Nature Podcast

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from October, 'Staff meeting, as seen by the spam filter' by Alex Shvartsman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, spontaneously jumping droplets, growing an economy without trashing the environment, and dealing with an onslaught of data as all our gadgets become internet-enabled. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, how cancers spread, the hallmarks of bipolar disorder in the brain, and making carbon dioxide useful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Astronomer quits over sexual harassment investigation, reporting on the abstract world of mathematics, and science in fashion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, a dying solar system just like ours, the effect of temperature on the economy, and electricity-eating bacteria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, ancient human teeth found in China, cooperating in climate negotiations, and a humble worm surprises scientists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell and Geoff Marsh read you their favourite from September, Time Flies, by Carie Juettner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, an impenetrable mathematical proof, toggling REM sleep on and off, and the latest results from the Rosetta mission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the future of digital currency; a new lead for antibiotics; and 25 years of cataloguing the human genome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, looking back at malaria interventions, using private data for research, and how to twist a travelling neutron. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Promising results from the LHC, reproducing psychology studies, and unpicking interdisciplinarity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, camouflaging nanoparticles to deliver drugs, science meets theatre, and getting a global picture of air pollution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, thinking differently about autism, plankton poop in the clouds, and hack-proofing our data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Silberman's new book, Neurotribes, gives a detailed history of autism spectrum disorder. In this Podcast Extra, Geoff Marsh hears from Steve about how we, as a society, should embrace those who think differently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from August, The Shoulder of Orion, by Eric Garside Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, weather forecasting, rethinking the water cycle, and a special segment to celebrate the podcast’s 400th episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In his new book, historian David Wootton takes us back to the scientific revolution around the turn of the 17th Century, and asks: was this really when modern science was born? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, a new look at the scientific revolution, accelerating positrons on a plasma wave, and squashing the unsquashable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Japan’s nuclear restart, summer quiet descends in the newsroom, and our special guest Geoff Brumfiel compares science reporting at Nature and NPR. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, China’s emissions are lower than we thought, lessons from Hurricane Katrina 10 years on, and inheriting genes… sideways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, making chemists’ lives easier, updating a centuries-old sunspot record, and anti-GM activists get their hands on scientists’ inboxes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, lessons to learn from the Ebola epidemic, the reproductive habits of ancient organisms, and how the nuclear bomb changed the stories we tell about scientists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the ancient art of kirigami – paper cutting – applied to graphene. Plus, mini organs in dishes, and how mitochondria power our muscles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from July, Outpatient, by Dan Stout Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pluto in pictures, ways to revamp science teaching, NASA’s underwater space-training mission, and listening for aliens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.