Allergies, the Immune System and Parasites

Allergies, the Immune System and Parasites

In honour of the annual hoards if bleary-eyed hayfever sufferers, we are joined by Carrock Sewell who describes how the immune system works, what causes allergic reactions and how we might be able to cure them, and Mark Booth discusses parasites, how they suppress and evade the immune system and how the Matangini Project attempts to provide parasite-free water in Africa. Sticking with the African continent, Derek Thorne travels to Tanzania to learn how to make ugali in Kitchen Science. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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How We Hear, Echolocation and Giant Whoopee Cushions

How We Hear, Echolocation and Giant Whoopee Cushions

Helping us tune into the science of sound this week is Bob Carlyon, who explains how we hear, how we can concentrate on one voice in a noisy room, and what it sounds like to have a cochlea implant. Fr...

21 Loka 20061h

Science of Sight, Eye Diseases and Animal Vision

Science of Sight, Eye Diseases and Animal Vision

Taking a look at the science of sight is consultant ophthalmologist Nick Sarkies, who will discuss eye diseases and how we can treat them, and Ron Douglas provides insight into colour vision and how t...

14 Loka 200655min

How Cancers Form, Cancer Biology and Future Therapies

How Cancers Form, Cancer Biology and Future Therapies

Cancer biology goes under the microscope this week, as Gerard Evan talks about the causes of cancer and how cancer spreads around the body. Also on the show, and joining us live from the National Canc...

7 Loka 200654min

Naked Science Question and Answer and New Horizons

Naked Science Question and Answer and New Horizons

Answering all your cosmic conundrums this week are Drs Chris, Dave and Phil who discuss why blood is red, the size of the ozone hole, how to make magnets, the best way to get rid of excess mucus, and...

30 Syys 200656min

Catalysts for Cleaner Environments and Future Energy

Catalysts for Cleaner Environments and Future Energy

Chemistry and lightning quick reactions are under discussion this week as Emma Schofield explains what a catalyst is, how catalytic converters work and how catalysts can help to clean up the atmospher...

23 Syys 200657min

Peruvian Mummies, Ancient Environments and the Sahara

Peruvian Mummies, Ancient Environments and the Sahara

Explaining how science can help us dig up the past is Lawrence Owens, who uses teeth and bones to uncover the life and sometimes gruesome death of mummies in Peru and Bolivia, and Harriet Allen descri...

16 Syys 200655min

Hot Nectar, Warming Weather and Birds Missing the Spring

Hot Nectar, Warming Weather and Birds Missing the Spring

In the hot seat this week is Beverley Glover, who will describe how flowers warm their nectar to entice passing pollinators, real life weatherman John Law discusses weather predictions and how to calc...

9 Syys 200659min

Naked Science Question and Answer

Naked Science Question and Answer

The Naked Scientists are back to answer all your burning science questions. Dr Chris, Dave and Helen tackle hot flushes, why spiders love living in our houses, how many stars are in the Milky Way, and...

2 Syys 200654min

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