Food science, ancient human genes, and dark comets
In the news pod, Chris van Tulleken tells us what he's got planned for this years Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. Then we hear about the innovation to harness energy from radioactive carbon-14 a...
13 Dec 202433min
Titans of Science: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Titans of Science returns with Jocelyn Bell Burnell who discovered radio pulsars as a postgraduate student at Cambridge. Her work not only revolutionised the field of astrophysics, but inspired one of...
10 Dec 202430min
AI takes weather forecasting by storm, and crabs use aspirin
In the News pod, Google DeepMind's weather forecasting AI model outperforms traditional tools. Also, new data from volcanoes on Venus dampen theories it was once a watery world, and is this double act...
6 Dec 202433min
OCD and balance in the brain
Obsessive compulsive disorder - OCD - is a mental health condition where intrusive, unwanted thoughts can become all consuming. Some people report anxieties over something terrible happening to them o...
3 Dec 202431min
Jab to alleviate asthma attacks, and amber in Antarctica
In the news, a potentially game-changing new injection to ease the suffering caused by asthma attacks shows success. Also, who should fix the gas leak on the International Space Station? Then, fossili...
29 Nov 202432min
Can nuclear innovation help meet our energy needs?
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, how much of a part do innovations in nuclear energy production, like SMRs and microreactors, have to play in our nuclear future? Like this podcast? Please help...
26 Nov 202430min
Amazing animals: bats on treadmills, and showering elephants
In this animal-themed edition of the news: What prompted scientists to put vampire bats on a treadmill? Also ahead: why medicinal leeches are returning to the UK's waterways. Plus, the spiders that kn...
22 Nov 202432min
Are we on track to end new infections of HIV?
On today's programme, we are going to examine attempts to end HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by the end of the decade.The AIDS pandemic is unarguably the worst health threat to confront the popula...
19 Nov 202435min
