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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Oct 5, 2016 • 23min
Nature Podcast: 6 October 2016
This week, a limit to lifespan, AI's black box problem, and ageing stem cells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 3, 2016 • 25min
Nature Backchat: September 2016
The challenges of getting into science, getting a decent salary once you’re in, and getting funding through philanthropy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2016 • 26min
Nature Podcast: 29 September 2016
This week, the chemistry of life’s origins, two million years of temperatures, and studying the heaviest elements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 22, 2016 • 8min
Nature Extra: Futures September 2016
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Miranda Keeling reads you our favourite from September, ’Try Catch Throw’ by Andrew Neil Gray. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 21, 2016 • 30min
Nature Podcast: 22 September 2016
This week, a sea of viruses, defining social class, the human journey out of Africa and human remains found on Antikythera shipwreck. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 15, 2016 • 16min
REBROADCAST: Nature PastCast - September 1963
When a German geologist first suggested that continents move, people dismissed it as a wild idea. In this podcast, we hear how a 'wild idea' became plate tectonics, the unifying theory of earth sciences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 14, 2016 • 28min
Nature Podcast: 15 September 2016
This week, the ideal office environment, synthesising speech, and embryo epigenetics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 7, 2016 • 36min
Nature Podcast: 8 September 2016
This week, solving ethical dilemmas Star Trek style, farming festivals boost yield, and three scientists on their sci-fi inspirations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 31, 2016 • 15min
Nature Podcast: 1 September 2016
This week, famous hominin Lucy may have died when she fell from a tree, and an antibody-based drug shows promise in Alzheimer’s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 30, 2016 • 6min
Futures: August 2016
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Kerri Smith reads you her favourite from August, 'Interdimensional trade benefits' by Brian Trent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
