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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How to Save a Life - Naked Scientists 15.09.22
This week we find out what it takes to save ...
This week we find out what it takes to save a life, from doctors performing open chest surgery in the street to helping people recover in the longer term from severe brain injuries. Plus, news of a real invisibility cloak, how caffeine gives us a boo...
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Climate Change: Making Waves? - Naked Scientists 15.09.15
Climate change - and concerns about rising levels of carbon ...
Climate change - and concerns about rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere - are often in the headlines. However, looking back in the history of the earth, it's clear that this isn't the first time carbon dioxide levels have risen. So why ...
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Hands-on, Minds Open: The Changing Face of Science - Naked Scientists 15.09.08
This week we're asking whether scientists and technologists are in ...
This week we're asking whether scientists and technologists are in short supply, and how the way that we teach science in schools is changing: some classrooms are pumping out published papers! Plus, in the news, a 2 metre-long scorpion, seabirds wit...
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Pluto, at Long Last... - Naked Scientists 15.09.01
This week is a very special, edition of the Naked ...
This week is a very special, edition of the Naked Scientists as we dedicate a whole hour to the world's favourite dwarf planet - Pluto. But how did it get there in the first place? What has the New Horizons probe uncovered? And what's beyond Pluto? G...
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Truth and Beauty: The Hidden World of Symmetry - Naked Scientists 15.08.23
On the face of it, symmetry may seem simple, but ...
On the face of it, symmetry may seem simple, but diving beneath the surface reveals a whole new world. Over the last 100 years, the mathematical idea of symmetry has proved to be a guiding light for the world of physics. But what does a mathematician...
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The Yuck Factor: Why We Find Things So Disgusting - Naked Scientists 15.08.18
We delve into the disgusting to discover the emotion of ...
We delve into the disgusting to discover the emotion of disgust and how it affects our lives. From cockroaches dipped in juice to the importance of sanitation, no topic is off limits as we find out about the psychology of this most powerful of emotio...
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Graphene - Naked Scientists 15.08.11
Hundreds of times stronger than steel, transparent, an excellent electrical ...
Hundreds of times stronger than steel, transparent, an excellent electrical conductor, and weighing next to nothing, graphene is hailed as a wonder material. But what is it doing for us now? And where will it take us in future? This week graphene goe...
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Meet your Sex Hormones - Naked Scientists 15.08.04
Hormones are the driving force behind reproduction and are what ...
Hormones are the driving force behind reproduction and are what make us keen to go make babies. We follow some of these hormones to hear how they have an influence from birth to death, and also the unexpected consequences they have on society, includ...
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Why do Scientists say "So"? - Naked Scientists 15.07.28
From why scientists so often use the word "so" to ...
From why scientists so often use the word "so" to the feasibility of charging a human by USB, how much Silly Putty it would it take to cover the entire Earth, and whether we could genetic engineer super-abilities into humans, we answer your burning s...
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The Seven Million Dollar Maths Mystery - Naked Scientists 15.07.21
This week, we're investigating the Millennium Prize Problems - a ...
This week, we're investigating the Millennium Prize Problems - a set of mathematical equations that, if solved, will not only nab the lucky winner a million, but also revolutionise the world. Plus, the headlines from the world of science and technolo...
