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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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The Naked Scientists strip down the brain in Spain Jul 15, 2012

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The Naked Scientists strip down the brain in Spain - attending the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies conference in Barcelona. We find out how your brain computes information, ask if watching worms can tell us about human social interaction, and we explore how we make up our minds when faced with life's choices. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Making a Material World Jul 05, 2012

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This month, we get materialistic to discover how X-rays are being used to improve light emitting diodes , how probing piezoelectric materials could provide a less toxic future and how solar cells are being made more efficient, using DNA! We also celebrate the launch of Diamond's annual report and bring you the latest news and events from the synchrotron including new insight into the movements of comets in our solar system... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Urban heat, ancient cave art, bold birds Jul 05, 2012

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This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at how urban heat islands will alter under climate change, and how these changes might affect your health, as well as our railways, roads and energy supplies. Also: why Europe's oldest cave art might not have been painted by humans at all. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Bees, nanomaterials, and methane on Mars Jun 19, 2012

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This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how knowing exactly which bees pollinate which crops may help us grow food more sustainably; and a look at the effects of tiny particles called nanomaterials on the environment and our health. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Medical diagnostics, the value of nature Jun 06, 2012

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This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at how technology designed to measure air pollution may soon be used to smell disease on a patient's breath; and the steps British researchers are taking to put a value on all the benefits of nature that we often take for granted. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Cold water corals, meteorites, new greenhouse gases May 23, 2012

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This week in the Planet Earth Podcast - scientists describe why the planet's least understood but most diverse species of coral is under threat. Also, what the meteorite strike that wiped the dinosaurs out would've been like; and why co2 isn't the only greenhouse gas we should be worried about. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Drought and record rainfall, indoor avalanches May 10, 2012

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This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: researchers explain why, despite record rainfall, England is in drought. Later, how scientists are using indoor avalanches to figure out where to put buildings and roads. Finally, news of ice loss in Antarctic, and the benefits of bat dung. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

How Intelligence Happens May 08, 2012

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This month, Professor John Duncan explores human intelligence and the neurons and circuits in the brain that enable us to have the thoughts, cognition and problem-solving abilities that set us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Microscopic plants, using volcanic ash for dating Apr 25, 2012

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This week in the Planet Earth Podcast - we take a closer look at tiny marine plants, which underpin the entire marine food chain and play a vital role in the Earth's climate. Also, how scientists are using volcanic ash called tefra to tell how people may have responded to rapid environmental changes in the recent past. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Fungal threats, hydrothermal vents, green buildings Apr 16, 2012

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This week in the Planet Earth Podcast, how fungal infections could threaten our food security as well as the planet's amphibians; work under way to understand the ecosystems around the hydrothermal vents in the Southern Ocean; and how it's people, not buildings, that use energy. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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