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Aliens, Dark Energy and Brian Schmidt

The Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. This week: scientists think they've revealed what makes ketamine an effective antidepressant, the astonishing navigational capabilities of bees, and a brief guide to aliens with astronomer Adam Frank. And Titans of Science continues with the renowned astrophysicist discoverer of the accelerating expansion of the universe and the man who gave us dark energy, Brian Schmidt.

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  Titans of Science: Marc Abrahams

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  Titans of Science: David Baker

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  Titans of Science: Jocelyn Bell Burnell

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  A gaming special & The best of 2024

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  OCD, Obesity, and Dark Comets

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  Nuclear power, AI weather forecasts, and Do crabs feel pain?

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  The ambition to eliminate HIV transmission by 2030

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  Vampire bats, Leeches, and Diet-conscious spiders

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  Weight loss jabs, COP29, and Brainy birds

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  Smartphones, Black holes, and Pompeii

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  Election interference, Mpox, and A lost city

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  Cancer, Clock changes, Life on Jupiter?

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  Vegan diets, New forms of insulin, and Meteor origins

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  Brain injuries, Man-eating lions, and the Nobel Prize

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  Lockdown legacy, Brian Cox, Electric car espionage?

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  Fruity vapes, Ancient cheese, and Cancer vaccines