Nature Video Podcast
1) The pigeon, the antenna and me: Robert Wilson
Radioastronomer Robert Wilson recalls a pair of pigeons who almost thwarted the discovery of cosmic background radiation. Wilson's discovery of cosmic background radiation, "the echo of the big bang",...Show More
2) One photon's journey: Saul Perlmutter
The story of the evolution of life on earth during one photon's journey across the universe. Told by Saul Perlmutter who shared the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery of the accelerating ex...Show More
3) Fluorescence is a state of mind: Stefan Hell
How to break a fundamental law of physics and win a Nobel Prize to boot. Stefan Hell explains super-resolved fluorescence microscopy for which he shared the 2014 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
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5) All creatures great and small: Elizabeth Blackburn
From jellyfish to ants, all life is beautiful in the eyes of Elizabeth Blackburn, co-winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. She talks about her fascination with living things and th...Show More
6) Science from the ivory tower
Nobel laureate William E. Moerner believes scientists should defend science more vigorously. But faced with contentious topics like genetically modified organisms, who’s best placed to get the right m...Show More
7) A challenge for academia
Laureate Eric Betzig ignored the traditional boundaries of academic disciplines. He attributes his success to a background in industry. Should young scientists look outside of the university system to...Show More
8) Opportunities for women
Laureate Ada Yonath was dismissed as a dreamer, until she did pioneering work on the structure of the ribosome. We ask why there are so few women Nobel laureates. Although there is a better gender bal...Show More
9) A picture of health: 4
Winning the war?: In 1971, the then president of the United States, Richard Nixon, declared 'war' on cancer. Since then, billions of dollars have been poured into cancer research worldwide, but a cure...Show More
10) A picture of health: 3
May cause drowsiness: The benefits of modern pharmaceuticals are often accompanied by side effects, and although some are minor, like headaches or drowsiness, others can be much more serious. In this ...Show More