http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/ Science Interviews from the Naked Scientists Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:30:05 +0000 http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/fileadmin/logos/NS_interviews_white_144.jpg http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/ 144 144 http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1161/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:55:14 +0100 Now, electric cars are not the only option we have for sustainable personal transport. Already, there are a number of vehicles on the roads that use biodiesel and that's diesel that doesn't come from fossil fuel but from living creatures, from living plants. Now, Anna Stephenson is a PhD student at the University of Cambridge and she's looking at alternative ways to meet the demand for biodiesel... - Anna Stephenson, Cambridge University naksci_interview_1161_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1160/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:49:24 +0100 So far, we've heard that electric cars have a great deal of potential but they're held back by their weight, capacity and the expense of their batteries. So new types of batteries are actually essential to seeing more electric cars on the road... - Dr Andrew Loyns, Atraverda naksci_interview_1160_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1159/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:31:35 +0100 Electric and hybrid cars do have a bit of an image problem. Many people think they're a bit slow, a bit goody, goody, perhaps a bit worthy, but this week, Meera Senthilingam visited Imperial College London to find out how electric and hybrid cars could soon rival modern petrol hungry muscle cars. - Dr. Greg Offer & Aaron Kankiwala, Imperial Racing Green naksci_interview_1159_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1158/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:33:45 +0100 We investigate why bee numbers are falling and what effect this will have on our agriculture. - Bridget Nicholls, Pat Goodwin, Steve Benbow naksci_interview_1158_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1157/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:33:54 +0100 Using greenhouses to create freshwater from seawater in arid countries. - Charlie naksci_interview_1157_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1156/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:21:10 +0100 Production and Advantages of Transgenic Plants - Professor Jonathan Jones, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich naksci_interview_1156_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1155/ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:45:06 +0100 Biodynamic pest control on organic farms - Professor Jane Memmott, University of Bristol naksci_interview_1155_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1154/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:41:21 +0100 2009 marks a 100 years since the opening of London Science Museum. To mark this special anniversary, the Science Museum is launching its centenary journey trail, which identifies ten scientific icons... - Chris Rapley, Science Museum Director; John Liffin and Katie Maggs, curators of the Science Museum; Lord Peter Mandelson naksci_interview_1154_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1153/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:34:12 +0100 And also this week scientists have come up with a reason for you to tear up that periodic table which is on the wall of your chemistry laboratory or your school classroom, and replace it with a new one. This is because we have a new element to add to it. And here to tell us about that new element is someone who occasionally contributes to the Naked Scientists, but is also a BBC science reporter, and that's Victoria Gill. - Victoria Gill naksci_interview_1153_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1145/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:04:41 +0100 Controlling how natural light gets into a building could help to reduce energy demands and costs. Professor Stephen Gage joins us to explain how thermal shutters could turn your windows in to walls whenever you go out... - Professor Stephen Gage, UCL naksci_interview_1145_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1144/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:38:05 +0100 Imagine if you could select your house on a computer screen, and simply hit print! Rupert Soar is hoping to make this a reality... - Dr Rupert Soar, Freeform Engineering naksci_interview_1144_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1143/ Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:44:54 +0100 Shaun Fitzgerald takes us on a tour of the School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies where a giant atrium provides the necessary air conditioning. - Shaun Fitzgerald, Masterclass in Energy Supply and Demand, BP Intsitute naksci_interview_1143_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1142/ Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:47:00 +0100 We speak to Professor Robert Kennicutt: one of the first to describe the Hubble constant and now recipient of the Gruber Prize for Cosmology. - Robert Kennicutt, Director of the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge naksci_interview_1142_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1140/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:44:50 +0100 Julie Segre takes us on a tour of the diverse species of bacteria her team have discovered crawling over our skin. - Dr Julie Seagre, National Human Genome Research Institute naksci_interview_1140_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1139/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:41:52 +0100 Aerosols and spray cans from the bottom of the bombardier beetle; Andy McIntosh tells us more. - Andy McIntosh naksci_interview_1139_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1138/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:38:37 +0100 Forget wind turbines made from vast sheets of metal - make them from fast-growing bamboo! Jim Platts tells us more. - Jim Platts, University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing naksci_interview_1138_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1137/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:35:39 +0100 Chris Elvin tells us about the super-springy protein that his lab managed to synthesise. - Chris Elvin, CSIRO Australia naksci_interview_1137_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1134/ Tue, 26 May 2009 14:21:17 +0100 Curing Infant Jaundice - Professor David Phillips, Imperial College London naksci_interview_1134_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1133/ Tue, 26 May 2009 14:07:24 +0100 Getting a scratch or cut in your skin usually means you have to put up with a scar later. But this may not be the case in the future, as Paul martin explains. - Professor Paul Martin, Bristol University naksci_interview_1133_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1132/ Tue, 26 May 2009 13:44:43 +0100 Evolution of Skin Colours - Professor Nina Jablonski, Penn State University naksci_interview_1132_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1131/ Tue, 26 May 2009 13:28:04 +0100 Albinism - Why Some People have No Skin Pigmentation - Dr Lester Davids, University of Cape Town naksci_interview_1131_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1130/ Tue, 26 May 2009 13:21:17 +0100 Biological Link between Cancer and Depression - Dr Leah Pyter, University of Chicago naksci_interview_1130_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1127/ Tue, 19 May 2009 13:56:42 +0100 It's estimated that 80% of people with hepatitis C aren't aware they have it. World Heptatitis Day is aimed at raising awareness of the problem. - Dr Joe Grove, Birmingham University naksci_interview_1127_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1126/ Tue, 19 May 2009 12:32:26 +0100 This month, Chris Vallance tells us about a new generation of eBook readers, and how authors are using social networking to interact with their readers... - Chris Vallance naksci_interview_1126_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1125/ Mon, 11 May 2009 17:53:07 +0100 Alan Titchmarsh gives his recommendations on the perfect pond and Jeremy Biggs extolls the virtues of pond making on a grand scale. - Alan Titchmarsh, off the television; Jeremy Biggs, Pond Conservation naksci_interview_1125_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1124/ Mon, 11 May 2009 17:52:45 +0100 Thursday 14th May, all being well, we are going to see the launch of the European Space Agency's Herschel and Planck missions which are studying the formation of stars and galaxies and background radiation, all sorts of exciting things. Dr Anthony Challinor joined us to explain more... - Dr Anthony Challinor, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University naksci_interview_1124_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1123/ Mon, 11 May 2009 17:51:52 +0100 How foreign species are coming here and taking all our niches... - Dr David Aldridge, Cambridge University naksci_interview_1123_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1122/ Mon, 11 May 2009 17:47:50 +0100 The Great Cam Cleanup is a volunteer project to help keep the river Cam clean by picking out the litter, bikes and shopping trolleys that get dumped every year. Ben Valsler went along to help out... - Luther Phillips, Camboaters, and Andrew Walters, RiverCare naksci_interview_1122_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1119/ Tue, 05 May 2009 15:06:07 +0100 How can we solve the problem of steering articulated trailers independently? Andrew Odhams believes he has the answer. - Dr Andrew Odhams, Cambridge University naksci_interview_1119_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1118/ Tue, 05 May 2009 14:42:24 +0100 Formula 1's a fast paced world where cars can race at up to 220 mph in certain conditions but for these cars to reach these speeds and drive smoothly and safely they need to be at the forefront of science and technology. But did you know that the science behind Formula-1 is actually spilling out into other fields and even everyday life? - John Bailey; Beru F1 Systems & Mike Spindle; Trekinetic naksci_interview_1118_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1117/ Tue, 05 May 2009 14:18:22 +0100 Dr. Howard Stone is looking for ways to get the most out of metals as we use them to make jet engine blades. Advances in technology can make them longer lasting, safer and more efficient... - Dr Howard Stone, Cambridge University naksci_interview_1117_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1116/ Tue, 05 May 2009 14:02:44 +0100 Stephan Zielinski has made his own viral music from swine flu using a simple sequence of amino acids found in swine flu proteins... - Stephan Zielinski naksci_interview_1116_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1115/ Tue, 05 May 2009 13:49:59 +0100 People are concerned about swine influenza from Mexico but surely more answers than any can be obtained by sequencing the virus and understanding what its genetic story is... - Professor Wendy Barclay, Imperial College London naksci_interview_1115_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1108/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:57:38 +0100 What happens on the sea shore can impact on the atmosphere across the country, as Stephen Ashworth explained to Chris... - Dr Stephen Ashworth, University of East Anglia naksci_interview_1108_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1107/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:32:49 +0100 We sent Meera out and about in Cambridge to find out how to monitor the atmosphere on the move... - Prof. Rod Jones & Dr Mark Calleja, Cambridge University naksci_interview_1107_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1106/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:56:46 +0100 Hand-held environmental monitors would allow people to track their own exposure to pollutants - Professor Rod Jones has been developing a system that allows you to plan the lowest pollutant commute! - Prof. Rod Jones, Cambridge University naksci_interview_1106_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1105/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:17:01 +0100 Ben Valsler met up with Jo Dicks, Principal Scientific Officer for Cambridge Council, to find out how urban air quality is measured... - Jo Dicks, Cambridge City Council naksci_interview_1105_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1104/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:59:51 +0100 A new strain of swine flu seems to be spreading across the world - originating in Mexico. Paul Digard explains how pig flu can infect people, and how pigs act as genetic melting pots... - Dr Paul Digard, Cambridge University naksci_interview_1104_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1103/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:38:57 +0100 This month's technology update looks at 'home-brew' technology and a step towards interactive, hands free computing could make 'Minority Report' a reality... - Chris Vallance naksci_interview_1103_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1102/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:48:28 +0100 On the 19th April 1943, Dr Albert Hoffman tested a substance he had derived from Ergot, and discovered it's strong psychedelic properties. This week, therefore, marks the 66th birthday of LSD... - Professor Philip Strange, Reading University naksci_interview_1102_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1101/ Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:39:25 +0100 Childhood vaccination has seen tuberculosis all but wiped out in the UK, with cases few and far between. Not so in Africa, as Valerie Corfield explains... - Valerie Corfield, University of Stellenbosch naksci_interview_1101_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1100/ Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:13:39 +0100 The black Rhinocerous is critically endangered, but a research project at Addo National Elephant Reserve hopes to both understand and protect the species... - Jed Bird, Addo National Elephant Reserve naksci_interview_1100_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1099/ Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:41:33 +0100 Fossils of the Coeacanth fish over 70 million years old are well known, but it was not until 1938 that a living specimen was found off the coast of South Africa. The story of this 'Living Fossil' is a fascinating one... - Paul Skelton, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity naksci_interview_1099_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1098/ Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:07:06 +0100 The Naked Scientists Live Show - Crisp Packet Fireworks, played to sold out houses in Grahamstown and Cape Town. Meera caught up with Chris and Ben before the first show, to see how the opening night nerves got to them! - Chris and Ben naksci_interview_1098_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1097/ Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:27:29 +0100 The Born Free Foundation rescues abused animals, and allows them to live out the rest of their lives in natural conditions. Meera met Glen Vina, and Sinbad the Lion... - Glen Vina, The Born Free Foundation naksci_interview_1097_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1096/ Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:46:19 +0100 Meera took the opportunity to visit Shamwari Game Reserve, to see the animals there and discover the changing role of game reserves today... - John O'Brian naksci_interview_1096_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1095/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:31:26 +0100 Tilli Tansey takes us through the process of making medical history from the last century; including the breakthroughs of chemotherapy, haemophilia treatments and acquiring your very own home freezer. - Tilli Tansey naksci_interview_1095_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1094/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:14:48 +0100 Vivian Nutton explains how medical discoveries and investigations were conducted over 1,800 years ago in the Classical World. - Vivian Nutton naksci_interview_1094_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1093/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:15:29 +0100 Much of the Naked Scientists team is down in South Africa this week. We had a chance to catch up with Meera to find out what they're up to. - Meera Senthillingham naksci_interview_1093_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1092/ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:27:58 +0000 Opthalmologist, Peter Watson, has taken a fresh look at portraits of Galileo which point to a swelling around his eye that may have been partly responsible for his deteriorating eyesight. - Peter Watson naksci_interview_1092_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1091/ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:47:21 +0000 Richard Barnett takes us on a tour of some of the places, characters and events of medical London. - Richard Barnett naksci_interview_1091_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1090/ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:04:45 +0000 Chris Howe explains how methods used to analyse mutations in DNA across generations can be applied to ancient manuscripts. - Chris Howe naksci_interview_1090_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1089/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:29:20 +0000 Writer of the DOS game Theme Park, Demis applies his programming techniques to understanding the mechanics of the human mind. - Demis Hassabis naksci_interview_1089_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1088/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:27:57 +0000 How the guys at Second Life build their virtual environment and why bots with artifical intelligence might be companions of the future. - Mike Hobbs naksci_interview_1088_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1087/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:40:18 +0000 What's involved in computer research and can we make computers genuinely intelligent? - Chris Bishop naksci_interview_1087_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1086/ Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:55:38 +0000 The European Space Agency has launched the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer, or GOCE for short. They say it's going to bring about a whole new level of understanding of one of the Earth's most fundamental forces of nature - the gravity field - Chris Hughes naksci_interview_1086_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1084/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:27:28 +0000 Post Prandial simply means "after dinner" - as part of the Cambridge Science Festival, the Whipple Museum of the History of Science played host to an historic evening, recreating the songs of the Cavendish Physical Society - their first performance since the 1930s! - Dr Jeff Hughes, Manchester University naksci_interview_1084_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1083/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:00:31 +0000 Diana O'Carroll meets Dr Chris Cox to find out how a mobile phone compresses data, and why we could soon be calling home from the sky... - Dr Chris Cox naksci_interview_1083_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1082/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:32:15 +0000 You've heard the saying "lies, damned lies and statistics", now Ben Goldacre joins us to talk about how statistics and screening can be used and abused... - Dr Ben Goldacre naksci_interview_1082_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1081/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:42:25 +0000 The science of what we eat featured highly in the Biology Zone at the Cambridge Science Festival. Meera followed her nose to find out more... - Susan Jebb, Gail Goldberg, Martin King naksci_interview_1081_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1080/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:11:40 +0000 A new surface material could heal it's own scratches simply by being left in the sun! Professor Marek Urban explains the clever chemistry behind self-healing... - Professor Marek Urban, University of Southern Mississippi naksci_interview_1080_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1079/ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:35:17 +0000 The Wellcome Trust's Darwin initiatives see the science of Darwin taken into schools. Meera went along for the launch to chat with Sir David Attenborough about the importance of Darwin's science... - Angela MacFarlane, Kew Gardens; Sir David Attenborough naksci_interview_1079_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1078/ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:31:33 +0000 Is sword swallowing an ancient art, or just a magic trick? Dan Meyer, president of the Sword Swallowers Federation International, joins us to explain the science behind swallowing swords, and how we was awarded an IgNobel Prize... - Dan Meyer naksci_interview_1078_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1077/ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:10:13 +0000 Astronomical objects often pass by the Earth. This week saw DD45 pass within the orbit of the Moon, only twice as far away as satellites! - Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, Queens University Belfast naksci_interview_1077_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1073/ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:54:36 +0000 The world's first online music festival - Geek Pop, is dedicated to science inspired music - Vicky West explains more... - Vicky West, Geek Pop naksci_interview_1073_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1072/ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:18:12 +0000 As part of the Routes programme from Channel 4 and the Wellcome Trust, Nivea Funny Women award winner Katherine Ryan volunteered her DNA for profiling. We hear from Katherine about the experience, and from Professor Steve Jones about the science behind genetic profiling... - Katherine Ryan, Steve Jones naksci_interview_1072_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1071/ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:30:24 +0000 What happens in the brain when we hear laughter? Is there a neuronal basis to why we find the giggles so compelling... - Professor Sophie Scott, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL naksci_interview_1071_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1070/ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:53:43 +0000 Comedienne Robin Ince is currently touring the UK wilth 'Bleeding Heart Liberal', a show inspired by science and scientists. He joined us to tell us about his favourite astronomers and geneticists, and the unintentional rational movement in modern comedy... - Robin Ince naksci_interview_1070_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1069/ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:13:03 +0000 Nicola Phillips, from the ABC Radio National's Science Show, speaks to John Long from Museum Victoria about the first fish to ever have sex, and what this can tell us about our own evolution... - Nicola Phillips and John Long naksci_interview_1069_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1066/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:22:53 +0000 After Dave had built a rudimentary telescope from a pair of magnifying lenses, we asked Dr Carolin Crawford for her opinion, and how it compares to real telescopes... - Carolin Crawford, Cambridge University naksci_interview_1066_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1065/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:46:58 +0000 The universe surprised us recently when NASA's GALEX (Galaxy Evolution Explorer) discovered a new dwarf galaxy forming in the Leo ring, without the usual dark matter that would precipitate it's creation... - Dr David Thilker, The Johns Hopkins University naksci_interview_1065_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1064/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:53:25 +0000 Often, technology designed for space travel gives us benefits down here on Earth. This is one example of the opposite - technology developed for interpreting MRI scans gives a whole new dimension to astronomical observations... - Professor Alyssa Goodman, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics naksci_interview_1064_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1063/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:17:47 +0000 We're celebrating the International Year of Astronomy - 400 years since Galileo first made his astronomical observations - but what's going on, and what should we expect to see in the night sky? - Steve Owens, Professor Lord Martin Rees, Dr Darren Baskill. naksci_interview_1063_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1062/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:15:49 +0000 The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, which is behind the most common form of meningitis, actually wears a disguise to stop itself from being detected by our immune system. Professor Susan Lea explains more... - Professor Susan Lea, Oxford University naksci_interview_1062_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1061/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:58:52 +0000 Why bother having sex at all? Many species merely clone themselves, ensuring that all of their DNA gets into the next generation. We find out why sex is good... - Robert Foley, Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies naksci_interview_1061_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1060/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:30:46 +0000 Symmetry is sexy, but just how sensitive to symmetry are we? Using 3D scanning, Dr William brown finds out how Meera measures up... - Dr William Brown, Brunel University naksci_interview_1060_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1059/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:48:25 +0000 Hormones affect our behaviour, but how do they influence how women advertise their fertility? Dr Martie Haselton explains... - Dr Martie Haselton, UCLA naksci_interview_1059_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1058/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:00:25 +0000 Is monogamy a choice? What makes us stay with that special someone? It could be down to your genes... - Dr Larry Young, Yerkes National Primate Research Centre naksci_interview_1058_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1057/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:09:57 +0000 Researchers have found the genetic root of all teeth, and it may shed some light on the evolution of feathers and fur... - Dr Todd Streelman, naksci_interview_1057_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1056/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:34:38 +0000 Meera joins Chris Vallance and Mark Ward to discuss the Consumer Electronics Show, and what to expect in home electrical appliances in 2009... - Chris Vallance, Mark Ward naksci_interview_1056_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1055/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:41:28 +0000 Tell tale chemical evidence of sponges represents the earliest evidence of complex life - in rocks up to 750 million years old... - Dr Gordon Love, University of California at Riverside naksci_interview_1055_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1052/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:33:36 +0000 Porous Nanospheres could deliver drugs to exactly where they're needed - but we must make sure that the body can handle them once they've delivered the payload... - Professor Michael Sailor, UCSD naksci_interview_1052_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1051/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:27:33 +0000 A sheet of carbon one atom thick could read the entire human genome in just a few hours. Dr Henk Postma explains more... - Dr Henk Postma, CSU Northridge naksci_interview_1051_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1050/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:38:19 +0000 How can nanotechnology tell us about antibiotic resistant bacteria? - With tiny diving boards, of course... - Dr Rachel McKendry, London Centre for Nanotechnology naksci_interview_1050_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1049/ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:59:04 +0000 Building flexible electronics could enable us to make artificial limbs with feelings, or even implant electronics under our skin... - Dr Stephanie Lacour, Cambridge Nanoscience Centre naksci_interview_1049_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1048/ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:21:50 +0000 A new way of manufacturing LEDs could see household bills slashed, and even provide clean drinking water wherever it's needed... - Professor Colin Humphreys, University of Cambridge naksci_interview_1048_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1047/ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:05:29 +0000 Having a material which can tell you when it's cracked is one thing, but integrating it into existing systems is quite another... - Professor Phil Irving, Cranfield University naksci_interview_1047_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1046/ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:37:38 +0000 Window cleaners may be forced to join the unemployment line, as new technology lets the windows clean themselves... - Professor Ivan Parkin, University College London naksci_interview_1046_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1045/ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:01:58 +0000 A car which silently repairs scratched paintwork, chipped windscreens or engine faults sounds fantastic, and may not be too far away... - Professor Frank Jones, Sheffield University naksci_interview_1045_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1044/ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:08:53 +0000 Metal-Organic Frameworks, or MOFs, are a promising species of molecules which have enormous internal surface areas. They can be used to selectively grab hold of chemicals such as hydrogen or methane for fuel, or even act as a molecular sieve, scrubbing carbon dioxide from waste gasses... - Professor Joe Hupp, Northwestern University naksci_interview_1044_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1043/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:34:36 +0000 Scientists have discovered methane on Mars, which comes and goes with the seasons. Could this be evidence of methanogenic bacteria beneath the surface of the red planet? - Dr Mike Mumma, NASA Goddard Centre for Astrobiology naksci_interview_1043_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1042/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:34:09 +0000 Obesity is a huge problem, but what makes us obese? Steve Bloom joins us from Imperial College London to explain why our obesogenic environment is causing us trouble... - Steve Bloom, Imperial College London naksci_interview_1042_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1041/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:33:23 +0000 Liposuction may be the easiest way to lose weight quickly, though it's an expensive option. But how does it really work, and is it as healthy as losing weight the longwinded way? - Brian Mayhew naksci_interview_1041_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1040/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:32:20 +0000 Are overweight parents more likely to have obese children? It could be that a mother's diet has lifelong influence on a child's likelihood of becoming obese, or developing obesity related diseases... - Professor Lucilla Poston, Kings College London naksci_interview_1040_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1039/ Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:45:04 +0000 Next time you have a headache, don't take an aspirin - make your own! It seems that humans can manufacture their own Salicylic Acid, which is a component of the popular painkiller... - Gwen Baxter, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary naksci_interview_1039_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1038/ Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:42:31 +0000 How is indoor snow made? For places like the Milton Keynes SNO!Zone, real snow is essential to the experience - but do they just leave the freezer door open overnight? - Richard Shears, Milton Keynes SNO!Zone naksci_interview_1038_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1037/ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:49:59 +0000 Does champagne go straight to your head? What is it about the bubbles that makes you get more drunk, more quickly? Meera goes in search of the science of champagne... - Fran Ridout naksci_interview_1037_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1036/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:44:14 +0000 Earlier this year, a new and fatal strain of virus was discovered in South Africa after a patient was flown in from Zambia for emergency treatment. The virus was identified as a "Rodent-borne Arena Virus" and although it does have a very high fatality potential, it does respond to anti-viral drugs. Professor Robert Swanepoel explains more... - Professor Robert Swanepoel, National Institute for Communicable Dieases, South Africa naksci_interview_1036_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1035/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:19:05 +0000 Understanding the origins of HIV will not only help us to find ways to treat the disease itself, but can also help us prevent future epidemics... - Mike Worobey, University of Arizona naksci_interview_1035_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1034/ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:50:56 +0000 Predicting where in the world diseases are likely to emerge can help us prepare for them, and even try to prevent them from happening. Zoologist Kate Jones has identified hotspots of emerging disease... - Kate Jones, Zoological Society of London naksci_interview_1034_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1033/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:30:08 +0000 Firing lasers into your eyes sounds like a bad idea, but Laser Eye Surgery is a safe and effective option that could allow you to throw away your glasses... - Reena Gosi naksci_interview_1033_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1032/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:54:24 +0000 There are many, diverse causes of blindness, with Inherited Retinal Degeneration affecting one in 2000 people in the UK alone. Robin Ali explains how gene therapy holds promise... - Professor Robin Ali, UCL naksci_interview_1032_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1031/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:10:12 +0000 Why do we blink? Dr Paul Murphy explains to Meera the importance of tears and blinking... - Dr Paul Murphy, Cardiff University naksci_interview_1031_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1030/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:34:18 +0000 Optical Lens Replacement surgery can be used to treat cataracts, which affect millions of people worldwide. We find out how the surgery works... - Professor Sunil Shah, Midland Eye Institute naksci_interview_1030_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1029/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:14:47 +0000 As part of a trip to the Naked Cafe on Solana Beach, we met Hans Paar to discuss the birth of the universe... - Hans Paar, UCSD naksci_interview_1029_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1026/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:51:01 +0000 Sensing our environment is vital - from chemical leaks to terrorist attacks, an ability to accurately and quickly confirm the presence or absence of certain chemicals is essential. Micheal Sailor explains how nanotechnology can help... - Michael Sailor, UCSD naksci_interview_1026_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1025/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:57:51 +0000 Do plants suffer from jetlag? We meet Steve Kay at UCSD, who invited us to his forest laboratory to explain how plants feel biological rhythms... - Steve Kay, UCSD naksci_interview_1025_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1024/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:28:13 +0000 We were proud to receive the Best Radio Show Award at this year's Global Media Awards - Jennie Wetter explains more about the prizes... - Jenny Wetter, Population Institute naksci_interview_1024_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1023/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:03:16 +0000 The Population Institute were our kind hosts in LA, but who are they, and what do they do? I spoke to Bill Ryerson, President of the Population Institute... - Bill Ryerson naksci_interview_1023_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1022/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:24:26 +0000 Can your friends, their friends, and even their friends' friends, boost your chances of becoming obese? James Fowler explains how even people we've never met can influence our eating habits... - James Fowler, UCSD naksci_interview_1022_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1021/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:47:39 +0000 In a box hidden in a corner of the lab belonging to the late Stanley Miller was an experiment which could explain the origins of life on Earth, conducted 50 years ago. How will the experiment stand up to modern analytical techniques? Extremely well, as Jeffrey Bada explains... - Jeffrey Bada, Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego naksci_interview_1021_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1020/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:50:18 +0000 The best way to monitor and understand the sea is to go with the flow! Jules Jaffe and colleagues at Scripps Institute of Oceanography have been developing robots to do just that... - Jules Jaffe, Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego naksci_interview_1020_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1019/ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:06:54 +0000 We hear about a recent government competition to help us make better use of the web. - Chris Vallance naksci_interview_1019_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1018/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:29:50 +0000 Analysis of DNA and early remains can reveal the hunting techniques of our ancestors. - Preston Miracle naksci_interview_1018_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1017/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:28:55 +0000 We reveal how DNA analysis can reveal the origins of crop domestication. - Martin Jones naksci_interview_1017_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1016/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:28:09 +0000 Can the bodies buried at stonehenge reveal what happened there? - Jane Evans naksci_interview_1016_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1015/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:27:00 +0000 Find out the fate of the Nazca Line creators. - David Beresford-Jones naksci_interview_1015_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1014/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:35:49 +0000 In place of this week's Kitchen Science experiment, Ben attended a National Pathology Week event run by the Royal College of Pathologists and the Natural History Museum, simulating an outbreak of plague in Central London. Would you know how to contain an outbreak before it becomes an epidemic? - Royal College of Pathologists and the Natural History Museum naksci_interview_1014_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1013/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:24:51 +0000 We go through the process of a real post mortem - working with pathologist Alison Cluroe, we find out what has to be done to determine the cause of a death. - Alison Cluroe naksci_interview_1013_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1012/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:46:22 +0000 A recent Pathology success story - the drug CamPath, also known as alemtuzumab, was developed at Cambridge University's Pathology department, and has now been shown to have positive effects in sufferers of multiple sclerosis... - Alistair Coles, University of Cambridge naksci_interview_1012_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1011/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:45:11 +0000 We were joined by Professor Adrian Newland, president of the Royal College of Pathologists, who explained what the role of a pathologist is, told us all about National Pathology Week, and how pathologists on TV can give the wrong impression... - Adrian Newland naksci_interview_1011_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1010/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:24:14 +0000 For air traffic control, telling the difference between wind turbines and planes using traditional radar has presented something of an issue. This severely limits the number of wind farms that can be constructed as there are so many airports in the UK. But now engineers at Cambridge Consutants say they have a solution. - Craig Webster naksci_interview_1010_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1009/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:37:55 +0000 Cambridge's annual Teslathon brings enthusiastic amateurs get together to show off their home made tesla coils - high voltage devices based on the same principal as an electric transformer. Danger! High Voltage Fun! - David Woodroffe, Teslathon naksci_interview_1009_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1008/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:37:11 +0000 Time to get your dancing shoes on! It seems that the way you dance could say something about your genetic fitness - in other words, how good your genes would be to pass on to the next generation. Dr Peter Lovatt, a professional dancer turned psychologist from the University of Hertfordshire joins us to explain more... - Peter Lovatt, University of Hertfordshire naksci_interview_1008_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1007/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:36:29 +0000 the beer goggles, or stella-vision, is a well known phenomenon where a few alcoholic drinks makes other people seem much more attractive, sometimes even leading people to do things they regret. Psychologists at Bristol University have been looking into this effect, and it seems that there's more to it than it seems at first... - Marcus Munafo, University of Bristol naksci_interview_1007_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1006/ Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:39:42 +0100 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a debilitating condition where people who have been through nightmarish conditions have flashbacks so intense that they no longer know what's real. Meera found out more... - Peter Naish, Open University naksci_interview_1006_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1005/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:56:12 +0100 How could lasers be used to achieve fusion? Kate Lancaster joins us to explain all... - Kate Lancaster, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory naksci_interview_1005_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1004/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:38:23 +0100 So what's the next step towards making fusion power a reality? Steve Cowley explains the plans for the International Thermo-nuclear Experimental Reactor, better known as ITER... - Steven Cowley, Culham Science Centre naksci_interview_1004_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1003/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:38:37 +0100 The Joint European Torus, or JET, is the biggest fusion experiment in the world right now - but how does it keep fusion reactions going? Meera went along to explore the technological challenges... - Andrew Kirk and Jef Ongena - JET naksci_interview_1003_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1002/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:36:34 +0100 Electricity from fusion could be a great alternative to traditional coal-fired power stations, supplying cheaper, cleaner power. But how does it work? Steve Cowley joins us to explain the physics of fusion... - Steve Cowley, Culham Science Centre naksci_interview_1002_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1001/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:35:23 +0100 John Bailey joins us to explain the problem with Japanese knotweed, and how this alien species could be kept under control by another alien species... - John Bailey, University of Leicester naksci_interview_1001_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1000/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:06:50 +0100 Our very own Kat Arney treats us to a sneak preview of the new album, 'In the City of Dreadful Night', released by Kat's band - Sunday Driver - Kat Arney naksci_interview_1000_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/999/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:35:36 +0100 Could the credit crunch be due to traders' hormone levels? Meera speaks to John Coates to find out... - John Coates, Judge Business School, Cambridge University naksci_interview_999_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/996/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:31:00 +0100 Immunotherapy, using the body's own immune cells to attack a tumour, could provide an alternative to radiotherapy, chemotherapy and traditional surgery. We found out how it's shown promise in treating malignant melanoma. - Cassian Yee, Fred Hutchinson Research Centre naksci_interview_996_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/995/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:24:43 +0100 This weekend saw the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Birmingham, and our very own Kat Arney went along to bring us all the latest news from the front line in the war against cancer... - Kat Arney naksci_interview_995_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/994/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:24:12 +0100 Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under 25 and 70% of cases are caused by a family of viruses known as the human papilloma virus. A new vaccine, now being given to girls age 12-13 in the UK, could help wipe out the problem... - Anne Szarewski, Cancer Research UK naksci_interview_994_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/993/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:23:04 +0100 A new initiative funding research into cancer imaging could find new ways to spot cancer early, and better ways to target treatment. Kat Arney finds out more... - Herbie Newell, Northern Institute for Cancer Research naksci_interview_993_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/992/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:18:27 +0100 You may be surprised to hear that some very simple lifestyle changes can extend your life by 14 years! We find out how to live longer... - Nick Wareham, MRC's Epidemiology Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital naksci_interview_992_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/991/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:17:34 +0100 Meera finds out how to keep your skin looking young and healthy... - Patrick Bowler, British Association of Cosmetic Doctors naksci_interview_991_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/990/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:10:00 +0100 DNA damage leads to many of the diseases we associate with ageing, so if we could stop DNA from being damaged, or repair existing damage - could we stay young forever? - Steve Jackson, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge naksci_interview_990_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/989/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:08:24 +0100 We know that antibodies must pass from breastmilk to baby's blood, but only now have scientists watched one in the process, using a gold nanoparticle to shine a light on how it works... - Pamela Bjorkman naksci_interview_989_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/988/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:48:30 +0100 Some bacteria sense an immune response, and then become hyper-virulent. This means that treatment with antibiotics could make an infection worse! Now, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have found a way to block the bacteria from sensing our response... - Vanessa Sperandio, Southwestern Medical Centre, University of Texas naksci_interview_988_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/987/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:47:50 +0100 Clostridium difficile bacteria account for many cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea, and currently causes 7000 deaths per year - but where did it come from, and why does it present such a problem for hospitals? - Sani Aliyu, Addenbrookes Hospital naksci_interview_987_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/986/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:46:56 +0100 Whether or not bacteria stick around in your local hospital isn't always down to local conditions or cleaning. Sometimes it's the microscopic structure of the surface you're cleaning that dictates whether you'll manage to get the bugs off. If we can understand better how bacteria stick to surfaces we could make food factories, bathrooms, kitchens and hospitals much cleaner. A team at Manchester Metropolitan University have been looking into this. - Professor Joanna Verran, Manchester Metropolitan University naksci_interview_986_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/985/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:42:36 +0100 The bacterium MRSA has been the big villain of hospital acquired infections - it's resistant to common antibacterial drugs, it seems to infect otherwise healthy people, and it's spread into the community. But now, scientists in Boston, have spotted a chink in it's armour - and potentially a way to make a vaccine... - Gerald Pier, Harvard Medical School naksci_interview_985_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/983/ Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:02:47 +0100 In some cases, the human heart can be 'pre-conditioned', and as such can withstand the damage of a heart attack. Now, researchers have found a way to re-create pre-conditioning, and possibly save lives... - Daria Mochly-Rosen, Stanford University naksci_interview_983_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/982/ Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:55:08 +0100 This year's BA festival was held in Liverpool - the European City of Culture. Lord Robert Winston explains why a culture of science - Lord Robert Winston, Imperial College London naksci_interview_982_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/981/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:53:42 +0100 The LHC may be the biggest particle accelerator in the world but how does it work? We spoke to Ben Allanach from the University of Cambridge to find out... - Ben Allanach from the University of Cambridge naksci_interview_981_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/980/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:39:16 +0100 What does it take to create something as big as the LHC? Guy Crockford is an engineer in the control room of CERN and he helped in it's construction... - Guy Crockford naksci_interview_980_d/m/Y http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/979/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:37:20 +0100 The beams created by the LHC will be used by scientists from all over the world in their research. Tara Shears from the University of Liverpool is using the LHC to answer her questions about the origins of our universe... - Tara Shears from the University of Liverpool naksci_interview_979_d/m/Y