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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Marijuana: Risk or Remedy? - Naked Scientists 15.02.24
Cannabis is as controversial as it is complicated. Does smoking ...
Cannabis is as controversial as it is complicated. Does smoking it cause schizophrenia, and can chemicals from the plant cure cancer? Plus in the news, the new breed of chemicals that are putting our ozone layer at risk and why teenage sperms are mor...
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Your Smartphone: What's it Saying to Cyber-Criminals? - Naked Scientists 15.02.17
This week, how we're haemorrhaging personal information through our smartphones. ...
This week, how we're haemorrhaging personal information through our smartphones. We hear how snoopers can eavesdrop on your mobile signals while you're out in public to track down your home address. A computer scientist tells us what he discovered on...
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Meet the Doctors of Love! - Naked Scientists 15.02.10
This week, how to hack online dating, the way to ...
This week, how to hack online dating, the way to maximise your chances on that crucial first date, what makes couples compatible, and the giveaway signs of fertility in the female voice. Plus, in the news, how late-night texting and Facebook-checking...
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Outnumbered: Are your bacteria controlling you? - Naked Scientists 15.02.03
This week, why we're passengers in our own bodies, outnumbered ...
This week, why we're passengers in our own bodies, outnumbered by our resident bacteria. We explore how these bugs can alter your brain and behaviour, and "trans-poo-sion": the poo-transplant process that might save your life! Plus, why the chances ...
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Lifting the lid on Plastic - Naked Scientists 15.01.27
Last year, 100 million tonnes of plastic were produced by ...
Last year, 100 million tonnes of plastic were produced by industry. At the same time sufficient waste plastic was found floating in the world's oceans to make a string of bottles long enough to make it to the Moon. This week we find out what plastic ...
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The Secrets of Sleep - Naked Scientists 15.01.20
Most people spend around a third of their lives asleep, ...
Most people spend around a third of their lives asleep, and yet we know almost nothing about what goes on in the land of nod. So this week we're going "under the covers" to investigate the science of sleeping including hearing from sleep talkers, pro...
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Fighting Fat with Science - Naked Scientists 15.01.13
Are you sitting comfortably? You might want to stand up, ...
Are you sitting comfortably? You might want to stand up, because we'll be hearing why, in health terms, sitting is the new smoking! We're also taking a look at the science behind weight loss and why shedding extra pounds is so difficult. Plus news of...
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Dissolving teaspoons: Naked in Wellington - Naked Scientists 15.01.06
Dissolving teaspoons, plants that sunbathe, stopping multiple sclerosis, the ARGO ...
Dissolving teaspoons, plants that sunbathe, stopping multiple sclerosis, the ARGO floats that monitor the oceans, global warming in Antarctica, and using computers to find Kiwis. Chris Smith and Simon Morton meet some of Wellington's finest researche...
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Voices in the Dark - Naked Scientists 14.12.30
We all have an inner voice. Most of us know ...
We all have an inner voice. Most of us know they're not real. But, for up to 15% of the population at some points in their lives, they can take on a different tone, as a terrifying experience that cannot be distinguished from reality. Where do they c...
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The Science of Christmas - Naked Scientists 14.12.23
Seasons Greetings from the Naked Scientists! We invite you to ...
Seasons Greetings from the Naked Scientists! We invite you to spend the next hour with us as we explore the Science of Christmas. We'll be looking at why crackers are, or aren't, all that funny, the chemistry of Christmas and what makes the ultimate ...
