Embryos made from skin cells, and remembering Jane Goodall

Embryos made from skin cells, and remembering Jane Goodall

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: US scientists have turned skin cells into human embryos for the very first time. We unpack the significance. Also ahead, the legacy of the primatologist and conservationist, Jane Goodall, who has died at the age of 91. Plus, we hear from a chemist who believes he has cracked the mystery of ghostly lights we call will-o'-the-wisps... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Whodunnit? Fascinating Forensics

Whodunnit? Fascinating Forensics

From crime scene to court room and all the evidence in between. Join Chris Smith and Ginny Smith at our reconstructed crime scene to find out how science is used to help solve a forensic investigation...

31 Maalis 201559min

Brain on fire

Brain on fire

This week, how rogue antibodies turned one woman's existence into a living nightmare of delusions, hallucinations and paranoia, we examine the evidence that ME - or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) - mi...

24 Maalis 201555min

Chasing Rainbows: The Quest to Understand Light

Chasing Rainbows: The Quest to Understand Light

Is it a particle? Or is it a wave? This week we're looking at light. From its earliest origins and what it can reveal about the Big Bang, to why Newton prodded his eye with a needle to probe the origi...

17 Maalis 201553min

The Life Parasitic

The Life Parasitic

This week, the world of parasites. We find out what's living in you and on you, how these invaders hijack your immune system and how they can even control the behaviours and body shapes of their hosts...

10 Maalis 201555min

Eureka Streaker: Experiments that Changed the World

Eureka Streaker: Experiments that Changed the World

From Archimedes leaping from his bath shouting Eureka, to Isaac Newton's falling apples and Volta's piles that produced electricity on tap, this week we recreate some of the scientific experiments tha...

3 Maalis 201559min

Marijuana: Risk or Remedy?

Marijuana: Risk or Remedy?

Cannabis is as controversial as it is complicated. Does smoking it cause schizophrenia, and can chemicals from the plant cure cancer? Plus in the news, the new breed of chemicals that are putting our ...

24 Helmi 201558min

Your Smartphone: What's it Saying to Cyber-Criminals?

Your Smartphone: What's it Saying to Cyber-Criminals?

This week, how we're haemorrhaging personal information through our smartphones. We hear how snoopers can eavesdrop on your mobile signals while you're out in public to track down your home address. A...

17 Helmi 201554min

Meet the Doctors of Love!

Meet the Doctors of Love!

This week, how to hack online dating, the way to maximise your chances on that crucial first date, what makes couples compatible, and the giveaway signs of fertility in the female voice. Plus, in the ...

10 Helmi 201557min

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