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5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.
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Titans of Science: Marc Abrahams
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.Including the news that the US has recorded their first human death from bird flu, and should…
Titans of Science: David Baker
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists look at the year ahead, and asking leading experts from the world of science what we can expect to hear about in 2025.Plus, a conversation with the 2024…
Titans of Science: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists look back at the year in science, and ask leading experts in the fields of health, AI, space, marine science, and archaeology for their standout moments that…
A gaming special & The best of 2024
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team look back at some of 2024's top science stories, and in part 2 hand over to our Naked Gamers… Chris Berrow and Leigh Milner for a gaming special,…
OCD, Obesity, and Dark Comets
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.Including a chat with Dr Chris Van Tulleken about why he's tackling obesity in his Christmas…
Nuclear power, AI weather forecasts, and Do crabs feel pain?
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.Including a new AI system set to transform weather forecasting, and new research on whether…
The ambition to eliminate HIV transmission by 2030
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.In this week's science news: the first new treatment for asthma attacks in over half a century,…
Vampire bats, Leeches, and Diet-conscious spiders
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, with an animal-themed special. Including what prompted scientists to put vampire bats on a treadmill, why medicinal…
Weight loss jabs, COP29, and Brainy birds
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news. Including a look at what is at stake at this year's UN Climate Summit, and the 80 million year old fossil revealing how…
Smartphones, Black holes, and Pompeii
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team look at the latest science news. Including an enormous black hole defying our existing laws of physics, and what DNA analysis is revealing about the…
Election interference, Mpox, and A lost city
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team look at the latest science news. Including the news that the UK has detected its first case of a new Mpox variant, and the discovery of a lost city in…
Cancer, Clock changes, Life on Jupiter?
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team look at the latest science news. Including the news that Chris Hoy has revealed his diagnosis with terminal prostate cancer, the WHO has declared that…
Vegan diets, New forms of insulin, and Meteor origins
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news. Including a new form of insulin that can switch itself off before blood sugar levels fall too low, and how scientists have…
Brain injuries, Man-eating lions, and the Nobel Prize
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news. Including how scientists found the DNA of human victims in the teeth of a lion, how electrically conductive stitches can…
Lockdown legacy, Brian Cox, Electric car espionage?
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news. Including whether electric cars may pose a potential security threat, how stem cells are being used to develop new…
Fruity vapes, Ancient cheese, and Cancer vaccines
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.This week we look into signs that fruity vapes paralyze the immune system in the lungs, why the…
Engineering new solutions to climate change
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.This week: What do we know about the pagers and walkie-talkies that have been used to attack…
COVID-19 lockdowns, nuclear waste and puffins
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.In this week's episode….how COVID -19 lockdowns affected the brain development of teenagers.…
Digging up new uses for old mines
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.This week: Scientists uncover a way to help amputees to toughen up their skin in order to make…
Mpox, smoking and the ISS
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. In this week's episode: How the UK looks set to take the world’s toughest line on smoking, and…
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