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06.26.2022

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with science news stories and analysis. In today’s programme: Scientists discover the world’s biggest bacterium, evidence that we pick our friends based on how they smell, and do brain training apps really work? ...

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06.26.2022 Keeping the lights on with renewable energy Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with science news stories and analysis. In today’s programme: Scientists discover the world’s biggest bacterium, evidence that we pick our friends based on how they smell, and do brain training apps really work? ...
06.19.2022 5live Science JUNE SCI-LIGHTS From conserving wildlife and ivory to Love Island fashion, predicting volcanic eruptions and the possibility of life on Venus, these are the science stories everybody ought to be talking about...
06.10.2022 Bad Air, 4 day working week and where did chickens come from? The hottest science news, stories and analysis from Dr Chris and the Naked Scientists.
06.05.2022 70 Years of Science Innovation Chris Smith looks at the scientific highlights from the 70 years of the Queen's reign, as well as why teenage girls are more likely to develop depression than teenage boys. Plus, tidal power is the next alternative energy source under ...
05.29.2022 Monkeypox, Insight's journey on Mars, and the pros and cons of solar power Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team investigate whether we should worried about monkeypox, look at what the Martian probe “Insight” has achieved as it prepares for retirement and explore the potential and the pitfalls of solar power.
05.25.2022 Investigating War Crimes Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team look at the warning signs of bowel cancer, whether the so-called “runners high” exists, and following claims of war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin's forces in Ukraine how forensic archaeologists can help ...
05.15.2022 AD FAB We get an update from the surgeon who performed the world’s first transplant of a pig heart into a human. We look at FIFA and EA Sports. Plus we look at the science of advertising.
05.08.2022 It's Q 'n' 'May' Time! This week's guests talk about the Raspberry Pi at ten, studying the Universe's first stars, and look who's in Brian May's office these days! Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.
05.01.2022 Wake up and smell the coffee… Dr Chris Smith and the team look at children with hepatitis, why teens ignore their parents, and there's a deep dive into the world's favourite hot beverage...
04.24.2022 Dogs, Dingoes and Contagious Cancers Scientists sequence the DNA code of a dingo, 3D printing goes up a notch, Incan human sacrifices, and we delve into transmissible tumours: cancers that can spread between individuals. Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest ...
04.17.2022 Hot Cross Puns: Easter Science Q & A Julia Ravey from the Naked Scientists with a special Easter Q & A episode. This week featuring how Formula 1 technology is changing the world, tools to cope with grief, and controversies in science media. Plus the panel get involved ...
04.10.2022 Science in Film Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. This week, we look at the 9 Covid symptoms that now make up the official symptoms list. And how can sound travel at two ...
04.03.2022 Buying Breast Milk Online Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. In today’s programme, we look at the new covid outbreak in Shanghai, and how they are managing the new surge. And why are some ...
03.27.2022 Covid, Nuclear Energy...and Lettuce! Cases are at an all-time high, so is it time we started talking about Covid-19 again? Find out how lettuce is helping astronauts tackle bone density loss. As the energy crisis deepens, and inflation is predicted to be heading towards ...
03.20.2022 Bad Habits Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. In today’s programme: AI-based Facial recognition is deployed in Ukraine, and a computer game where the aim is to combat cancer And as we ...
03.20.2022 Bad Habits Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. In this podcast: AI-based Facial recognition is deployed in Ukraine, and a computer game where the aim is to combat cancer And as we ...
03.13.2022 Cyberwarfare Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. In today’s programme: As the war in Ukraine continues, we look at how infectious diseases might be spreading, as people seek refuge from the ...
03.06.2022 Making the Invisible Visible Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with the latest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. In today’s programme: How researchers know the time of the year dinosaurs went extinct, the device that boosts your solar panel power and ...
02.27.2022 The Father of Viagra, and a man with an asteroid named after him! Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists answer your science questions. This week the Nobel prizewinner who made Viagra possible, a space science writer with his own asteroid, how fungi have evolved to give us beer and bread, and where ...
02.20.2022 Xenotransplantation In today’s podcast: We look at the Lassa Fever outbreak in the UK. How constant is time? Scientists are developing incredibly accurate atomic clocks that can measure tiny distortions. And, we hear about the amazing case of a man who ...
02.13.2022 The Origins of Covid 19 The latest science news with Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team. This week: A breakthrough in the treatment of people paralysed by spinal injuries, and what colours not to wear, if you want to fly beneath a mosquito’s radar. ...
02.06.2022 Would Saturn Float? Solving the science questions you've been sending in, Naked Scientist Julia Ravey talk astrophysics, black holes, shrinking squid and ways to bust anxiety.
01.30.2022 Why do we lose our sense of smell? The week's science news with Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team. This week: How close are we to being able to grow complete new arms and legs? New research looks very promising in this direction. And a breakthrough ...
01.23.2022 5 live science Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists look at why the government thinks now is the right time to ditch Covid Plan B? Also, how can your brain tell the difference between noises it can ignore, and ones that should ...
01.16.2022 The Sword of Damascus, cutting covid isolation We look at the science behind cutting covid isolation to 5 days Vets declare the largest ever outbreak of bird flu across Europe, but why now and how should we respond… We’re looking into the microscopic world of nanotechnology: the ...
01.09.2022 A century of insulin, hedgehogs and MRSA This week Dr Chris delves into the science behind the headlines, including an update on Omicron, top tech and the latest in the gaming world, a century since insulin, how hedgehogs gave us MRSA, and David Attenborough's new documentary.
01.02.2022 Good News Science Stories from 2021 Sally Le Page from the Naked Scientists presents some of the best good news science stories from 2021. Including how we may have solved train delays caused by leaves on the line, and the mystery of how wombats make their ...
12.19.2021 A Christmas Quandary Something mysterious is a foot at The Naked Scientists office... It would seem that Dr. Chris has been playing the part of a very naughty Santa. Join the gang as they attempt to solve some of our biggest festive questions ...
12.12.2021 Life in plastic, is it fantastic? As the UK government moves to Plan B, introducing new restrictions, what actually happens when people catch the new Covid variant? Can wearables like watches predict if you’re incubating a coronavirus infection? Plus, plastic is used in many different contexts… ...
12.05.2021 Festive Q&A: Rubies, Robots and Christmas 'Rapping' This week, your Christmas science questions and a sprinkling of festive fun as Julia Ravey hears about a planet where it rains rubies, robots that feel pain, a crab with a hairy chest, and how to make a top science ...
11.28.2021 Covid, NASA, and Wood! Put on some safety goggles as Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team ignite your bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. We investigate the rising number of Covid cases across Europe, why’s it happening, ...
11.21.2021 Climate Change and Covid As pressure on the NHS intensifies, are covid vaccine passports on the cards? Plus, the scientists using nanotechnology to make silk shirts that cool you down when the sun shines on them! And We look back on what was and ...
11.14.2021 Malaria, Mars, and Monstrous Ducks! This week, it's Q&A time and we find out if there's an end in sight for malaria, how female vultures can have chicks without any males, what it's like to live on Mars for two weeks, and the flesh-eating ducks ...
11.07.2021 Climate Change, Dating and Spiders In this week's 5 Live Science, we go behind the scenes at the Glasgow COP-26 climate summit, hear about a new discovery into what makes two people click, and explore the science of spiders, including the world's most venomous ones.
10.31.2021 To Plan B, Or Not To Plan B Scientists turn antibiotics into double edged swords that also activate the immune system to fight superbugs, and should the government turn to Covid Plan B now? And as the World Health Organisation convenes a new team to investigate the origins ...
10.24.2021 How Much Did The World's Largest Pumpkin Weigh? Harry Lewis and the panel tackle the science questions you've been sending in, including whether William Shatner is strictly now an astronaut?
10.17.2021 All The Small Things Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with the latest science news stories. In today’s programme: Alarming numbers of unvaccinated pregnant women are ending up in ITU with Covid, but why? And we look into the court case over ...
10.10.2021 Supply Chain Reaction We assess the covid vaccine situation around the world, why are some countries lagging behind? We’ll find out who and what has won Nobel prizes this year in Medicine, Physics and Chemistry. Plus... we look at global supply chains, and ...
10.03.2021 Menopause for thought Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with the latest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. In today’s programme: Are we destined to catch the “worst cold ever” this winter? Scientists peer into the past and read previously hidden ...
09.26.2021 Off-limits bits of the Universe, and a lack of CO2 It's Q&A time this week and a climate scientist, an astronomer, an economist and a medicinal botanist join us to talk about why we're heading back to the Moon, what's causing the CO2 shortage, how nature might hold the key ...
09.26.2021 Off-limits bits of the Universe, and a lack of CO2 It's Q&A time this week and a climate scientist, an astronomer, an economist and a medicinal botanist join us to talk about why we're heading back to the Moon, what's causing the CO2 shortage, how nature might hold the key ...
09.19.2021 AI vs Sepsis Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with the latest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. In today’s programme: Covid jabs are confirmed for 12 to 15 year olds, are we making too much of the possible side effect ...
09.12.2021 What is covid immunity? Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with the latest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. This week: Could we send hydrogen to houses through the gas network? Why rats that eat late at night, are more likely to ...
09.05.2021 Long Covid Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with the latest science news, including: As children return to school, will there be a spike in covid cases? Leaded petrol disappears from the last service stations; but why did we use ...
08.29.2021 Can nature solve the climate crisis for us? The Naked Scientist team takes a deep dive into the world of carbon sequestration. They hit the Fens, the beach and the farm to hear how nature can help us to lock away carbon and tackle climate change.
08.22.2021 Q&A: Bugs, behaviour, and biosensing tech From preventing the insect apocalypse to the future of biosensing technology, the Naked Scientist panel answer your science questions.
08.15.2021 Will incentives boost Covid vaccine uptake? Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with the latest science news stories. Including a look at whether incentives will boost Covid vaccine uptake, the discovery of a new carnivorous plant, and the search for the Loch Ness monster ...
08.08.2021 Are we ready for the electric vehicle revolution? Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with the latest science news stories. Including a look at the electric vehicle revolution, the antibodies needed for Covid protection, and the 100 year history of insulin.
08.01.2021 The beginning of the end of the Covid pandemic? Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with science news stories. Including a look at whether we are seeing the beginning of the end of the Covid pandemic, as cases fall. Plus tips for athletes coping with extreme temperatures at ...
07.25.2021 Summer Science Q & HEY! Tackling the latest talking points, including Covid and its impact on the Tokyo Olympics, the billionaire race for space, and animals with personalities, we answer the science questions you've been sending in.

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5 Live Science Podcast episodes:

Keeping the lights on with renewable energy

5live Science JUNE SCI-LIGHTS

Bad Air, 4 day working week and where did chickens come from?

70 Years of Science Innovation

Monkeypox, Insight's journey on Mars, and the pros and cons of solar power

Investigating War Crimes

AD FAB

It's Q 'n' 'May' Time!

Wake up and smell the coffee…

Dogs, Dingoes and Contagious Cancers

Hot Cross Puns: Easter Science Q & A

Science in Film

Buying Breast Milk Online

Covid, Nuclear Energy...and Lettuce!

Bad Habits

Bad Habits

Cyberwarfare

Making the Invisible Visible

The Father of Viagra, and a man with an asteroid named after him!

Xenotransplantation

The Origins of Covid 19

Would Saturn Float?

Why do we lose our sense of smell?

5 live science

The Sword of Damascus, cutting covid isolation

A century of insulin, hedgehogs and MRSA

Good News Science Stories from 2021

A Christmas Quandary

Life in plastic, is it fantastic?

Festive Q&A: Rubies, Robots and Christmas 'Rapping'

Covid, NASA, and Wood!

Climate Change and Covid

Malaria, Mars, and Monstrous Ducks!

Climate Change, Dating and Spiders

To Plan B, Or Not To Plan B

How Much Did The World's Largest Pumpkin Weigh?

All The Small Things

Supply Chain Reaction

Menopause for thought

Off-limits bits of the Universe, and a lack of CO2

Off-limits bits of the Universe, and a lack of CO2

AI vs Sepsis

What is covid immunity?

Long Covid

Can nature solve the climate crisis for us?

Q&A: Bugs, behaviour, and biosensing tech

Will incentives boost Covid vaccine uptake?

Are we ready for the electric vehicle revolution?

The beginning of the end of the Covid pandemic?

Summer Science Q & HEY!