The Naked Scientists - Stripping Down Science
Interactive science, medicine and technology weekly live radio show with Cambridge University's Dr Chris Smith. We strip down science and lay the facts bare answering your science questions, interviewing top scientists and catching up with the latest top science news stories.
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Are old habits hard to break? - Naked Scientists 14.01.14
This week we want to hear how you're doing with ...
This week we want to hear how you're doing with your New Year's Resolutions as we investigate the psychology of willpower and how long it takes to form a new habit. In the news, does drinking a cup of coffee after studying help students remember...
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Why don't microwaves spark off themselves? - Naked Scientists 14.01.07
The Naked Scientists tackle your questions, from how hail storms ...
The Naked Scientists tackle your questions, from how hail storms come about to why the Mediterranean Sea has such small tides. And why do people often favour walking on one particular side of the road? Plus, we look at what science might hit the hea...
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Hydrogen-powered Party Poppers - Naked Scientists 13.12.24
It's Christmas, and we're celebrating in style with a look ...
It's Christmas, and we're celebrating in style with a look at the science behind the things that grace the festive period. In a special programme recorded live in the kitchen, we produce our own home-made ice cream, hear about the brain-basis of the ...
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Super-shape me! - Naked Scientists 13.12.17
How balls of cells assemble into a baby, why cell ...
How balls of cells assemble into a baby, why cell shape is crucial in cancer, telling cells where to go in an embryo, and getting a handle on how limbs develop: this week's Naked Scientists explores the science of structure. Plus, does classical mus...
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Diving into Ocean Conservation - Naked Scientists 13.12.10
The bid to create the world's largest marine reserve, diseases ...
The bid to create the world's largest marine reserve, diseases threatening corals in the Caribbean, what is the best way to conserve coral reefs in Fiji, and why fish microbes matter too. Plus news of DNA sequences extracted from a 400,000 human ance...
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Life, The Universe and Everything - Naked Scientists 13.12.03
Live on location at the Cambridge Science Centre, Chris Smith ...
Live on location at the Cambridge Science Centre, Chris Smith is joined by guests Didier Queloz, who discovered the first exoplanet, Alan Tunnacliffe who investigates organisms which might be able to survive in space, and Gerry Gilmore, who is aiming...
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Sniff! Sniff! - Naked Scientists 13.11.26
This week, smells, pheromones and anosmia. We talk to a ...
This week, smells, pheromones and anosmia. We talk to a patient with no sense of smell, hear why odours might be more down to the way molecules vibrate that how they are shaped, we look at the role that genes play in what we can smell and hear how ph...
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Restore, repair, retain! - Naked Scientists 13.11.19
This week we discover how we repair and restore everything ...
This week we discover how we repair and restore everything from ancient manuscripts to the human heart! The team visits the BBC to find out how recently re-discovered episodes of the classic sci-fi series Dr Who were restored and find out about th...
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Stopping Multiple Sclerosis - Naked Scientists 13.11.12
What is multiple sclerosis (MS), what causes it, why do ...
What is multiple sclerosis (MS), what causes it, why do some people suffer from it, and how can we treat it? This week we hear about a drug that can halt the disease in its tracks for some patients, and how scientists screening chemicals that trigger...
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Cutting Edge in Cancer - Naked Scientists 13.11.05
From detecting tumour DNA in our bloodstreams to making cancer ...
From detecting tumour DNA in our bloodstreams to making cancer cells stand out in an MRI scan, this week, coinciding with the NCRI Cancer Conference, we explore how best ways to detect cancer and monitor tumours during treatment. Plus, in the news, w...
