Podcast Episodes

Nature's Take: Can Registered Reports help tackle publication bias?

Many researchers have been critical of the biases that the publication process can introduce into science. For example, they argue that a focus on pu…

3 years, 4 months ago

‘Pangenome’ aims to capture the breadth of human diversity

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00:45 Making a more diverse human genome

The first draft of the human genome ushered in a new era of genetics research. Since its publ…

3 years, 4 months ago

Menopause and women’s health: why science needs to catch up

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00:47 A focus on women’s health

Nature’s Kerri Smith and Heidi Ledford join us to discuss two Features published in Nature looking at …

3 years, 5 months ago

Audio long read: Conquering Alzheimer’s — a look at the therapies of the future

Last year, researchers announced that the Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab lowered the amount of amyloid protein plaques associated with the disease in the…

3 years, 5 months ago

How Rosalind Franklin’s story was rewritten

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00:57 Franklin’s real role

When it comes to the structure of DNA, everyone thinks they know Rosalind Franklin’s role in its discovery.…

3 years, 5 months ago

A smarter way to melt down plastics?

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00:45 A new method to break down plastic polymers

Plastic waste is an enormous problem, with much of it being incinerated or ending up…

3 years, 5 months ago

How to battle misinformation with Sander van der Linden

In the latest episode of Nature hits the books, psychologist Sander van der Linden joins us to discuss his new book Foolproof, which focuses on misin…

3 years, 5 months ago

Octopuses hunt by 'tasting' with their suckers

00:44 The unusual receptors that let octopuses hunt by touch

Researchers have shown that the suckers of octopuses are covered with specialised recepto…

3 years, 5 months ago

Giant black-hole pair from the early Universe gives clues to how galaxies form

00:46 A pair of supermassive black holes in the distant universe

Supermassive black holes are found at the centre of galaxies across the universe. But…

3 years, 5 months ago

Audio long read: What Turkey’s earthquake tells us about the science of seismic forecasting

Last month, a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, killing an estimated 50,000 people. Two decades ago, researchers suggested that an ea…

3 years, 6 months ago