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The Naked Scientists Podcast
The Naked Scientists flagship weekly science show. Science news stories, scientific breakthroughs and interviews with leading scientists...
14 February 2010
We investigate the toilet habits of the animal kingdom this week as well as taking a pot shot at which way a dirty golf...
07 February 2010
Could plastics be polluting your body? This week, we hear how hormone-mimicking chemicals leaching from plastics can...
31 January 2010
The high-tech scanners that can home in on chemicals produced by cancers, how bats and dolphins share genes for...
24 January 2010
On this explosive Naked Scientists, explore the science of explosions, looking at what happens when a landmine explodes...
17 January 2010
Can sea water keep roads frost-free? Why does the LHC need to be so cold? How does antifreeze work and what's the...
10 January 2010
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...
05 January 2010
Thrusting space science into the audio dimension, this week the Naked Scientists unveil a new series for 2010 - Naked...
20 December 2009
In a festive mood, this week the Naked Scientists meet their meat and dissect Christmas Dinner, but not with a carving...
13 December 2009
Where did the 2009 H1N1 swine influenza pandemic come from? This week we hear the evidence that this new 'flu may...
06 December 2009
We explore the Hepatitis C Virus, finding out how it evades the immune system, and what it does to the body. The virus...
29 November 2009
How wide is the universe? What makes steak tough? Why does beetroot give me red urine? These tricky questions get...
22 November 2009
This week, we head down under to explore the latest Australasian science...
15 November 2009
On this week's Naked Scientists, we seek the start of the solar system. We'll be finding out how clouds of...
08 November 2009
This week, we investigate infertility and In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF). We find out how a new high resolution...
01 November 2009
The most distant object ever discovered as well as the events of National Pathology week feature in this week's...
29 October 2009
This week we're showcasing a new bimonthly programme strand which we're making in collaboration with the...
25 October 2009
We explore the basis of brain diseases on this week's Naked Scientists. We find out what happens to the brain in...
18 October 2009
We reach for the skies on this week's Naked Scientists, with High Altitude Adventures. We find out how the body...
11 October 2009
The Nobel prizes feature on the Naked Scientists this week alongside a bumper crop of your science questions! We find...
04 October 2009
This week, we catch up with the latest from the front line of cancer research. Kat Arney reports from the National...
27 September 2009
We bring you the highlights from European Researchers Night 2009, which filled the Great North Museum with explosions,...
20 September 2009
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...
13 September 2009
This week we find out about bionic bodies. We discover whether it's possible to mend a broken heart with stem...
06 September 2009
This week we're taking on the questions you've waited all summer to find the answers to. We find out whether...