From Russia with Love: The Science of Hybrid Warfare
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, we'll find out how Putin and his cadre in the Kremlin play a neverending game of technological cat and mouse... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting...
11 Feb 202531min
Mantis shrimp's punch, and low-methane rice
In this week's Naked Scientists Podcast: Uncovering the secret behind the mantis shrimp's giant punch. Also, developing a new strain of rice that produces a fraction of the methane, and shaking virus ...
7 Feb 202532min
Can you grow a building?
This week on The Naked Scientists, we've teamed up with Cambridge University Press and specifically the team behind Research Directions, their suite of new, open access journals that are all about pub...
4 Feb 202533min
Asteroid Bennu's brine, and DeepSeek shocks Silicon Valley
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Samples back from space reveal tantalising insights into where the life-linked chemicals that kick-started biology on Earth could have come from. Also, the imp...
31 Jan 202535min
Titans of Science: Charlie Swanton
It's our final Titans of Science offering of this series, with world-leading cancer expert Charlie Swanton. We'll hear how the latest developments in our understanding of cancer's mechanisms are shapi...
28 Jan 202531min
Malaria infection trial, and weeing chimpanzees
On the Naked Scientists News show: a new UK trial seeks to infect healthy people with malaria in a bid to get to grips with the dormant stage of the infection. Then, we hear how T cells could be the k...
24 Jan 202534min
Science of Scotch: How whisky is made
In this special episode of The Naked Scientists, join Chris Smith on a journey from farm to whisky tumbler, as he witnesses the intricate processes behind producing high quality Scotch. Richard Broadb...
21 Jan 202532min
5 years of COVID, and the hunt for Planet X
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: It's 5 years since COVID began and the WHO hosted their first press conference. But how much have we learned and are we prepared for the next pandemic? Also, a...
17 Jan 202531min
