Special Editions
Probing the weird, wacky and spectacular, the Naked Scientists Special Editions are special one-off scientific reports, investigations and interviews on cutting-edge topics by the Naked Scientists team.
Plague Outbreak
How would you cope with an outbreak of Plague in London? In this podcast from National Pathology Week, we call in the experts from the Royal College of Pathologists and the Natural History Museum to find out how to diagnose and contain an outbreak before it goes medieval!
The Cambridge Science Festival Podcast
On todays Cambridge Science Festival podcast we look to the heavens and find out what to see in our night sky during the festival and we also find out about a 100 year project to create the largest Wetland in the East of England.We also reveal what happens in our…
The Cambridge Science Festival
On todays Cambridge Science Festival Podcast we learn what our brains are made of and find out whether it's really possible to travel in time by looking into the science behind Dr Who.We also learn how we can use skateboards to understand maths, find out the science of beer, discover…
The Cambridge Science Festival Podcast
On today's Cambridge science festival podcast we find out the best solutions to kick our fossil fuel habit and meet our energy needs in the future. We also find out that ancient architects were also scientists as we investigate the acoustics of Venetian renaissance architecture. We'll also see what school…
Cambridge Science Festival
Ben Valsler goes in search of some cracking physics, Meera Senthilingam joins a school group counting down to engineering mayhem, Chris Smith talks to some researchers about the the mathematics of chicken disease, and Sabina Michnowicz finds some drunken water fleas.
Cambridge Science Festival
In this episode Anna Lacey finds out what is exciting about chemistry, Chris looks at the bugs in Dr Gillian Fraser's mouth, Ben avoids getting eaten by dinosaurs with time truck, Meera looks at the power of vegetables, and Chris looks a sheep in the eye.
Cambridge Science Festival
In this episode Mark Looney uses rock guitar to explain the mysteries of the universe, festival-goers extract their own DNA, and find out what you get when you cross a sheep with a jet engine... We also peer inside the wacky world of the Ig Nobel Prizes, where research into…
Cambridge Science Festival
This episode stars Nicola Buckley the festival coordiator, Dr Tom Hynes talking about silent aircraft, Dr Claire Rocks showing teenagers the nuts and bolts of robots. Also, Tom Hynes airs his views about silent aircraft of the future, and our own Sabina Michnowicz braves the dark to explore the heavens…
Animal Emotions and Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents
The fourth of five special editions of the Naked Scientists recorded live on location at the BA Festival of Science, Norwich. In this programme we get the inside information on pet hates and jealousy with Paul Morris, and insights into the science of the deep sea with Crispin Little.
Volcanoes and the Big Bang
The third of five special editions of the Naked Scientists recorded live on location at the BA Festival of Science, Norwich. In this programme we get the inside information on volcanoes and eruptions with Madeleine Humphreys, and wind the clock back to the beginning of the universe with Peter Coles.
Diet, Exercise, Health and Antibiotics
The second of five special editions of the Naked Scientists recorded live on location at the BA Festival of Science, Norwich. In this programme we look at the effect of diet, exercise and lifestyle on health and disease with Cambridge University's Dr Nick Wareham, and the science of superbugs and…
Superstition and Sport
The first of five special editions of the Naked Scientists recorded live on location at the BA Festival of Science, Norwich. In this programme we look at the science of superstition with Bruce Hood, and the science of sport with Claire Davis.