Brain on fire

Brain on fire

This week, how rogue antibodies turned one woman's existence into a living nightmare of delusions, hallucinations and paranoia, we examine the evidence that ME - or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) - might be an autoimmune disease, and why the blues might be down to a hostile immune response. Plus, how tracking eye movements can be used to influence decisions, why remembering causes you to forget, a new 3d-printer inspired by Hollywood's Terminator, and the genetic map of the UK: apparently the Romans didn't fancy breeding with us very much... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Exploding Jellyfish, Marine Conservation and Sharks-3D

Exploding Jellyfish, Marine Conservation and Sharks-3D

Marine biology and conservation specialist Dan Laffoley, from English Nature, and Chris Lynam, from the University of St Andrews join us to dissect the state of the worlds oceans and marine protected ...

22 Juli 200658min

The Science of the Sun, Sun Tanning, Nuclear Fusion and Fission Power

The Science of the Sun, Sun Tanning, Nuclear Fusion and Fission Power

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory astrophysicist Chris Davis joins us to shed light on the structure and workings of the sun and the newly-launched STEREO mission, Cambridge University engineer Jeffery L...

15 Juli 200655min

Allergies, the Immune System and Parasites

Allergies, the Immune System and Parasites

In honour of the annual hoards if bleary-eyed hayfever sufferers, we are joined by Carrock Sewell who describes how the immune system works, what causes allergic reactions and how we might be able to ...

8 Juli 200655min

Sex Chromosomes, Genetics and Food Webs

Sex Chromosomes, Genetics and Food Webs

Breaking things down to the building blocks of life this week is Mark Ross, who discusses the evolution of sex chromosomes, genetics and genomes, Michael Traugott describes a novel way of using geneti...

1 Juli 200657min

Naked Question and Answer and The Life of Benjamin Franklin

Naked Question and Answer and The Life of Benjamin Franklin

Answering all your questions on science, technology and medicine this week are Drs Chris, Dave and Kat, who will be revealing why spicy foods make you sweat, the highest possible temperature, the caus...

24 Juni 200657min

Social Insects and Locust-Inspired Car Safety

Social Insects and Locust-Inspired Car Safety

Scratching the itch of curiosity this week is William Foster, who will be talking about the evolution of social insects and his quest for social beetles in Thailand, Claire Rind flies in the face of c...

17 Juni 20061h

Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi

Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi

This week we focus on the science of the very small - the microbial world of bacteria, viruses and fungi with Nottingham Universitys Liz Sockett and Cambridge Universitys Stacey Efstathiou and Ali Ash...

10 Juni 200655min

Oil, Fuel Cells and Alternative Energy

Oil, Fuel Cells and Alternative Energy

Powering the generators for the show this week is Nicky White who describes how oil is formed, how we find and extract oil and how long oil supplies will last, Lynne Macaskie discusses how fuel cells ...

3 Juni 200656min

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