting and Mosquito Repellents

Plant 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 ge...

15 Tammi 200657min

Obesity, Appetite, Exercise and Weight Loss

Obesity, 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...

8 Tammi 200657min

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