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Nature Podcast

Springer Nature Limited

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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04 July 2019: Machine learning in materials science,...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/07/03

This week, using an algorithm to find properties in materials science, and the global consequences of sand-mining.In this episode:00:47 Predicting propertiesA word-association algorithm is reading millions of abstracts to discover new properties of materials.Research article:Tshitoyan et al.;News and Views:Text mining facilitates materials discovery08:28 Research HighlightsTiny robot-jellyfish, and genome mutation hot-spots.Research Article:Multi-functional soft-bodied jellyfish-like

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16:25

Nature PastCast, June 1876: Gorillas, man-eating...

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2019/06/28

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.According to the fables of early explorers, the gorilla was a terrible, man-eating monster. It was also thought to be man’s closest relative in the animal kingdom. Naturally, scientists and the public alike wanted to see these fierce beasts for themselves. But in the mid-nineteenth century, as the evolution debate heated

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27:19

27 June 2019: Callused feet, and protein-based...

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2019/06/26

This week, how going barefoot affects what your feet can feel, and uncovering history with ancient proteins.In this episode:00:44 A sole sensationA study of people who do and don't wear shoes looks into whether calluses make feet less sensitive. Research article: Holowka et al.; News and Views: Your sensitive sole08:50 Research HighlightsMagma moving quickly, and twice-transforming 4D materials. Research Highlight: Volcano’s magma hit top speed; Research Article: Wang et al.11:09 Dating fossils

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23:35

20 June 2019: Non-native species, and a...

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2019/06/19

This week, what makes birds invasive, and a robotic fish powered by a blood-like battery.In this episode:00:44 How do alien bird species establish themselves?Researchers have been looking at how bird species settle in non-native locations.Research article:Redding et al.08:22 Research HighlightsCrafting the perfect crêpe, and anti-fungal wasp eggs.Research Highlight:Physicists tackle a delicate challenge: making the ideal crêpe;Research article:Strohm et al.10:09 Robot bloodMultipurpose battery fluid

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24:20

13 June 2019: Mighty magnets, and aerosols in the...

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2019/06/12

This week, a record-breaking magnetic field, and aerosols’ potential effects on the atmosphere.In this episode:00:45 Making massive magnetsResearchers have created the world’s strongest direct current magnetic field.Research article:S. Hahn et al.08:38 Research HighlightsMacaques’ musicality and human consumption of microplastics.Research Article:Divergence in the functional organization of human and macaque auditory cortex revealed by fMRI responses to harmonic tones;Research Highlight:What a

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21:26

06 June 2019: Microbes modifying medicine and...

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2019/06/05

This week, how gut microbes might be affecting drugs, and a new theory on the beginning of plate tectonics.In this episode:00:45 Microbes metabolising drugsResearchers are investigating whether the gut microbiota can alter the activity of medicinal drugs.Research article: Zimmermann et al.06:40 Research HighlightsElephants counting with smell, and audio activity monitoring.Research Highlight: Elephants have a nose for portion sizeResearch Highlight: Deep learning monitors human activity based on

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15:50

Nature PastCast May 1983: Discovering the ozone layer...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/05/31

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.The discovery of the ozone hole in the mid-1980s was a shock. Scientists suspected that man-made gases called CFCs were damaging the ozone layer, but they didn’t expect to see such a dramatic decline. Nor did they expect the discovery to be made by a small group of British scientists in Antarctica. In this podcast, we

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16:07

30 May 2019: Cold fusion, gender parity in...

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2019/05/30

This week, looking back at cold fusion, a ranking of gender balance in universities, and measuring the impact of wildfires. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:45

23 May 2019: Pre-industrial plankton populations,...

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2019/05/22

This week, how climate change has affected plankton, the future of European science, and evidence of an ancient fungus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:43

16 May 2019: Recoding genomes, and material from the...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/05/15

This week, rewriting the script of life, and a trip to the far side of the Moon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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21:25

09 May 2019: Urban vs Rural BMI, and the health of...

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2019/05/08

This week, body mass increases around the world, and river connections in decline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:46

02 May 2019: China's growing science network, and...

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2019/05/01

This week, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and translating brain patterns into speech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Nature PastCast April 1953: The other DNA papers

Nature Podcast ·

2019/04/26

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.Over 60 years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick published their famous paper proposing a structure for DNA. Everyone knows that story – but fewer people know that there were actually three papers about DNA in that issue of Nature. In this podcast, first broadcast in April 2013, we uncover the evidence that brought

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10:37

25 April 2019: Tiny earthquakes, the genetics of...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/04/25

This week we’ve got an extended News Chat between presenter Benjamin Thompson and Nature's European Bureau Chief Nisha Gaind. They discuss a new way to identify tiny earthquakes, new insights into the heritability of height, and how political tensions between the US and China are affecting scientists and research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:46

18 April 2019: Reviving brains, lightning, and spring...

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2019/04/17

This week, restoring function in dead pig brains, spring science books, and the structure of lightning.If you have any questions about the partly-revived brains study, then the reporters at Nature are keen to answer them. You can submit them at the bottom of the article, here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01216-4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Podcast Extra: The first image of a black hole

Nature Podcast ·

2019/04/11

This week, researchers released the first image of a black hole at the centre of the M87 galaxy. In this special News Chat, Nature reporter Davide Castelvecchi, who was at a press conference in Brussels where the image was announced, tells Benjamin Thompson about the image and what scientists are saying about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:46

11 April 2019: Heart failure and vacuum field...

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2019/04/10

This week, a new mouse model for heart failure and characterising energy fluctuations in empty space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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25:37

04 April 2019: MDMA and the malleable mind, and...

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2019/04/03

This week, why MDMA could make social interactions more rewarding, and how your skin keeps itself youthful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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21:18

Backchat March 2019: Calls for a research moratorium,...

Nature Podcast ·

2019/03/29

In this month’s roundtable, our reporters discuss calls to pause heritable genome-editing research, and how science journalism has changed in the past 20 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:35

28 March 2019: Human impacts on Mount Kilimanjaro,...

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2019/03/27

This week, how humans are affecting Kilimanjaro's ecosystems, differences in pain based on biological sex, and refrigerating with crystals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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