

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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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.

Apr 8, 2016 • 15min
REBROADCAST: Nature PastCast - April 1953
Everyone knows that Watson and Crick published a seminal paper on the structure of DNA. But fewer know that two other papers on DNA were published in the same issue of Nature. Learn more in the first of a new podcast series: the Nature PastCast. Originally aired 18/04/2013. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 6, 2016 • 28min
Nature Podcast: 7 April 2016
This week, apps that claim to treat mental health issues, ritual human sacrifice, and supernova debris on Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 31, 2016 • 6min
Nature Extra: Futures March 2016
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from March, 'Adjenia’ by Natalia Theodoridou. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 30, 2016 • 31min
Nature Podcast: 31 March 2016
This week, Antarctic-sized uncertainty, making gamers more polite, and a pocket gravity meter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 23, 2016 • 31min
Nature Podcast: 24 March 2016
This week, toggling brain activity with radio waves, how to build stuff that lasts, and making thrillseekers into care-takers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 21, 2016 • 25min
Nature Extra: Backchat March 2016
Misused statistics, the latest gossip on Google’s Go-playing AI, and watching mathematicians win prizes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 16, 2016 • 32min
Nature Podcast: 17 March 2016
This week, retrieving lost memories, nailing down China’s emissions, and is Alzheimer’s disease transmissible? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.