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Naked Scientists
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The Naked Scientists are a media-savvy group of physicians and researchers from Cambridge University who use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public. Their award winning BBC weekly radio programme, The Naked Scientists, reaches a potential audience of 6 million listeners across the east of England, and also has an international following on the web.
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What is Naked Scientists about?
The Naked Scientists are a media-savvy group of physicians and researchers from Cambridge University who use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public.
What has Naked Scientists covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Why the nose knows: how important is smell?" (30 October 2026, 23 minutes), "Ebola still surging in Africa, and Mars dust danger" (30 October 2026, 34 minutes), and "A sweet truth: the history and science of sugar" (27 October 2026, 30 minutes).
How often does Naked Scientists publish?
Naked Scientists publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 31 minutes across 150 episodes.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 30, 202634 minS0Coming up: Africa's leading public health agency has warned that the Ebola outbreak could spread beyond the continent. What are the risks? Plus, we hear from the team behind an electronic implant with a catalytic...
Oct 27, 202630 minS0This week, Rachael Ralph investigates sugar. Perry Bateman from British Sugar tells her how white sugar and demerara differ; the British Dental Association's Mick Armstrong explains how a high-sugar diet leads to...
Oct 23, 202621 minS0Why has everyone got a cold at the moment? How does an elemental diet treat inflammatory bowel disease? How does chlorine clean up drinking water? What is cholera? Can silver sterilise surfaces and water? Is static...
Oct 22, 202652 minS0European Space Agency reserve astronauts John McFall and Meganne Christian join Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to discuss their latest training, a new private space station mission and crossing the...
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Why AI is changing everything
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Oct 2, 202617 minS0Dr Chris Smith and Relebogile Mabotja explore why it's hard to reach a human in customer service. How did humans migrate from Africa, and can we trace our ancient paths? Why do people and animals have different neck...
Sep 29, 202632 minS0Today, in partnership with British Heart Foundation (BHF), we take on the world's biggest killer: heart disease. This episode features BHF's Ruth Goss on why this disease kills so many people; Will Watson at the Royal...
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Sep 22, 202637 minS0Coming up, we forage for mushrooms to unearth fascinating alternative uses for fungi, from cleaning up pollution and making building materials to treating mental health. This episode, produced by Laura Verdina at...
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Sep 18, 202617 minS0Can sensors help keep our roads in good shape? If the Earth is round, why aren't the people at the bottom standing upside down? How efficient is the human body? Why can't periods be controlled like going to the...
Sep 18, 202632 minS0Coming up: lawmakers scramble to stop AI from being used to develop bioweapons. What has spooked the experts? Plus, we look at how childhood chemotherapy can leave genetic scars on organs, raising disease risk; why...
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Sep 15, 202638 minS0El Niño 2026 is predicted to be the strongest on record, and today we consider how the climate pattern can affect the weather, the economy, and our health. This episode features forecasting supremos Aidan McGivern and...
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Is AI at risk of going rogue?
Sep 11, 202621 minS0Should we take AI warnings seriously? Do fingernails and hair grow more quickly after they are cut? How does caffeine trick the brain into making us feel less tired? Are high levels of low-density lipoprotein a concern...
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Geraint Jones
head of the Planetary Science Group of UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory
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Meganne Christian
materials scientist, atmospheric physicist, European Space Agency
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David Nutt
doctor, psychiatrist, neuropsychopharmacologist, addiction specialist, medical author and researcher, Imperial College of London
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Vicky Pryce
Chief Economic Adviser at the centre for Economics and Business Research, Centre for Economics and Business Research
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