The Naked Scientists Podcast

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The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world's top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home.

Recent Episodes
  • Titans of Science: Richard Thompson
    Apr 15, 2025 – 00:30:50
  • Womb transplant baby, and ancient seafarers
    Apr 11, 2025 – 00:36:48
  • Why are measles cases surging?
    Apr 8, 2025 – 00:30:42
  • Antibiotics affect babies' vaccinations, and space miso
    Apr 4, 2025 – 00:35:01
  • How bad is the air we breathe?
    Apr 1, 2025 – 00:31:17
  • Pig liver transplant breakthrough, and weird early galaxies
    Mar 28, 2025 – 00:35:45
  • AMR unleashed: the silent pandemic
    Mar 25, 2025 – 00:32:22
  • Stranded astronauts return, and the whale pee funnel
    Mar 21, 2025 – 00:33:07
  • The mounting misgivings over microplastics
    Mar 18, 2025 – 00:30:29
  • North Sea ship crash, and super spuds
    Mar 14, 2025 – 00:40:33
  • CRISPR, and the ethics of gene editing
    Mar 11, 2025 – 00:30:34
  • New part of the immune system, and greedier labradors
    Mar 7, 2025 – 00:34:01
  • Incoming: what happens when the next asteroid hits Earth?
    Mar 4, 2025 – 00:31:11
  • Glucose monitor misinformation, and AI dairy farms
    Feb 28, 2025 – 00:35:20
  • What is mirror life?
    Feb 25, 2025 – 00:32:44
  • Game-changing prostate cancer test, and magnetic turtles
    Feb 21, 2025 – 00:33:05
  • Halting the progress of multiple sclerosis
    Feb 18, 2025 – 00:27:42
  • Record-breaking neutrinos, and quantum train travel
    Feb 14, 2025 – 00:36:31
  • From Russia with Love: The Science of Hybrid Warfare
    Feb 11, 2025 – 00:31:36
  • Mantis shrimp's punch, and low-methane rice
    Feb 7, 2025 – 00:32:08
  • Can you grow a building?
    Feb 4, 2025 – 00:33:57
  • Asteroid Bennu's brine, and DeepSeek shocks Silicon Valley
    Jan 31, 2025 – 00:35:25
  • Titans of Science: Charlie Swanton
    Jan 28, 2025 – 00:31:35
  • Malaria infection trial, and weeing chimpanzees
    Jan 24, 2025 – 00:34:15
  • Science of Scotch: How whisky is made
    Jan 21, 2025 – 00:32:36
  • 5 years of COVID, and the hunt for Planet X
    Jan 17, 2025 – 00:31:22
  • Titans of Science: Antje Boetius
    Jan 14, 2025 – 00:30:49
  • Bird flu threat, and what the Romans really did for us
    Jan 10, 2025 – 00:33:37
  • Titans of Science: Trevor Robbins
    Jan 7, 2025 – 00:29:31
  • What science will thrive in 2025?
    Jan 3, 2025 – 00:28:31
  • Titans of Science: Marc Abrahams
    Dec 31, 2024 – 00:29:10
  • The science that defined 2024
    Dec 27, 2024 – 00:28:10
  • The best of 2024!
    Dec 20, 2024 – 00:53:43
  • Titans of Science: David Baker
    Dec 17, 2024 – 00:28:16
  • Food science, ancient human genes, and dark comets
    Dec 13, 2024 – 00:33:49
  • Titans of Science: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
    Dec 10, 2024 – 00:30:16
  • AI takes weather forecasting by storm, and crabs use aspirin
    Dec 6, 2024 – 00:33:20
  • OCD and balance in the brain
    Dec 3, 2024 – 00:31:07
  • Jab to alleviate asthma attacks, and amber in Antarctica
    Nov 29, 2024 – 00:32:19
  • Can nuclear innovation help meet our energy needs?
    Nov 26, 2024 – 00:30:22
  • Amazing animals: bats on treadmills, and showering elephants
    Nov 22, 2024 – 00:32:31
  • Are we on track to end new infections of HIV?
    Nov 19, 2024 – 00:35:04
  • The stakes at COP29, and the rogue Skynet satellite
    Nov 15, 2024 – 00:31:25
  • Can weight loss jabs tackle the obesity pandemic?
    Nov 12, 2024 – 00:31:54
  • Pompeii DNA, and a black hole feeding faster than it should
    Nov 8, 2024 – 00:31:22
  • How do we reduce harms to children from smartphones?
    Nov 5, 2024 – 00:31:07
  • Monkeypox in the UK, and the lost Mayan city
    Nov 1, 2024 – 00:36:32
  • Could technology swing the race for the White House?
    Oct 29, 2024 – 00:31:52
  • Chris Hoy's cancer diagnosis, and AI finds us common ground
    Oct 25, 2024 – 00:33:28
  • Searching for signs of life on Europa
    Oct 22, 2024 – 00:31:37
Recent Reviews
  • Toni 101
    Fun and educational
    Science presented by amiable hosts in a relaxed, fun way that’s easy to understand. Definitely recommend.
  • Wellfleetgal
    Outstanding discussions of scientific topics
    Discussions of interesting science topics in language everyone can understand. Easy, accessible, fascinating quesitons and answers on all types of scientific matters and the latest research in many scientific fields. I listen to all the Naked Scientists podcasts and have learned an endless number of fascinating things. If you are curious about the world, listen to these podcasts. Chris Smith and his team do an outstanding job presenting a broad array of timely and interesting pieces in a lively way.
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