Nature Podcast
Summary: Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science. The Nature Podcast is a free weekly audio show featuring highlighted content from the week's edition of Nature including interviews with the people behind the science, and in-depth commentary and analysis from journalists covering science around the world. For complete access to the original papers featured in the Nature Podcast, subscribe to Nature.
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Podcasts:
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.
19 September: This week, we ask the big questions about sea level rise, learn lessons for climate change from the exploration of America’s Great Plains, and explore the rough waters of Drake Passage at the foot of South America.
12 September: This week, making stem cells in living mice, retracing the footsteps of a controversial frog-hunter, and what does Stephen Hawking’s new memoir reveal about the man?
Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Peter Cary reads you his favourite from this month, Time Heals All Wounds, by Grace Tang.
05 September: This week, creating silver nano-particles, encrypting data with quantum mechanics and do brain training games really work?
29 August: This week, tearing apart space-time, growing a tiny brain in the lab, metaphor in science, and a climate conundrum.
22 August: This week, singing stars reveal their vital statistics, electricity helps plants heal, and the possibility of making babies from skin cells. Plus, the best science from outside Nature.
15 August: This week, smart windows beat the heat, remembering things that didn't happen, and the magnetic field around our pet black hole.
PastCast - August 1975: Six out of ten of the world's best-selling drugs are based on molecules called monoclonal antibodies. But their high impact comes with a low profile. This is a story of how basic science quietly became blockbuster medicine.
08 August: This week, famous cells and genetic privacy, what the 'love hormone' oxytocin does in the brain, smart uses for metamaterials, and the 'personalities' of NASA's rovers.
Nature Extra: Sociologist of science Janet Vertesi has been studying how NASA's scientists attribute personalities to the Mars rovers, and the effect that might have on their mission.
01 August: This week, a tiny thermometer measures temperature inside cells, how humans evolved the ability to digest milk, and what to expect from a career move to the Middle East.
25 July: This week, the superbugs resistant to the most powerful antibiotics, how flatworms regrow their heads and why the oil palm genome could be good news for sustainable crop breeding. Plus, the best science outside Nature.
PastCast - July 1942: Scientists were put to good use during the Second World War. John Westcott's secret project was to design radars. His work not only helped the war effort – it also led to new branches of science.
18 July: This week, switching off the extra chromosome in Down's syndrome, using endless waves to explore quantum systems, and how massive open online courses are transforming learning.
