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Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast

Probing the weird, wacky and spectacular, the Naked Scientists Special Editions are special one-off scientific reports, investigations and interviews on cutting-edge topics by the Naked Scientists team.

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Stories from the Synchrotron Nov 15, 2012

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Fiction and Science collide this month as we discover the stories lurking beneath the surface of the synchrotron. We open up the books to investigate a disease outbreak on the grounds of Diamond and experience the onset of dementia first hand through some of the winning entries from Diamond's Light Reading competition. We also discover how neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer's are being researched using X-rays, reveal the structure of a protein that could help improve our crops in the future and bring you all the latest news from the light source! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Unique plants in Bristol, contraceptives and fish Oct 30, 2012

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This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how conservationists are using science to help protect rare plants found only in Bristol's Avon Gorge, and are feminised fish changing wild fish populations? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Man-made salt marshes, ground heat, storms Oct 19, 2012

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This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why salt marshes are so important, but are difficult to recreate; how storms are made; and why the ground beneath our feet could provide decades of natural heating. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Sir John Gurdon, Nobel Laureate Oct 13, 2012

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Sir John Gurdon, from Cambridge University, talks to Chris Smith about the set of experiments that resulted in the award on the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Future-proofing forests, noisy gannets, Antarctica Oct 03, 2012

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This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: the steps scientists are taking to make sure the trees we plant today can cope with tomorrow's warmer climate; tracking gannets to find out how environmental change might affect them; and a tropical Antarctica. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Forecasting solar storms, fish personalities Sep 18, 2012

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This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why accurately forecasting solar storms is becoming increasingly important; and how understanding how fish shoal could interest economists. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Entering the Infra-Red Zone Sep 10, 2012

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This month, discover how seeing red can help restore works of art and probe the origins of cancer. We delve into the world of Infra-red spectroscopy to reveal the creation and preservation of ancient pieces of art and the building techniques of ancient civilizations. We also search for cellular fingerprints to enable the identification of stem cells and earlier diagnosis of cancer in the future! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

BSF 2012 - Subglacial Lakes & Food on the Brain Sep 07, 2012

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In the final of our special series of programmes from the British Science Festival, we find out how researchers will be drilling through over 3 kilometres of ice to find out what's hiding in subglacial Lake Ellsworth. Plus, how a high fat diet may alter the brain... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

BSF 2012 - Finding Higgs and Mining Heat Sep 06, 2012

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In this special edition of the Naked Scientists from the British Science Festival, we get the latest news from the Large Hadron Collider, including their scientific shopping list, and find out how heat pumps could extract household heating from abandoned mines... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

BSF 2012 - Seeing through Clothes and Water Voles Sep 05, 2012

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In the second special programme from the British Science Festival in Aberdeen, we discover the technology for seeing through your clothes and find out why "Lonely heart" teenage water voles can save whole populations. Plus, we discover why NASA is returning to the Van Allen Belt, and explore the diet foods of the future, which will make you feel fuller for longer. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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