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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May 18, 2016 • 31min
Nature Podcast: 19 May 2016
This week, treasures from sunken cities, new antibiotics made from scratch, and experimenting with history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 16, 2016 • 25min
Nature Extra: Backchat May 2016
The endless quest to make fusion energy, virtual reality in the lab, and the biggest story of the month: a boat gets given a name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 11, 2016 • 28min
Nature Podcast: 12 May 2016
This week, the Zika virus and birth defects, colliding quasi-particles, and combatting sprawling networks of spam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 9, 2016 • 16min
REBROADCAST: Nature PastCast - May 1985
Jonathan Shanklin was sifting through a backlog of data when he made the startling discovery of a hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica. In this podcast, he and others recall events in the mid-1980s and discuss how the 'ozone hole' became the poster child for environmentalism. Originally aired 17/05/2013. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 6, 2016 • 8min
Nature Extra: Futures April 2016
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Adam Levy and Shamini Bundell read you their favourite from April, ‘Choices, in sequential order’ by Karlo Yeager Rodríguez. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 4, 2016 • 28min
Nature Podcast: 5 May 2016
This week, the value of failed experiments, ketamine without side effects, and our brains’ energy demands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 27, 2016 • 28min
Nature Podcast: 28 April 2016
This week, a language map of the brain, listening for landslides a year after the Nepal quake, and the Soviet internet that never was. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 26, 2016 • 27min
Nature Extra: Backchat April 2016
The fuss over editing human embryos dies down, the quantum expertise of Canada’s Prime Minister, and what it’s like to report for 24 hours straight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2016 • 27min
Nature Podcast: 21 April 2016
This week, the psychology of climate change, the 1.5 degree temperature target, and what to do when climate change ruins your research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 13, 2016 • 30min
Nature Podcast: 14 April 2016
This week, a computer game helps build a quantum computer, the brain’s built-in backup, and the history and science of hearing voices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
