Recycling, Water Use and Problem Plastic

Recycling, Water Use and Problem Plastic

The recycling revolution and the whereabouts of our waste are hot topics this week as David Butler describes a new technique for recycling water, Rebecca Weymouth lifts the lid on what happens to our domestic waste, Peter Barham reveals why plastic is so difficult to recycle, and Richard Thompson discusses how waste plastic threatens the environment. In Kitchen Science Derek turns old chip oil into biodiesel, and from making fuel to running on empty, Anna Lacey asks Andrew Prentice how humans cope with famine. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Naked Science Question and Answer and the Science of Happiness - Naked Scientists 06.05.28

Naked Science Question and Answer and the Science of Happiness - Naked Scientists 06.05.28

Answering all your science questions this week are Chris, Kat and Dave, including why some people are so prone to static electric shocks, whether humans will exceed the speed of light, how pain killer...

27 Mai 200655min

Music Technology and the Science of Sound

Music Technology and the Science of Sound

Bringing music to our ears this week is Hugh Hunt who discusses the science of sound, how harmonics work and how to play music in a tea cup, Jez Wells describes the frontiers of music technology inclu...

20 Mai 200657min

BSE, Cervical Cancer and Toxoplasmosis

BSE, Cervical Cancer and Toxoplasmosis

As the ten-year ban on British beef is lifted, Tony Minson joins us to discuss what causes BSE, how it is spread and why it is such a problem, and with another example of how animal diseases pass to h...

13 Mai 200656min

Dinosaurs and Fossils - Jurassic Science set in Stone

Dinosaurs and Fossils - Jurassic Science set in Stone

This week we return to the lost world of the dinosaurs. Cambridge University palaeontologists Leslie Noe and Matt Wilkinson discuss the origins, life and demise of the dinosaurs including how they mas...

6 Mai 200655min

Naked Science Question and Answer

Naked Science Question and Answer

Brightening up the darker corners of your science knowledge this week are Chris, Phil and Kat, who look at colour-blindness in dogs, harnessing heat energy from the centre of the Earth, how glow in th...

29 Apr 200658min

Coral Reefs and Creatures of the Deep Sea

Coral Reefs and Creatures of the Deep Sea

Delving into the dark depths of science this week is Ron Douglas who describes the fascinating world of deep sea fish, bioluminescence and the sights from a deep sea sub, Jason Hall-Spencer talks abou...

22 Apr 20061h 4min

Forecasting Weather and Climate

Forecasting Weather and Climate

Bringing a ray of sunshine to the studio this week is Alex Hill from the London Met Office, who will be describing how meteorologists predict the weather on a daily basis, Tim Palmer reveals how under...

8 Apr 20061h

Brainwashing and the Science of Pain

Brainwashing and the Science of Pain

Picking apart the inner workings of our brains this week are Irene Tracey, who discusses the neurological origin of pain and how we can reduce pain, Philip Shaw reveals why having a bigger brain does ...

1 Apr 200655min

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