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Naked Scientists 13.08.22 - Australia's First BBQ 22 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
This week, we have another special show from Perth in Western Australia. Chris Smith and Victoria Gill go in search of dolphins, find out how DNA sequencing technology has allowed us to find out what ...
Naked Scientists 13.08.15 - Naked in Australia 15 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
This week we have a special show from Perth in Western Australia. Chris Smith finds out whether importing nitrogen fixing legumes could hold the answer to Perth's poor soil fertility and Victoria Gill...
Naked Scientists 13.08.08 - Mapping out the Milky Way 8 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
We hear from the astronomers who are mapping out the Milky Way to work out where its stars came from.
Naked Scientists 13.08.01 - Questions and Answers 1 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
A special question and answer edition of the show where the team get to grips with your queries, including, do hairs know they've cut? Is someone who sweats sooner fitter? How do noise-cancelling head...
Naked Scientists 13.07.25 - The Science in Sport 25 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
How has new technology changed the face of sport? This week we delve into the science behind the tennis rackets that professional players use, the diets that top athletes follow, and how systems like ...
Naked Scientists 13.07.18 - In Two Minds: The Science of Schizophrenia 18 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
What do sufferers of schizophrenia experience, and why? Might the immune system be to blame? And could an avatar be the answer to treatment? This week we delve deep into the brain circuitry behind one...
Naked Scientists 13.07.11 - Souping up Solar 11 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
This week, the latest innovations in solar power technology including a Cambridge team racing from Darwin to Adelaide in a solar car, community co-operatives empowered by solar panels, and how algae h...
Naked Scientists 13.07.04 - The Last Organism Alive on Earth 4 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
This week, the latest from the UK's National Astronomy Meeting in St Andrews Scotland including what will be the last organism living on Earth when the end-of-life Sun swells, why space science projec...
Naked Scientists 13.06.27 - Modelling Diseases in Dishes 27 Jun 2013 | 04:00 am
Miniature lungs, breasts and other organs are being grown in dishes so scientists can study how they form, why they succumb to disease and how toxins, drugs and poisons affect them. Organ models like ...
Naked Scientists 13.06.20 - Fascinating Fungi 20 Jun 2013 | 04:00 am
Fungi go under the microscope this week as we explore how they barter minerals and carry chemical messages in return for sugars from plants; we also hear from someone who nearly died after consuming a...