The Diseased Brain

The Diseased Brain

We explore the basis of brain diseases on this week's Naked Scientists. We find out what happens to the brain in Huntington's disease, discover the genes behind Alzheimers and a potential treatment for autoimmune diseases like Multiple Sclerosis or MS. Also, the nerve cells in the ear that make loud sounds painful, the extraordinary eyes of the Mantis Shrimp and the world's largest web spinning spider. Plus, how spiders make glue from silk and snot, and in Kitchen Science, we show you a way to fool your brain into making your body do something unexpected. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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The Rise of Radioactivity

The Rise of Radioactivity

This week, we are looking at radioactivity, from its uses in medicine to its uses in war. Plus, a sneak preview of a new film due out soon all about radioactivity pioneer Marie Curie. Plus, a new 90 m...

7 Huhti 202059min

Boom! Naked Scientists LIVE!

Boom! Naked Scientists LIVE!

This week - from genetics to geoscience, chemistry to komodo dragons, an explosive hour of science fun! Hear what went on at our live event recorded back on 11th March for the 2020 Cambridge Science F...

31 Maalis 202058min

Audience Questions: Naked Scientists LIVE!

Audience Questions: Naked Scientists LIVE!

Here are a few extra bits from our live show as part of the Cambridge Science Festival, recorded back on 11th March 2020 before the rest of the festival was cancelled, that we couldn't fit into this w...

30 Maalis 202021min

Coronavirus Explained: How COVID-19 Works

Coronavirus Explained: How COVID-19 Works

We take a detailed look at the coronavirus pandemic that's sweeping the globe. How does it affect the lungs? What can doctors do about it? And meet some of the teams working on solutions, from new rap...

24 Maalis 202058min

Secrets of sustainable cities

Secrets of sustainable cities

With billions of people moving to cities in the next few decades we are looking at the secrets for making cities sustainable, from a virtual world to a World War 2 air raid shelter. Plus in the news, ...

17 Maalis 202054min

Q&A: COVID-19, Solar Storms & Ancient Teeth

Q&A: COVID-19, Solar Storms & Ancient Teeth

What happens if you overwater a plant? How does gravity actually work? And should we be cancelling mass events to contain the coronavirus? It's Q&A time on the show, and this week Phil Sansom is joine...

10 Maalis 202059min

Electric Cars: Worth the Charge?

Electric Cars: Worth the Charge?

This week, we're talking electric cars: we get someone to drive one for a few days to find out how easy the switch to electric might be. And news of the brainy computer that's made a breakthrough agai...

3 Maalis 202058min

Artificial intelligence in medicine

Artificial intelligence in medicine

For many, the term Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a phrase straight out of sci-fi, conjuring up visions of utopias or dystopias, from films ranging from the Terminator to I Robot. But what was previo...

27 Helmi 202028min

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