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Coronapod: the COVID scientists facing violent threats
Hundreds of scientists have responded to a survey asking about harassment and abuse during the pandemic. The results paint a picture which is as conc…
4 years, 11 months ago
How electric acupuncture zaps inflammation in mice
The neurons behind acupuncture’s effect on inflammation, and how antibiotics affect gut bacteria.
In this episode:
00:54 The neuronal basis for acupunc…
4 years, 11 months ago
Coronapod: new data affirms the benefits of air filters and masks
New data suggests that inexpensive, high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters can effectively scrub SARS-CoV-2 particles from the air in hospita…
4 years, 11 months ago
The AI that accurately predicts the chances of rain
AI weather forecasters, mapping the human brain and the 2021 science Nobel prizes.
In this episode:
00:52 Improving the accuracy of weather forecasts w…
4 years, 11 months ago
Starting up in science: behind the scenes
Starting up in science: behind the scenes
In this bonus episode, the four Nature reporters behind Starting up in science discuss how the project came …
5 years ago
Starting up in science: Episode 4
Episode 4
Ali interviews for a critical grant. While she is waiting for the result, the pandemic throws their labs into chaos. Then comes a personal c…
5 years ago
Starting up in science: Episode 3
Episode 3
As newly-minted principal investigators, Ali and Dan have grand plans for their research – but science is slow, especially when other deman…
5 years ago
Starting up in science: Episode 2
Episode 2
Ali and Dan have landed positions as the heads of their very own labs. But how did they get to the starting line? Every scientist’s journey …
5 years ago
Starting up in science: Episode 1
Every year, thousands of scientists struggle to launch their own labs. For three years, a reporting team from Nature documented the lives of married …
5 years ago
Audio long-read: Can artificially altered clouds save the Great Barrier Reef?
Australian scientists are developing new technologies to help protect coral from climate change.
Earlier this year, a team of researchers used a mist-…
5 years ago