The Brain, Epilepsy and Out of Body Experiences

The Brain, Epilepsy and Out of Body Experiences

This week news that men talk as much as women, cosmetics from jellyfish, songbirds "greatest-tits", a breathtaking asthma breakthrough and a gene-screen for bowel cancer. We also uncover the cause of contagious yawns, probe the brain basis of epilepsy and manic depression, and uncover a brain region responsible for out of body experiences. Plus, in Kitchen Science, Ben and Dave find out why the raisins always rise to the top of the cereal box. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Science meets MasterChef!

Science meets MasterChef!

The Naked Scientists are hosting their very own dinner party, and the guests include a master distiller, a MasterChef finalist and a master of chocolate, all on hand to help reveal the science behind ...

27 Kesä 201657min

Autopsy: A Matter of Life and Death

Autopsy: A Matter of Life and Death

This week on the Naked Scientists, we observe a post-mortem. The patient was in his seventies but the coroner ordered an autopsy because the cause of death wasn't clear. Chris Smith observes pathologi...

20 Kesä 201656min

How to Keep your Heart Healthy

How to Keep your Heart Healthy

This programme comes to you from the British Cardiovascular Society Conference in Manchester, where leaders in the field have been presenting their latest research on preventing heart disease: one of ...

13 Kesä 20161h 4min

Your Home in 2050

Your Home in 2050

A growing global population means we are facing a considerable housing shortage and it has been estimated that by 2025, as many as 1.6 billion individuals will face crowded substandard housing.But, th...

6 Kesä 201658min

Stressed? You're not the only one...

Stressed? You're not the only one...

This week on the Naked Scientists, are we more prone to struggle with stress and if so why? Graihagh Jackson is probing the state of our mental health by taking a stress test to unearth how the human ...

30 Touko 201658min

The War on Salt

The War on Salt

This week we delve into the science of salt: what does it do in the body, how can it cause problems for farmers, and what avenues are scientists exploring to desalinate sea water and keep us all refre...

23 Touko 201659min

Does Telepathy Exist?

Does Telepathy Exist?

This week on the Naked Scientists, your questions go under the microscope. Do women have a superior memory? What is the evidence for climate change? Can plants get cancer? Why do we sometimes see star...

16 Touko 201653min

Phosphorus: Essential to All Life But Are We Running Out?

Phosphorus: Essential to All Life But Are We Running Out?

If you've followed environmental stories over the years, you'll know this tune. Scientists have long been singing off the same songbook when it comes to fossil fuels, deforestation and pollution. But ...

9 Touko 201658min

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