Episódios

  • Facial recognition tech, and Russia destroys launchpad

    Facial recognition tech, and Russia destroys launchpad
    Dec 5 2025
    Coming up, we explore the UK's plans to rollout facial recognition technology. Is it a bold move to catch violent criminals, or scientific and ethical overreach? Also, why volcanic eruptions may have aided the spread of the second wave of the Black Death in Europe, what caused damage to Russia's space launchpad in Kazakhstan, and whether bacteria can help us build habitats on Mars. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    28 minutos
  • Titans of Science: Georgina Long

    Titans of Science: Georgina Long
    Dec 2 2025
    The Naked Scientists welcome the return of a new series of Titans of Science, where the world's scientific, medical, and technological pioneers tell us about the significance of their work. Today's episode features Georgina Long, the director of the Melanoma Institute Australia, who has used groundbreaking techniques to overcome the disease. Melanoma is a type of cancer that is particularly common in Georgina's homeland, and she has been telling Chris Smith how her work has made her one of Australia's most recognisable scientists... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    30 minutos
  • Prostate cancer screening, and DNA building blocks in Bennu

    Prostate cancer screening, and DNA building blocks in Bennu
    Nov 28 2025
    On this week's news podcast, the former UK prime minister, David Cameron, calls for prostate cancer screening following his diagnosis. But does it really help to know you have the disease? Also, we find out about the DNA composition of the carbon-rich asteroid Bennu, the underlying cause of Santorini's recent earthquakes, and scientists discover where domestic cats came from... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    29 minutos
  • New ways to combat the Antibiotic Apocalypse

    New ways to combat the Antibiotic Apocalypse
    Nov 25 2025
    Today, synthetic bacteriophages, a breakthrough vaccine for TB, and how unpicking the pathways used to make antibiotics are helping scientists to combat rising rates of antimicrobial resistance around the world... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    33 minutos
  • Small modular reactors for Wales, and moss survives in space

    Small modular reactors for Wales, and moss survives in space
    Nov 21 2025
    In the news, why the UK appears to be betting big on small modular nuclear reactors. Also, Iran seeds the skies in bid to end its worst drought in decades. And moss grows fat on a rolling stone - but a new study claims it can survive in space. We'll explore the significance. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    31 minutos
  • A climate COP out?

    A climate COP out?
    Nov 18 2025
    Today, we're analysing the COP30 conference in Brazil, asking whether the will to tackle climate change is drying up. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    32 minutos
  • Flu season starts early, and staving off hungry seagulls

    Flu season starts early, and staving off hungry seagulls
    Nov 14 2025
    In the news show, flu season starts early in the Northern hemisphere due to pesky new strains, so will vaccines be effective? Also, the baby 'swim cap' which promises less invasive brain monitoring, and the European Space Agency's GPS powered satellites which are surveying the water cycle. Then, we find out the best way to shout at seagulls to stop them stealing our snacks... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    28 minutos
  • 80 years of nuclear weapons

    80 years of nuclear weapons
    Nov 11 2025
    In this edition of The Naked Scientists, we go nuclear, and explore the science and politics of weapons of mass destruction... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    32 minutos