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 7, 2016 • 30min
Nature Podcast: 8 December 2016
This week, the benefits of randomness, correcting brain waves soothes Alzheimer’s, and the DNA of liberated slaves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 1, 2016 • 6min
Nature Extra: Futures November 2016
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Adam Levy reads you his favourite from November, ’Melissa' by Troy Stieglitz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 30, 2016 • 26min
Nature Podcast: 1 December 2016
This week, CRISPR’s rival stumbles, Pluto’s icy heart, and is mitochondrial replacement ready for the clinic? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 23, 2016 • 29min
Nature Podcast: 24 November 2016
Tracking whale shark DNA in seawater, the human computers behind early astronomy, building materials with a microscope, and a new synchrotron starts up in the Middle East. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 21, 2016 • 20min
Nature Backchat: November 2016
Donald Trump’s impact on research and climate action, and how Nature should discuss politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2016 • 20min
Nature Podcast: 17 November 2016
This week, your brain on cannabis, testing CRISPR in a human, and what it might be like to live on Mars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2016 • 14min
REBROADCAST: Nature PastCast - November 1869
The first issue of Nature looked very different from today's magazine. It opened with poetry and was written for a general audience. We hear how Nature began, and how it became the iconic science journal it is today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 9, 2016 • 31min
Nature Podcast: 10 November 2016
This week, CERN for the brain, modelling the effects of a climate tax on food, a brain-spine interface helps paralysed monkeys walk, and what Trump's win might mean for science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 2, 2016 • 29min
Nature Podcast: 3 November 2016
This week, the earliest humans to roam Australia, Werner Herzog’s new film about volcanoes, and are astronomers turning a blind eye to competing theories? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2016 • 8min
Nature Extra: Futures October 2016
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from October, ’The sixth circle' by J. W. Armstrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
