Stream OS Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:19:41 +0000 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:19:41 +0000 http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast/rss/nature.xml en Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science. The Nature Podcast is a free weekly audio show highlighting content from each issue, and interviews with the scientists creating the data. Science & Medicine © 2007 Nature Publishing Group http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast/images/nature_rss_logo.png http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Fnature%2Fpodcast%2Frss%2Fnature.xml%3C 144 144 Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science. The Nature Podcast is a free weekly audio show highlighting content from each issue, and interviews with the scientists creating the data. Interviews, insight and highlights of the latest scientific discoveries, every week in Nature no no Nature Nature science medicine scientist biology chemistry physics astronomy neuroscience genetics research Podium podcast@nature.com Nature Nature science medicine scientist biology chemistry physics astronomy neuroscience genetics research Podium http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v456/n7222/nature-2008-12-04.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 4 December: Cancer stem cells and tumour development, predicting the size of tsunamis, spotting a supernova from 1572, the future of farming, and our weekly news chat. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:31:20 Nature 4 December: Cancer stem cells and tumour development, predicting the size of tsunamis, spotting a supernova from 1572, the future of farming, and our weekly news chat. 4 December: Cancer stem cells and tumour development, predicting the size of tsunamis, spotting a supernova from 1572, the future of farming, and our weekly news chat. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v456/n7221/nature-2008-11-27.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 27 November: Turtles in a half shell, water on Saturn's sixth moon, a new book about photosynthesis and news from this year's biggest neuro jamboree. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:34:11 Nature 27 November: Turtles in a half shell, water on Saturn's sixth moon, a new book about photosynthesis and news from this year's biggest neuro jamboree. 27 November: Turtles in a half shell, water on Saturn's sixth moon, a new book about photosynthesis and news from this year's biggest neuro jamboree. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v456/n7220/nature-2008-11-20.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 20 November: The woolly mammoth genome decoded, a 'proto-eye' of the kind predicted by Darwin, the controversial theory of group selection, and a tantalizing trace of dark matter. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:32:14 Nature 20 November: The woolly mammoth genome decoded, a 'proto-eye' of the kind predicted by Darwin, the controversial theory of group selection, and a tantalizing trace of dark matter. 20 November: The woolly mammoth genome decoded, a 'proto-eye' of the kind predicted by Darwin, the controversial theory of group selection, and a tantalizing trace of dark matter. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v456/n7219/nature-2008-11-13.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 13 November: Learning who to trust, how cooling bird brains slows down song, controlling quantum dots for computing, how entrepreneurs think, and a round-up of science news. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:25:10 Nature 13 November: Learning who to trust, how cooling bird brains slows down song, controlling quantum dots for computing, how entrepreneurs think, and a round-up of science news. 13 November: Learning who to trust, how cooling bird brains slows down song, controlling quantum dots for computing, how entrepreneurs think, and a round-up of science news. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v456/n7218/nature-2008-11-06.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 6 November: Individual genomes and personal genomics, lemmings threatened by climate change, how to find dark matter, and a news round-up with news editor Mark Peplow. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:54:03 +0000 00:30:39 Nature 6 November: Individual genomes and personal genomics, lemmings threatened by climate change, how to find dark matter, and a news round-up with news editor Mark Peplow. 6 November: Individual genomes and personal genomics, lemmings threatened by climate change, how to find dark matter, and a news round-up with news editor Mark Peplow. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v455/n7217/nature-2008-10-30.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 30 October: Ancient tsunamis, infected frogs, what economics can learn from physics, and a new book about the enigmatic Antikythera mechanism. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:31:37 Nature 30 October: Ancient tsunamis, infected frogs, what economics can learn from physics, and a new book about the enigmatic Antikythera mechanism. 30 October: Ancient tsunamis, infected frogs, what economics can learn from physics, and a new book about the enigmatic Antikythera mechanism. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/mechanism-2008-10-30.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature Podcast Extra: We talk to the author of a new book that traces the 2000 year history of the world's first computer, from ancient Greece, via the bottom of the sea, to 3D X-ray analysis in the pages of Nature. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:13:10 Nature Podcast Extra: We talk to the author of a new book that traces the 2000 year history of the world's first computer, from ancient Greece, via the bottom of the sea, to 3D X-ray analysis in the pages of Nature. Podcast Extra: We talk to the author of a new book that traces the 2000 year history of the world's first computer, from ancient Greece, via the bottom of the sea, to 3D X-ray analysis in the pages of Nature. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v455/n7216/nature-2008-10-23.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 23 October: Feathered dinosaurs, X-ray producing sticky tape, the many faces of autism and oxygen-producing bacteria that aren't quite as ancient as we thought. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:21:01 Nature 23 October: Feathered dinosaurs, X-ray producing sticky tape, the many faces of autism and oxygen-producing bacteria that aren't quite as ancient as we thought. 23 October: Feathered dinosaurs, X-ray producing sticky tape, the many faces of autism and oxygen-producing bacteria that aren't quite as ancient as we thought. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v455/n7215/nature-2008-10-16.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 16 October: A self-assembling computer, restoring movement to paralysed arms, science meetings that changed the world and inside the head of a not-so-fishy fossil. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:31:58 Nature 16 October: A self-assembling computer, restoring movement to paralysed arms, science meetings that changed the world and inside the head of a not-so-fishy fossil. 16 October: A self-assembling computer, restoring movement to paralysed arms, science meetings that changed the world and inside the head of a not-so-fishy fossil. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v455/n7214/nature-2008-10-09.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 9 October: A spot of 'star archaeology', two new malaria parasite genomes, the latest round of Nobel Prizes and back to school - we find out how physics lessons have changed. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:35:59 Nature 9 October: A spot of 'star archaeology', two new malaria parasite genomes, the latest round of Nobel Prizes and back to school - we find out how physics lessons have changed. 9 October: A spot of 'star archaeology', two new malaria parasite genomes, the latest round of Nobel Prizes and back to school - we find out how physics lessons have changed. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v455/n7213/nature-2008-10-02.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 2 October: Fishy evolution in Lake Victoria, a tiny device for sensing magnetic fields, how some old wax-encased tissue samples hint at the life-story of HIV and the microscopic world of RNA. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:29:22 Nature 2 October: Fishy evolution in Lake Victoria, a tiny device for sensing magnetic fields, how some old wax-encased tissue samples hint at the life-story of HIV and the microscopic world of RNA. 2 October: Fishy evolution in Lake Victoria, a tiny device for sensing magnetic fields, how some old wax-encased tissue samples hint at the life-story of HIV and the microscopic world of RNA. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v455/n7212/nature-2008-09-25.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 25 September: The evolutionary move from fins to fingers, a rare and rather flashy dead star and how gut bacteria help stop the development of type 1 diabetes. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:26:11 Nature 25 September: The evolutionary move from fins to fingers, a rare and rather flashy dead star and how gut bacteria help stop the development of type 1 diabetes. 25 September: The evolutionary move from fins to fingers, a rare and rather flashy dead star and how gut bacteria help stop the development of type 1 diabetes. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/election-2008-09-25.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature US election: Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama speak for themselves on the big science issues including space, stem cells and green energy. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:24:52 Nature US election: Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama speak for themselves on the big science issues including space, stem cells and green energy. US election: Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama speak for themselves on the big science issues including space, stem cells and green energy. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/election-2008-09-18.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature US election: The third of our special podcasts on hot science topics in the US election takes a look at innovation and technology. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:36:54 Nature US election: The third of our special podcasts on hot science topics in the US election takes a look at innovation and technology. US election: The third of our special podcasts on hot science topics in the US election takes a look at innovation and technology. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v455/n7211/nature-2008-09-18.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 18 September: Portable plants in climate research, big questions for evolutionary biologists, the evolution of teeth, the origins of the mouth and anus and innovation and technology in the US election. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:23:46 Nature 18 September: Portable plants in climate research, big questions for evolutionary biologists, the evolution of teeth, the origins of the mouth and anus and innovation and technology in the US election. 18 September: Portable plants in climate research, big questions for evolutionary biologists, the evolution of teeth, the origins of the mouth and anus and innovation and technology in the US election. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/election-2008-09-11.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature US election: The second of our special podcasts on science in the US election looks at what the candidates are saying about biomedicine and health. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:37:17 Nature US election: The second of our special podcasts on science in the US election looks at what the candidates are saying about biomedicine and health. US election: The second of our special podcasts on science in the US election looks at what the candidates are saying about biomedicine and health. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v455/n7210/nature-2008-09-11.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 11 September: Vesuvius' inner rumblings, a mystery of mathematical skill, biomedicine and the US elections, fake plastic trees and the switching on of the Large Hadron Collider. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:26:19 Nature 11 September: Vesuvius' inner rumblings, a mystery of mathematical skill, biomedicine and the US elections, fake plastic trees and the switching on of the Large Hadron Collider. 11 September: Vesuvius' inner rumblings, a mystery of mathematical skill, biomedicine and the US elections, fake plastic trees and the switching on of the Large Hadron Collider. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/lhc-2008-09-11.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature The LHC switches on: The Large Hadron Collider is finally ready to go. Geoff Brumfiel talks to CERN theorist John Ellis about his hopes for the project - and what happens if there are no Higgs bosons. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:12:28 Nature The LHC switches on: The Large Hadron Collider is finally ready to go. Geoff Brumfiel talks to CERN theorist John Ellis about his hopes for the project - and what happens if there are no Higgs bosons. The LHC switches on: The Large Hadron Collider is finally ready to go. Geoff Brumfiel talks to CERN theorist John Ellis about his hopes for the project - and what happens if there are no Higgs bosons. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/big-data-2008-09-04.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature Big Data: As Google celebrates its 10th anniversary, we find out how science is coping with massive datasets generated by unprecedented computing power. BoingBoing blogger Cory Doctorow tells us about his visits to the LHC data storage facility and the genome sequencing Sanger Centre. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:19:07 Nature Big Data: As Google celebrates its 10th anniversary, we find out how science is coping with massive datasets generated by unprecedented computing power. BoingBoing blogger Cory Doctorow tells us about his visits to the LHC data storage facility and the ge Big Data: As Google celebrates its 10th anniversary, we find out how science is coping with massive datasets generated by unprecedented computing power. BoingBoing blogger Cory Doctorow tells us about his visits to the LHC data storage facility and the genome sequencing Sanger Centre. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/election-2008-09-04.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature US Election: The race for the White House is well and truly underway. But where do the candidates stand on science? The first of our special US election podcasts asks the experts what energy and climate policy might look like under a new administration. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:42:58 Nature US Election: The race for the White House is well and truly underway. But where do the candidates stand on science? The first of our special US election podcasts asks the experts what energy and climate policy might look like under a new administration. US Election: The race for the White House is well and truly underway. But where do the candidates stand on science? The first of our special US election podcasts asks the experts what energy and climate policy might look like under a new administration. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v455/n7209/nature-2008-09-04.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 4 September: Moth warning signals, how our genes reveal where we live, crunching massive datasets and Europe's first science blogging conference. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:33:00 Nature 4 September: Moth warning signals, how our genes reveal where we live, crunching massive datasets and Europe's first science blogging conference. 4 September: Moth warning signals, how our genes reveal where we live, crunching massive datasets and Europe's first science blogging conference. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v454/n7208/nature-2008-08-28.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 28 August: Why antibiotics may be bad for innate immunity, extending human lifespan, when kids learn to share, and the trains, cars and ships of the future. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:33:20 Nature 28 August: Why antibiotics may be bad for innate immunity, extending human lifespan, when kids learn to share, and the trains, cars and ships of the future. 28 August: Why antibiotics may be bad for innate immunity, extending human lifespan, when kids learn to share, and the trains, cars and ships of the future. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/xfiles-2008-08-07.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature With a new movie version of the X Files now in cinemas, we chat to creator and director Chris Carter about science, conspiracy theories and FBI agents Mulder and Scully. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:14:48 +0000 00:15:12 Nature With a new movie version of the X Files now in cinemas, we chat to creator and director Chris Carter about science, conspiracy theories and FBI agents Mulder and Scully. With a new movie version of the X Files now in cinemas, we chat to creator and director Chris Carter about science, conspiracy theories and FBI agents Mulder and Scully. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/nature-podcast-schizophrenia.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature For more on what these rare deletions can tell us about the genetics of schizophrenia, listen to Kari Stefansson, CEO and founder of deCODE genetics, on this week's Nature Podcast. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:29:02 +0000 00:05:45 Nature For more on what these rare deletions can tell us about the genetics of schizophrenia, listen to Kari Stefansson, CEO and founder of deCODE genetics, on this week's Nature Podcast. For more on what these rare deletions can tell us about the genetics of schizophrenia, listen to Kari Stefansson, CEO and founder of deCODE genetics, on this week's Nature Podcast. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/scienceandmusic-2008-06-12.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature Science and music: What is it about music that moves us? Why does it seem to be universal in humans? And what can science tell us about the hows and whys of our musical minds? Find out in this extended interview with music psychologist John Sloboda and Nature's Phil Ball. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:20:21 Nature Science and music: What is it about music that moves us? Why does it seem to be universal in humans? And what can science tell us about the hows and whys of our musical minds? Find out in this extended interview with music psychologist John Sloboda and Na Science and music: What is it about music that moves us? Why does it seem to be universal in humans? And what can science tell us about the hows and whys of our musical minds? Find out in this extended interview with music psychologist John Sloboda and Nature's Phil Ball. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/Eppendorf_podcast2.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature Eppendorf: In the second episode of this special podcast from Nature on the Eppendorf Young Investigators' Award, Kerri Smith talks to last year's winner, Monica Bettencourt-Dias, who works on cell replication at the Gulbenkian Institute in Oeiras, Portugal. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:09:30 Nature Eppendorf: In the second episode of this special podcast from Nature on the Eppendorf Young Investigators' Award, Kerri Smith talks to last year's winner, Monica Bettencourt-Dias, who works on cell replication at the Gulbenkian Institute in Oeiras, Portug Eppendorf: In the second episode of this special podcast from Nature on the Eppendorf Young Investigators' Award, Kerri Smith talks to last year's winner, Monica Bettencourt-Dias, who works on cell replication at the Gulbenkian Institute in Oeiras, Portugal. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/stevenpinker-2008-06-12.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature Steven Pinker: Harvard experimental psychologist and author Steven Pinker talks to Kerri Smith about courtesy, quantum physics, concepts and cursing. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:24:36 Nature Steven Pinker: Harvard experimental psychologist and author Steven Pinker talks to Kerri Smith about courtesy, quantum physics, concepts and cursing. Steven Pinker: Harvard experimental psychologist and author Steven Pinker talks to Kerri Smith about courtesy, quantum physics, concepts and cursing. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/jeffreysachs-2008-05-15.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature Jeffrey Sachs: In this extended interview with economist Jeffrey Sachs, find out why he remains optimistic in the face of our ailing planet. Wed, 14 May 2008 18:00:00 +0000 00:27:25 Nature Jeffrey Sachs: In this extended interview with economist Jeffrey Sachs, find out why he remains optimistic in the face of our ailing planet. Jeffrey Sachs: In this extended interview with economist Jeffrey Sachs, find out why he remains optimistic in the face of our ailing planet. no no