Chickenpox and weather bots
This week on the Naked Scientists; why, after many years, chickenpox vaccines for children finally look set to become the norm in the UK. Also, will artificial intelligence beat our weather forecaster...
17 Nov 202330min
Selective breeding: designing dogs, and conserving tigers
This week, we're taking a look at the genetics of selective breeding, how it might be dooming certain breeds of dog but saving certain endangered species. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporti...
14 Nov 202329min
Breast cancer drug breakthrough, and hibernating hedgehogs
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, the drug called Anastrozole can help prevent thousands of cases of breast cancer among older women: but at what cost? Also, climate change expert Mark Maslin o...
10 Nov 202334min
Faeces and phages: Moulding the microbiome
Today, we're helping you to get to know your microbiome, and hearing why a better understanding of it viewed by some as the next frontier in helping us to live longer, healthier lives. First, we explo...
7 Nov 202331min
Flu vaccinations, and calls for AI regulation
As flu season starts to bite the Northern Hemisphere, we look into the efforts to develop the most effective vaccines. Also, an AI expert reviews the recent Safety Summit hosted at Bletchley Park, how...
3 Nov 202334min
Halloween, and why you should love creepy creatures
This week, during the spookiest time of the year, we're going to look at the unfair portrayal that certain organisms get due to their reputation of being scary, dangerous, or gross, just like the ones...
31 Okt 202329min
Long COVID, and strengthening hurricanes
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, new analysis on the prevalence of long COVID. How widespread is it? Also, could climate change be causing hurricanes in the Atlantic to get stronger? And, we a...
27 Okt 202329min
Time to ditch daylight saving?
As winter creeps over the Northern hemisphere, many of us will be turning time backwards by an hour in aid of daylight saving time. But why do we do this? In this episode, we weigh up whether there's ...
24 Okt 202328min
