Nature Podcast
Episodes
Nature Podcast: 7 April 2016
06 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, apps that claim to treat mental health issues, ritual human sacrifice, and supernova debris on Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Nature Extra: Futures March 2016
31 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from March, 'Adjenia’ by Natalia Theodoridou. Hosted on Aca...
Nature Podcast: 31 March 2016
30 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Antarctic-sized uncertainty, making gamers more polite, and a pocket gravity meter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Nature Podcast: 24 March 2016
23 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, toggling brain activity with radio waves, how to build stuff that lasts, and making thrillseekers into care-takers. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Nature Extra: Backchat March 2016
21 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Misused statistics, the latest gossip on Google’s Go-playing AI, and watching mathematicians win prizes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Nature Podcast: 17 March 2016
16 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, retrieving lost memories, nailing down China’s emissions, and is Alzheimer’s disease transmissible? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
Nature Podcast: 10 March 2016
09 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the frontiers of CRISPR, chewing raw goat for science, and using the eye’s own stem cells to fix it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Nature Extra: Futures February 2016
08 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from February, ‘Duck, duck, duck' by Samantha Murray. Hoste...
Nature Podcast: 3 March 2016
02 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, more fast radio bursts spotted, how do you know where you are when you’re not moving, and listening in on a whale banquet. Hosted on Acas...
Nature Extra: Backchat February 2016
25 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A month of manipulation, as we look at a re-run of a famously manipulative psychology study, learn how to manipulate our own brains and minds, and nud...
Nature Podcast: 25 February 2016
24 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a special episode about the future. How can we future-proof our world, or fight our natural bias against planning for the future? And what ...
Nature Podcast: 18 February 2016
17 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, making shipping greener, AAAS conference highlights and human genes in a Neanderthal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Nature Extra: Gravitational waves
12 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Einstein's prediction was right: gravitational waves do exist. Scientists at the LIGO collaboration reported their discovery yesterday in Washington, ...
Nature Podcast: 11 February 2016
10 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the end of Moore’s law, religion and cooperation, and shareholders’ duty to manage climate risks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Nature Podcast: 4 February 2016
03 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, killing off old cells lengthens life, brain-tickling comedy, and new forests make good carbon sinks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Nature Extra: Futures January 2016
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads ‘Beyond 550 astronomical units' by Mike Brotherton. Hosted on Acast. See acas...
Nature Extra: Backchat January 2016
29 Jan 2016
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The putative Planet X, gravitational wave rumours and how to report them, and The Selfish Gene 40 years on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Nature Podcast: 28 January 2016
27 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the computer that can play Go, a general ‘ageing’ factor, and the stolen library of John Dee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Nature Podcast: 21 January 2016
20 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a brain sensor that melts away after use, a 10,000 year old murder mystery, and what happens when chickens go wild. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Nature Podcast: 14 January 2016
13 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our gut bugs’ love of fibre, squeezing quantum states, and studying boredom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Podcast: 7 January 2016
06 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, science predictions for 2016, the effect of extreme weather on crops, and a new phase of hydrogen for the new year. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Podcast Extra – The Psychology of Star Wars
21 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Nature Podcast: 17 December 2015
17 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, in our final show of 2015 – we’re wrapping up the highlights of the year, catching up on the climate meeting in Paris, looking forward ...
Nature Podcast: 10 December 2015
09 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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
02 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the origins of mysterious radio bursts, fixing the PhD system, and tracking down the universe’s missing matter. Hosted on Acast. See acas...
Nature Extra: Futures November 2015
29 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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. Hosted on...
Nature Extra: Backchat November 2015
26 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Nature Podcast: 26 November 2015
25 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, super-high-res ultrasound, the amazing world of soils, and five classic books about sustainability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
Nature Podcast: 19 November 2015
18 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a nursery for big baby planets, meddling with taste perception, China’s mega water transfer plan, and the 100th anniversary of general re...
Nature Podcast: 12 November 2015
11 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, storms on Twitter over sexism in science, porous liquids, and the long relationship between humans and bees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Nature Extra: Futures October 2015
05 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from October, 'Staff meeting, as seen by the spam filter' by ...
Nature Podcast: 5 November 2015
04 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, spontaneously jumping droplets, growing an economy without trashing the environment, and dealing with an onslaught of data as all our gadge...
Nature Podcast: 29 October 2015
28 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, how cancers spread, the hallmarks of bipolar disorder in the brain, and making carbon dioxide useful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Nature Extra: Backchat October 2015
23 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Astronomer quits over sexual harassment investigation, reporting on the abstract world of mathematics, and science in fashion. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Nature Podcast: 22 October 2015
22 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a dying solar system just like ours, the effect of temperature on the economy, and electricity-eating bacteria. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Nature Podcast: 15 October 2015
14 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, ancient human teeth found in China, cooperating in climate negotiations, and a humble worm surprises scientists. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Nature Extra: Futures September 2015
08 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell and Geoff Marsh read you their favourite from September, Time Flies, by Carie Juettne...
Nature Podcast: 8 October 2015
07 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, an impenetrable mathematical proof, toggling REM sleep on and off, and the latest results from the Rosetta mission. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Nature Podcast: 1 October 2015
30 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the future of digital currency; a new lead for antibiotics; and 25 years of cataloguing the human genome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Nature Podcast: 24 September 2015
23 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, looking back at malaria interventions, using private data for research, and how to twist a travelling neutron. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Nature Extra: Backchat September 2015
22 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Promising results from the LHC, reproducing psychology studies, and unpicking interdisciplinarity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Nature Podcast: 17 September 2015
16 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, camouflaging nanoparticles to deliver drugs, science meets theatre, and getting a global picture of air pollution. Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Nature Extra - Neurotribes
09 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Silberman's new book, Neurotribes, gives a detailed history of autism spectrum disorder. In this Podcast Extra, Geoff Marsh hears from Steve abo...
Nature Podcast: 10 September 2015
09 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, thinking differently about autism, plankton poop in the clouds, and hack-proofing our data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Nature Extra: Futures August 2015
03 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from August, The Shoulder of Orion, by Eric Garside Hosted on...
Nature Podcast: 3 September 2015
02 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, weather forecasting, rethinking the water cycle, and a special segment to celebrate the podcast’s 400th episode. Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Podcast Extra: The Invention of Science
26 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In his new book, historian David Wootton takes us back to the scientific revolution around the turn of the 17th Century, and asks: was this really whe...
Nature Podcast: 27 August 2015
26 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a new look at the scientific revolution, accelerating positrons on a plasma wave, and squashing the unsquashable. Hosted on Acast. See acas...
Nature Extra: Backchat August 2015
21 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Japan’s nuclear restart, summer quiet descends in the newsroom, and our special guest Geoff Brumfiel compares science reporting at Nature and NPR. H...
Nature Podcast: 20 August 2015
18 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, China’s emissions are lower than we thought, lessons from Hurricane Katrina 10 years on, and inheriting genes… sideways. Hosted on Acas...
Nature Podcast: 13 August 2015
12 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, making chemists’ lives easier, updating a centuries-old sunspot record, and anti-GM activists get their hands on scientists’ inboxes. H...
Nature Podcast: 6 August 2015
05 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, lessons to learn from the Ebola epidemic, the reproductive habits of ancient organisms, and how the nuclear bomb changed the stories we tel...
Nature Podcast: 30 July 2015
29 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the ancient art of kirigami – paper cutting – applied to graphene. Plus, mini organs in dishes, and how mitochondria power our muscles....
Nature Extra: Futures July 2015
27 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from July, Outpatient, by Dan Stout Hosted on Acast. See acas...
Nature Extra: Backchat July 2015
24 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Pluto in pictures, ways to revamp science teaching, NASA’s underwater space-training mission, and listening for aliens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Nature Podcast: 23 July 2015
22 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, eyedrops could replace surgery for cataracts, the twists and turns of RNA, and a strain of rice that could feed more people and ease climat...
Nature Podcast: 16 July 2015
15 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, organic molecules in space, treating traumatic brain injury, and training schoolchildren to think like scientists. Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Podcast Extra - A Beautiful Question
14 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Is our universe beautiful? Do the fundamental laws that describe nature appeal to our aesthetic tastes? In this Podcast Extra, Frank Wilczek – the...
Nature Podcast: 9 July 2015
08 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the geologists on quake alert, stopping HIV in its tracks, and a volcano that wreaked havoc on the climate 1500 years ago. Hosted on Acast....
Nature Podcast: 2 July 2015
02 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, lizards change sex in the heat, a complex eye in a single celled creature, and teaching robots to be ethical Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Nature Extra: Futures June 2015
01 Jul 2015
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Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Geoff Marsh reads you his favourite from June, Heart worm, by J. J. Roth Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Nature Podcast: 24 June 2015
24 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Antarctica’s surprising biodiversity, trends in heatwaves and coldsnaps, and a new way to diagnose cancer early Hosted on Acast. See acas...
Nature Extra: Backchat June 2015
23 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Three of Nature’s biggest paleontology fans sink their teeth into Jurassic World, which premiered this month. The team also discuss the importance o...
Nature Podcast: 18 June 2015
17 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, positive memories help fight depression, plant intelligence and measuring the mass of exoplanets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Nature Podcast: 11 June 2015
10 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the US military’s biology arm, a clutch of Bronze Age genomes, and protection from a deadly disease in a community in Papua New Guinea Ho...
Nature Podcast: 4 June 2015
03 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, how the immune system deals with the brain, the latest in gene editing, and the mystery of Greenland’s disappearing lakes. Hosted on Acas...
Nature Extra: Backchat May 2015
28 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Robots that can recover from injury by themselves, naughty scientists faking or baking their data, and the weirdest places to look for much-needed new...
Nature Extra: Futures May 2015
28 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Geoff Marsh reads you his favourite story from May, Tempus omnia revelat, by Tian Li. Hosted on Acast...
Nature Podcast: 28 May 2015
27 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the ethics of killer robots, laser weapons become a reality, and the subtleties of temperature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Audiofile: In search of lost sound
26 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Are the sounds of the past lost forever? In the 1960s, an American engineer proposed that sound could be recorded into clay pots and paintings as they...
Nature Podcast: 21 May 2015
20 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The oldest stone tools yet found, making opiates from yeast and sugar, and the perks of sex… for beetles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Nature Podcast: 14 May 2015
13 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the latest result from the Large Hadron Collider, a memoir from neurologist and adventurer Oliver Sacks, and India’s scientific landscape...
Nature Podcast: 7 May 2015
06 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, brain-inspired computers, scientists soldiering on past retirement age, and the origins of complex cells deduced from deep-sea samples. Hos...
Nature Podcast: 30 April 2015
29 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a tiny bat-like dinosaur, a competitor for graphene, and the best new science books this spring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Audiofile: Real life Dr Dolittles
24 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Will we ever be able to talk to animals? In this episode, Geoff Marsh meets a variety of researchers and animals who persevere at the communication ba...
Nature Podcast: 23 April 2015
22 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a new treatment for Ebola, the making of the Tibetan plateau, and could bees be addicted to pesticides? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
Nature: Backchat April 2015
21 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The periodic table’s fuzzy edges, the nuances of reporting on animal research, and Richard gets charged up about some overhyped coverage of a new ba...
Nature Podcast: 16 April 2015
15 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, how oxytocin affects the brain, self- experimentation in science, and the wedding rings that went to Hubble. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Nature Podcast: 9 April 2015
08 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the Moon and her sister, the Sun and its personality, and the latest wonder material to hit the big-time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Nature Podcast: 2 April 2015
01 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, improving walking, pushing the boundary between quantum and classical, and the need for more social science on climate change. Hosted on Ac...
Nature Podcast: 26 March 2015
25 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the role of black holes in growing galaxies, Dragon’s Den for scientists, and ice inside our bodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Nature Extra: Backchat
25 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Where will NASA’s next planetary mission go? Plus, a gene editing technique comes under fire, and the American editors’ biggest language gripes. H...
Nature Extra: Futures
27 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Noah Baker reads you his favourite from February, Good for something by Deborah Walker. Hosted on Ac...
Nature Extra: Futures
30 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Geoff Marsh reads you his favourite from January, The Descent of Man, by Christoph Weber. Hosted on A...
Nature Extra: Backchat
14 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What do Nature's reporters really think about the science they cover? Find out in Backchat. In this episode, Nobel Prize excitement (and frustrations)...
Nature Podcast Extra: Futures
29 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Noah Baker reads you his favourite from September, The tiger waiting on the shore, by Paul Currion. H...
Nature Podcast Extra: Futures
01 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Lizzie Gibney reads you her favourite from July, Benjy’s Birthday, by John Grant. Hosted on Acast. ...
Nature Podcast Extra: Futures
01 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Now its sister title Nature Physics has followed suit, publishing a sci-fi story each month. Kerri Sm...