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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A trip to the seaside - Naked Scientists 14.07.29
This week why whales get dandruff, what seabirds think of ...
This week why whales get dandruff, what seabirds think of wind farms, the plight of coral reefs, we take a look at some giant sea spiders and look at water that can stay liquid below freezing temperature. Plus, we use science to perfect the recipe f...
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The End of Extinction? - Naked Scientists 14.07.22
Will wooly mammoths roam the tundra once more? This week ...
Will wooly mammoths roam the tundra once more? This week we ask whether improvements in genetic technologies mean extinction is no longer the end, as well as meeting moss that came back to life after 2000 years buried in permafrost, and the million-y...
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Returning to the Moon - A giant leap for mankind? - Naked Scientists 14.07.15
We celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission ...
We celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission by asking, should we return to the moon? We discover what scientific knowledge is still to be gained by going back, what robot missions are being planned as part of the Google Lunar X prize, ...
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Saddle Up: The Science of Cycling - Naked Scientists 14.07.08
Chimps use gestures, climate change stops fish finding friends, gut ...
Chimps use gestures, climate change stops fish finding friends, gut cells reprogrammed to make insulin, and people prefer shocks to thoughts! Plus Saddle Up! - we look at the science of cyling as the Tour de France comes to the UK, including seeing h...
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Engineering the Impossible - Naked Scientists 14.07.01
From levitating trains and humans to giant, climate-altering balloons, super-steels ...
From levitating trains and humans to giant, climate-altering balloons, super-steels and earthquake-proof buildings, this month's live show panel reveal the latest advances in extreme engineering. Plus, we get engineering for ourselves, including taki...
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Ready for Kick Off... - Naked Scientists 14.06.24
England might be out of the World Cup this week, ...
England might be out of the World Cup this week, but thousands of fans are still cheering their teams on across Brazil. But how does chanting change the behaviour of a football crowd? Why do free kicks and penalties still come down to good old physic...
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Untangling Alzheimer's Disease - Naked Scientists 14.06.17
Alois Alzheimer, who described the first case of the disease ...
Alois Alzheimer, who described the first case of the disease now named after him, would have been 150 years old this week. But what have we discovered about the disease since he presented the first Alzheimer's case over 100 years ago? And how can fru...
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Freeze Dried Blood! - Naked Scientists 14.06.10
Freeze Dried Blood! Every day the likes of probiotic "good" ...
Freeze Dried Blood! Every day the likes of probiotic "good" bacteria in yoghurts, and even the enzymes in washing powder, give us a helping hand. This week we investigate how scientists are designing new ways to protect and guard these tiny helpers, ...
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Learning to Learn - Naked Scientists 14.06.03
Making brainwaves: from how babies' brains develop, to how children ...
Making brainwaves: from how babies' brains develop, to how children learn language and even unravelling the adolescent mind, this month's live show panel of guests walk us through how we learn to learn! Plus, popping balloons shows why teenagers tak...
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The Cost of a Life - Naked Scientists 14.05.27
We often hear about amazing new medical developments which could ...
We often hear about amazing new medical developments which could improve disease treatment. But what about the ethical considerations involved in deciding how to use these advances? Hannah Critchlow and Ginny Smith discuss how we decide which drugs w...
