Stream OS Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:43:58 +0000 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:43:58 +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/v463/n7281/nature-2010-02-04.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 4 February: Quantum mechanical processes involved in plant photosynthesis, decay could be biasing fossil records, how to fix the internet, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 00:26:19 Nature 4 February: Quantum mechanical processes involved in plant photosynthesis, decay could be biasing fossil records, how to fix the internet, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. 4 February: Quantum mechanical processes involved in plant photosynthesis, decay could be biasing fossil records, how to fix the internet, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v463/n7280/nature-2010-01-28.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 28 January: Engineered bacteria produce better biofuels, functional brain cells created from skin cells, fossils from Northern China reveal colour of dinosaur feathers, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000 00:28:22 Nature 28 January: Engineered bacteria produce better biofuels, functional brain cells created from skin cells, fossils from Northern China reveal colour of dinosaur feathers, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. 28 January: Engineered bacteria produce better biofuels, functional brain cells created from skin cells, fossils from Northern China reveal colour of dinosaur feathers, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v463/n7279/nature-2010-01-21.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 21 January: How mammals got to Madagascar, synthetic biologists synchronize bacterial clocks, Asian emissions polluting atmosphere above western North America, the holes in climate research, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000 00:31:22 Nature 21 January: How mammals got to Madagascar, synthetic biologists synchronize bacterial clocks, Asian emissions polluting atmosphere above western North America, the holes in climate research, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. 21 January: How mammals got to Madagascar, synthetic biologists synchronize bacterial clocks, Asian emissions polluting atmosphere above western North America, the holes in climate research, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v463/n7278/nature-2010-01-14.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 14 January: Canada in need of polar research policy, the evolution of the human and chimp Y chromosomes, stress increases variation in a population, a two-decade-old galactic conundrum solved, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000 00:37:18 Nature 14 January: Canada in need of polar research policy, the evolution of the human and chimp Y chromosomes, stress increases variation in a population, a two-decade-old galactic conundrum solved, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. 14 January: Canada in need of polar research policy, the evolution of the human and chimp Y chromosomes, stress increases variation in a population, a two-decade-old galactic conundrum solved, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v463/n7277/nature-2010-01-07.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 7 January: A set of fossil footprints push back the date of the first four-legged creatures, we ask where science will be ten years from now, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000 00:14:23 Nature 7 January: A set of fossil footprints push back the date of the first four-legged creatures, we ask where science will be ten years from now, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. 7 January: A set of fossil footprints push back the date of the first four-legged creatures, we ask where science will be ten years from now, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v462/n7276/nature-2009-12-24.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 24 December: Calculating the velocity of climate change, how to pick the right genomes to sequence, a look back at cancer genomics in 2009 and a round up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:30:38 Nature 24 December: Calculating the velocity of climate change, how to pick the right genomes to sequence, a look back at cancer genomics in 2009 and a round up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. 24 December: Calculating the velocity of climate change, how to pick the right genomes to sequence, a look back at cancer genomics in 2009 and a round up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v462/n7275/nature-2009-12-17.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 17 December: Sequencing of the giant panda genome provides clues to its diet, a waterworld orbiting a nearby star, how wars follow power laws, earthquake risks from geothermal energy. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:28:00 Nature 17 December: Sequencing of the giant panda genome provides clues to its diet, a waterworld orbiting a nearby star, how wars follow power laws, earthquake risks from geothermal energy. 17 December: Sequencing of the giant panda genome provides clues to its diet, a waterworld orbiting a nearby star, how wars follow power laws, earthquake risks from geothermal energy. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v462/n7274/nature-2009-12-10.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 10 December: Why female birds glam up when sharing childcare, the rapid refilling of the Mediterranean basin, why the probability of species extinction is constant, how modifying fear responses could help treat anxiety disorders and a round up of the best of the rest of Nature. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:32:44 Nature 10 December: Why female birds glam up when sharing childcare, the rapid refilling of the Mediterranean basin, why the probability of species extinction is constant, how modifying fear responses could help treat anxiety disorders and a round up of the best 10 December: Why female birds glam up when sharing childcare, the rapid refilling of the Mediterranean basin, why the probability of species extinction is constant, how modifying fear responses could help treat anxiety disorders and a round up of the best of the rest of Nature. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v462/n7273/nature-2009-12-03.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 3 December: A huge exploding star, fighting climate change with technology, the secrets of an important plant hormone, and how the brain rewires with learning. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:30:21 Nature 3 December: A huge exploding star, fighting climate change with technology, the secrets of an important plant hormone, and how the brain rewires with learning. 3 December: A huge exploding star, fighting climate change with technology, the secrets of an important plant hormone, and how the brain rewires with learning. no no http://media.nature.com/download/nature/nature/podcast/v462/n7272/nature-2009-11-26.mp3 Science & Medicine Nature 26 November: New spintronic device paves way for future information processing, the role of a 'bone' protein pair in the menopause, how we hear with our skin, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000 00:25:17 Nature 26 November: New spintronic device paves way for future information processing, the role of a 'bone' protein pair in the menopause, how we hear with our skin, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. 26 November: New spintronic device paves way for future information processing, the role of a 'bone' protein pair in the menopause, how we hear with our skin, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature. no no 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/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/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