Aug 26

What can we do about hair loss?

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, we look at the science of hair, why we suffer hair loss, treatments that can slow hair loss, whether wigs are any good, and what happens during a hair transplant? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

36m 32s

Aug 22

Apple wins privacy row, and microbes dictate chocolate taste

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, Apple locked horns with the UK government who were demanding a security back door through the company's encryption. What was the outcome? Also, scientists discover the secret to the tastiest chocolate - it's all down to microbes. And, arch ... Show More

34m 40s

Aug 19

What Niger's AMR outbreak means for the world

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, why we need to pay closer attention to antimicrobial resistance in some of the world's poorest nations... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

31m 3s

May 2024

Infected Blood Inquiry: Will victims finally get justice?

Thousands of people died after being given infected blood transfusions by the NHS. They were people with haemophilia, women giving birth, and cancer patients who died after contracting HIV or Hepatitis C from infected blood. An inquiry has been studying millions of pages ... Show More

22m 46s

Nov 2023

The Infected Blood Scandal

In the 1970s and '80s, thousands of haemophiliacs in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through blood products known to be contaminated. In a recent piece, Florence Sutcliffe-Braithewaite outlines the magnitude of the scandal, exacerbated by carelessness, corporate gre ... Show More

51m 54s

Sep 2023

Spinal cord injury treatments, red fire ants and asteroid samples.

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.In this week's episode... A breakthrough in treating spinal cord injuries, worrying news about red fire ants in Sicily, we look at what it means for us in the UK and NASA is se ... Show More

27m 41s

Oct 2022

Donate Your Body To Science?

Halloween calls to mind graveyards and the walking dead, so, naturally, Short Wave wanted to know what happens when you donate your body to real scientists. Host Aaron Scott talked with journalist Abby Ohlheiser about their reporting trips to a Forensic Osteology Research Station ... Show More

13m 4s

Nov 2021

18: Secret Medical Testing on People & the Government Knew?! The Tuskegee Experiment

In 1972, an article went viral before the internet existed. The headline read: “Syphilis Victims in U.S. Study Went Untreated for 40 Years.” This bombshell report exposed the Tuskegee Experiment for what it was: a crime against humanity. Today, Bailey tells the story of the stud ... Show More

42m 32s

Aug 2020

Episode 24: The Sad Tale Of @Sciencing_Bi, America's Realest Bisexual Indigenous Anthropologist

In one of the weirdest online controversies yet covered by Blocked and Reported, Katie walks Jesse through the wild, twisting tale of @Sciencing_Bi, a young anthropologist who just wanted to do good work, but who was tragically hindered from achieving this goal by the vicious ant ... Show More

46m 40s

Jan 2021

كيف تقودنا العظام إلى التعرف على الضحايا؟

‏كيف تقودنا العظام في التعرف على الضحايا ؟ قضيتنا الأولى هي أول قضية تاريخية تم توثيقها لعلم الأنثروبولوجيا الجنائي ودور د. جورج دورسي العظيم في هذا المجال. في عام ١٨٩٧م. * تعديل في تاريخ القضية التاريخ الصحيح هو ١٨٩٧ وليس ١٩٩٧م. ومضات علمية عن علم الأنثروبولوجيا الجنائي. القضية ... Show More

22m 13s

Aug 2023

Breaking the Silence: Judge Rosemarie Aquilina on the Power of Trauma-Informed Care (Recess Rehash)

[Dave is on vacation this week, so have a listen to this previously aired episode. A Note to Listeners: this episode features discussions of sex abuse, rape, and other crimes that many listeners will find disturbing.] Insights From the Bench on How Doctors Can Work With The Law T ... Show More

1h 5m

The UK infected blood scandal