Episodes

  • Will AI help to reduce environmental harms?

    Will AI help to reduce environmental harms?
    Jul 25 2025
    Geoff has written in asking whether AI will offset its vast energy appetite by facilitating environmentally conscious initiatives. James Tytko took on the challenge of finding out, with help from researchers at the University of Cambridge... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    8 mins
  • Can nuclear reactors power Mars missions and our towns?

    Can nuclear reactors power Mars missions and our towns?
    Jul 18 2025
    Laurie writes in, wanting to know whether the nuclear reactions which power Mars rovers means small nuclear reactors could power our towns and cities. Diving into this atomic adventure, James Tytko sought help from research associate at the energy policy group at Cambridge University, Simon Taylor... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    7 mins
  • How do you catch Lyme disease?

    How do you catch Lyme disease?
    Jul 11 2025
    Leonard is asking how one acquires Lyme disease, and how doctors diagnose it. James Tytko asked Jack Lambert, Professor and Consultant in Infectious Diseases at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, for help to find an answer. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    5 mins
  • Will green technology stop climate change?

    Will green technology stop climate change?
    Jul 4 2025
    Simon wants to know, since we saw a dip in greenhouse gas emissions during the pandemic, why haven't we seen climate change slow down? Is green technology part of the problem? James Tytko took on his question with the help of Shaun Fitzgerald, Director of the Centre for Climate Repair at the University of Cambridge... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    4 mins
  • How long does a lap of the water cycle take?

    How long does a lap of the water cycle take?
    Jun 27 2025
    Thanks to Jess Neumann for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    5 mins
  • Why do clouds move in a different direction to the wind?

    Why do clouds move in a different direction to the wind?
    Jun 20 2025
    When Tony is cycling around, he notices that the clouds above him are not always moving in the same direction as he feels the wind blowing him down on the ground. Why might this be? James Tytko took on the question with help from Paul Williams, Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Reading... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    5 mins
  • Do photons have a size?

    Do photons have a size?
    Jun 13 2025
    Donald wants to know, 'how big is a photon?' Marushka Soobben took on his query with help from Ben Allanach, professor of theoretical physics at the University of Cambridge... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    4 mins
  • How much brain capacity do our senses take up?

    How much brain capacity do our senses take up?
    Jun 6 2025
    David wants to know, 'How much do the senses take up in brain capacity and what sense occupies the largest part of the brain (I would guess it would be sight?)' James Tytko took on his query with help from Holly Bridge, professor of neuroscience at the University of Oxford... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    5 mins