Lockdown legacies: how Covid continues to shape the world
Four and a half years ago many countries told their inhabitants they had to stay at home for weeks at a time to control the coronavirus pandemic. Many countries had never resorted to any such measure ...
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Fruity vapes paralyse lungs, and world's oldest cheese
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Signs that fruity vapes paralyse the immune system in your lungs; the world's oldest cheese: but why was the nearly 4000 year old dairy product smeared all ove...
27 Syys 202431min
Cancer vaccines: Empowering the immune system
Recently, doctors announced some extremely encouraging news about a jab for people with advanced forms of several types of malignancy, including melanoma, lung cancer and other solid organ tumours. Th...
24 Syys 202433min
Pager attacks in Lebanon, and resurrecting ancient seeds
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: what do we know about the pagers and walkie-talkies used to attack Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon? Also the landmark study on the impact of pregnancy on the hum...
20 Syys 202434min
Engineers vs climate change
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, how engineers are using novel concepts and ideas to attempt to tackle the climate crisis... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientist...
17 Syys 202437min
Lockdown aged young brains, and dealing with nuclear waste
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: How COVID-19 lockdowns affected the brain development of teenagers; how best to dispose of dangerous nuclear waste; and why the UK's puffin population is thriv...
13 Syys 202433min
What's the point of the appendix?
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, we take a fresh look at the appendix. Despite its historical reputation of being a useless part of the body, have new studies shone a light on the pivotal func...
10 Syys 202429min
Reinforced skin for amputees, and could E.T. be an AI?
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Scientists uncover a way to help amputees toughen up their skin to make prostheses more comfortable; Covid mRNA jab pharmaceutical company Moderna turn their a...
6 Syys 202433min
