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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Does Airport Security Really Make Us Safer?

Does Airport Security Really Make Us Safer?

Travel by air has increased by over 60% in the last decade and annual global air traffic is expected to reach 3.6 billion passenger journeys by 2016 meaning that there are at least 1 million people ai...

23 Nov 201453min

Inside the Ebola Epidemic

Inside the Ebola Epidemic

Ebola has rocked the world in 2014, but why has this outbreak been so devastating? This week we get inside Ebola to find out about the virus itself, and how it causes disease and spreads. We talk to h...

18 Nov 201458min

Combating Cancer

Combating Cancer

This week, the latest breakthroughs in cancer including blood tests to pick up the disease much earlier, new genetic treatments to trigger tumours to kill themselves, and a laser technique to zap canc...

11 Nov 201457min

Supernatural Science

Supernatural Science

Do you believe in ghosts? For Halloween the Naked Scientists take a look at the spooky science of the supernatural. Is there evidence that paranormal beings exist and why do so many people believe in ...

4 Nov 201458min

Transport of Tomorrow

Transport of Tomorrow

Over the next 50 years, getting to work on time or heading out to the hinterlands for your family holiday will become much, much easier - and perhaps, even pleasurable. We're journeying into the not s...

28 Okt 201453min

The Cities of Tomorrow

The Cities of Tomorrow

Continuing the theme of the future of humanity, this week we take a look at what we can expect from our towns and cities in the years to come. Will we be living in wooden skyscrapers, amongst crime fi...

20 Okt 201457min

Will Climate Change Cost the Earth?

Will Climate Change Cost the Earth?

What does climate change have in store for the future? What will it mean for the man, or woman, in the street? How will it hit the global economy, and what can businesses do to fight back? This week, ...

13 Okt 201453min

Powering the Future

Powering the Future

For years we have relied on fossil fuels to produce the light, heat and energy we need to live and work. But these supplies are diminishing, and polluting our environment. So can renewable resources s...

6 Okt 201459min

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