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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Leprosy: The Low Down - Naked Scientists 11.01.30
Leprosy goes under the microscope this week as we uncover ...
Leprosy goes under the microscope this week as we uncover the origins of one of the oldest known human diseases, recognised this week on World Leprosy Day. A quarter of a million new cases are diagnosed every year, but how is the illness spreading, w...
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Analysing Antimatter - Naked Scientists 11.01.23
We're analysing the matter of antimatter this week to find ...
We're analysing the matter of antimatter this week to find out what is antimatter, how is it made and why's it so rare in the Universe? We talk to researchers at CERN who are capturing anti-hydrogen so scientists can study it properly for the first t...
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Do Metal Spinal Implants Lure Lightning? - Naked Scientists 11.01.16
Does a metal implant turn a person into a living ...
Does a metal implant turn a person into a living lightning-conductor or radio receiver, is eye-size important, why is frost bad for freezers, where did the first organic molecules come from, what happens to sparkling drinks in space and why does a bu...
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Would you donate your body to science? - Naked Scientists 11.01.09
We're discussing human dissection in this week's Naked Scientists. Chris ...
We're discussing human dissection in this week's Naked Scientists. Chris visits the dissection room to find out how trainee doctors benefit from dissecting real bodies, and why many medical schools are increasingly turning to alternatives. We're jo...
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National Pathology Week 2010 - Naked Scientists 11.01.02
In this special podcast we focus on the highlights of ...
In this special podcast we focus on the highlights of this year's National Pathology Week. We'll be going behind closed doors for a tour of the pathology labs at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and we'll explore the role of veterinary pathologists in ...
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Back in the Saddle: Getting Paralysed Patients Riding and Rowing - Naked Scientists 10.12.26
In this special episode of the Naked Scientists podcast, we ...
In this special episode of the Naked Scientists podcast, we explore the world of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES), a technology allowing people paralysed from the waist down to row and cycle by using external electrodes to stimulate leg muscle...
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Why does helium make your voice sound funny? - Naked Scientists 10.12.25
When you breathe in helium, why does your voice sound ...
When you breathe in helium, why does your voice sound all funny? Find out in the latest Naked Science Scrapbook!...
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Blowing out Candles Round Corners - Naked Scientists 10.12.19
In this festive episode, can you get drunk through your ...
In this festive episode, can you get drunk through your feet, the chemistry of cocktails, twelve marine critters of Christmas, the best food and drink combos to eschew indigestion, does a carbon fibre bike go faster, why are snowflakes different shap...
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Why's Graphene Great? - Naked Scientists 10.12.12
Graphene is the focus of this week's Naked Scientists, including ...
Graphene is the focus of this week's Naked Scientists, including how it holds the key to the super-flexible touch screen displays of tomorrow, super-light composites and the next generation of computer chips. In the news, a breakthrough in understand...
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Electrifying the Future - Naked Scientists 10.12.05
Current breakthroughs in electricity generation and distribution go under the ...
Current breakthroughs in electricity generation and distribution go under the spotlight in this week's sizzling edition of the Naked Scientists. We talk to the team with the electrical equivalent of cold-storage that can put power "on ice" until it's...
