An Olympic Effort - Keeping Crowds Safe

An Olympic Effort - Keeping Crowds Safe

Later this month, the 2012 Olympics kicks off in London. With hundreds of thousands of people expected from overseas, is this the perfect trigger for a pandemic? This week we're looking at the public health implications of events like London 2012. We discover why an understanding of crowd psychology can avert disasters, and how mathematical models can predict and prevent jams in human traffic. Plus, a new technique to communicate with "locked in" patients, the evidence for warm blooded dinosaurs, and does ice really help to treat an injury? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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AIDS to conquering HIV

AIDS to conquering HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) goes under the microscope this week. We find out how the virus hijacks cells to construct new HIV particles and hear how close scientists are to developing a vac...

23 Okt 201057min

The Science of Turbulence

The Science of Turbulence

It's a bumpy ride on this week's Naked Scientists, as we explore the science of turbulence. We'll find out what turbulence is and why it needs some of the most powerful computers in the world to stud...

16 Okt 20101h 3min

Neuromarketing - The Brain Basis of Buying Behaviour

Neuromarketing - The Brain Basis of Buying Behaviour

How do advertisers get inside your head? This week we explore the field of neuromarketing - how a knowledge of your brain and behaviour can help marketers to manipulate your buying habits. We'll find ...

9 Okt 201057min

Would an Antimatter Magnet Attract a Normal Matter Magnet?

Would an Antimatter Magnet Attract a Normal Matter Magnet?

Why do you see flashes and patterns when you press your eyeballs? Would an antimatter magnet attract normal matter magnets? What is the hardest human bone to break? We take on your science questions t...

2 Okt 201056min

Neuroimaging

Neuroimaging

This week we delve deep into the secrets of the brain. We'll find out how MRIs could be used to read your mind, and how they could help unlock what is going on in the brain of a person suffering from ...

25 Sep 201059min

The British Science Festival

The British Science Festival

We explore the history of Pi, examine rheumatoid arthritis and seek the science of sleep in this roundup of the British Science Festival. In the news, we hear how to read the history of the solar sys...

18 Sep 20101h 4min

What Happens to a Tankful of Fish in Orbit?

What Happens to a Tankful of Fish in Orbit?

Why are there two high tides a day when there's only one moon? Would a planet made of glass be transparent? Does dreaming about exercise burn more calories? And what would happen to a tankful of fish ...

11 Sep 201058min

Science Down Under 2010

Science Down Under 2010

This week, we go back down under to explore the latest science from the land of kangaroos, bandicoots and the world's largest radio telescope - the square kilometer array. Chris goes on a tour of th...

4 Sep 201057min

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