Remembering Voyager's mastermind, and lizard clean-up crews
In this episode of The Naked Scientists: Edward Stone, the man who led the Voyager probe missions, which are still working half a century on, has died at the age of 88. We reflect on his legacy. Also,...
28 Kesä 202430min
Titans of Science: Geoff Hinton
This episode of The Naked Scientists marks the return of a brand news series of Titans of Science, where some of the movers and shakers of the scientific and technological world help us to unpick a bi...
25 Kesä 202433min
E. coli outbreaks, and sniffing the air for DNA
This episode of The Naked Scientists: How scientists are getting to grips with the UK's E. coli outbreak. Lettuce leaves look like the source, but how? Also, how atomic bomb tests have helped us build...
21 Kesä 202430min
The trials and tribulations of trees
This week on The Naked Scientists, we're taking a look at trees. We look at how they communicate, the diseases they are fighting, and how beneficial to the climate planting trees really is... Like thi...
18 Kesä 202430min
Lab-grown Crohn's mini-guts, and is the Universe a doughnut?
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, Could lab-grown 'mini-guts' help us crack Crohn's disease? Also, is the Universe organised like a bagel? I talk to one cosmologist trying to figure it out. An...
14 Kesä 202435min
Gambling addiction: Hidden harms
This time, we're looking at gambling addiction and the associated harms. We hear from Bianca, a recovering gambling addict, about the deceit which characterised her experiences with betting, and why t...
11 Kesä 202430min
Motor neurone disease, and a gut microbe-brewery
In the news this week, after the death of rugby legend Rob Burrow, we explore the mechanisms of motor neurone disease with John Ealing from the Manchester MND Care Centre. Also, we hear from Alexander...
7 Kesä 202432min
Dark matter and dark energy: mapping the dark universe
This week on The Naked Scientists, we are looking at attempts to map the dark universe. As the new space telescope Euclid seeks to unlock the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, we ask why their...
4 Kesä 202431min
