Nature Podcast: 4 August 2016
This week, parenting tips from science, quenching a question about thirst, and a programmable quantum computer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 03, 2016•28 min
Nature Podcast
The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature's journalists and editors.
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REBROADCAST: Nature PastCast - July 1942
Scientists were put to good use during the Second World War. John Westcott's secret project was to design radars. His work not only helped the war effort – it also led to new branches of science. Originally aired 19/07/2013. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 01, 2016•15 min
Nature Extra: Futures July 2016
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Adam Levy reads you his favourite from July, 'Revision theory' by Blaize M. Kaye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 29, 2016•7 min
Nature Podcast: 28 July 2016
This week, how we time our breathing, working with indigenous peoples, and using yeast genetics to build better beer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 27, 2016•27 min
Nature Backchat: July 2016
What’s it like having an endless supply of Brexit stories? Why do space missions always get so much attention? And why are rhinos being airlifted to Australia? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 21, 2016•26 min
Nature Podcast: 21 July 2016
This week, the perils of tech in health, tumour fighting bacteria, and the science of what sounds good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 20, 2016•28 min
Nature Podcast: 14 July 2016
This week, a special issue on conflict. The psychological toll of war, how to count the dead, and predicting conflict in the 21st century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 13, 2016•32 min
Nature Podcast: 7 July 2016
This week, nature and landscape, the Hitomi satellite’s swan song, and reforming peer review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 06, 2016•27 min
Nature Extra: Futures June 2016
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. The Nature Podcast team read you their favourite from June, ‘The Memory Ward’ by Wendy Nikel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 01, 2016•6 min
Nature Podcast: 30 June 2016
This week, Dolly the sheep’s legacy, the trials of funding interdisciplinary research, and an ‘IPCC’ for social science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2016•27 min
Nature Podcast: 23 June 2016
This week, transmissible cancer, organising the hadron menagerie, and the latest gravitational wave result and what physicists want to know next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 22, 2016•28 min
Nature Backchat: June 2016
What could Brexit mean for EU research and researchers? How should reporters cover the US elections when nobody says anything about science? Plus a dramatic and dangerous Antarctic rescue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 22, 2016•23 min
Nature Podcast: 16 June 2016
This week, pimping proteins, adapting enzymes, and conserving coral reefs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2016•29 min
REBROADCAST: Nature PastCast - June 1876
In the late 1800s, Europe was gripped by 'gorilla fever'. Were these beasts man's closest relative in the animal kingdom? Getting a gorilla to Europe was a rare event, and in 1876 Nature heralds the arrival of a young specimen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 10, 2016•16 min
Nature Podcast: 9 June 2016
This week, researcher rehab, the hobbit’s ancestry, and Google’s quantum plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 08, 2016•28 min
Nature Podcast: 2 June 2016
This week, the genetics behind a textbook case of evolution, Earth’s core conundrum, and Pluto’s polygonal surface. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 01, 2016•31 min
Nature Extra: Futures May 2016
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from May, ‘Project Earth is leaving beta’ by J. W. Alden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 27, 2016•6 min
Nature Podcast: 26 May 2016
This week, how clouds form, a Neanderthal construction project, and comparing the meerkats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 25, 2016•30 min
Nature Podcast: 19 May 2016
This week, treasures from sunken cities, new antibiotics made from scratch, and experimenting with history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 18, 2016•31 min
Nature Extra: Backchat May 2016
The endless quest to make fusion energy, virtual reality in the lab, and the biggest story of the month: a boat gets given a name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 16, 2016•25 min
Nature Podcast: 12 May 2016
This week, the Zika virus and birth defects, colliding quasi-particles, and combatting sprawling networks of spam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 11, 2016•28 min
REBROADCAST: Nature PastCast - May 1985
Jonathan Shanklin was sifting through a backlog of data when he made the startling discovery of a hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica. In this podcast, he and others recall events in the mid-1980s and discuss how the 'ozone hole' became the poster child for environmentalism. Originally aired 17/05/2013. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 09, 2016•16 min
Nature Extra: Futures April 2016
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Adam Levy and Shamini Bundell read you their favourite from April, ‘Choices, in sequential order’ by Karlo Yeager Rodríguez. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 06, 2016•8 min
Nature Podcast: 5 May 2016
This week, the value of failed experiments, ketamine without side effects, and our brains’ energy demands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 04, 2016•28 min
Nature Podcast: 28 April 2016
This week, a language map of the brain, listening for landslides a year after the Nepal quake, and the Soviet internet that never was. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 27, 2016•28 min
Nature Extra: Backchat April 2016
The fuss over editing human embryos dies down, the quantum expertise of Canada’s Prime Minister, and what it’s like to report for 24 hours straight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 26, 2016•27 min
Nature Podcast: 21 April 2016
This week, the psychology of climate change, the 1.5 degree temperature target, and what to do when climate change ruins your research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2016•27 min
Nature Podcast: 14 April 2016
This week, a computer game helps build a quantum computer, the brain’s built-in backup, and the history and science of hearing voices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 13, 2016•30 min
REBROADCAST: Nature PastCast - April 1953
Everyone knows that Watson and Crick published a seminal paper on the structure of DNA. But fewer know that two other papers on DNA were published in the same issue of Nature. Learn more in the first of a new podcast series: the Nature PastCast. Originally aired 18/04/2013. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 08, 2016•15 min
Nature Podcast: 7 April 2016
This week, apps that claim to treat mental health issues, ritual human sacrifice, and supernova debris on Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 06, 2016•28 min
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