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Naked Scientists

Naked Scientists

The Naked Scientists are a media-savvy group of physicians and researchers from Cambridge University who use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public. Their award winning BBC weekly radio programme, The Naked Scientists, reaches a potential audience of 6 million listeners across the east of England, and also has an international following on the web.

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150 episodes

  1. What is solar geoengineering? 35:03
  2. What does a percentage chance of rain really mean? 19:38
  3. Fridges and freezers hacked, and remembering Patrick Stewart 34:30
  4. What are mitochondria, and can we fix them? 34:47
  5. Why the nose knows: how important is smell? 22:32
  6. Ebola still surging in Africa, and Mars dust danger 34:26
  7. A sweet truth: the history and science of sugar 29:42
  8. Mars moon mission to Phobos, and a DNA typewriter 37:24
  9. Is static electricity down to positive or negative charges? 20:47
  10. Mercury mission and extraordinary astronauts 51:52
  11. Nature's clocks: why some lives fly by 36:12
  12. Is AI damaging our ability to think for ourselves? 20:00
  13. US blocks Starlink in Ukraine, and a Parkinson's blood test 32:38
  14. What is menopause, and how can you manage it? 31:26
  15. Why do we get floaters in our eyes? 22:10
  16. Plague death in Russia, and the 2026 Nobel Prizes 36:52
  17. Why AI is changing everything 36:13
  18. Cancer drug gene screen, and world's most powerful rocket 33:09
  19. Do giraffes have the same number of neck bones as humans? 17:12
  20. What is heart disease, and how can it be tackled? 32:21
  21. Can curly hair straighten with age? 20:58
  22. New space telescope, and celebrating Wally Funk 53:00
  23. Kent's meningitis outbreak, and heat-loving amoeba 31:38
  24. The magic of mushrooms and the science of fungi 37:00
  25. The magic of mushrooms and the science of fungi 37:00
  26. Where did water come from, and why doesn't it go off? 16:58
  27. AI poses biosecurity risk, and the ice that doesn't shatter 31:53
  28. Could groundbreaking vaccine help eliminate malaria? 19:03
  29. A super El Nino is on the way. What should we expect? 38:00
  30. Is AI at risk of going rogue? 21:20
  31. World-first baby skull surgery, and could AI kill us? 37:34
  32. What you need to know about driverless vehicles 37:39
  33. What does it take to power an autonomous vehicle? 9:53
  34. Can technology influence the weather? 21:14
  35. Supersized El Nino strikes, and navigation app for the blind 31:25
  36. How chemistry can make us healthier 33:55
  37. How does the Moon affect the tides? 22:07
  38. Shingles vaccine and heart disease, and allergy transpoosion 31:48
  39. Incredible insects and their special skills 37:41
  40. Why do eyebrows grow so slowly? 18:51
  41. Salmonella outbreak, and Roman shipwreck discovery 32:00
  42. How can chronic wounds cost more than cancer? 33:12
  43. What is love? 17:34
  44. Malaria drug breakthrough, and space radiation vests 33:41
  45. Solar eclipse special 31:59
  46. What is the life of an electric vehicle battery? 21:37
  47. Breakthrough womb surgery, and the SpaceX Moon crash 32:48
  48. The food of the future 41:03
  49. Chasing fire clouds, and nanoparticles blitz brain cancers 28:57
  50. What's the science behind itching and scratching? 22:30