Nuclear Power and Radiation in Medicine

Nuclear Power and Radiation in Medicine

Nuclear energy is always in the news, but how much do you know about nuclear fission and what happens to nuclear waste? To find out how it works, Anna Lacey and Dave Ansell visit Sizewell B power station in Suffolk, and studio guest Ian Farnan discusses nuclear waste disposal and why current methods might not contain the radiation for as long as we thought. But as clinical radiologist Anant Krishnan explains, radiation plays a crucial role in medicine, including allowing us to see broken bones and killing off tumours. Sticking with uses of radiation that save lives, Anna and Dave find out how... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Apple wins privacy row, and microbes dictate chocolate taste

Apple wins privacy row, and microbes dictate chocolate taste

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, Apple locked horns with the UK government who were demanding a security back door through the company's encryption. What was the outcome? Also, scientists discover the secret to the tastiest chocolate - it's all down to microbes. And, archaeologists uncover the earliest evidence yet of our ancestors using stone tools... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

22 Aug 34min

What Niger's AMR outbreak means for the world

What Niger's AMR outbreak means for the world

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, why we need to pay closer attention to antimicrobial resistance in some of the world's poorest nations... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

19 Aug 31min

Decoding our inner voice, and hunting for life on Mars

Decoding our inner voice, and hunting for life on Mars

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: the scientists who think they can decode the thoughts we hear in our heads. Also ahead: do ultra-processed foods make it much harder to lose weight? Plus, we hear from the PhD student who is aiding the search for life on Mars... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

15 Aug 36min

'Three-parent babies' prevent inherited genetic condition

'Three-parent babies' prevent inherited genetic condition

James Tytko explores the science behind 'three-parent' embryos: the incredible medical procedure that prevents children from inheriting incurable mitochondrial diseases. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

12 Aug 26min

Medicinal microbes for kidney stones, and musky mice

Medicinal microbes for kidney stones, and musky mice

In the news, why a dose of bacteria might be the solution to combating kidney stones. What tooth enamel tells us about the lives and diets of dinosaurs. And what the world's most abundant insects can teach robots... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

8 Aug 31min

A 21st century guide to hunting dinosaur fossils

A 21st century guide to hunting dinosaur fossils

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, we are on the hunt for dinosaurs as we explore how cutting edge tech, chisels, and canoes go hand in hand when changing the way we view our prehistoric past... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

5 Aug 33min

Old drug new tricks, and a sensational bionic leg

Old drug new tricks, and a sensational bionic leg

In the news, an old drug heralds a new treatment for the gut parasite Cryptosporidium; the bionic-knee that anticipates where amputees want to go to make movements much more natural; and why we're spotting more Near-Earth Objects, and whether one may hit us. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

1 Aug 31min

The science of modern warfare

The science of modern warfare

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, how is science helping to shape the future of warfare? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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