Nature Podcast

This week, the computer that can play Go, a general ‘ageing’ factor, and the stolen library of John Dee.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, a brain sensor that melts away after use, a 10,000 year old murder mystery, and what happens when chickens go wild.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, our gut bugs’ love of fibre, squeezing quantum states, and studying boredom.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, science predictions for 2016, the effect of extreme weather on crops, and a new phase of hydrogen for the new year.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What can the world of Star Wars tell us about psychology? Travis Langley explains all in this Podcast Extra, using examples from his new book ‘Star Wars Psychology: Dark Side of the Mind’.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, in our final show of 2015 – we’re wrapping up the highlights of the year, catching up on the climate meeting in Paris, looking forward to psyching out the characters in Star Wars, busting some scientific myths, and playing an evolution-themed board game.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, the dwarf planet Ceres gets a close-up, using fetal tissue in science, and the wasting condition that worsens outcomes for cancer patients.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, the origins of mysterious radio bursts, fixing the PhD system, and tracking down the universe’s missing matter.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Kerri Smith reads you her favourite from November, 'One slow step for man' by S R Algernon.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Einstein’s theory of general relativity turns 100 years old. Will there ever be another theory like it, or another scientist like Einstein? Plus, we discuss International Years as news pegs.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, super-high-res ultrasound, the amazing world of soils, and five classic books about sustainability.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, a nursery for big baby planets, meddling with taste perception, China’s mega water transfer plan, and the 100th anniversary of general relativity.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, storms on Twitter over sexism in science, porous liquids, and the long relationship between humans and bees.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, how cancers spread, the hallmarks of bipolar disorder in the brain, and making carbon dioxide useful.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

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

This week, ancient human teeth found in China, cooperating in climate negotiations, and a humble worm surprises scientists.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.