Nature Podcast
Springer Nature Limited
The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature's journalists and editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Dec 19, 2018 • 34min
20 December 2018: Quantum physics adds a twist, and festive fun
The Nature Podcast’s 2018 end of year special, including songs, books, our annual quiz, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2018 • 10min
Podcast Extra: Evidence of a ‘transmissible’ Alzheimer’s protein
New research suggests that a key protein involved in the neurodegenerative disease can be transferred between brains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 12, 2018 • 24min
13 December 2018: The art of performing science, and chiral chemistry
This week, ‘performing’ experiments, and making mirrored molecules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 5, 2018 • 24min
06 December 2018: Heart xenotransplants and phage fighting
This week, improving heart xenotransplants, and soil bacteria versus phages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 28, 2018 • 24min
29 November 2018: Atomic clock accuracy and wind farm worries
This week, measuring gravity’s strength with clocks, and worries over wind farms’ wakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 21, 2018 • 24min
22 November 2018: An ion-drive aeroplane, and DNA rearrangement.
This week, a solid-state plane engine with no moving parts, and ‘mosaicism’ in brain cells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2018 • 22min
15 November 2018: Barnard’s Star, and clinical trials
This week, evidence of a nearby exoplanet, and clinical trials in a social media world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 7, 2018 • 25min
08 November 2018: Designer cells, and a Breakthrough researcher
This week, building a cell from the bottom up, and a Breakthough Prize winner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2018 • 23min
01 November 2018: Mood forecasting technology, and where are the WIMPs?
This week, the role that mood forecasting technology may play in suicide prevention, and a 'crisis' in dark matter research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 17, 2018 • 24min
18 October 2018: Cannabis horticulture and the Sun's place in history
This week, how science can help Canadian cannabis growers and a potted history of the Sun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
