Inspired by Science

Inspired by Science

This week we're seeking the science of laughter and music. We're speaking to comedian Robin Ince about how geneticists and astronomers can inspire stand up comedy, listening to the music of the world's first online science music festival, and genetically profiling comedienne Kathryn Ryan. We also get the giggles to find out what happens in your brain to make laughter so addictive. Plus, we'll follow the footprints of human evolution, find out how Jupiter and Saturn acted as celestial bulldozers, and discover how a cheeky octopus left an aquarium knee deep in water! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Coal Gasification and Carbon Capture

Coal Gasification and Carbon Capture

This week, we find out how to get useful gas from useless coal, and make money from waste carbon dioxide! Underground coal gasification could allow us to access huge amounts of energy in inaccessible...

18 Jun 201155min

Passengers in a Bacterial Body

Passengers in a Bacterial Body

The good side of microbes goes under the microscope this week as we explore how the 100 trillion bacteria that thrive on us and in us, and even outnumber our own cells ten times over, work with the bo...

11 Jun 20111h 2min

Do My Eyes have Anti-Shake Vision?

Do My Eyes have Anti-Shake Vision?

What would we see at the edge of the universe? Are there long term health effects of eating spicy food? Why doesn't diesel need a spark to ignite? It's another Naked Scientists science question and an...

4 Jun 20111h 3min

Metallurgy - Metals at the Molecular Scale

Metallurgy - Metals at the Molecular Scale

What happens when a blacksmith meets a metallurgist? This week we explore what's happening at the molecular scale when the smithy works a piece of iron, we meet the superalloys that survive temperatur...

28 Mai 201158min

Scratch 'n Sneeze - Science of Allergies

Scratch 'n Sneeze - Science of Allergies

This week's Naked Scientists is not to be sneezed at - we're looking at the science of allergies! We explore what happens to cause your body to overreact to harmless things, and find out how potentia...

21 Mai 20111h

Wet But Not Wild - Farming Fish

Wet But Not Wild - Farming Fish

We cast our nets wide this week to catch the science of aquaculture or fish farming! We'll find out how farming marine life can reduce reliance on disappearing wild stocks, and explore the effect on ...

14 Mai 201156min

Should I Lie Down to Tan?

Should I Lie Down to Tan?

Is standing or reclining best for the perfect suntan? Can we see atoms? Why add pennies to Big Ben's pendulum? It's a question and answer show so we shoulder your scientific conundra! We'll find o...

7 Mai 20111h 1min

Brains, Batteries and Nuclear Fusion

Brains, Batteries and Nuclear Fusion

Computers that can lip-read, a robot that follows your brain waves, prosthetic arms controlled by thinking about fingers that have been amputated, the future of nuclear fusion, Bandaids for batteries,...

30 Apr 201159min

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