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The '''Naked Scientists''' is a one-hour audience-interactive science radio talk show broadcast live by the [[BBC]] |
The '''Naked Scientists''' is a one-hour audience-interactive [[science]] [[radio]] talk show, broadcast live by the [[BBC]] in the [[east of England]], and internationally as a [[podcast]]. The programme was created by [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] clinical lecturer [[Chris Smith, The Naked Scientist|Chris Smith]]. He also hosts the show with other scientists. |
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| ⚫ | Each episode is one hour long and includes a digest of topical science news stories, audience questions answered live on the air, a competition phone-in, and interviews with two or more guest scientists. These individuals join the hosts in the studio to talk about their work and to take questions live from listeners. Previous featured guests include [http://www.thenakedscientists.com/html/shows/2005.12.04.htm the discoverer of the DNA fingerprint], [[Alec Jeffreys]], the [http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/shows/2003.03.19.htm astronomer royal] Sir [[Martin Rees]], and the co-discoverer of [[DNA]] structure, [[James D. Watson]]. |
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The programme is the creation of [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] clinical lecturer [[Chris Smith, The Naked Scientist|Chris Smith]] and aims to make science fun and interesting for listeners of all ages. |
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The Naked Scientists were in the top 5 finalists in the 2006 World Podcast Awards. |
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The team were ejected from three successive webhosts in as many months for "excessive use of resources" - (4 terabytes of data per month) {{fact}}. Currently, the podcast and website are supported by [[Manchester]]-based hosting company [http://www.ukfast.net/ UKFast]. In 2006, the team celebrated "going platinum" when their download counter reached 2 million hits. |
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The show won the [http://www.bsf.ac.uk/default.htm Bioscience Federation] Prize for Science Communication, 2006. |
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Host [http://www.thenakedscientists.com/html/background/chrisCV.htm Chris Smith] presents the programme together with a team of [http://www.thenakedscientists.com/html/who_we_are.htm fellow media-savvy scientists]. The show is supported by [http://www.thenakedscientists.com/ The Naked Scientists Online] website, which also provides a [http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum science discussion forum], where visitors can meet with like-minded individuals, ask and answer science questions, and offer feedback. |
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[[Chris Smith, The Naked Scientist|Chris Smith]] also appears on the [[UK]] national [[BBC Radio Five Live]], and [[Australia]]n national station [[ABC Radio National]] with a weekly round up of science news stories, he contributes interviews to [[Robyn Williams]]' "The Science Show", also on [[ABC Radio National]], and produces the Nature Podcast for the journal ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]''. Chris's efforts and enthusiasm for The Naked Scientists were rewarded in November when the show won the [http://www.bsf.ac.uk/default.htm Bioscience Federation] Prize for Science Communication, 2006. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.thenakedscientists.com/ The Naked Scientists Website] |
*[http://www.thenakedscientists.com/ The Naked Scientists Website] |
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*[http://www.thenakedscientists.com/naked_scientists_podcast.xml The Naked Scientists Podcast (XML)] |
*[http://www.thenakedscientists.com/naked_scientists_podcast.xml The Naked Scientists Podcast (XML)] |
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*[http://www.thenakedscientists.com/html/who_we_are.htm The Naked Scientists Team] |
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[[Category:BBC radio programmes|Naked, Scientists, The]] |
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Revision as of 00:30, 9 March 2007
The Naked Scientists is a one-hour audience-interactive science radio talk show, broadcast live by the BBC in the east of England, and internationally as a podcast. The programme was created by Cambridge University clinical lecturer Chris Smith. He also hosts the show with other scientists.
Each episode is one hour long and includes a digest of topical science news stories, audience questions answered live on the air, a competition phone-in, and interviews with two or more guest scientists. These individuals join the hosts in the studio to talk about their work and to take questions live from listeners. Previous featured guests include the discoverer of the DNA fingerprint, Alec Jeffreys, the astronomer royal Sir Martin Rees, and the co-discoverer of DNA structure, James D. Watson.
The Naked Scientists were in the top 5 finalists in the 2006 World Podcast Awards.
The team were ejected from three successive webhosts in as many months for "excessive use of resources" - (4 terabytes of data per month) [citation needed]. Currently, the podcast and website are supported by Manchester-based hosting company UKFast. In 2006, the team celebrated "going platinum" when their download counter reached 2 million hits.
The show won the Bioscience Federation Prize for Science Communication, 2006.