The Naked Body, from the Naked Scientists

Naked Body: Heart of the matter

Our hearts are one of the hardest working organs we've got, but how do they work? Cardiologist Rohin Francis tells us how... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporti

Naked Body: The uterus and placenta

Both the uterus and placenta are remarkable organs, but how do they work? Kirsty McIntyre and Emma Lofthouse fill us in...The placenta is the crucial link between the mot

Naked Body: Sparking synapses

Synapses sit between nerves, to send the message across. We couldn't function without them, but how do they work? Mark Dallas provided this answer... Like this podcast? P

Naked Body: Shivers down the spine

The spinal cord is the highway running down your back that sends messages up and down, but how does it work? David Parker sent us in this... Like this podcast? Please hel

Naked Body: The physiology of pregnancy

What happens to the body when getting ready to bring a whole new person into the world? Lara Morley wrote us this answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supportin

Naked Body: A balanced argument

Why is your sense of balance centered in your ears? How come get dizzy always comes with nausea? Will Ashley-Fenn gives us a level argument... Like this podcast? Please h

Naked Body: The microbiome's meaning

How does the microbiome work? We need all those little good bugs in our gut but what are they doing? Ruairí Robertson wrote us this answer... Like this podcast? Please he

Naked Body: The eyes have it

How does an object in front of you turn into an image in your brain? Adam Murphy brings us the details... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scient

Naked Body: Getting on our nerves

Our brains run on electricity, but how does that electricity work to send messages around the body? Isabelle Cochrane gives us a tour of the body's information highways..

Naked Body: Working up a sweat

How do we sweat, how do our exocrine glands work? Christof Schwiening is here to give us the details... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientis

Naked Body: Beating the heat

Running a marathon, or just staying in a sauna? Rebecca Rendell tells us what that might be doing to you... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scie

Naked Body: Our sense of touch

What's going on when you reach out to pet a cat? How do you learn it's fuzzy? Lea Wegner fills us in... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientis

Naked Body: Out of breath

What happens in your lungs to get oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out? Stefan Marciniak's helpful answer means we don't have to hold our breath... Like this podca

Naked Body: A taste of physiology

What happens the moment some food hits your tongue? How do you taste it, and how do you know what you've tasted? Hugh Matthews tells us... Like this podcast? Please help

Naked Body: Your body in space

Going to space sounds like it would be really cool, but what would happen to your body when you're there? John Noone studies exactly this sort of thing... Like this podca

Naked Body: Dealing with blood loss

What happens throughout the body when you're losing blood, or haemorrhaging? James Fraser let's us know... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scien

Naked Body: Our sense of smell

Our sense of smell can conjure vivid images from the past, but how does it work? Elisa Galliano is here with the answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting

Naked Body: Fighting infection

Being sick is no fun, but what's your body doing while you feel awful? Viki Male has the answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Naked Body: How high can you go?

Ever climb a mountain and feel out of breath? What's going on there? Andrew Murray studies how the body deals with altitude... Like this podcast? Please help us by suppor

Naked Body: What is Physiology?

What is physiology, and how is it different to similar sciences like medicine or anatomy? Physiologist Matt Mason gives us the details... Like this podcast? Please help u