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Reflect on the issues of conflict in this episode...
It’s Beethoven’s 250th birthday! He was up on the tech of his time; but does today's AI outpace him?
We take a close look at the pandemic pathogen
A taste of our Naked Gaming podcast for you to try...
How did our early ancestors move across the world? How is Covid-19 impacting athletes?
Exploring the tiny journeys of great importance
From the ancient past to the changing climate of the future, us humans are a migratory bunch...
The world around us is in motion, from the air we breathe to the water in the oceans...
What's an ecological corridor? And what can be done about invasive species?
Do we allow the Covid-19 virus to spread, or try to suppress it with more interventions...
We take a walk in the woods, to understand the science of trees
Chris is joined by palaeoanthropologist Lee Berger and BMJ editor Theo Bloom to dissect the latest science...
What exactly is a period? And why, in 2020, is period poverty such a problem?
What would a more plant based diet mean for us, and the planet?
Do algorithms run the world? We explore the limits of automation, and whether we're losing our free will...
We're answering your questions, and picking apart the science behind the headlines...
We take a look at the future of telescopes...
We've unpacked the evidence - and the gaps in the evidence - surrounding the origin of the coronavirus...
How can gardeners garden sustainably as climate conditions change?
How do we go about relating to another?
Meet the COVID-19 patients who are still suffering the after-effects of the virus, months after catching it...
Let's tuck into a Naked Scientists' BBQ...
It’s quiz time! Three fabulous listeners tackle everything from physics & space to the natural world...
Celebrating the centenary of the DNA pioneer