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

Aug 15

Decoding our inner voice, and hunting for life on Mars

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: the scientists who think they can decode the thoughts we hear in our heads. Also ahead: do ultra-processed foods make it much harder to lose weight? Plus, we hear from the PhD student who is aiding the search for life on Mars... Like this ... Show More

36m 35s

Sep 2024

Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA Ep. 110: Robots And Us

Robots are doing it for themselves. Dear Cheap Astronomy – What kind of robots will we send to other star systems? This questions assumes any interstellar travel from Earth will be undertaken by robots rather than us, This is a reasonable proposition given that going to the neare ... Show More

14m 42s

Aug 15

China is killing the US on energy. Does that mean they’ll win AGI? - Casey Handmer

How will we feed the 100s of GWs of extra energy demand that AI will create over the next decade? On this episode, Casey Handmer (Caltech PhD, former NASA JPL, founder & CEO of Terraform Industries) walks me through how we can pull it off, and why he thinks a major part of this e ... Show More

1h 8m

Aug 2024

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 136: Soft Robotics

Robots inspired by nature? A novel realm of engineering called soft robotics is being studied at NASA’s Langley Research Center. Engineers are working to understand how soft robotics could one day support space exploration, including missions to the Moon’s surface.

21m 46s

Apr 2025

Awesome Astronomy - NASA's Going Nuclear!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCqg3NIwbHE Hosted by Ralph Wilkins. From Feb 3, 2023. Nuclear powered rockets are about to become a reality opening up space travel for humanity. Ever since the dawn of nuclear weapons and reactors, advanced militaries and space agencies have drea ... Show More

9m 15s

Oct 2024

Cheap Astronomy - Implausible Engineering Ep. 2: Embracing Your Inner Robot

Robots Like Us... Implausible Engineering – Episode 1a: The Relativity Vault We’re all going to die. But let’s say you’re going to die from some incurable disease – or even just from ageing – and you’ve got some time to plan ahead. One option is to assume that future science coul ... Show More

15m 17s

Mar 2025

An extinction-level event for NASA science

NASA's science missions have transformed our understanding of the Universe, from breathtaking images of deep space to robotic explorers on Mars. But now, a reported 50% cut to NASA's science budget threatens to shut down missions, halt discoveries, and devastate the future of spa ... Show More

1h 7m

Jan 2025

Make science great again

Nasa's OSIRIS-REx mission to collect a sample from an asteroid has been a great success. Asteroid Bennu's sample yields a watery pool of history, thanks to an international team of scientists including the London Natural History Museum's Sarah Russell. Also, in a week of tumultuo ... Show More

40m 41s

Mar 2025

Mind over Mars: The psychology of space exploration, with Suzanne Bell, PhD

Astronauts on a future mission to Mars will face many challenges, including three years in a tiny spacecraft and a Mars habitat, with just a few other crew members and a 22-minute delay for any communication back to Earth. Psychologist Suzanne Bell, PhD, head of NASA’s Behavioral ... Show More

42m 5s

UK commits to new nuclear plant, and rob...