

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.
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Jun 30, 2017 • 18min
Extra: The grey zone
Sometimes people can become trapped in the grey zone between conscious and unconscious states. Kerri Smith talks to neuroscientist Adrian Owen about communicating with patients in vegetative states. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 16, 2017 • 23min
Backchat: June 2017
Our reporters and editors respond to the UK election. Plus, the tangled taxonomy of our species, and why physicists love to hate the standard model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 14, 2017 • 29min
Nature Podcast: 15 June 2017
This week, treating infection without antibiotics, wireless charging, and making sense of music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 14, 2017 • 29min
Nature Podcast: 15 June 2017
This week, treating infection without antibiotics, wireless charging, and making sense of music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 7, 2017 • 31min
Nature Podcast: 8 June 2017
This week, early Homo sapiens in Morocco, mathematicians trying to stop gerrymandering, and going beyond the standard model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jun 5, 2017 • 25min
Grand Challenges: Food security
Millions around the world are chronically hungry. Three experts on agriculture discuss how to help people grow enough food, in a world of evolving technology, global markets and a changing climate. This is episode 3 of 4 in the Grand Challenges podcast series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 31, 2017 • 31min
Nature Podcast: 1 June 2017
This week, ‘sticky’ RNA causes disease, disorganised taxonomy, and 'intelligent crowd' peer review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 31, 2017 • 7min
Nature Extra: Futures May 2017
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from May, 'Life, hacked' by Krystal Claxton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 26, 2017 • 24min
Backchat: May 2017
This month the team are chatting scientific data, scientific papers and... religion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 24, 2017 • 28min
Nature Podcast: 25 May 2017
This week, E. coli with colour vision, tracing the Zika virus outbreak, and a roadmap for medical microbots. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.