Virtual Life

Virtual Life

This week the Naked Scientists go virtual! We'll be hearing how a new computer system can accurately gauge your age from a mugshot, we come face to face with the painting fool, a computer that can read - and then paint - your emotions, and we find out what's still lurking on your hard disc, even after you think you've wiped it. We also unveil Second Naked Scientists - our home in Second Life - and get stuck into a new molecular glue designed to replaces surgical stitches and staples. Plus, in Kitchen Science, Ben and Dave embark on a far from fruitless mission to charge an MP3 player with an... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Senses Month: The Science of Sight

Senses Month: The Science of Sight

From ancient fossils to cutting edge surgery, we're bringing you the lowdown on the science of vision. Plus in the news, a drug that might aid stroke recovery, and what you can learn from taking a DNA...

9 Huhti 201852min

Senses Month: Can you Hear Me?

Senses Month: Can you Hear Me?

Are we headed for a hearing-loss epidemic, and can science step in when the world starts to go quiet? This week, The Naked Scientists go on an odyssey into the science of hearing, listen in to find ...

2 Huhti 201856min

Q&A: Greedy Guts & Useless Numbers

Q&A: Greedy Guts & Useless Numbers

It's QnA Time! The Naked Scientists gathered a panel of experts to tackle your sci-curious questions; geneticist and food neuroscientist Giles Yeo, biologist and insect expert Chris Pull, material sci...

26 Maalis 201857min

A Brief History of Stephen Hawking

A Brief History of Stephen Hawking

On Wednesday March the 14th, the world was shaken by the death of one of our greatest scientists, Professor Stephen Hawking. Joined by some of his Cambridge colleagues and the new generation of scient...

20 Maalis 201857min

What's Inside Your Computer?

What's Inside Your Computer?

This week - we use them everyday - at work, at home, to chat to our friends or listen to music - but how do computers actually work, what's inside them, and what will the computers of tomorrow look li...

13 Maalis 201854min

Before they're Gone: Fighting the Illegal Wildlife Trade

Before they're Gone: Fighting the Illegal Wildlife Trade

It's one of the largest criminal industries in the world, worth billions and responsible for thousands of murders, but can we win the fight against the illegal wildlife trade? We speak to the foot sol...

6 Maalis 20181h

What The Heck Is Xenobiology?

What The Heck Is Xenobiology?

The Naked Scientists meet the biologists who are inventing a new form of genetic information: this strange science is called xenobiology. Plus, in the news, a breakthrough in the treatment of cancer, ...

27 Helmi 201856min

How High Can We Build?

How High Can We Build?

This week, we put your questions to our expert panel of scientists - What's the tallest possible building? Do female animals flirt? And what can we do if an asteroid ends up heading for earth? Like th...

20 Helmi 201857min

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