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06 February 2020: Out-of-office emails and work-life-balance, and an update on the novel coronavirus outbreak
This week, how setting an out-of-office email could help promote a kinder academic culture.
In this episode:
00:47 Being truly out of office
Last year, …
6 years, 8 months ago
30 January 2020: Linking Australian bushfires to climate change, and Asimov's robot ethics
This week, establishing the role of climate change in Australian bushfires, and revisiting Isaac Asimov’s ethical rules for robots.
In this episode:
00…
6 years, 8 months ago
23 January: How stress can cause grey hair, and the attitude needed to tackle climate change
This week, why stress makes mice turn grey, and how to think about climate change.
In this episode:
00:45 Going grey
Anecdotal evidence has long suggest…
6 years, 8 months ago
16 January 2020: Strange objects at the centre of the galaxy, and improving measurements of online activity
In this episode:
00:45 Observing the centre of the galaxy
Researchers have uncovered a population of dust-enshrouded objects orbiting the supermassive…
6 years, 8 months ago
09 January 2020: A look ahead at science in 2020
In this episode of the podcast, Nature reporter Davide Castelvecchi joins us to talk about the big science events to look out for in 2020.
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6 years, 8 months ago
01 January 2020: Our reporters’ top picks of 2019
In this special round-up episode of the Nature Podcast, our reporters choose their favourite podcast piece of 2019.
In this episode:
00:33 A sole sensa…
6 years, 9 months ago
Nature PastCast, December 1920: The Quantum Theory
This year, Nature celebrates its 150th birthday. To mark this anniversary we’re rebroadcasting episodes from our PastCast series, highlighting key mo…
6 years, 9 months ago
Podcast Extra: From climate lawyer to climate activist
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…
6 years, 9 months ago
Podcast Extra: Epigenetics
As part of Nature's 150th anniversary celebrations, Nick Howe dives into the topic of epigenetics.
Since its origin in 1942, the term 'epigenetics' ha…
6 years, 9 months ago
19 December 2019: The three-body problem, and festive fun
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 survey here. Th…
6 years, 9 months ago