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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 754
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
How can you control your phobias?
Is it dangerous to have floaters in your eye? Can you power a lamp with your mouth? Are nations in the global north more innovative than nations in the global south? How can you control your phobias?…
00:13:53 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Why does sex make you sleepy?
Is the flipping of Earth's magnetic field a concern? Why might half-filled ice cube trays freeze faster? Why does sex make you sleepy? Why might you get an 'electric shock' from moving your head? Is …
00:21:59 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Are there fragments of insects in chocolate?
Dr Chris answers listener questions including: do men and women have an equal chance of getting sports injuries? What health benefits can a sugar free diet bring? Why does my sock shift around my foo…
00:21:30 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Why is it so important to finish a course of antibiotics?
Dr Chris is back to answer listener questions. Why do cat's eyes reflect bright colours? What are the short, high pitched ringing noises that can sometimes be heard? What causes Bell's palsy? Will bo…
00:21:55 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Do animals feel fear?
Do animals feel fear the same way that we do? Do diet supplements boost your immune systems? Can using phones and headphones change the shape of your body? Why don't birds get electrocuted on pylons?…
00:17:30 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
Will our universe keep on growing?
Dr Chris takes on more listener questions. Including: is Chinese medicine separate from Western medicine? Why do we sometimes cry in response to feelings of sadness and joy? Why do I have a blotch in…
00:21:55 |
Fri 25 Jul 2025
Why do adults take longer to wake up than babies?
The questions keep coming for Dr Chris. This week they include: have scientists got their hands on the oldest ice ever studied? Does putting the air conditioning on too high or low make you ill? What…
00:18:31 |
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Why do medicines get discontinued?
In this episode of Ask! Dr Chris is asked: what is ivermectin? Are sodium ion batteries a rival to lithium? Is the Earth spinning slightly faster? Why do we warn against using phones around petrol st…
00:19:20 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Is leukaemia genetic?
Do we have another comet visiting from outside the solar system? What is Oumuamua? Is the Ring of Fire amping up in activity? Is leukaemia genetic? Does exposure to certain chemicals increase your ri…
00:21:21 |
Fri 04 Jul 2025
Why does cold water take your breath away?
Why does cold water take your breath away? And why is it cold when you leave the cold water? What smells does an ant produce? Is there a psychological aspect to cramp? Are there any new asthma treatm…
00:18:13 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Why can't you tickle yourself?
Dr Chris answers listener questions including: what is the Higgs boson? How should I change my lifestyle to prevent diabetes? Why can you pass on yawns? Why does nerve pain/sciatica get worse when we…
00:21:26 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Naked Scientists SOS
Cambridge University have informed us that, for cost cutting reasons, they intend to make Dr Chris Smith redundant. Naturally, this jeopardises the Naked Scientists programme, which is produced under…
00:03:30 |
Mon 16 Jun 2025
Why does bleach claim to kill 99.9% of bacteria?
Chris Smith answers listener science questions. They include, is it worth getting the flu vaccine? Is COVID still around? Is it possible to manufacture a car that runs on air? Why does the hair on ou…
00:22:05 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Would a compass work on the Moon?
Dr Chris with more answers to listener science questions: why was the discovery of the Higgs boson worthy of a Nobel Prize? Are birth rates falling around the world? How do we prevent HPV? Like this …
00:18:31 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Can a person be cloned?
Dr Chris answers listener questions including, how effective is the flu shot? Is there anything doctors don't want their patients to know? Do our eyes stay the same size through our lives? Could work…
00:20:25 |
Fri 30 May 2025
When did life start evolving sex?
Dr Chris answers questions on CapeTalk, including: how often should we wash our clothes? Is there a relationship between the Earth's gravity and magnetic field? Are the magnetic poles moving? Is ther…
00:21:17 |
Fri 23 May 2025
What determines the speed of your internet?
Why is February only 28 days long? Is there a link between red meat, testosterone, and male violence? Is there a 'best' LLM? Can macular degeneration cause you to go blind? What do we know about the …
00:23:10 |
Fri 16 May 2025
Should dogs sleep inside the house?
Ask! The Naked Scientist covers questions including, are we humans the universe's consciousness? Is the presence of dimethyl sulphide on an exoplanet a sure sign of life? Have scientists been able to…
00:19:15 |
Fri 09 May 2025
Are gravity and magnetism related?
In this week's Ask!, Dr Chris explains what we know about deja vu (have we had this one before?) Also, what might have been behind the major power outages in Spain, and what exactly was the Carringto…
00:23:20 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Does the shingles vaccine reduce risk of dementia?
Are there signs of life on another planet? Could a shingles vaccine prevent dementia? Do artificial sweeteners increase our appetite? How is obesity measured? Could there ever be a dementia vaccine? …
00:23:07 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
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