8 billion: an overpopulation crisis?

8 billion: an overpopulation crisis?

Last month, we were told, the 8 billionth person was added to Earth's human population. But despite many acknowledging that some of the biggest threats facing us and the planet, like climate change - stem from our impact on world, and the more of us there are, the worse those threats will be, the topic of population is mysteriously absent from the dialogue at major international fora, like the recent COP27 meeting in Egypt. Surely "living sustainably" must include, as David Attenborough puts it, not over-running the planet and destroying it in the process?So how many people can, or should the... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

It's the Royal Society's annual Summer Science Exhibition, but with a digital difference. We go behind the scenes to hear whether bees have favourite flowers, and discover smelly science of your armpi...

20 Juli 202155min

Psychedelics In Medicine

Psychedelics In Medicine

Are you feeling it? We're taking a hallucinatory trip into the world of psychedelic drugs. These substances are going through a medical renaissance - we'll learn how they work and how they might help ...

13 Juli 202157min

Lyme Disease: Ticks, Trends, and Treatment

Lyme Disease: Ticks, Trends, and Treatment

This week we're exploring Lyme disease, looking at the science behind the ticks that carry it, the bacteria that cause it, how we treat it, and why the condition is on the rise in the UK. Plus, in the...

6 Juli 202159min

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

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