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Nature Podcast

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The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature"s journalists and editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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12:29

Nature PastCast, December 1920: The Quantum Theory

Nature Podcast ·

2019/12/27

This year, Nature celebrates its 150th birthday. To mark this anniversary we’re rebroadcasting episodes from our PastCast series, highlighting key moments in the history of science.In this episode, we’re heading back to the early twentieth century, when physicists had become deeply entangled in the implications of the quantum theory. At its smallest scales was the world continuous? Or built of discrete units? It all began with Max Planck. His Nobel Prize was the subject of a Nature news article in

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18:14

Podcast Extra: From climate lawyer to climate activist

Nature Podcast ·

2019/12/23

2019 will likely go down as a pivotal year for public discourse on climate change. It was the year of Greta Thunberg, the climate school strikes, and Extinction Rebellion. The global activist movement has gained support from a range of influential people, including renowned environmental lawyer Farhana Yamin.In this Podcast Extra, Nature's Chief Opinion Editor Sara Abdulla meets withFarhana to discuss why she ditchedresolutions in favour ofactivism. This is an extended version of an interview

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11:03

Podcast Extra: Epigenetics

Nature Podcast ·

2019/12/20

As part ofNature's150th anniversary celebrations, Nick Howe dives into the topic of epigenetics.Since its origin in 1942, the term 'epigenetics' has been repeatedly defined and redefined. There's always been hype around the field, but what actually is epigenetics and how much does it influence our genes?In this Podcast Extra, Nick Howe speaks to Edith Heard, Director General of the EMBL, and Giacomo Cavalli, from the Institute of Human Genetics, to guide us through these questions and find out about

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32:31

19 December 2019: The three-body problem, and festive...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/12/18

We’ve launched our 2019 listener survey. We want to know what you think of the show to help us make a great podcast. You can find the surveyhere. Thanks!This week, a solution to a centuries-old physics problem, and holiday shenanigans.In this episode:00:51 Disentangling three bodiesResearchers have been working to unpick a problem that has stumped scientists since the 1600s. Research Article:Stone and Leigh08:50 Frosty the SnowmanThe first of our festive science songs, about how a certain snowman is

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15:39

Long Read Podcast: How to save coral reefs as the...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/12/16

Research groups around the world are exploring new ways of protecting coral reefs from climate change.This is an audio version of our feature: These corals could survive climate change — and help save the world’s reefs, written by Amber Dance and read by Kerri Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:20

12 December 2019: Social priming, and acoustic science

Nature Podcast ·

2019/12/11

We recently launched our 2019 listener survey. We want to hear your views on the show to help us make it even better, so please help us by filling in the survey, thanks!In this episode:00:45 What’s next for social priming?How might a branch of psychological research move forward in the face of replication failures?News Feature:What’s next for psychology’s embattled field of social priming08:55 Research HighlightsKiller-whale grandmothers help their grandchildren survive, and the failed voyage of a

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28:02

05 December 2019: Genomic sequencing and the source...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/12/04

We recently launched our 2019 listener survey. We want to hear your views on the show to help us make it even better. You can find the survey here. Thanks!In this episode:00:45 The GenomeAsia 100k projectResearchers have released the first data from an ambitious project to sequence the genomes of 100,000 people from populations across Asia. Research Article: GenomeAsia100K Consortium08:56 Research HighlightsBare riverbanks make meanders move, and human activity affects picky penguins. Research

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13:41

Nature Pastcast, November 1869: The first issue of...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/11/29

This year, Nature celebrates its 150th birthday. To mark this anniversary we’re rebroadcasting episodes from our PastCast series, highlighting key moments in the history of science.In this episode, we’re heading back to 4 November 1869, when Nature’s story began. The first issue of the journal looked very different from the way it does now and, to the dismay of the editor, it was not immediately popular. In this podcast, we hear how Nature began, and how it became the journal it is today.From the

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24:41

28 November 2019: Nature’s 2019 PhD survey, and older...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/11/27

This week, delving into the results of the latest graduate student survey, and assessing ageism in science fiction literature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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18:50

21 November 2019: A new antibiotic from nematode...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/11/20

This week, an antibiotic that targets hard-to-treat bacteria, and a roundup of the latest science news.In this episode:00:49 Discovering darobactinResearchers looked inside nematode guts and have identified a new antibiotic with some useful properties.Research Article:Imai et al.05:45 Research HighlightsUsing urine as a health metric, and sniffing out book decay with an electronic nose.Research Article:Miller et al.;Research Article:Veríssimo et al.07:54 News ChatAdding an element of chance to grant

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23:13

14 November 2019: A rapid, multi-material 3D printer,...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/11/13

This week, a new 3D printer allows quick shifting between many materials, and understanding the link between gut microbes and liver disease.00:46 A new dimension for 3D printersA new nozzle lets a 3D printer switch between materials at a rapid rate, opening the door to a range of applications.Research Article:Skylar-Scott et al.;News and Views:How to print multi-material devices in one go08:07 Research HighlightsThe slippery secrets of ice, and cells wrapping up their nuclei.Research

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17:53

Backchat: Nature's 150th anniversary

Nature Podcast ·

2019/11/07

This week marks 150 years since the first issue of Nature was published, on 4 November 1869. In this anniversary edition of Backchat, the panel take a look back at how the journal has evolved in this time, and discuss the role that Nature can play in today's society. The panel also pick a few of their favourite research papers that Nature has published, and think about where science might be headed in the next 150 years.Collection: 150 years of Nature Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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31:24

07 November 2019: The fossil of an upright ape,...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/11/06

This week, insights into the evolution of walking upright, how science needs to change in the next 150 years, and the unfinished agenda for vaccines.In this episode:00:50 Early ape locomotionThe discovery of a fossil of a new species of ape gives new insights on how bipedalism may have evolved.Research Article: Böhme et al.;News and Views:Fossil ape hints at how walking on two feet evolved;News:Fossil ape offers clues to evolution of walking on two feet07:24 Research HighlightsWomen lacking

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13:21

Nature Pastcast, October 1993: Carl Sagan uses...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/10/31

This year, Nature celebrates its 150th birthday. To mark this anniversary we’re rebroadcasting episodes from our PastCast series, highlighting key moments in the history of science.In the early 1990s, a team of astrophysicists led by Carl Sagan looked at data from the Galileo spacecraft and saw the signatures of life on a planet in our galaxy. Historian of science David Kaiser and astrobiologists Charles Cockell and Frank Drake discuss how we can tell if there is life beyond the Earth – and how

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24:46

31 October 2019: An AI masters the video game...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/10/30

This week, a computer beats the best human players in StarCraft II, and a huge study of insects and other arthropods.In this episode:00:45 Learning to playBy studying and experimenting, an AI has reached Grandmaster level at the video game Starcraft II.Research Article:Vinyals et al.;News Article: Google AI beats experienced human players at real-time strategy game StarCraft II10:08 Research HighlightsA record-breaking lightning bolt, and identifying our grey matter’s favourite tunesResearch

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10:10

Podcast Extra: Detecting gravitational waves

Nature Podcast ·

2019/10/28

As part of Nature's 150th anniversary celebrations, we look back at an important moment in the history of science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:31

24 October 2019: Quantum supremacy and ancient mammals

Nature Podcast ·

2019/10/23

This week, a milestone in quantum computing, and rethinking early mammals.In this episode:00:43 A quantum computing milestoneA quantum computer is reported to have achieved ‘quantum supremacy’ – performing an operation that’s essentially impossible for classical computers.Research Article:Arute et al.;News and Views:Quantum computing takes flight;Editorial:A precarious milestone for quantum computing;News:Hello quantum world! Google publishes landmark quantum supremacy claim08:24 Research

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24:15

17 October 2019: Mapping childhood mortality, and...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/10/16

This week, investigating child mortality rates at a local level, and building genes from non-coding DNA.In this episode:00:43 A regional view of childhood mortalityResearchers map countries' progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Developmental Goals.Research Article:Burstein et al.;World View:Data on child deaths are a call for justice;Editorial:Protect the census07:22 Research HighlightsAstronomers identify a second visitor from beyond the solar system, and extreme snowfall stifles animal breeding

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23:35

10 October 2019: Estimating earthquake risk, and...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/10/09

This week, a method for predicting follow-up earthquakes, and the issues with deep learning systems in AI.In this episode:00:47 Which is the big quake?A new technique could allow seismologists to better predict if a larger earthquake will follow an initial tremor.Research Article:Real-time discrimination of earthquake foreshocks and aftershocks;News and Views:Predicting if the worst earthquake has passed07:46 Research HighlightsVampire bats transmitting rabies in Costa Rica, and why are some

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4:24

Podcast Extra: Q&A with Nobel Prize winner John B...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/10/09

In this Podcast Extra, we speak to John B Goodenough, from the University of Texas at Austin, in the US. Today, Johnwas announcedas one of the joint winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Reporter Benjamin Thompson went along to the Royal Society in London to chat with him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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