Shedding Light on the Brain
We expose how electricity powers the nervous system. Chris Smith and Hannah Critchlow speak to a panel of experts about why chillis taste hot and mint feels cool, how ion channels could tackle diabete...
16 Sep 201353min
Get the Frack Out of Here...
Will fracking bring down energy prices and keep our lights on, or could it be an environmental disaster? Kate Lamble and Ginny Smith speak to a panel of experts about whether fracking could really con...
11 Sep 201354min
Can you dehydrate in a bath?
Another special question and answer edition of the show where the team get to grips with your queries, including, cna you dehydrate in a bath? What is tinnitus? What chemicals leak from batteries? Why...
4 Sep 201353min
Shark Camouflage in Australia
This week, we have a final show from Perth in Western Australia. Chris Smith and Victoria Gill find out how camouflage wetsuits might help protect surfers from sharks, hear about a new development in ...
28 Aug 201353min
Australia's First BBQ
This week, we have another special show from Perth in Western Australia. Chris Smith and Victoria Gill go in search of dolphins, find out how DNA sequencing technology has allowed us to find out what ...
21 Aug 201353min
Naked in Australia
This week we have a special show from Perth in Western Australia. Chris Smith finds out whether importing nitrogen fixing legumes could hold the answer to Perth's poor soil fertility and Victoria Gil...
14 Aug 201353min
Mapping out the Milky Way
We hear from the astronomers who are mapping out the Milky Way to work out where its stars came from. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
7 Aug 201359min
Questions and Answers
A special question and answer edition of the show where the team get to grips with your queries, including, do hairs know they've cut? Is someone who sweats sooner fitter? How do noise-cancelling head...
31 Jul 201353min
