Mind Meets Machine

Mind 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 up with the machine world, Markus Groppe, who is trialling an implantable chip to restore vision to the blind, and Andrew Schwartz who's developing neural interfaces to couple the brain's motor circuits to a robot. Plus, news of an H5N1 'flu furore as scientists create the most dangerous virus imaginable, and a voyage to the deepest subsea vents ever... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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The Secret Life of Seeds

The Secret Life of Seeds

This week, with the northern hemisphere firmly in Spring and new growth bursting out all around us, we're talking about the science of seeds. Plus, in the news: the latest on the Astrazeneca COVID vac...

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Bitcoin Decrypted: Cash, Code, Crime & Power

Bitcoin Decrypted: Cash, Code, Crime & Power

Meet the digital phenomenon that's worth in the trillions of dollars, that uses more power than the nation of Sweden, but that very few people - including those involved - even understand. Cryptocurre...

6 Huhti 202159min

The Hospital of the Future

The Hospital of the Future

As England embarks on a multi-billion pound healthcare redevelopment initiative, we're asking, "what should the hospital of the future look like?". Plus, we reflect on the recent UK Covid lockdown ann...

30 Maalis 202157min

Earthquakes: Science on Shaky Ground

Earthquakes: Science on Shaky Ground

This week, 10 years on from the earthquake that caused the Fukushima disaster, we're looking at the science of earthquakes, new techniques to protect ancient buildings from quake damage, and are we an...

23 Maalis 202156min

Ancient Egyptian Mysteries

Ancient Egyptian Mysteries

This week, solving the mysteries of ancient Egypt: we delve into the discovery of secret chambers hidden inside pyramids, and if glowing bones reveal antibiotic use was going on thousands of years ago...

16 Maalis 202159min

Flu Seasons to Solar Storms: Science Round Up

Flu Seasons to Solar Storms: Science Round Up

This week, we're looking at the science behind the headlines. From the latest with COVID-19, to weather in space, we'll be taking a closer look behind some of the biggest stories of the moment. Like t...

9 Maalis 202156min

The Future of Fertility

The Future of Fertility

This week, the good news on vaccines for Covid-19, the helicopter taking to the sky on Mars, and the birds that make alarm sounds to scare females into mating with them. Plus, is the world facing a fe...

2 Maalis 202155min

Learning In The Time Of COVID

Learning In The Time Of COVID

What has happened to learning in the era of COVID-19? In this episode: the people living through the psychological consequences of future mass unemployment and what the government and higher education...

23 Helmi 202155min

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