8 billion: an overpopulation crisis?

8 billion: an overpopulation crisis?

Last month, we were told, the 8 billionth person was added to Earth's human population. But despite many acknowledging that some of the biggest threats facing us and the planet, like climate change - stem from our impact on world, and the more of us there are, the worse those threats will be, the topic of population is mysteriously absent from the dialogue at major international fora, like the recent COP27 meeting in Egypt. Surely "living sustainably" must include, as David Attenborough puts it, not over-running the planet and destroying it in the process?So how many people can, or should the... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Spooky spiders: silk, sex and squirting venom

Spooky spiders: silk, sex and squirting venom

We're wandering into the weird world of spiders! We'll be looking at spiders that can fly using little silk parachutes and the grisly and gruesome mating habits of black widow spiders. Plus in the new...

2 Marras 202156min

Q&A: Mars, Mental-Health and Managing Bitcoin

Q&A: Mars, Mental-Health and Managing Bitcoin

It's that time again for another Q&A show, a chance for you to have your say! This week we delve behind the headlines as well, trying to figure out what social media platforms are doing to protect the...

26 Loka 202159min

Risky research: making diseases more deadly

Risky research: making diseases more deadly

As some continue to speculate that COVID came from a lab, we're looking at the scientific research being done on dangerous diseases, whether this work is safe and how it's regulated. Plus in the news:...

19 Loka 202156min

Particle Problems and How to Solve Them

Particle Problems and How to Solve Them

This week, we're journeying into the world of the smallest objects known to humanity: the tiny particles that make up us and the entire universe around us. Plus, in the news, getting the world vaccina...

12 Loka 202156min

Surprising Shortages and Shaky Supplies

Surprising Shortages and Shaky Supplies

As the UK struggles with a lack of fuel in petrol stations and fresh food shortages in the supermarket, we ask: what else are we at risk of running out of? Plus, in the news, why we might be destined ...

5 Loka 202157min

Q&A: Moon Landings and Making Medicine

Q&A: Moon Landings and Making Medicine

In this week's programme, it's Q&A time! Coming up, we'll find out: what can we learn from invisible measurements in space, how scientists discover potential new medicines made by plants and why green...

28 Syys 202159min

Making sense of the menopause

Making sense of the menopause

This week we're looking into a topic that almost never gets mentioned at school but affects almost all of us, one way or another. It's the menopause. And we'll hear why it happens and when it happens,...

21 Syys 202157min

Sepsis: From Infection To AI

Sepsis: From Infection To AI

In recognition of World Sepsis Day on the 13th, we're unpicking the science of this dangerous syndrome - from the infections that cause it, to the genes that make us more susceptible, and how artifici...

14 Syys 202156min

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