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- The Naked Scientists Naked Science Radio Show PODCAST - Stripping Down Science - Podcast StreamDescription: The Naked Scientists - interactive science, medicine and technology weekly live radio show with Cambridge University's Dr Chris Smith. We strip down science and lay the facts bare answering your science questions, interviewing top scientists and catching up with the latest top science news stories.
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Naked Scientists 10.09.05 - Science Down Under 2010
This week, we go back down under to explore the latest science from the land of kangaroos, bandicoots and the world's largest radio telescope - the square kilometer array. Chris goes on a tour of the universe from the comfort of the SciTech Planetarium, meets Nobel Prize-winning scientist Barry Marshall and the fluffy marsupials under protection at Project Eden. We find out why Australia is the perfect place to look further in to space than ever before, witness the battles between bee sperm and examine how tempting sharks with the scent of food can change their behaviour.
Naked Scientists 10.08.22 - Diving into Naked Oceans!
To celebrate the launch of the brand new Naked Oceans podcast, we venture beneath the waves to investigate the impacts of oil spills on the marine environment. We hunt down the hidden world of microbes in the Louisiana wetlands, trace the fingerprint of oil in the open oceans, and discuss the likely fallout from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We'll also be exploring the effects of a changing climate on marine habitats, finding out what warmer water means for life at the poles and meeting some of Antarctica's unique marine wildlife. Plus, Carl Safina, President of Bl...
Naked Scientists 10.08.15 - Digging in the Dirt and Looking at the Stars
This week, we've got a roundup of recent news and interviews from the Naked Astronomy and Naked Archaeology Podcasts. Digging into Archaeology, Diana O'Carroll will be looking into Bronze Age burial practices, meeting some of our oldest known walking ancestors and finding out how past human migrations are written in our genes. while Looking to the stars, Ben Valsler explores the challenges of building extremely large telescopes, finds out how rubic's cube size satellites can help test new technology and consults a team of experts to answer your questions on dark matter, planets and spacecraf...
Naked Scientists 10.08.08 - The Tour de France
The Tour de France is the subject of this week's summer special as we look into the science and engineering of professional road bikes, training the human physique to endure thousands of kilometres on the saddle and eating the right food to keep you on the road. We also go out along some of the stages of the tour, meet a professional sprinter, find out why fans travel thousands of miles to see their cycling heroes in action and meet the doctors, mechanics, and organisers that turn the Tour de France into the well oiled machine that it is!
Naked Scientists 10.08.01 - The Science of Glastonbury
In this Special edition of the Naked Scientists, we explore the science of the Glastonbury Festival. We find out what it takes to turn a farm into a city and back every year, and how to keep clean water flowing in, and waste flowing out, for nearly 200,000 revellers. We examine the scientific issues being discussed at the festival by groups like Greenpeace and Water Aid, and ask Baba Brinkman, Paloma Faith, Josie Long and Robin Ince if scientific discussion can find a home at a festival of performing arts.
Naked Scientists 10.07.25 - How do Ants Count?
How do we know that ants count their footsteps? We'll find out in this Naked Scientists Question and Answer show, as well as ask if rubber soles really protect you from electric shocks, if hair will clean itself when you don't, and why a layer of shaving foam stops the mirror from steaming up. Also, the spores that fly on smoke rings, new ways to capture carbon, pain free vaccine patches and the vaginal gel that could block HIV transmission. Plus, Meera investigates vintage computers and in Kitchen Science, Dave discovers how popping candy gets it's pop!
Naked Scientists 10.07.18 - Going Nuclear
We go nuclear this week to investigate the future of atomic energy, the issues surrounding nuclear waste management and how a proposed new breed of hybrid fission-fusion reactors might help to boost nuclear fuel efficiency and minimise radioactive waste. Also, following the 65th anniversary of the first nuclear bomb test, we hear how the accidental wilderness created where 'the Gadget' was detonated is now a flourishing example of biodiversity. In Kitchen Science we build a home-made radiation-detector and we get to the bottom of why humans kiss. Plus, news of malaria-proof mosquitoes, turnin...
Naked Scientists 10.07.11 - Lasers in Medicine
The role of lasers in biomedicine goes under the spotlight this week as we explore the workings of photodynamic cancer therapy, find out how laser tweezers can be used to force-feed bugs to white blood cells and hear how a new technique uses laser-powered DNA nanoswitches to spot specific genes. Also, why the proton just got smaller, prompting a reevaluation of some trusted laws of physics, how antidepressants in seawater can make shrimps swim towards danger and a novel mechanism for natural selection - beneficial bacteria! Plus, in Kitchen Science, what the patterns produced by laser light...
Naked Scientists 10.07.04 - How do you Weigh a Volcano?
We explore the explosive science of volcanoes this week! We find out what you can learn from drilling into a restless volcano, how gravity is used to 'weigh' volcanoes and watch them fill with magma, and we explore the theories behind volcano formation. Plus, we hear about the genes that could mean you'll live to be 100, fossil evidence of the earliest multi-cellular organism and the signs that Sabre-toothed tigers packed a mighty punch, as well as a big bite. In Kitchen Science, we get messy with a cola and wallpaper paste eruption!
Naked Scientists 10.06.27 - What's the point of eyebrows?
Why do we have eyebrows? Can we taste food if we can't smell it? What's a cold sore? This week, we take on your science questions, as well as explore the world of social gaming, and find out how much it costs to fly an England flag from your car. We'll be asking if altitude affects how a football flies, if a large enough fan could propel a spacecraft and how spiders spin webs from one tree to the next. Plus, why size matters in bird beaks, how plant roots cope with competition and building lungs in the lab!
Naked Scientists 10.06.20 - Seriously Small Structures
Seriously small structures are the focus of this week's Naked Scientists, as we look at nanostructures and their role in future energy technologies. We'll find out how nanostructures could enable us to safely store and quickly access hydrogen fuel, and to get the best from our batteries. Also, catching swine flu in the act of mutating, why females are more likely to suffer the effects of stress and weaving bomb proof curtains that expand when they're stretched. Plus, in kitchen science, we find out why soap bubbles create such beautiful colours.
Naked Scientists 10.06.13 - 50 years of Lasers
We celebrate 50 years of Lasers on the Naked Scientists this week, by looking into the history, and future, of laser science. We'll hear how lasers have revolutionised manufacturing and could be the answer to our clean energy concerns. Also, how lasers make the most accurate measurements for high precision industries, and how laser tweezers can be used to manipulate things smaller than a red blood cell, and make tiny tools. In Kitchen Science, Dave launches his bid for world domination by building a home-made laser! Plus, how sharks sniff out a snack, the technology that keeps world cup m...
Naked Scientists 10.06.06 - Creatures in Colonies
The science of social species goes under the microscope this week. We hear what radio-tagging individual ants is revealing about the way they organise their nests to decide who goes hunting and who stays at home. Meera explores the growth of urban apiculture, including why city-made honey tastes superior to its countryside equivalent, we find out how bees encountering hostility use a stop signal to deter their fellow foragers from befalling the same fate, and in Kitchen Science we explore the physics of flight to see how bees stay airborne. Plus why not cleaning your teeth could cause a heart...
Naked Scientists 10.05.30 - Do Bacteria Grow on Bars of Soap?
In this Naked Scientists Question and Answer show, we find out if bacteria will grow on a bar of soap, why bird poo is white and whether or not a moon can have its own moon. Also, do sweeteners alter your metabolism and can we re-stock the oceans with farmed fish? Plus, we explore the oily threat to Bluefin Tuna, a newly discovered way that blood vessels in the brain clear a blockage, how channels on Mars reveal secrets about the Martian climate, and why shape is essential for H. plyori - a gut bug associated with ulcers and cancer. In Kitchen Science, Ben and Dave recreate a classic exper...
Naked Scientists 10.05.22 - Transmissible Tumours
Cancers you can catch go under the Naked Scientists microscope this week. We find out how a transmissible facial tumour is devastating devil populations in Tasmania and also hear how the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) causes cancer. Also, Meera looks into the science of cervical screening, and Ben and Dave reveal how carrots can help us to spot cancer cells. Plus, biofuel hope from the burning bush plant, the battle between Staphylococcus species, and the introduction of Synthia - the first microbe with a genuinely synthetic genome.
Naked Scientists 10.05.16 - Synthetic Biology
We explore synthetic biology in this Naked Scientists Show, finding out how to learn from, and improve on, the structures and systems we find in nature. We'll meet the team of students who designed a biological sensor to win the international genetically engineered machine competition, or iGEM, and find out how to build bespoke proteins. In Kitchen Science, we feed an egg to some enzymes to find out how biological washing powder works. Plus, what the brain does when it sees a familiar face, genetically modified crops boost resistant bug numbers, how to create hair cells, essential for hearing...
Naked Scientists 10.05.09 - Does Beer Kill Brain Cells?
Is there a cure for spots? Why do we cry? Does alcohol really kill brain cells? It's a Question and Answer Extravaganza on this week's Naked Scientists! We find out what makes a Chameleon change colour, why birds fly into windows and how a hair can change colour along it's length. Also, witnessing the birth of stars, the Neanderthal genome and how washing your hands can change the way you think. Plus, Meera dabbles with green gadgets and smell-free toilets in the home of the future, and Dave shows you how to build a hovercraft in Kitchen Science.
Naked Scientists 10.05.02 - GPS - Where in the World Are We?
Where in the world am I? We're looking at the science of the Global Positioning System, or GPS, this week. We find out how satellites can tell you your location, as well as communicate with the bossy little box that tells you which way to drive. We discover the potential for 'spoofing' GPS with a false location, and how this might be the future of cyber-terrorism as well as explore the cosmic reference frame that the satellites themselves rely on. In Kitchen Science, we get back to basics and locate ourselves using a map and compass! Plus, the first amphibian genome helps to fill the ver...
Naked Scientists 10.04.25 - Archaeogenetics - The Past in Our Genes
We explore the marriage of archaeology and genetics in this week's Naked Scientists, finding out how modern genetic techniques are helping to reveal more about our past. We ask what archaeogenetics can tell us about human origins and migration as well as the diseases that evolved alongside us. We explore the genome of a 4000 year old man, which tells us he had dry earwax! Also, new data that could help to predict the Asian monsoon, why dreams help you to remember and how it feels to be a pill - after you've been swallowed. Plus, why many of us might have a little bit of Neanderthal in our...
Naked Scientists 10.04.18 - The National Astronomy Meeting
We bring you the highlights from the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting. We discover the top priorities for the next generation of space exploration, find out what the echoes of the big bang can tell us about the birth of the universe and explore gravitational waves - ripples in the very fabric of space and time. Plus, the importance of understanding the Sun, predicting the weather in space and the biochemical options for alien life.
Naked Scientists 10.04.11 - What do worms do in the rain?
We take on your science questions - If there's something that's been puzzling you, on any scientific topic - get them in now!
Naked Scientists 10.03.28 - Can you Steer a Hurricane...?
Can you steer a hurricane? In this week's weather-focused Naked Scientists, we find out how aeroplanes are creating clouds, get the low-down on how insurance companies size up storm risks and hear how a hurricane works and whether it's possible to control its course. Also, news of how the Asian monsoon sends pollutants skyward, the world's smallest desalination system, why swine flu spared the older generation and where your coronary arteries came from. Plus, in a weather-related Kitchen Science, we explore the workings of a rainbow.
Naked Scientists 10.03.21 - The Science of Farming
We dig into the science of farming this week with a look at how agriculture can adapt to a changing climate, how scientists are striving to produce a perfect pea and a new initiative to turn native African fruit trees into the next commercial blockbusters. In Kitchen Science we use chromatography to reveal the colours concealed in chlorophyll, and in this week's news round-up, a new way to finger criminals using the trail of bacteria they leave behind, combating cancer with synthetic lethality, and how scientists have turned mosquitoes into flying vaccinators...
Naked Scientists 10.03.14 - How Do Jellyfish Reproduce?
How do odour-killing insoles stamp on smelly feet? Do submariners' ears pop? How do Portuguese Man o'War jellyfish reproduce? We take on your science questions this week as well as hearing the highlights from the Cambridge Science Festival and making a tornado from flames. Plus, news of octopuses having high definition temper tantrums, why some people are genetically wired to feel more pain, eyeless scorpions that have evolved their way out of a blind alley and how scientists can see what's going in your mind's eye...!
Naked Scientists 10.03.07 - The Science of Solar: Photovoltaics
Shedding some light on new advances in solar technology, this week's Naked Scientists explores how nanotechnology can boost solar cell efficiency and how flexible photovoltaics can be rolled up - and rolled out - to help power military operations. In Kitchen Science we reveal how to make your very own solar cell from some old electronics, and in this week's news, the gene combination that's perfect for tuberculosis, the methane time-bomb ticking off the Siberian coast, the first human writing and how doctors are knocking migraines on the head with a magnet.
Naked Scientists 10.02.28 - The Science of Water Security
We dive into the science of water security in this week's Naked Scientists. We find out how building a dam alters the local weather, and how simple interventions can help bring safe water and sanitation to the millions that still need it. We find out how new groups set up in Africa and Europe are bringing researchers together to help us use water more efficiently in an ever changing world, and discover the leak-stopping technology that really does hold water. Plus, the secret messages that fish send in ultra-violet and a genetic trick to stop Dengue getting off the ground.
Naked Scientists 10.02.21 - Winds, Wings, Whale Fins and Wind Power
How can we make the most of the wind? In this week's Naked Scientists, we find out how Humpback whales have inspired a new, more efficient design for turbine blades and stall-resistant aeroplane wings and how an inflatable wind generator flies like a kite to extract energy from high altitude winds anywhere in the world. We also hear how a specially-designed wind generator has helped Antarctic-based scientists save 30 thousand litres of diesel. Plus, a simple programme to cut child deaths in the developing world by 30 percent, a new technique for keeping tabs on tumours and a sugar-based solut...
Naked Scientists 10.02.14 - Do animals use toilet paper?
We investigate the toilet habits of the animal kingdom this week as well as taking a pot shot at which way a dirty golf ball swings in mid air, answering whether warmer waters attract more sharks and if there's a genetic basis to intelligence. We also get an update on what geologists studying the recent earthquake in Haiti are learning from information beamed back from space, and how a new tech-driven initiative called Crisis Camps is helping to streamline aid efforts after a catastrophe. Plus, laser-sensitive nanoparticles that can help to identify tumours, the genome of a 4000 year old man ...
Naked Scientists 10.02.07 - Pollution / Plastics
Could plastics be polluting your body? This week, we hear how hormone-mimicking chemicals leaching from plastics can cause coronaries, strokes and diabetes. Even the plastic mineral water bottle isn't safe - snails grown in them produce more offspring. Also, how oestrogen in lakes can feminize fish and cause their populations to plummet, Meera takes a trip to the sewage works to see how we clean up our act and, in Kitchen Science, Ben and Dave play with mud to find out how a water filter works. Plus, the hot news this week: how sperm get turned on, recreating colourful dinosaurs and understan...
Naked Scientists 10.01.31 - Augmenting Reality
The high-tech scanners that can home in on chemicals produced by cancers, how bats and dolphins share genes for echolocation and why barefoot runners have a smoother track record. Also this week, augment your reality: find out how new technologies can add extra information to the way you see the world by making a mobile phone into a virtual tour guide or even a pocket mechanic! Plus, how virtual reality worlds are helping to rehabilitate stroke victims, and, in a theatrical twist, for Kitchen Science Dave discovers the workings of a baffling stage illusion...
Naked Scientists 10.01.24 - Explosive Science!
On this explosive Naked Scientists, explore the science of explosions, looking at what happens when a landmine explodes and how to study shockwaves. Plus, how to make safer 'insensitive' munitions, and the 'ecology' of insurgency. Plus, how infected cells accelerate the infection rate, why your memories are stored in a grid and in Kitchen Science we show you how to do a controlled explosion in your own home!
Naked Scientists 10.01.17 - Does Farting make you Weigh Less?
Can sea water keep roads frost-free? Why does the LHC need to be so cold? How does antifreeze work and what's the freezing point of beer? This week we run the risk of frostbite to tackle the coolest science questions as well as warming up in the hot tub to hear what household appliances devour the most power! We also find out how researchers are growing stem cells from umbilical cord blood, the scientific reason why a needle is so hard to find in a haystack, and how the smell of a fertile woman boosts a man's testosterone. Plus, do people really look like their pets?
Naked Scientists 10.01.10 - Listen Here! The Science of Sound and Hearing
We open our ears to the science of sound and hearing this week with a look at the genetic causes of deafness and how a deaf person's brain decodes sign language. We also hear how auditory illusions can fool you into hearing things that aren't there and meet a sound simulation system that can improve the clarity of railway station announcements and recreate the 'cocktail party effect' to help build better hearing aids. Plus, we find out why light makes migraines more painful, how cleaner fish keep each other in check and, in Kitchen Science, Dave swaps Ben's ears around...
Naked Scientists 10.01.05 - Launching Naked Astronomy
Thrusting space science into the audio dimension, this week the Naked Scientists unveil a new series for 2010 - Naked Astronomy. Hosted by Ben Valsler together with Cambridge space scientists Carolin Crawford, Andrew Pontzen, Dominic Ford and a host of other cosmologically-gifted contributors, this new monthly programme brings the Universe to your ears. Further episodes of the show are available at nakedscientists.com/astronomy
Naked Scientists 09.12.20 - Dissecting Christmas Dinner
In a festive mood, this week the Naked Scientists meet their meat and dissect Christmas Dinner, but not with a carving knife! We also hear how scientists are able to re-create the acoustics of long-gone churches and cathedrals to appreciate how ancient musical compositions and carols would have sounded to an assembled congregation. Plus we also come face to face with a submarine volcano, dip into the story of a planet formed exclusively from water and find out why the skull is impervious to the effects of osteoporosis...
Naked Scientists 09.12.13 - Was Swine 'Flu Man-Made?
Where did the 2009 H1N1 swine influenza pandemic come from? This week we hear the evidence that this new 'flu may have escaped from a laboratory. We also explore rising rates of resistance to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, hear how 'flu vaccines are made and a mutant 'flu strain developed by scientists to protect the population. Plus, why soy cuts cancer recurrence rates, how a case of mistaken identity spells trouble for endangered fish, a computer model for unclogging coronary arteries and in Kitchen Science Ben and Dave measure the speed of a sneeze...
Naked Scientists 09.12.06 - Understanding Hepatitis C
Join us to explore the virus behind Hepatitis C. We'lle be investigating the causes, prevention and treatment of this often masked but serious disease.
Naked Scientists 09.11.29 - What if a Meteorite Destroyed the Moon?
How wide is the universe? What makes steak tough? Why does beetroot give me red urine? These tricky questions get stripped down in this Naked Scientists Question and Answer show. We'll be hearing about the camouflaged plant that doesn't need the Sun, a power plant that relies on osmosis and how the feeling of breath on your skin helps you to work out what sounds you're hearing. Also, in Kitchen Science, we use straws and a cup of water to show you how airbrushes and carburettors work!
Naked Scientists 09.11.22 - Science Down Under
This week, we head down under to explore the latest Australasian science - we'll discover the new, state-of-the-art facility where high-tech lasers and cameras breed the best plants; explore a new remedy for wine ruined by bush fires and find out why grapes killing themselves is the tip to a wonderful tipple. We also reveal, two new bowel-bugs that cause gastroenteritis and why porridge is good for your guts. Plus, we investigate the best temperatures for serving wine, in Question of the Week!
Naked Scientists 09.11.15 - Producing Planets
On this week's Naked Scientists, we seek the start of the solar system. We'll be finding out how clouds of gas and dust can clump and diversify to become stars, asteroids and the planets we know so well. Plus, we find out what happens to sculpt the surface of planets, and how the Rosetta mission will be the first craft to land on a comet! Also,how the smell of old books can help to preserve them, deleting old memories to make room for new ones and the frightening rate of Greenland ice loss. Plus, in Kitchen Science, Ben and Dave explain how margarine and meteorites tell us about Earth's o...
Naked Scientists 09.11.08 - Investigating Infertility
This week, we investigate infertility and In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF). We find out how a new high resolution temperature monitor conceived in Cambridge can help couples get pregnant, and explore new ways to improve the success of fertility treatment. Plus, a new extra-fast and super-cheap way to sequence the human genome, the science of eating slowly, and fish dining out at the Shark Cafe. Also, we find out how newborns cry with an accent and examine the inner workings of an egg...
Naked Scientists 09.11.01 - Where do lost socks go?
The most distant object ever discovered as well as the events of National Pathology week feature in this week's show as we take on your science questions! We investigate whysocks go missing in the wash, whether light from the sun is a continuous beam and whether numerous vaccines can be given together in one dose. We also find out how higher heels make for a better runner and reveal the world's fastest camera. Plus, we find out why we get a better signal when holding an aerial and show you how to make a helicopter using card and pencils!
Naked Scientists 09.10.29 - Introducing - The Diamond Light Source Podcast
This week we're showcasing a new bimonthly programme strand which we're making in collaboration with the folks at Diamond, the UK's Synchrotron Light Source. In this episode, we dig deep into the world of archaeology to learn how scientists at Diamond are investigating our cultural heritage. We find out how scanning samples of the Dead Sea Scrolls can help decipher them, how probing timber from the Mary Rose can improve its conservation and how studying pigments in paintings could protect major pieces of art! Find out more at www.thenakedscientists.com/diamond.
Naked Scientists 09.10.25 - The Diseased Brain
We explore the basis of brain diseases on this week's Naked Scientists. We find out what happens to the brain in Huntington's disease, discover the genes behind Alzheimers and a potential treatment for autoimmune diseases like Multiple Sclerosis or MS. Also, the nerve cells in the ear that make loud sounds painful, the extraordinary eyes of the Mantis Shrimp and the world's largest web spinning spider. Plus, how spiders make glue from silk and snot, and in Kitchen Science, we show you a way to fool your brain into making your body do something unexpected.
Naked Scientists 09.10.18 - High Altitude Adventures
We reach for the skies on this week's Naked Scientists, with High Altitude Adventures. We find out how the body reacts to the low oxygen at high altitudes, and join Laura Soul testing the theories on a trek up to Everest base camp. Plus, we find out how the continental collisions that made mountains may have plunged the Earth into an ice age. We also hear how the rate of mutation changes in lab-bench evolution, how looming sounds make our vision more sensitive, why poking a stem cell can change its fate and the chemistry behind the taste of fizz. In Kitchen Science, we make a mountain ran...
Naked Scientists 09.10.11 - Why does Water Expand when it Freezes?
The Nobel prizes feature on the Naked Scientists this week alongside a bumper crop of your science questions! We find out why water expands when it freezes, whether animals have regional accents, and how many rockets you would need to crash into the moon to knock it off course. Plus, how the insects splattered on windscreens are helping scientists to study biodiversity, the virus linked to chronic fatigue syndrome and the prospect of a paper-thin digital camera. Also, We find out how India is coping with the IT boom, and show you how to make a spud gun from stationery!
Naked Scientists 09.10.04 - Catching Up with Cancer Research
This week, we catch up with the latest from the front line of cancer research. Kat Arney reports from the National Cancer Research Institute's annual conference, we find out how proton therapy is promising for targeting tumours and look at the hormones and stem cells involved in breast cancer. Also, the role of aspirin in the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic, how recession could be healthy and tuning in to the Earth's vibrations. Plus, in Kitchen Science, we show you how to see using sound!
Naked Scientists 09.09.27 - Researchers Revealed!
We bring you the highlights from European Researchers Night 2009, which filled the Great North Museum with explosions, music and laughter. We meet Brainiac's Jon Tickle to discuss the physics of custard, find out why My Little Ponies belong in a museum and explore the murder mystery of the Lindow Man. Also, how embryology inspired fashion design and how Spanish rocks point to North Sea oil. Plus, we rock out with the Punk Scientists...
Naked Scientists 09.09.20 - Life in the Branches
Join us in a peek at the secret lives of birds. We find out just how a cuckoo convinces others to care for it's young, and the tragic outcome for the cuckoo chick when the rouse is discovered. We meet the clever corvids, capable of problem solving feats that may even outfox the great apes. Also, how green tea makes strong bones,the genes involved in prostate cancer and online robotic surgeons. Plus, in Kitchen Science we find out how Dave Ansell spent his schooldays - making stationery fly!
Naked Scientists 09.09.13 - Building Bodies and Mending Broken Hearts
This week we find out about bionic bodies. We discover whether it's possible to mend a broken heart with stem cells as well as investigate if soft nanobots could soon be delivering drugs around our bodies. We also bring you the highlights from this years British Science Festival. Plus, in Kitchen Science, we hit the kitchen to investigate one of natures composite materials - a chicken bone!
Naked Scientists 09.09.06 - Can you run faster on the moon?
This week we're taking on the questions you've waited all summer to find the answers to. We find out whether humans can run faster on the moon than here on Earth, if tea tastes better in china cups, and if talking to plants can help them grow. Plus we look into the world of statistics to learn how many ants it would take to carry a human and discover how many people in the world are having sex right at this moment! Plus, in Kitchen Science, we bring you a watery way to measure upthrust.
Naked Scientists 09.08.30 - Diana and Meera's Best Bits
Diana and Meera select their favourite bits of Naked Science, including parajetting over the Himalayas, digging up Greek brothels and making the perfect cup of tea scientifically. Plus, Dr Hal blows up an ostrich egg and blasts a 'barking dog' down a seven-foot test tube. *No animals were harmed in the making of this podcast*
Naked Scientists 09.08.23 - Ben and Dave's Best Bits
Ben and Dave select their favourite bits of Naked Science: from taking an MRI of outer space to orange fireballs and chocolate teapots. We explore the boys' best Naked capers. Plus, we join Dr Hal for a gassy set of explosive experiments.
Naked Scientists 09.08.15 - 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...
Naked Scientists 09.08.09 - Kat's Best Bits
This week, Kat Arney has been through the archives and picked out her personal Naked highlights, including making experimental jelly, sneezing at computer screens, stabbing potatoes and Ben dancing (badly) in the studio. She looks back on advances in cancer therapy, developments in making people bionic and how new diseases emerge, as well as reliving the chance to meet Alan Titchmarsh, for a chat about the importance of ponds. Plus, we have a brand new bit of the Naked Scientists, where we're looking at Chemistry in its element.
Naked Scientists 09.08.02 - Peeing on an Electric Fence
What happens if you urinate on an electric fence? We find out the answer to this and some of your other science questions on this week's Naked Scientists, including why chilli peppers are red, how does squinting help you see further and what's the best way to align your laundry with the wind? Plus, why blue food colouring could reduce the damage of spinal injury, how shrimps could catalyse biodiesel production and the physics behind the regularity of raindrops...
Naked Scientists 09.07.26 - Rubbish!
We dig deep into the science of rubbish, refuse, waste and recycling...
Naked Scientists 09.07.19 - Making Babies - Pregnancy and Fertility
The latest in the science of fertility, IVF and pregnancy... We find out how pre-implantation tests could improve the success of IVF and how stress during pregnancy affects foetal development. Plus, why knowledge is its own reward, how a jockey's posture makes horses run faster and how science publishing on the web is about to change. In Kitchen Science, Dave finds out how a bag of liquid cushions a developing baby inside it's mother!
Naked Scientists 09.07.16 - The Rap Guide to Evolution - Darwinian Hip Hop
Award winning Canadian hip hop artist Baba Brinkman brings us his Rap Guide to Evolution, an hour of clever, witty and scientifically accurate rhymes that will have you seeing Darwin from a whole new perspective. Baba explores the history and current understanding of Darwin's theory, combining hilarious remixes of popular rap songs with clever lyrical storytelling that covers Natural Selection, Artificial Selection, Sexual Selection, Group Selection, Unity of Common Descent, and Evolutionary Psychology.
Naked Scientists 09.07.12 - Here's Looking at You - the Science of Vision
We seek the Science of Sight on this week's Naked Scientists, discovering how deep sea fish use clever bioluminescence and biological mirrors to cope with the darkness of the deep. We hear how our brains choose what sights to pay attention to, and what a bees brain can teach us about how we see optical illusions. Plus, salt-tolerant GM crops, statins stalled by sluggish blood and how the turtle got it's shell. In Kitchen Science, we fool our eyes into seeing confusing colours...
Naked Scientists 09.07.05 - Why Does Toothpaste Make Food Taste Funny?
This week, we're taking on your science brainteasers! We find out why toothpaste ruins other flavours, whether humans have a mating season and why food goes in multicoloured, but comes out brown... Plus, fighting Fido's fleas with fungus, stressed men take more risks, and predicting if hepatitis B will lead to liver cancer. In Kitchen Science, we make a fruity fireball with orange peel.
Naked Scientists 09.06.28 - Driving into the Future
This week, we look into new ways of putting a tiger in your tank! We find out how pond life could help make eco-friendly biodiesel and how new types of batteries can power electric cars for further than ever before without running out of juice. Plus, how Margaret Thatcher's face can tell us how monkeys recognize each other, what sharks have in common with serial killers and why dolphins are a bit like jet fighters. And in Kitchen Science, we see how batteries work in Arctic conditions.
Naked Scientists 09.06.21 - The Future of our Food
This week we dig into into the science of farming and food production. We find out how transgenic plants can help us dispense with the need for chemical pesticides and how giant greenhouses at the shoreline can be home to super-efficient farms of their own. We explore the problems faced by our sweet honey bee and in Kitchen Science we do some plant modification of our own - no transgenics knowledge needed, just food colouring...
Naked Scientists 09.06.14 - Your Science Questions
On this Naked Scientists Question and Answer show, we discover how storms create slow earthquakes and how a local star, betelgeuse, could explode very soon. We also hear of an accurate way to date pottery and explore the physics of helicopter seeds. Plus, why hurricanes rotate in opposite directions either side of the equator, the ultimate fate of stars and how to boil your fishtank without harming the fish. All this and in Kitchen Science we snap some spaghetti to seek the physics of pasta!
Naked Scientists 09.06.07 - The Science of Architecture
This week, we seek the science of Architecture. We find out how rapid prototyping technology could help us print out entire houses, and how natural light and ventilation could cut our energy bills. Plus, giggling gorillas tell us how laughter evolved and birds that learn from their neighbours. In Kitchen Science, Dave challenges you to build the best bridge, using only a single sheet of A4 paper!
Naked Scientists 09.05.31 - Bioengineering
How does nature inspire technology and engineering? We find out how bamboo may make effective wind turbines, and how the material that makes up locust tendons could soon be in your shoes and electronics!
Naked Scientists 09.05.24 - Getting Under Your Skin
Science gets under your skin on this week's Naked Scientists, where we find out how human skin colour evolved to make the best of our sunlight. We explain why albino people have no skin pigment at all and how to heal wounds without leaving scars. Also, the nano-scale media storage that will last a billion years, the toxic bite of the komodo dragon and the biological link between cancer and depression. Plus, we shine a light on jaundice phototherapy, with the help of a urinating glass baby!
Naked Scientists 09.05.17 - Science Questions and Answers
We're open to your questions on the Naked Scientists this week, finding out how photosynthesis works underwater, exploring the sex lives of barnacles and discussing if rockets punch holes in the ozone layer. Plus, a viral cause of hypertension, how bees stick to petals like velcro, and a new, super-dense deuterium - 130,000 times denser than water! We hear about the new generation of eBook readers, and in Kitchen Science Dave vacuums his bathroom scales to weigh the air!
Naked Scientists 09.05.10 - Clean Water and Alien Invasions
This week, we're diving into the science of clean water, finding out why rivers and ponds are essential for wildlife, and how alien invaders are colonising our waterways. Plus, how a diet of glycerol makes yeast live longer, how microbes in mosquitoes can block malaria and how planting trees could reduce your electricity bills. We hear about the European Space Agency's Planck and Herschel missions to study the formation of galaxies and the fate of the universe, and in Kitchen Science, we explore the carbonated chemistry of fizzy water!
Naked Scientists 09.05.03 - Tackling Transport
On this week's Naked Scientists, we explore the engineering and materials science that will give rise to the future of transport! We find out how jet engine parts grown as a single crystal of superalloy will make flights more efficient, and how clever computer control make it easier for trucks to turn. Plus, pain-free injections for the needle-phobic, Boogie with birds and the synthesised sound of Swine Flu proteins. In Kitchen Science, Ben and Dave look back over 7000 years to seek the science of the wheel...
Naked Scientists 09.04.26 - Cleaner City Air
Naked Scientists 09.04.19 - Questions and Answers
Naked Scientists 09.04.05 - SciFest Africa
Naked Scientists 09.03.29 - History of Medicine
Naked Scientists 09.03.22 - Computer Science
Naked Scientists 09.03.15 - The Cambridge Science Festival
Naked Scientists 09.03.08 - Your Questions and the Science of Sword Swallowing
Naked Scientists 09.03.01 - Inspired by Science
Naked Scientists 09.02.22 - The International Year of Astronomy
Naked Scientists 09.02.15 - The Science of Love
Naked Scientists 09.02.08 - Stripping Down your Questions
Naked Scientists 09.02.01 - The Science of the Seriously Small
Naked Scientists 09.01.25 - Material, Heal Thyself
Naked Scientists 09.01.18 - Obesity in your Genes
Naked Scientists 09.01.13 - New Year, New Naked Science
Naked Scientists 09.01.06 - Why not 'Ask the Naked Scientists?'
Naked Scientists 08.12.30 - Introducing - Naked Archaeology
Naked Scientists 08.12.22 - Merry Naked Christmas
Naked Scientists 08.12.14 - Emerging Diseases
Naked Scientists 08.12.07 - The Science of Sight
Naked Scientists 08.12.02 - The Naked Scientists in LA
Naked Scientists 08.11.23 - Burning Science Questions
Naked Scientists 08.11.16 - Archaeology
Naked Scientists 08.11.09 - National Pathology Week
Naked Scientists 08.11.02 - Your Questions and Answers
Naked Scientists 08.10.26 - The Psychology of Drinking and Dancing
Naked Scientists 08.10.19 - Fusion - The Real Solar Power
Naked Scientists 08.10.12 - Your Questions and Answers
Naked Scientists 08.10.05 - Catching Up with Cancer
Naked Scientists 08.09.28 - Young at Heart - Healthy Ageing
Naked Scientists 08.09.21 - Superbugs - MRSA and C. diff
Naked Scientists 08.09.14 - Your Questions and the BA Science Festival
Naked Scientists 08.09.07 - The Large Hadron Collider
Naked Scientists 08.08.31 - The Science of the Sea
Naked Scientists 08.08.17 - The Sounds of Science
Naked Scientists 08.08.10 - The Final Frontier
Naked Scientists 08.08.03 - A Punt down the Cam
Naked Scientists 08.07.27 - Question and Answer Extravaganza!
Naked Scientists 08.07.20 - Discovering Drugs
Naked Scientists 08.07.13 - Olympic Science
Naked Scientists 08.07.06 - Body Clocks and Circadian Rhythms
Naked Scientists 08.07.01 - Naked Evolution
Naked Scientists 08.06.22 - Naked Science Q / A Show
Naked Scientists 08.06.15 - Fire and Mud
Naked Scientists 08.06.08 - The Secrets of Odysseus
Naked Scientists 08.06.01 - Questions and Answers
Naked Scientists 08.05.25 - Life on Mars
Naked Scientists 08.05.18 - Your Bacterial Body
Naked Scientists 08.05.11 - Repelling Pests - Mosquitoes, Moths and Weeds
Naked Scientists 08.05.04 - Clothed Questions, Naked Answers
Naked Scientists 08.04.27 - Diamonds and Gemstones
Naked Scientists 08.04.20 - Houses of the Future
Naked Scientists 08.04.13 - The Science of the Sun
Naked Scientists 08.04.06 - Q / A and the Edinburgh Science Festival
Naked Scientists 08.03.30 - TB and Magnetic Bacteria
Naked Scientists 08.03.16 - The Cambridge Science Festival
Naked Scientists 08.03.09 - Naked Science Q / A Show
Naked Scientists 08.03.02 - Science of Music
Naked Scientists 08.02.24 - Virtual Life
Naked Scientists 08.02.17 - Boston T-ransplant Party
Naked Scientists 08.02.10 - Naked Science Q / A Show
Naked Scientists 08.02.03 - Wet and Wild
Naked Scientists 08.01.27 - Viruses and Vaccines
Naked Scientists 08.01.20 - Combating Climate Change
Naked Scientists 08.01.13 - Naked Science Q / A Show
Naked Scientists 08.01.06 - Addiction and Dieting
Naked Scientists 07.12.30 - Climate Change and more Ask the Naked Scientists
Naked Scientists 07.12.26 - Ask the Naked Scientists
Naked Scientists 07.12.16 - Naked Science Christmas Party
Naked Scientists 07.12.09 - Naked Science Q / A Show
Naked Scientists 07.12.02 - Alzheimer's, the Brain and Memory
Naked Scientists 07.11.25 - Science in South Africa Special
Naked Scientists 07.11.18 - The South Africa Space Special
Naked Scientists 07.11.11 - Naked Science Q / A Show
Naked Scientists 07.11.04 - Human Origins and Migration
Naked Scientists 07.10.28 - Stem Cells and Cloning
Naked Scientists 07.10.21 - Particle Physics Show
Naked Scientists 07.10.14 - Naked Science Q / A Show
Naked Scientists 07.10.07 - Beer / Brewing
Naked Scientists 07.09.30 - Smart Materials
Naked Scientists 07.09.23 - Robots and Artificial Intelligence
Naked Scientists 07.09.16 - The Best of the BA Festival
Naked Scientists 07.09.09 - Naked Science Q / A / the BA Festival
Naked Scientists 07.09.02 - Naked Science Q / A
Naked Scientists 07.08.26 - The Best of the Naked Scientists 2
Naked Scientists 07.08.19 - The Best of the Naked Scientists
Naked Scientists 07.08.12 - Summer Special Q / A Show
Naked Scientists 07.08.05 - Venoms and Toxins - Natures Arsenal
Naked Scientists 07.07.29 - Naked Science Q / A Show
Naked Scientists 07.07.22 - Extreme Survival Show
Naked Scientists 07.07.15 - Fuels of the Future
Naked Scientists 07.07.08 - The Brain, Epilepsy and Out of Body Experiences
Naked Scientists 07.07.01 - Question and Answer Show
Naked Scientists 07.06.24 - ARMAGEDDON - Super Volcanoes, Meteorites and Earthquakes
Naked Scientists 07.06.17 - Forensic Science Show
Naked Scientists 07.06.10 - Question and Answer Show
Naked Scientists 07.06.03 - Animal Behaviour - Feathered Einsteins, Mischievious Meerkats and Monkey Vision
Naked Scientists 07.05.27 - Planets and Cosmology
Naked Scientists 07.05.20 - Volcanic pollution, the Ozone Hole and the Greenhouse Effect - The Atmosphere Show
Naked Scientists 07.05.13 - Germs, Fungi and Viruses - The Microscopic World
Naked Scientists 07.05.06 - Naked Scientists Question and Answer Show
Naked Scientists 07.04.29 - Migrating Genes, Surnames and Y Chromosomes
Naked Scientists 07.04.22 - Oceans and Marine Conservation
Naked Scientists 07.04.15 - New Ideas in Cancer
Naked Scientists 07.04.01 - Heart Disease and Repairing the Damaged Heart
Naked Scientists 07.03.25 - The Science of Flight
Naked Scientists 07.03.18 - National Science and Engineering Week
Naked Scientists 07.03.11 - Naked Science Question and Answer
Naked Scientists 07.03.04 - Peruvian Mummies and Animal Domestication
Naked Scientists 07.02.25 - Parasites and Clean Water Supplies
Naked Scientists 07.02.18 - Naked Question and Answer and Venomous Vipers
Naked Scientists 07.02.11 - Nuclear Power and Radiation in Medicine
Naked Scientists 07.02.04 - Science of Pain and Phantom Limbs
Naked Scientists 07.01.28 - Extreme Organisms and Hydrothermal Vents
Naked Scientists 07.01.21 - Climate Change and Renewable Energy
Naked Scientists 07.01.14 - Naked Science Question and Answer and the World of Chemistry
Naked Scientists 07.01.07 - Red Wine, Caffeine and Bugs in Your Guts
Naked Scientists 06.12.17 - Christmas Question and Answer and the Star of Bethlehem
Naked Scientists 06.12.10 - Dark Matter, Northern Lights and Mars in 3D
Naked Scientists 06.12.03 - Naked Science Question and Answer and Polonium Poisoning
Naked Scientists 06.11.26 - Repairing the Retina and Spinal Cord
Naked Scientists 06.11.19 - Science in Antarctica
Naked Scientists 06.11.12 - The Sound of Music
Naked Scientists 06.11.05 - Naked Science Question and Answer and Record Breaking Fireworks
Naked Scientists 06.10.29 - Superconductivity and Cooling Devices
Naked Scientists 06.10.22 - How We Hear, Echolocation and Giant Whoopee Cushions
Naked Scientists 06.10.15 - Science of Sight, Eye Diseases and Animal Vision
Naked Scientists 06.10.08 - How Cancers Form, Cancer Biology and Future Therapies
Naked Scientists 06.10.01 - Naked Science Question and Answer and New Horizons
Naked Scientists 06.09.24 - Catalysts for Cleaner Environments and Future Energy
Naked Scientists 06.09.17 - Peruvian Mummies, Ancient Environments and the Sahara
Naked Scientists 06.09.10 - Hot Nectar, Warming Weather and Birds Missing the Spring
Naked Scientists 06.09.03 - Naked Science Question and Answer
Naked Scientists 06.08.06 - Naked Science Question and Answer
Naked Scientists 06.07.30 - Crowd Control, Football Hooligans and Singing Mosquitoes
Naked Scientists 06.07.23 - Exploding Jellyfish, Marine Conservation and Sharks-3D
Naked Scientists 06.07.16 - The Science of the Sun, Sun Tanning, Nuclear Fusion and Fission Power
Naked Scientists 06.07.09 - Allergies, the Immune System and Parasites
Naked Scientists 06.07.02 - Sex Chromosomes, Genetics and Food Webs
Naked Scientists 06.06.25 - Naked Question and Answer and The Life of Benjamin Franklin
Naked Scientists 06.06.18 - Social Insects and Locust-Inspired Car Safety
Naked Scientists 06.06.11 - Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi
Naked Scientists 06.06.04 - Oil, Fuel Cells and Alternative Energy
Naked Scientists 06.05.28 - Naked Science Question and Answer and the Science of Happiness - Naked Scientists 06.05.28
Naked Scientists 06.05.21 - Music Technology and the Science of Sound
Naked Scientists 06.05.14 - BSE, Cervical Cancer and Toxoplasmosis
Naked Scientists 06.05.07 - Dinosaurs and Fossils - Jurassic Science set in Stone
Naked Scientists 06.04.30 - Naked Science Question and Answer
Naked Scientists 06.04.23 - Coral Reefs and Creatures of the Deep Sea
Naked Scientists 06.04.09 - Forecasting Weather and Climate
Naked Scientists 06.04.02 - Brainwashing and the Science of Pain
Naked Scientists 06.03.26 - Naked Science Questions and Answers
Naked Scientists 06.03.19 - Invasive Species, Conservation and the Last Giant Tortoise
Naked Scientists 06.03.12 - Body Clocks, Circadian Rhythms and Time
Naked Scientists 06.03.05 - Recycling, Water Use and Problem Plastic
Naked Scientists 06.02.26 - The Science of Nanotechnology
Naked Scientists 06.02.19 - Chinese Medicine and the Healing Power of Plants
Naked Scientists 06.02.12 - Science of Seduction, Pheromones and the Food of Love
Naked Scientists 06.02.05 - Your Questions, Infectious Cancer and Louisiana Wetlands
Naked Scientists 06.01.29 - Meteorites, Satellites and Avoiding Asteroids
Naked Scientists 06.01.22 - Geology of Natural Disasters, Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Naked Scientists 06.01.15 - Plant Science, Composting and Mosquito Repellents
Naked Scientists 06.01.08 - Obesity, Appetite, Exercise and Weight Loss
Naked Scientists 05.12.18 - The Coriolis Effect and Christmas Questions for Dr Chris Smith
Naked Scientists 05.12.11 - Animal Communication, Sexual Signalling and Emotions
Naked Scientists 05.12.04 - Forensics, DNA Fingerprinting and Human Origins
Naked Scientists 05.11.27 - Stars, Cosmology and the Beginning of the Universe
Naked Scientists 05.11.20 - Naked Scientists - 05.11.20 - Genetics, DNA Extraction and the Human Genome Project
Naked Scientists 05.11.13 - Parasites, Hookworms and Allergies