Is it time to change the law on assisted dying?
Dame Esther Rantzen reignited the debate on assisted dying in the UK after she shared the news she had joined the physician assisted dying clinic Dignitas in Switzerland. The services offered by Digni...
6 Feb 202427min
Neuralink implant, and a brief history of spine
In the news pod this week, Elon Musk's Neuralink chip is successfully implanted into a human brain, but what's the potential of computer brain interfaces? Also on the programme, an Imperial scientist ...
2 Feb 202428min
Decarbonising shipping, and the Ship of the Future
This week, we are in Dover, south-east England, to meet the people trying to bring sustainable solutions to one of the world's most important sectors: shipping. In this episode, we look at the shippin...
30 Jan 202428min
Retinas reveal future health, and the first cells on Earth
In this episode of The Naked Scientists: what the structure of your retina reveals about your risk of developing a range of diseases; have we finally cracked how the first biological cells appeared 4 ...
26 Jan 202428min
Titans of Science: Julie Williams
Julie Williams has dedicated much of her career to uncovering the genetic signposts for the most common cause of dementia: Alzheimer's disease. Chris Smith caught up with her to hear about influences ...
23 Jan 202427min
Plague in the population, and preventing potholes
This week on the Naked Scientists, did the Black Death cause a change in our genes? Also, we'll be finding out whether smaller wine glasses could be key to reducing alcohol consumption in the populati...
19 Jan 202433min
Titans of Science: Martin Rees
Titans of Science returns with another out-of-this-world guest: astronomer, astrophysicist and science populariser, Lord Martin Rees. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientis...
16 Jan 202427min
Depression drugs, deepfakes, and fingerprint discoveries
On this week's edition of The Naked Scientists: Why dose of old drugs might be a new way to beat depression; with many countries gearing up for general elections, why AI-generated deepfakes have got p...
12 Jan 202433min
