The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature's journalists and editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 13 days 20 minutes
Nature Podcast: 28 January 2016
This week, the computer that can play Go, a general ‘ageing’ factor, and the stolen library of John Dee.
Nature Podcast: 21 January 2016
This week, a brain sensor that melts away after use, a 10,000 year old murder mystery, and what happens when chickens go wild.
Nature Podcast: 14 January 2016
This week, our gut bugs’ love of fibre, squeezing quantum states, and studying boredom.
Nature Podcast: 7 January 2016
This week, science predictions for 2016, the effect of extreme weather on crops, and a new phase of hydrogen for the new year.
Podcast Extra – The Psychology of Star Wars
What can the world of Star Wars tell us about psychology? Travis Langley explains all in this Podcast Extra, using examples from his new book ‘Star Wars Psychology: Dark Side of the Mind’.
Nature Podcast: 17 December 2015
This week, we’re wrapping up the highlights of the year, catching up on the climate meeting in Paris, looking forward to psyching out the characters in Star Wars, busting some scientific myths, and playing an evolution-themed board game.
Nature Podcast: 10 December 2015
This week, the dwarf planet Ceres gets a close-up, using fetal tissue in science, and the wasting condition that worsens outcomes for cancer patients.
Nature Podcast: 3 December 2015
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Nature Extra: Futures November 2015
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Kerri Smith reads you her favourite from November, 'One slow step for man' by S R Algernon.
Nature Extra: Backchat November 2015
Einstein’s theory of general relativity turns 100 years old. Will there ever be another theory like it, or another scientist like Einstein? Plus, we discuss International Years as news pegs.