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Titans of Science: Marc Abrahams

1/12/2025 • 51 min

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. Including the news that the US has recorded their first human death from bird flu, and should we be concerned? Plus a new drug to treat drug resistant prostate cancer, and new research on how the Roman Empire was responsible for widespread lead pollution in E… Play episode

Titans of Science: David Baker
Titans of Science: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
A gaming special & The best of 2024
OCD, Obesity, and Dark Comets
Nuclear power, AI weather forecasts, and Do crabs feel pain?
The ambition to eliminate HIV transmission by 2030
Vampire bats, Leeches, and Diet-conscious spiders
Weight loss jabs, COP29, and Brainy birds
Smartphones, Black holes, and Pompeii
Election interference, Mpox, and A lost city
Cancer, Clock changes, Life on Jupiter?
Vegan diets, New forms of insulin, and Meteor origins
Brain injuries, Man-eating lions, and the Nobel Prize
Lockdown legacy, Brian Cox, Electric car espionage?
Fruity vapes, Ancient cheese, and Cancer vaccines
Engineering new solutions to climate change
COVID-19 lockdowns, nuclear waste and puffins
Digging up new uses for old mines
Mpox, smoking and the ISS
Is there a link between some cosmetics and cancer?
Mpox, Clever Horses, and Circadian Rhythms
Aliens, Dark Energy and Brian Schmidt
Bird flu, fog harvesting and dark matter
Extreme athletic performance
Why do seagulls try to steal your chips?
Covid app findings, AI writing, and brainy birds
Long Covid, Mosquitos and Formula 1
Titans of Science: Geoffrey Hinton
E. coli, DNA sniffing, and tracking trees
Mini-guts, the universe as a bagel, gambling addiction
Neurological diseases, carbon dioxide and dark matter
Genetically modified mosquitos, and is the AI bubble about to burst?
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The Science of Language
Scientists find their first rocky planet with an atmosphere
Zero Gravity
ADHD, sinking cities, and cleaning up oil spills
Smoking and vaping controls, the remains of the largest sea reptile, volca…
Artificial platelets, Bonobos and a tribute to Peter Higgs
Belly fat, BRCA gene and synthetic opioids
Why whooping cough cases are surging and looking for life on Europa
COVID-19, 4 years on.
Cyber Crimes in Cyber Times
The gene that turns Labradors into gluttons, migratory birds and the oldes…
Lithium batteries, human tails and the science behind potholes
Whale songs, fake fossils and "Forever Chemicals"
Dengue fever, sense of humour and fish skin
Blueberries, cancer waiting lists and assisted dying
Elon Musk's brain implants and the science of shipping

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