Stream OS Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:39:27 +0000 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:39:27 +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 http://feeds.nature.com/nature/podcast/current http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/sukhdev-09-11-19.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature We measure our economies in terms of trade, production and services - but one vital component is missing: the environment. Pavan Sukhdev is the study leader for a UN-run program on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity, and he wants to see these resources accounted for. Kerri Smith talks to him. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:12:35 Podcast We measure our economies in terms of trade, production and services - but one vital component is missing: the environment. Pavan Sukhdev is the study leader for a UN-run program on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity, and he wants to see We measure our economies in terms of trade, production and services - but one vital component is missing: the environment. Pavan Sukhdev is the study leader for a UN-run program on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity, and he wants to see these resources accounted for. Kerri Smith talks to him. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v462/n7271/nature-2009-11-19.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 19 November: Why paleontologists should predict instead of just describe, how to factor environmental goods into the economy, the cultural context of Darwin's theories and a round-up of other highlights from Nature. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:34:18 Nature 19 November: Why paleontologists should predict instead of just describe, how to factor environmental goods into the economy, the cultural context of Darwin's theories and a round-up of other highlights from Nature. 19 November: Why paleontologists should predict instead of just describe, how to factor environmental goods into the economy, the cultural context of Darwin's theories and a round-up of other highlights from Nature. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v462/n7270/nature-2009-11-12.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 12 November: How a language gene behaves in humans and chimps, determining orbiting planets from a star's lithium levels, the run up to the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:27:12 Nature 12 November: How a language gene behaves in humans and chimps, determining orbiting planets from a star's lithium levels, the run up to the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. 12 November: How a language gene behaves in humans and chimps, determining orbiting planets from a star's lithium levels, the run up to the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v462/n7269/nature-2009-11-05.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 5 November: Scientists take a closer look at a star first spotted in 1680, how unrelated animals lend a helping hand, a 'Pleistocene Park' in the Netherlands, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:24:45 Nature 5 November: Scientists take a closer look at a star first spotted in 1680, how unrelated animals lend a helping hand, a 'Pleistocene Park' in the Netherlands, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. 5 November: Scientists take a closer look at a star first spotted in 1680, how unrelated animals lend a helping hand, a 'Pleistocene Park' in the Netherlands, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v461/n7268/nature-2009-10-29.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 29 October: A new type of communication between brain cells is confirmed, a theory about how the Earth became watery, questioning whether the speed of light is constant, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:25:06 Nature 29 October: A new type of communication between brain cells is confirmed, a theory about how the Earth became watery, questioning whether the speed of light is constant, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. 29 October: A new type of communication between brain cells is confirmed, a theory about how the Earth became watery, questioning whether the speed of light is constant, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v461/n7267/nature-2009-10-22.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 22 October: The effects of sleep deprivation on memory, 250 years of London's Kew Gardens, watching evolution in the lab, and climate change in the Himalayas. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:33:21 Nature 22 October: The effects of sleep deprivation on memory, 250 years of London's Kew Gardens, watching evolution in the lab, and climate change in the Himalayas. 22 October: The effects of sleep deprivation on memory, 250 years of London's Kew Gardens, watching evolution in the lab, and climate change in the Himalayas. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v461/n7266/nature-2009-10-15.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 15 October: Video game-playing mice, illiterate Columbian guerrillas, a magnet with only one pole, Nobel Prize-winner Elizabeth Blackburn, and in the news - a CERN scientist is charged with being a terrorist. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:30:56 Nature 15 October: Video game-playing mice, illiterate Columbian guerrillas, a magnet with only one pole, Nobel Prize-winner Elizabeth Blackburn, and in the news - a CERN scientist is charged with being a terrorist. 15 October: Video game-playing mice, illiterate Columbian guerrillas, a magnet with only one pole, Nobel Prize-winner Elizabeth Blackburn, and in the news - a CERN scientist is charged with being a terrorist. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v461/n7265/nature-2009-10-08.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 8 October: Saturn's enormous ring, the looming phosphate crisis, rapidly rising magma, a whole heap of human genetics, and this year's Nobel Prizes. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:35:06 Nature 8 October: Saturn's enormous ring, the looming phosphate crisis, rapidly rising magma, a whole heap of human genetics, and this year's Nobel Prizes. 8 October: Saturn's enormous ring, the looming phosphate crisis, rapidly rising magma, a whole heap of human genetics, and this year's Nobel Prizes. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v461/n7264/nature-2009-10-01.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 1 October: Sex chromosome evolution in stickleback and humans, cheat-resisting amoebae, and how powerful earthquakes may influence the strength of far-away faults. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:25:12 Nature 1 October: Sex chromosome evolution in stickleback and humans, cheat-resisting amoebae, and how powerful earthquakes may influence the strength of far-away faults. 1 October: Sex chromosome evolution in stickleback and humans, cheat-resisting amoebae, and how powerful earthquakes may influence the strength of far-away faults. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v461/n7263/nature-2009-09-24.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 24 September: Planetary boundaries that are not to be crossed, early humans and carbon dioxide levels, India's genetic diversity, the genomes behind an epidemic. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:28:32 Nature 24 September: Planetary boundaries that are not to be crossed, early humans and carbon dioxide levels, India's genetic diversity, the genomes behind an epidemic. 24 September: Planetary boundaries that are not to be crossed, early humans and carbon dioxide levels, India's genetic diversity, the genomes behind an epidemic. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v461/n7262/nature-2009-09-17.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 17 September: Gene therapy to correct colour blindness, droplets behaving weirdly, how warm temperatures in the past affected Greenland, and the evolution of sex chromosomes and live birth. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:34:25 Nature 17 September: Gene therapy to correct colour blindness, droplets behaving weirdly, how warm temperatures in the past affected Greenland, and the evolution of sex chromosomes and live birth. 17 September: Gene therapy to correct colour blindness, droplets behaving weirdly, how warm temperatures in the past affected Greenland, and the evolution of sex chromosomes and live birth. no no Science & Medicine Nature 10 September: The genome behind the Irish potato famine, a new take on the Great Oxidation Event, how dying cells signal 'come-kill-me', and the week's news highlights. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:27:47 Nature 10 September: The genome behind the Irish potato famine, a new take on the Great Oxidation Event, how dying cells signal 'come-kill-me', and the week's news highlights. 10 September: The genome behind the Irish potato famine, a new take on the Great Oxidation Event, how dying cells signal 'come-kill-me', and the week's news highlights. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v460/n7260/nature-2009-09-03.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 3 September: The galaxy that eats others for breakfast, the oldest hand-axes in Europe, engineering our climate, and predicting 'tipping points'. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:26:29 Nature 3 September: The galaxy that eats others for breakfast, the oldest hand-axes in Europe, engineering our climate, and predicting 'tipping points'. 3 September: The galaxy that eats others for breakfast, the oldest hand-axes in Europe, engineering our climate, and predicting 'tipping points'. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v460/n7259/nature-2009-08-27.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 27 August: Gene therapy for mitochondrial mutations, a 'hot jupiter' spinning perilously close to its sun, science-themed songs for kids, toxicity testing, and a chance to win tickets to a private screening of the film Creation. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:27:54 Nature 27 August: Gene therapy for mitochondrial mutations, a 'hot jupiter' spinning perilously close to its sun, science-themed songs for kids, toxicity testing, and a chance to win tickets to a private screening of the film Creation. 27 August: Gene therapy for mitochondrial mutations, a 'hot jupiter' spinning perilously close to its sun, science-themed songs for kids, toxicity testing, and a chance to win tickets to a private screening of the film Creation. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v460/n7258/nature-2009-08-20.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 20 August: The search for gravity waves, rice 'snorkel' genes, the world's most famous fossil site, and the dark side of antioxidants. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:35:26 Nature 20 August: The search for gravity waves, rice 'snorkel' genes, the world's most famous fossil site, and the dark side of antioxidants. 20 August: The search for gravity waves, rice 'snorkel' genes, the world's most famous fossil site, and the dark side of antioxidants. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v460/n7257/nature-2009-08-13.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 13 August: Glaciers, tectonic plates and mountain height, a mathematical packing problem solved, a history of hurricanes and the news round-up. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:22:36 Nature 13 August: Glaciers, tectonic plates and mountain height, a mathematical packing problem solved, a history of hurricanes and the news round-up. 13 August: Glaciers, tectonic plates and mountain height, a mathematical packing problem solved, a history of hurricanes and the news round-up. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/metalloproteins-09-08-13.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature Proteins that use metals to help them function are called metalloproteins. Join us as we learn how they choose their metal partners, what they use these metals for, and how studying them can help us explain everything from human diseases to the origin of life. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:23:22 Nature Proteins that use metals to help them function are called metalloproteins. Join us as we learn how they choose their metal partners, what they use these metals for, and how studying them can help us explain everything from human diseases to the origin of Proteins that use metals to help them function are called metalloproteins. Join us as we learn how they choose their metal partners, what they use these metals for, and how studying them can help us explain everything from human diseases to the origin of life. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v460/n7256/nature-2009-08-06.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 6 August: Burgeoning birth rates, the origin of cosmic rays, better models of pandemics and the economy, and jumping genes in the brain. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:32:38 Nature 6 August: Burgeoning birth rates, the origin of cosmic rays, better models of pandemics and the economy, and jumping genes in the brain. 6 August: Burgeoning birth rates, the origin of cosmic rays, better models of pandemics and the economy, and jumping genes in the brain. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v460/n7255/nature-2009-07-30.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature 30 July: Mice made from induced stem cells, the early Earth's disordered insides, jellyfish stirring up the oceans, and Saturn's spinning speed. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:31:49 Nature 30 July: Mice made from induced stem cells, the early Earth's disordered insides, jellyfish stirring up the oceans, and Saturn's spinning speed. 30 July: Mice made from induced stem cells, the early Earth's disordered insides, jellyfish stirring up the oceans, and Saturn's spinning speed. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/singh-2009-06-29.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature Simon Singh: Science writer Simon Singh talks to Nature about his legal battle with the British Chiropractic Association and how UK libel laws affect science journalism. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:00:41 +0000 00:31:01 Nature Simon Singh: Science writer Simon Singh talks to Nature about his legal battle with the British Chiropractic Association and how UK libel laws affect science journalism. Simon Singh: Science writer Simon Singh talks to Nature about his legal battle with the British Chiropractic Association and how UK libel laws affect science journalism. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/maddox-2009-05-07.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature Ian McEwan: Booker Prize-winning novelist Ian McEwan often takes inspiration from science for his emotion-laden novels. He spoke at an event at University College London last week and Charlotte Stoddart chatted to him afterwards about emotion, literature and the brain. Fri, 08 May 2009 15:00:08 +0000 00:15:41 Nature Ian McEwan: Booker Prize-winning novelist Ian McEwan often takes inspiration from science for his emotion-laden novels. He spoke at an event at University College London last week and Charlotte Stoddart chatted to him afterwards about emotion, literature Ian McEwan: Booker Prize-winning novelist Ian McEwan often takes inspiration from science for his emotion-laden novels. He spoke at an event at University College London last week and Charlotte Stoddart chatted to him afterwards about emotion, literature and the brain. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/stern-2009-04-30.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature Nicholas Stern: The author of the influential Stern Report into the economics of climate change explains how the recession could help curb global warming and calls for 'the greatest collaboration the world has ever seen' to reduce global CO2 emissions. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:59:15 +0000 00:15:57 Nature Nicholas Stern: The author of the influential Stern Report into the economics of climate change explains how the recession could help curb global warming and calls for 'the greatest collaboration the world has ever seen' to reduce global CO2 emissions. Nicholas Stern: The author of the influential Stern Report into the economics of climate change explains how the recession could help curb global warming and calls for 'the greatest collaboration the world has ever seen' to reduce global CO2 emissions. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/maddox-2009-04-15.mp3 Science and Medicine Nature John Maddox: Senior editor Henry Gee remembers John Maddox, famed former Nature editor who died on April 12th 2009. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:02:30 +0000 00:09:15 Nature John Maddox: Senior editor Henry Gee remembers John Maddox, famed former Nature editor who died on April 12th 2009. John Maddox: Senior editor Henry Gee remembers John Maddox, famed former Nature editor who died on April 12th 2009. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/extras/bettany-2009-02-12.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature Paul Bettany: In this exclusive interview for Nature, Bettany talks about playing Darwin in the forthcoming film 'Creation'. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:00:00 Nature Paul Bettany: In this exclusive interview for Nature, Bettany talks about playing Darwin in the forthcoming film 'Creation'. Paul Bettany: In this exclusive interview for Nature, Bettany talks about playing Darwin in the forthcoming film 'Creation'. 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/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/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/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