Helen's Best Bits

Helen's Best Bits

It's big, it's blue, it's where life began and life certainly wouldn't be the same without it: yes, that's right, it's the sea. This week Helen Scales is taking the show underwater to explore her favourite realm. Among the marine menagerie she'll be revisiting the incredible story of squid that see with their entire body, once again be meeting the humming toadfish, which is teaching us a thing or two about making music, and we'll catch up with the colourful clownfish that, just like Nemo, might soon be needing some help finding their way home... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Q&A: Diets, Duct Tape & Dark Matter

Q&A: Diets, Duct Tape & Dark Matter

It's Q and A time! Does counting calories really work? Could the universe ever implode? And what makes duct tape so sticky? We've assembled a panel of powerful people to answer your science questions:...

29 Juni 202154min

Secret Lives of Sharks

Secret Lives of Sharks

This week, fetch your swimmers, or maybe not, because we're diving into the secret lives of sharks, including hearing how some of them live for hundreds of years. Plus, in the news, antibody treatment...

22 Juni 202156min

Vaccine Hesitancy

Vaccine Hesitancy

We're looking at the world of vaccine hesitancy: why are some folks unsure about getting a COVID vaccine, and how we can help? Plus, in the news, home, or away - should we be able to get away for a ho...

15 Juni 202158min

The Sun and Us

The Sun and Us

Fetch your sunglasses because we're looking into the science of sunlight: from the past to the future, what has the sun meant to humanity? Plus, in the news: a global update on COVID, toxic mercury in...

8 Juni 202159min

Oxygen Shortages, UFOs & Nuclear Waste

Oxygen Shortages, UFOs & Nuclear Waste

We're diving into the science behind the latest headlines - including the oxygen shortages occurring in the wake of COVID outbreaks; the nuclear waste deep inside the wrecked Chernobyl reactor threate...

1 Juni 202156min

The Science of Songbirds

The Science of Songbirds

This week we're tuning in to the science of birdsong, including parents who talk to their eggs to warn them of high temperatures, and how traffic noise means young birds are taking longer to learn the...

25 Maj 202155min

Unpacking ADHD

Unpacking ADHD

This week, we're discussing ADHD: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It can lead to difficulty concentrating and focusing on tasks, and many adults don't actually realise they have it. So what ...

18 Maj 202159min

Fermented food: tasty myth or healthy option?

Fermented food: tasty myth or healthy option?

This week we get our teeth into the science of fermented foods: are they a tasty health myth, or are the claimed medical benefits rooted in reality? From DIY sauerkraut and artisan cheeses, to the imp...

11 Maj 202157min

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