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This week - gene therapy. We talk to researchers using DNA technology to prevent blindness, halt muscular dystrophy, and even potentially cu...
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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 question...

This week - gene therapy. We talk to researchers using DNA technology to prevent blindness, halt muscular dystrophy, and even potentially cu...

This week, we're taking a look through the window, or rather, at the window: we're looking at glass! Coming up, how do you make glass, how d...

We're making codes and breaking ciphers this week as we look at the world of cryptography! Coming up, Cold War spy rings, and how does your...

This week: How long can someone hold their breath and can you train for this? Who are fitter - footballers or rugby players? And what's the...

We're stripping down sexual health and sexually transmitted infections! Coming up, will we soon have a vaccine for chlamydia? And what happe...

This week: How does the internet affect us? What does it mean for our security, our wallets, and ourselves. We're taking a deep dive into th...

This week, Chris Smith and Izzie Clarke explore the helpful materials that keep us healthy. How are dental implants made and fitted? Bacteri...

In this month's QnA show we're asking: why are fridges harder to open again after you just closed them? What's the best way to wipe the memo...

This week we're taking a spin around the electron! How does a fridge magnet stay stuck? And how can quantum physics help us in battling canc...

This week, The Naked Scientists are taking off into the future of aviation: will flights get faster? Could we see a fully electric plane? An...

This week a special show celebrating 50 years since man first walked on the Moon! How did we get there, what happened on the Moon, and will...

This week, could we be living in The Matrix? We're talking about the power of computer simulations, and we're asking are we all living in on...

This week, Alzheimer's Disease goes under the microscope: what is it? Why do people get it, and can we cure it? Plus in the news, why the pl...

We're rounding off our month of extreme shows - coping with altitude, flying over Everest, high energy physics and screaming in space! Plus,...

Extremes month continues, and this week we're going extremely deep; Chris Smith takes a trip to one of the world's deepest mines in search o...

For extremes month we have an extreme QnA! This week we're joined by astronomer Carolin Crawford, nanoscientist Colm Durkan, Haydn Belfield...

This week, we're continuing our month of science at the extremes, by looking at extreme cold. Including expeditions to the poles, what happe...

This week, we're kicking off a month of science at the extremes. From fast acting venom to vehicles, speedy space to tennis serves We're get...

This week, we're out on the open road! How can science help make roads cleaner, safer, greener and quieter? We've been speaking to a range o...

This week we're putting on our swimsuits and diving deep into the choppy waters of the world of vaccines, how do they help us, and why are p...

This week - the mysterious stuff that's passing through you right now, and it literally holds the galaxy together... but we have no idea wha...

It's QA time We've got a panel of scientists ready and waiting to tackle the questions you've been sending in. Izzie Clarke was joined by pl...

This week; horse racing, equine flu, a hedgehog hospital and a trip to the local zoo - we're looking at how vets keep animals healthy and wh...

Chris Smith and Adam Murphy head to Edinburgh Science Festival to bring you the best - and the bizarre - from the wonderful world of science...

This week a Naked Scientists exclusive: we're putting a brand new type of oven to the test - can it really, as the inventors claim - roast a...

It's time for our Q&A, this time from Edinburgh! This week, what happens if you get pregant in space? How do chemists make new molecules? An...

Spring has officially sprung! There are newborn lambs prancing around in the fields in the UK, and we've recently celebrated Mothering Sunda...

Bonjour! This week we've been to Paris; we've been attending Hello Tomorrow, the summit that showcases world-changing emerging technologies...

This week, Chris Smith and Izzie Clarke are taking you to the cutting edge of materials science including how blacksmiths made incredibly to...

This week, could we colonise a planet beyond our own galaxy? What's the greenest way to heat my home? And why do bright lights make some peo...

This week, we're being invaded! Izzie Clarke and Katie Haylor explore invasive species: how they sneak in, why they disrupt nature, and how...

This week we get off the couch to talk about the science of running. What does it do for our bodies, and our minds? Why did we ever evolve t...

This week we're celebrating 150 years of the Periodic Table - we'll find out how scientists uncovered the elements in the first place and wh...

It's QA time or should we say ZOO and A? We're pondering about pets and inquiring about insects as Jacob Dunn, Eleanor Drinkwater, Jason Hea...

This week, how hypnosis works, the parasites that hijack brain and behaviour, why we're all being manipulated 24/7, and how to build remote-...

This week, we're getting revved up about the cars of the future! What needs to change for future car travel to be sustainable? And in the ne...

From finding forgeries to creating colours, we explore the science of art. Plus, in the news, turning cancer cells into fat, a threat to one...

We're making a meal out of microbes, Geogia Mills and Chris Smith meet the little helpers that get food onto the table. Plus, in the news, t...

Do astronauts get WiFi in space? What is the speed of gravity? Why is there always room for dessert? Giles Yeo, Anne-Laura Van Harmelen, Ric...

From talking whales to training astronauts, creating life to reversing life-threatening allergies, Georgia Mills, Izzie Clarke and few other...

Here is The Naked Scientists' guide to surviving - and thriving - at Christmas, including our top scientifically-tested tips for cooking tur...

This week, we are getting to grips with regeneration: how does your body heal itself, and what can science do to help? Plus, in the news, th...

Izzie Clarke and Katie Haylor are blasting through a brief history of space exploration and find out how humanity's quest towards the stars...

This week: Is everything in the universe spinning? How do lazy dogs keep fit? And is it safe to heat our dinner in plastic tubs? We've recru...

This week, Chris Smith and Izzie Clarke are filling the gaps in their knowledge of teeth; we also meet the microbes in our mouths and test t...

This week - Humanity 2.0! Can we use genetics, drugs and technology to become superhuman? We speak to experts on the science that can push u...

This week, from posters to pancakes - how do the objects we see around us every day actually get made? We're uncovering the science of manuf...

This week, we've assembled a panel of experts to tackle your science questions, including: Are there plastics in the fish we eat? Can electr...

This week the Naked Scientists are hitting the dance floor with a look at the science of the shimmy. Why do we do it, what makes a dance loo...

From brewing beer to cleaning up car emissions and even making less polluting fuels. We're asking - what exactly are catalysts, and how do t...