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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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Diamond Light Source - Probing our Cultural Heritage Sep 16, 2009

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This month, we dig deep into the world of archaeology to learn how scientists at Diamond are investigating our cultural heritage. We find out how scanning samples of the Dead Sea Scrolls can help decipher them, how probing timber from the Mary Rose can improve its conservation and how studying pigments in paintings could protect major pieces of art! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Conversations from the Darwin Festival - Sandra Herbert Aug 24, 2009

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This week historian Sandra Herbert tells how she retraced Darwin's footsteps to the Galapagos in search of rock samples to prove his volcanic theories were right... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

WCSJ 2009 - Development Strand Aug 13, 2009

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What challenges do science journalists face in the developing world? In this special documentary covering the Development strand of the World Conference of Science Journalists, we discuss the challenges of getting the right coverage for your region, and how to find credible sources without neglecting the trailblazers. Plus, the big issue of Climate Change and how to link researchers with journalists... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Conversations from the Darwin Festival - Sir Terry Pratchett Aug 12, 2009

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This week we're in conversation with Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the multi-million selling Discworld series. We find out what inspired 'The Science of Discworld 3: Darwin's Watch', get Richard Dawkins into holy orders and explore a world without Darwin... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

WCSJ 2009 - New Media Strand Aug 11, 2009

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What is the Internet, new technology and increasing citizen journalism doing to the world of science publishing and reporting? In this special documentary from the 2009 World Conference of Science Journalists, London, Chris Smith talks to the reporters at the leading edge of the new media wave, as well as freelancers who are worried they might get washed away by the tide of content... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Reporting Biomedical Science Aug 05, 2009

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The Wellcome Trust supported a series of events discussing the reporting of biomedical science at the World Conference of Science Journalists. Kat Arney takes us through the opportunities, responsibilities and controversies of biomedical science in the media... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Conversations from the Darwin Festival - Brian Rosen Aug 04, 2009

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Darwin's first book was on coral reefs. Brian Rosen, from the Natural History Museum in London,takes up the story... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Conversations from the Darwin Festival - Sir John Sulston Jul 28, 2009

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This week we're in conversation with Nobel laureate Sir John Sulston, the man behind the human genome project. He tells how he went from chemist to biologist to work on a tiny worm, C. elegans, that laid the foundations for the sequencing of the human genome. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Conversations from the Darwin Festival - Ruth Padel Jul 21, 2009

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Poet and Darwin-descendent Ruth Padel talks about how the history books led her to write "Darwin, a life in poems", an anthology of fifteen poems charting the major events of Darwin's life. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

The Rap Guide to Evolution - Darwinian Hip Hop Jul 16, 2009

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Award winning Canadian hip hop artist Baba Brinkman brings us his Rap Guide to Evolution, an hour of clever, witty and scientifically accurate rhymes that will have you seeing Darwin from a whole new perspective. Baba explores the history and current understanding of Darwin's theory, combining hilarious remixes of popular rap songs with clever lyrical storytelling that covers Natural Selection, Artificial Selection, Sexual Selection, Group Selection, Unity of Common Descent, and Evolutionary Psychology. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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