Episodes

  • Fruity vapes paralyse lungs, and world's oldest cheese

    Fruity vapes paralyse lungs, and world's oldest cheese
    Sep 27 2024
    In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Signs that fruity vapes paralyse the immune system in your lungs; the world's oldest cheese: but why was the nearly 4000 year old dairy product smeared all over an ancient Chinese mummy? And, why it might be a giant leap to suggest that we're getting an extra moon, at least for a while! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    31 mins
  • Cancer vaccines: Empowering the immune system

    Cancer vaccines: Empowering the immune system
    Sep 24 2024
    Recently, doctors announced some extremely encouraging news about a jab for people with advanced forms of several types of malignancy, including melanoma, lung cancer and other solid organ tumours. The vaccine is called mRNA-4359 and has been developed by the pharmaceutical company Moderna, of Covid vaccine fame. The trials have been conducted here in the UK, and we'll hear from the man running the study. Also, the success of the HPV vaccine in preventing cervical cancer, and how a Lynch syndrome vaccine could prevent a variety of malginancies... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    33 mins
  • Pager attacks in Lebanon, and resurrecting ancient seeds

    Pager attacks in Lebanon, and resurrecting ancient seeds
    Sep 20 2024
    In this edition of The Naked Scientists: what do we know about the pagers and walkie-talkies used to attack Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon? Also the landmark study on the impact of pregnancy on the human brain. And how scientists in Israel have grown a one thousand-year-old seed that might fill in a missing link in the Bible... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    34 mins
  • Engineers vs climate change

    Engineers vs climate change
    Sep 17 2024
    In this edition of The Naked Scientists, how engineers are using novel concepts and ideas to attempt to tackle the climate crisis... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    38 mins
  • Lockdown aged young brains, and dealing with nuclear waste

    Lockdown aged young brains, and dealing with nuclear waste
    Sep 13 2024
    In this edition of The Naked Scientists: How COVID-19 lockdowns affected the brain development of teenagers; how best to dispose of dangerous nuclear waste; and why the UK's puffin population is thriving despite a rise in avian flu. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    33 mins
  • What's the point of the appendix?

    What's the point of the appendix?
    Sep 10 2024
    In this edition of The Naked Scientists, we take a fresh look at the appendix. Despite its historical reputation of being a useless part of the body, have new studies shone a light on the pivotal functions that the appendix may have? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    29 mins
  • Reinforced skin for amputees, and could E.T. be an AI?

    Reinforced skin for amputees, and could E.T. be an AI?
    Sep 6 2024
    In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Scientists uncover a way to help amputees toughen up their skin to make prostheses more comfortable; Covid mRNA jab pharmaceutical company Moderna turn their attention to vaccines for mpox; and the Astronomer Royal, Martin Rees, on whether ET is really out there... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    34 mins
  • You can teach an old mine new tricks

    You can teach an old mine new tricks
    Sep 3 2024
    In this edition of The Naked Scientists, teaching an old mine new tricks: how old mines are being repurposed in the name of science... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    32 mins