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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team look back at some of 2024's top science stories, and in part 2 hand over to our Naked Gamers… Chris Berrow and Leigh Milner for a gaming special, featuring:
A world record... the game that took 22 years to make has finally been released!
Video games without the video… we’ll check out an audio-only release.
And what does 2025 have in store for gamers?
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
Including a chat with Dr Chris Van Tulleken about why he's tackling obesity in his Christmas lectures this year, and what are the dark comets that space scientists are now documenting?
Plus, an in-depth look at why some people have obsessive-compulsive disorder, and how we can help them.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
Including a new AI system set to transform weather forecasting, and new research on whether crabs and lobsters can feel pain.
Plus, an in-depth look at whether nuclear power could help meet our future energy needs.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
In this week's science news: the first new treatment for asthma attacks in over half a century, and why the International Space Station has sprung a leak
And it is World AIDS Day and in today's programme we examine the ambition of doctors to eliminate HIV transmission eliminated from many countries including the UK within 5 years. How are they planning to do it?
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, with an animal-themed special. Including what prompted scientists to put vampire bats on a treadmill, why medicinal leeches are returning to the UK, and the spiders that know which foods will satisfy their dietary needs.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news. Including a look at what is at stake at this year's UN Climate Summit, and the 80 million year old fossil revealing how birds developed their big brains.
Plus, an in-depth look at whether weight loss jabs could solve the obesity crisis.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team look at the latest science news. Including an enormous black hole defying our existing laws of physics, and what DNA analysis is revealing about the inhabitants of Pompeii.
Plus, an in-depth look at whether smartphones can harm children's' development.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team look at the latest science news. Including the news that the UK has detected its first case of a new Mpox variant, and the discovery of a lost city in Mexico.
Plus, an in-depth look at how technology could swing the outcome of the US presidential elections.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team look at the latest science news. Including the news that Chris Hoy has revealed his diagnosis with terminal prostate cancer, the WHO has declared that Egypt is malaria-free, and the impact clock changes have on our perception of time.
Plus, an in-depth look at the Europa Clipper, the NASA spacecraft which has begun a voyage to look for the conditions for life on one of Jupiter's moons.
For support on topics covered in this programme, you can get details of organisations within the UK by visiting the BBC Action Line website - bbc.co.uk/actionline.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news. Including a new form of insulin that can switch itself off before blood sugar levels fall too low, and how scientists have discovered the origins of the meteors that most commonly fall to Earth.
Plus, an in-depth look at whether vegan diets are really good for us.
For support on topics covered in this programme, you can get details of organisations within the UK by visiting the BBC Action Line website - bbc.co.uk/actionline.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news. Including how scientists found the DNA of human victims in the teeth of a lion, how electrically conductive stitches can be used to speed up healing, and this year's Nobel Prize Winners explained. Plus, an in-depth look at what scientists are doing to tackle brain injuries.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news. Including whether electric cars may pose a potential security threat, how stem cells are being used to develop new treatments for diabetes, and an interview with Professor Brian Cox.
Plus, an in-depth look at the lasting impact of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week we look into signs that fruity vapes paralyze the immune system in the lungs, why the world's oldest cheese was smeared over an ancient Chinese mummy, and why we might be getting an extra moon.
Plus an in-depth look into how vaccines are revolutionising the prevention and treatment of cancer.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week: What do we know about the pagers and walkie-talkies that have been used to attack Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon? Plus the landmark study on the impact of pregnancy on the female brain, and how scientists in Israel have grown a 1,000-year-old seed that might fill in a missing link in the Bible.
We also take an in-depth look at the work of engineers who are finding fresh solutions to the problem of climate change.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
In this week's episode….how COVID -19 lockdowns affected the brain development of teenagers. Also, how best to dispose of dangerous nuclear waste and why the UK's puffin population is thriving, despite a rise in avian flu. Plus, why the appendix might be a lot more useful than we previously thought.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week: Scientists uncover a way to help amputees to toughen up their skin in order to make prostheses more comfortable. COVID MRNA jab pharmaceutical company Moderna turn their attention to vaccines for Mpox. Plus the astronomer Royle Martin Rees on whether ET is really out there.
And we're going underground to find out how disused mines are now being used to solve some of science's greatest mysteries, and to help keep the lights on by storing electricity as 'gravity batteries'.
Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.In this week's episode: How the UK looks set to take the world’s toughest line on smoking, and why are those astronauts still stranded on the International Space Station?Plus, we’ll be putting Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox, under the microscope. How is it treated, and what threat might it pose for us here in the UK?
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week: The regulator says the Alzheimer's drug Lecanemab is safe, but NICE say we can't afford it. The UK Ministry Of Defence launches its first Earth imaging satellite. And the BBC's Frank Gardner on why the UK's butterflies need our help.
Plus is there a link between some cosmetics and cosmetic trends and cancer? We examine this in more detail in the second part of the programme.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week: we discuss the spread of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, after the WHO declares a public health emergency of international concern. How a laser has unlocked the secret of the origin of Stonehenge's famous altar stone, and why researchers think horses might be cleverer than we've previously given them credit for.
Plus our summer series of Titans of Science concludes with circadian rhythm Russell Foster, who has helped to transform our knowledge of the body's internal clock, and he reckons he's got a cure for jet lag.
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The Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week: scientists think they've revealed what makes ketamine an effective antidepressant, the astonishing navigational capabilities of bees, and a brief guide to aliens with astronomer Adam Frank.
And Titans of Science continues with the renowned astrophysicist discoverer of the accelerating expansion of the universe and the man who gave us dark energy, Brian Schmidt.
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