Chris Smith

6 days ago | thenakedscientists.com | Chris Smith

PodcastsAsk! The Naked ScientistsShould dogs sleep inside the house? Presented by Chris Smith with Clarence Ford, 567 CapeTalk. BORED DOGAsk! The Naked Scientist covers questions including, are we humans the universe's consciousness? Is the presence of dimethyl sulphide on an exoplanet a sure sign of life? Have scientists been able to establish where the Garden of Eden is? If I decide not to breastfeed, what happens to the milk I produce? Can I benefit from the nutrients? Related Content

1 week ago | thenakedscientists.com | Chris Smith

The long ignored kingdom of life... PlayFull TranscriptDownloadFungi are older than the dinosaurs, stranger than science fiction, and more essential to life on Earth than most of us realise. They first emerged over a billion years ago in the planet’s oceans and, since then, they’ve taken over. From the depths of hot springs to the crust of salty lakes, fungi thrive in the most extreme environments. Their spores hitch rides on every breeze, and their hidden networks outweigh all the animals on Earth.

1 week ago | thenakedscientists.com | Chris Smith

PodcastsAsk! The Naked ScientistsAre gravity and magnetism related? Is dementia an inherited condition? Presented by Chris Smith with Clarence Ford, 567 CapeTalk. In this week's Ask!, Dr Chris explains what we know about deja vu (have we had this one before?) Also, what might have been behind the major power outages in Spain, and what exactly was the Carrington Event? What causes the differences between summer and winter here on Earth? Related Content Subscribe for free

2 weeks ago | thenakedscientists.com | Chris Smith

From Edward Jenner, to mRNA... PlayFull TranscriptDownloadAndrew Pollard has played a pivotal role in the development of numerous vaccines across his career, including those for typhoid, meningitis, influenza and Ebola. Here he gives us a rundown of how they work... Chris – That’s quite a CV. Why did you end up going down the infectious diseases route and the vaccine route in the first place? Andrew – Well, I actually got into the vaccine route later.

2 weeks ago | thenakedscientists.com | Chris Smith

Are there signs of life on another planet? Could a shingles vaccine prevent dementia? Do artificial sweeteners increase our appetite? How is obesity measured? Could there ever be a dementia vaccine? Dr Chris Smith and Clarence Ford have all the answers...