The Naked Scientists Podcast

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The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world's top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home.

Recent Episodes
  • Game-changing prostate cancer test, and magnetic turtles
    Feb 21, 2025 – 00:33:05
  • Halting the progress of multiple sclerosis
    Feb 18, 2025 – 00:27:42
  • Record-breaking neutrinos, and quantum train travel
    Feb 14, 2025 – 00:36:31
  • From Russia with Love: The Science of Hybrid Warfare
    Feb 11, 2025 – 00:31:36
  • Mantis shrimp's punch, and low-methane rice
    Feb 7, 2025 – 00:32:08
  • Can you grow a building?
    Feb 4, 2025 – 00:33:57
  • Asteroid Bennu's brine, and DeepSeek shocks Silicon Valley
    Jan 31, 2025 – 00:35:25
  • Titans of Science: Charlie Swanton
    Jan 28, 2025 – 00:31:35
  • Malaria infection trial, and weeing chimpanzees
    Jan 24, 2025 – 00:34:15
  • Science of Scotch: How whisky is made
    Jan 21, 2025 – 00:32:36
  • 5 years of COVID, and the hunt for Planet X
    Jan 17, 2025 – 00:31:22
  • Titans of Science: Antje Boetius
    Jan 14, 2025 – 00:30:49
  • Bird flu threat, and what the Romans really did for us
    Jan 10, 2025 – 00:33:37
  • Titans of Science: Trevor Robbins
    Jan 7, 2025 – 00:29:31
  • What science will thrive in 2025?
    Jan 3, 2025 – 00:28:31
  • Titans of Science: Marc Abrahams
    Dec 31, 2024 – 00:29:10
  • The science that defined 2024
    Dec 27, 2024 – 00:28:10
  • The best of 2024!
    Dec 20, 2024 – 00:53:43
  • Titans of Science: David Baker
    Dec 17, 2024 – 00:28:16
  • Food science, ancient human genes, and dark comets
    Dec 13, 2024 – 00:33:49
  • Titans of Science: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
    Dec 10, 2024 – 00:30:16
  • AI takes weather forecasting by storm, and crabs use aspirin
    Dec 6, 2024 – 00:33:20
  • OCD and balance in the brain
    Dec 3, 2024 – 00:31:07
  • Jab to alleviate asthma attacks, and amber in Antarctica
    Nov 29, 2024 – 00:32:19
  • Can nuclear innovation help meet our energy needs?
    Nov 26, 2024 – 00:30:22
  • Amazing animals: bats on treadmills, and showering elephants
    Nov 22, 2024 – 00:32:31
  • Are we on track to end new infections of HIV?
    Nov 19, 2024 – 00:35:04
  • The stakes at COP29, and the rogue Skynet satellite
    Nov 15, 2024 – 00:31:25
  • Can weight loss jabs tackle the obesity pandemic?
    Nov 12, 2024 – 00:31:54
  • Pompeii DNA, and a black hole feeding faster than it should
    Nov 8, 2024 – 00:31:22
  • How do we reduce harms to children from smartphones?
    Nov 5, 2024 – 00:31:07
  • Monkeypox in the UK, and the lost Mayan city
    Nov 1, 2024 – 00:36:32
  • Could technology swing the race for the White House?
    Oct 29, 2024 – 00:31:52
  • Chris Hoy's cancer diagnosis, and AI finds us common ground
    Oct 25, 2024 – 00:33:28
  • Searching for signs of life on Europa
    Oct 22, 2024 – 00:31:37
  • Modifying insulin, and the melting Sphinx
    Oct 18, 2024 – 00:28:58
  • Is a vegan diet a healthy one?
    Oct 15, 2024 – 00:33:18
  • Electrical stitches show potential, and Nobel prizes
    Oct 11, 2024 – 00:32:07
  • Rules of engagement: Nullifying neurotrauma
    Oct 8, 2024 – 00:32:35
  • Diabetes cured with stem cells, and US bans Chinese tech
    Oct 4, 2024 – 00:30:15
  • Lockdown legacies: how Covid continues to shape the world
    Oct 1, 2024 – 00:36:49
  • Fruity vapes paralyse lungs, and world's oldest cheese
    Sep 27, 2024 – 00:31:17
  • Cancer vaccines: Empowering the immune system
    Sep 24, 2024 – 00:33:07
  • Pager attacks in Lebanon, and resurrecting ancient seeds
    Sep 20, 2024 – 00:34:16
  • Engineers vs climate change
    Sep 17, 2024 – 00:37:39
  • Lockdown aged young brains, and dealing with nuclear waste
    Sep 13, 2024 – 00:33:03
  • What's the point of the appendix?
    Sep 10, 2024 – 00:29:08
  • Reinforced skin for amputees, and could E.T. be an AI?
    Sep 6, 2024 – 00:33:42
  • You can teach an old mine new tricks
    Sep 3, 2024 – 00:31:45
  • The UK's smoking and vaping plans, and stranded astronauts
    Aug 30, 2024 – 00:31:21
Recent Reviews
  • Lauren Rentz
    Diverse bites of good science
    What I love most about this podcast is the diverse range of topics you get from episode to episode and the ability to dive into a consolidated view of that scientific area.
  • Groß traveller
    Great show, year after year!!
    I have been listening to this show for a few years, and it’s as good as ever. Fascinating topics with great delivery.
  • KXDR1
    Wonderful Podcast
    Generally easy to understand. Not boring. Fun. Chris is great.
  • cheruhai
    Amazing quality science podcast
    I was really surprised how little reviews this podcast has. Really quality and entertaining information of a huge variety of scientific topics. The Naked Scientists is one of my favorite science podcasts!
  • J. Barshop
    I love discovering new ideas here
    It’s obvious that the Naked Scientists team put extraordinary effort in covering topics and finding guests that are authentic and truly care about being a positive force in this world - the insights that they bring to bear is still mind-blowing Every. Single. Time. No matter the subject, you’re guaranteed to gain something from every episode - can’t recommend this show enough 🙌
  • nutdityscience
    Amazing!
    Very informative and fun to listen too!
  • SpicyWoodfoot
    Lottery numbers and banana skins
    I head a fully incorrect statement regarding carbon content it takes to raise cattle. 80 head of cattle can be raised by two people and 6 horses on land not suitable for crops. I know this because my grandfather did it. Natural grasses from peatland was used for the winter feed, harvested with horse drawn equipment means no tillage and this is done in a region with only a fraction of a centimetre of topsoil. Summer grazing of natural growing grass is used. The local wildlife in competition with cattle are bears as they also eat clover and a few other plants but eat the odd calf so that may be fair and with mull-deer but the deer also consume shrubs that cattle don’t eat. However this was an era of 2.some billion roughly. Problem is factory farming today. Meat protein is undervalued monetarily because it’s over produced to feed 7.6 billion hungry people. If my grandfather was to produce the same amount of nutrients and calories with plants the deforestation would be massive and the carbon content would be massive as well. If a person wants to lesson their carbon footprint, don’t have children it’s the top of the list of what’s in your control and have 100% success. Animal protein can be a carbon fixing process but not on the volume currently being used. Today’s practices have become the problem and today’s overpopulation of humanoids is the problem. The deforestation required to produce plant matter insect free to feed 7.6 billion people is still the problem no matter how it’s sliced. Shipping and concentrating essential nutrients for proper health with a vegan or vegetarian diet is just as problematic due to the growing population. We have become an unsustainable population for our current strategies.
  • threedogsncounting
    Setting the standard
    The Naked Scientists podcast team has been sharing approachable and relatable science topics with the world for over a decade! They have truly set the bar for science podcasts. Each episode has a theme (even if that them is Q&A) but they always cover other timely or interesting tidbits. This means each episode has many different facets and is worth listening to, even if the major topic is not your cuppa tea. I started listening a couple of years ago, starting with episodes from about five years back. Great road trip podcast; listen when cleaning the house, waiting for an appointment, on a plane or completing some other mundane task on which you do not need to concentrate.
  • Winston2356
    Quality is consistently great
    One of two podcasts where I always know the content will be great. But then it's not fair, because people with British accents always sound smarter. The length (a bit under 60 minutes) is just right for me. Analysis is objective and the right depth. It's great.
  • RHennessy20
    12 years and counting
    It's been 12 years that I've been listening to this podcast, so I suppose I should write a review. This was one of the first podcasts I subscribed to in 2006. I always come out feeling like I learned something, which is more than what I can say for most podcasts I listen to.
  • MikeH!
    Informative and entertaining!
    For many people today, science has become chic - but for many people, modern advances in various scientific fields is not something everyone can easily grasp while reading journals or peer research. Enter the Naked Scientists. Each episode features the panel of experts who break down the latest news, trends and theories, as well as provides answers for listener-submitted questions ... all presented in plain English for the regular folk to understand. And it’s all presented with a lighthearted sense of humor and wit. And for some of us outside of the UK, listening to people with British accents tends to have a calming effect, I’m guilty of it.
  • JPthr33
    Does what it says on the tin
    Nudity+Science
  • cil9mxm
    So informative
    I've been listening to this podcast for a year now and just got around to reviewing it. It is my go to podcast when I feel like learning something new. This guy knows so much. W
  • *rAcHiEpOo*
    Love this podcast
    Learning so much science on this podcast. Very engaging and educational!
  • Bruddahh
    Highly recommend to both scientists and non scientists!
    I'm a chemistry PhD graduate stufent and I'm thoroughly impressed by the balance between telling a scientific story accurately through the eyes of researchers and making sure the story is relatively staightforward to understant!
  • @irv_wash
    Best Science in Cyberspace
    Love the way you make Science accessible to the general public! I'm a faithful subscriber. Keep up the good work!
  • WalterCeebee
    Fun, informative and accessible
    Great podcast about science news, with a great cast of presenters and show variety (news, questions from listeners, news from science fairs, etc). The refinements to the show-new music, etc are great. I always long for the next episode. Good web site, too. Thanks guys!
  • C-3noura
    good show
    Like the show, good stuff.
  • CharlesVashon
    Kid AND adult friendly
    I love that kids are so involved in this show, and it is presented at a level that adults can appreciate without a bunch of kid "antics"...
  • (ANBU)CLINTOCK_tmt
    Bad
    Jock science
  • Saj in ny
    Great Science podcast
    funny and informative..
  • ViktorJi
    Love the podcast, lots of cool info!
    I love the podcast as it has lots of very interesting stories that I wouldn't normally get. I used to only listen to Science Friday but now its good to have more sources of science in my life! Makes me sound super smart in conversations :)
  • YGlen
    My Favorite Science Podcast
    Just what I was looking for - thank you!
  • Bergy!
    Awesome podcast
    Informative
  • Rob - Charleston, SC
    Essential listening
    No other podcast that I’ve found covers the full breadth of science news, along with in-depth conversations about the latest discoveries. I have friends who are actual scientists, and I am often more informed than they are about what’s going on in the science world thanks to Dr. Smith and the Naked Scientists team. I especially love the contributions of all of the female scientists on the show. Dr. Helen Scales is always a delight to listen to. Her passion for her field and joy of talking about science comes through in every episode she is a part of.
  • TomUSAZ
    Outstanding Science Reporting
    Dr. Chris Smith and the other Naked Scientists give me my weekly dose of science in fields that I don't follow. The story/science selection is very good and the show's staff are excellent reporters. The way they report on the stories keeps the show from getting dry, without trying to be funny.
  • jim in Smithfield, VA
    Nicely balanced and comprehensive
    I like the scope and quality of this program. It provides for user input, covers basic and advanced topics and helpful advice. Dr Chris Smith does other programs, too, and I'd listen to anything he works on. Thanks to him as well as everyone who works on this show.
  • sgerbic
    Amazing
    Love the accents! Wonderful show, I need to go back to the beginning and start listening from then.
  • jhftyudfyut
    great
    love these podcasts!!!
  • Jack E. Holt III
    I miss Naked Archaeology but this fills the void.
    And then there was ONE. . . This appears to be the last Naked [fill in the Science] podcast. That's a shame. everyone one of them strove to bring you up[ to date discoveries and thoughtful recent commentary. But the most generic is by no means the least. They cover everything from Antarctic drilling, to archaeology, to behavioral science, to population studies, to genetic research and more beyond. Worth a serious listen.
  • westendal
    Science is fun!
    Want proof? Listen to this podcast.
  • Quincy32
    Love It!!!!
    During the school year I do a lot of traveling. This is one of the handful of podcasts I LOVE listening to as I drive back and forth to school. Thanks SO much for making these available!!!
  • Drmallard
    FANTASTIC!!!
    I've been listening to these podcasts for years, usually while I am hiking. Each one is informative and fascinating. What a wonderful way to inform the non-scientist about the phenomenal discoveries all around us. I love each of your host's unassuming manner, wit, and intellect. Usually when I return from my daily hike, I have been so absorbed, that I don't even realize I was exercising. Lots of times I wish I could recall everything discussed, but that is not possible. However, when a related conversation comes up with family or friends, I find that it all comes back to me. Thanks so much for helping me to be more informed. This is far and away my favorite podcast.
  • Chrisppddxx
    Great show
    Great show for science lovers.
  • Summit Frank
    Frank
    I enjoy the current science news and the kitchen science
  • QianaPop
    The Best!
    I cannot say enough good things about this podcast! I'm hooked. Listen and you will be hooked too!!!
  • JoeSixpack
    It doesn't get any better
    This is by far the best science show podcast peroid. The big difference, and what makes this show so good, is that the staff are highly educated scientists themselves, with the abillity and tallent to ask relevant and probing questions. Judge for yourself. Listen to a couple of shows of the Naked Scientist say compared to Science Friday. It's the difference between Chess and Checkers. The range of topics discussed and the level of discourse is fantastic.
  • LeonChestnut
    Informative
    Great podcast. I've been listening since 2006 and I still enjoy everything they post. Science is eternally relevant!
  • Phoxes
    Wish there were more episodes
    Love it!
  • BryskiB
    THESE GUYS CAN DO NO WRONG!!!
    Got into this through the "Naked Astronomy " podcast (also brilliant) and am having the pleasure of going back through all the previous ones and there isn't a bad one!! Several different topics in each episode covered in detail but not overly technical. The guys who do this are light hearted but obviously very educated and erudite...subscribe!!!
  • GalaxyJump
    Listen it from Beijing every week
    One of the best science Podcast. This and Astronomy Cast are my most favorite shows. Full spectrum coverage for almost all subjects of science, and the English accents are quite charming too.
  • Go tx rangers!!
    Lovely
    This podcast is interesting and the people on it even more so. Love to meet these guys one day.
  • ScottMonet
    At a loss for superlatives...
    Every once in a while you stumble on a gem that is so much more valuable than it may first appear - well the cast of Naked Scientist is even more than that very simple, inadequate analogy. They were wonderful from first exposure. Introducing science in the buff... I'm at a loss for for superlatives, so I'll just say thanks.
  • Hobblefish
    Brilliant!
    So good. I can listen to 3 or more in a row and not get bored. Its amazing how they talk about multiple topics in a show. That Is why I love it so much. It always holds my interest. Gotta love the accents!
  • John1357365
    Best show ever.
    That covers it.
  • JHatem
    Amazing science podcast
    I listen to the "enhanced" edition of this podcast. It's extremely intersting and presented in an entertaining way. Great job Dr. Chris & team!
  • Jondalrun
    Best science podcast
    Simply one of the best science podcasts out there. Full of humor and knowlegeable hosts.
  • Colorado Man
    Love the show.
    I subscribed originally to listen with my kids. And while my kids loved to listen, I find I love to listen to the show even more. Great information, technical but explained in an easy to understand way. Love it love it love it
  • Carry the Flag
    Awesome Scientists
    This was the first podcast that I subscribed to years ago and it is still the very best of them all. Funny, wiity, and extremely informative.
  • DelfinaSloan
    review
    very good science podcast. If you're American just the accents are enough to entertain.
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