Naked Scientists Special Editions
Special feature podcasts produced by the Naked Scientists team.
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People prefer shocks to thoughts! - 14.07.03
How long could you be left alone with your thoughts? ...
How long could you be left alone with your thoughts? 10 seconds? A minute? Well, according to a new study published in the journal Science, people really don't like to be left alone with nothing to do other than think. In fact, when participants of t...
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The Summer Science Exhibition 2014 - 14.07.03
Every year the Royal Society hosts the Summer Science exhibition, ...
Every year the Royal Society hosts the Summer Science exhibition, where members of the public get a chance to see some of the amazing work being done by scientists around the UK. The Naked Scientists take a look around to meet the world's clumsiest d...
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'Neonics' linked to honeybee decline - 14.06.28
Neonicotinoids are a group of chemical used as a pesticide ...
Neonicotinoids are a group of chemical used as a pesticide on crops. In fact, they're so effective at killing pests, they're currently the most widely used insecticide in the world. These chemicals target the nervous system by mimicking the action...
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Can we use faces as passwords? - 14.06.27
Passwords are a tricky business, with thousands of people forgetting ...
Passwords are a tricky business, with thousands of people forgetting them every day, and some being hacked or guessed. The University of York has tested the idea of using recognisable faces which are unique to us, instead of written passwords, as pro...
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Mobile Microbiomes - 14.06.26
It's not just conversations that we share with our mobiles, ...
It's not just conversations that we share with our mobiles, but also our bacterial blueprints! According to Oregon scientist James Meadow, every time you interact with your phone you deposit a bug fingerprint unique to you. And this means that o...
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UK government bans 'Qat' - 14.06.26
As of midnight on Tuesday, the herb "qat" became a ...
As of midnight on Tuesday, the herb "qat" became a Class C drug. Users chew the leaves of this east African flowering plant to achieve a buzz which, some say, is similar to caffeine. The ban is surprising because the UK's Advisory Council on the Misu...
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Cheaper Solar Panels - 14.06.26
Using a cheap chemical used normally to make tofu stick ...
Using a cheap chemical used normally to make tofu stick together, scientists at the University of Liverpool have stumbled upon a much more environmentally-friendly and cheaper way to manufacture very light-weight solar panels called thin film photovo...
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Why stress causes heart attacks - 14.06.26
You've probably heard the idea that stress gives you a ...
You've probably heard the idea that stress gives you a heart attack, and we certainly know that it is a risk factor, along with things like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and smoking. But exactly how stress affects the body to increas...
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Do we need another whooping cough vaccine? - 14.06.26
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis or the '100 day ...
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis or the '100 day cough', kills around 300,000 people per year, but is one of the most common diseases that can be prevented by vaccine. Children in Britain are vaccinated several times before starting school. Bu...
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Why Salamanders can't get legless - 14.06.24
Salamanders can grow back entire limbs if they lose them. ...
Salamanders can grow back entire limbs if they lose them. A team at University College London lead by Dr Max Yun are looking at the genetic pathways that enable these amphibians to regenerate their arms and legs. This could help us understand how hum...
