|
|
The Body Clock comprises a small collection of nerve cells in the base of the brain which are responsible for our daily (circadian) rhythms. Dr. Kourosh Saeb-Parsy joins us to talk about how the body clock works, and what happens when it goes wrong, as in jet lag and seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
| Listen |  |
|
|
Fossils provide a window to past life on earth. Dr. Leslie Noe discusses what are fossils, how do fossils form, where to find fossils, recent dinosaur bone excavations, and a look at some fossilised dinosaur bones.
| Listen | |
|
|
Cannibalism and Prion diseases, Doctors pay less insurance, exercise is good for pregnant women, the winter 'Flu epidemic, The male contraceptive pill, French toilets, and an Interview with TV's Johnny Ball
| Listen | |
|
|
An insulin inhaler to treat diabetes, left-handed people die younger than right-handed, Scientists crack the genetic codes of E. coli O157 and the rice plant, city-living pigeons have more sex than rural pigeons (but die sooner !) PLUS an interview with Dr. Sarah Edwards, Consultant Genito-Urinary Medicine Physician talks about sexually transmitted diseases, including herpes, genital warts, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea and HIV.
| Listen | |
|
|
Kourosh Saeb-Parsy joins ScienceWorld to discuss the human body clock and circadian rhythms, including where the body clock is located, how it works, what is jet lag and how do we become jet lagged, and do other animals have a body clock ?
Plus programmes on TV can affect your diet, a new scalpel that can diagnose cancer, can mobile phones cause cancer in the eyeball ? Also, a dolphin-friendly fishing net and why is snot green ? A new approach for treating diabetes...
| Listen | |
|
|
Professor Susan Greenfield joins ScienceWorld to discuss how the brain works, including what are memories, how are memories formed, what is consciousness and how does the brain generate consciousness.
Tarantula-venom may hold the key to treating heart-disease, Women view men with deeper-voices as more attractive, Economy Class Syndrome (DVT), Mobile Phone Mania, an Electric fence needing no fence, and a home-made diesel recipe.
| Listen | |
|
|
Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys discusses the process of genetic (DNA) fingerprinting including the forensic use of genetic fingerprinting, and how your DNA can now be used to determine what colour you are and what you look like.
Also binge-drinking and why it's bad for you, why people who fidget are thinner, telephone calls peak around the full moon..., genetically-modified chickens that lay eggs containing drugs and why stress is bad for your heart.
| Listen | |
|
|
A novel way to reduce road-noise, a new test for Down Syndrome, a lie-detector for your mobile phone, laser-glasses to give super-human eyesight, websites of the week, and Dr. Clive Svendsen, interview guest, telling us what a stem cell is, where stem cells come from, how can stem cells be used therapeutically
| Listen | |
|
|
Blue roses for Valentines day, electric dog muzzles, X-raying paintings to see what's hidden underneath, websites of the week, and an interview with Prof. Peter McNaughton who discusses pain including what is pain, what causes pain, how do nerves detect and signal pain, and how can we treat pain ?
| Listen | |
|
|
Learn more about science, technology and medicine with Cambridge University Dr. Chris Smith and The Naked Scientists Online, using this online, on-demand internet science radio show. The Naked Scientists Online and ScienceWorld is dedicated to public understanding of science, how things work, science education, science experiments, science projects and free medical advice.
| Listen | |
|
|
|
|
