Synchronised brains, and bird flu spreading in cow's milk
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: A meeting of minds: scientists show that when two people talk, their brains really do sync up. Also, bird flu is now spreading among cattle via their milk. Wha...
2 Aug 202430min
Titans of Science: Gerry Gilmore
In the first half of the last Century, scientists realised that there must be more to space than meets the eye: without some invisible force hanging on to them, clusters of stars rotating around galax...
30 Juli 202428min
Muscles in microgravity, and probing the placebo effect
On the Naked Scientists news podcast, 'muscles on chips' provide microgravity researchers new opportunities to study ageing. Also in the show, the machine learning models overhauling weather forecasti...
26 Juli 202429min
Sporting extremes: The science of Olympic success
To mark the start of the Olympics, we're hosting our own science themed opening ceremony, centred on sporting extremes. We'll learn about potentially dangerously high temperatures at this year's Games...
23 Juli 202427min
Cervical screening self swabs, and jelly-based batteries
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Self-test kits to help doctors bear down on cervical cancer; the 'jelly' batteries that could be used in wearable tech devices; and why seagulls keep trying to...
19 Juli 202429min
Titans of Science: Susan Solomon
Today's Titans interview is with the key figure in one of science's modern triumphs. Susan Solomon and her team were the first to theorise and prove what was causing the hole in the ozone layer above ...
16 Juli 202429min
Covid insights, Hurricane Beryl, and AI creativity cost
On the Naked Scientists news pod: data released from the UK's Covid tracing app provides intriguing insights on how the virus spread. Then, we hear whether extreme weather is the new normal, and we pr...
12 Juli 202434min
Titans of Science: Dan Fallows
In this edition of Titans of Science, we hear from some of the biggest names in the business. Today, it's the turn of the British Formula One engineer Dan Fallows. He's currently technical director at...
9 Juli 202431min
