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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 754
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
How animals eat venomous snakes and not die
Join Dr Chris and 567 CapeTalk's Kieno Kammies to hear why certain sounds make us shudder, whether you should sunbathe in winter, why Donald Trump is orange, what makes a crescent moon, why animals c…
00:24:10 |
Mon 31 Aug 2020
Why do I look upside down in a spoon?
This week climate records and snow in Australia. We also explain why reflections in a spoon are upside down? Would an astronaut adrift in space be fried, frozen, or both? How did the guy who invented…
00:20:17 |
Mon 24 Aug 2020
Will living next to a 5G mast harm my health?
How do induction loops in the road control traffic lights? Are there any health threats from 5G masts? Why do we yawn and why are yawns infectious? What guided ancient civilisations when they built l…
00:27:32 |
Fri 21 Aug 2020
What causes a dead leg?
What's happening when your arm or leg goes to sleep? What is the odds that ET exists elsewhere in the Universe? Is there a "right" way to sleep? What makes eyelids twitch? What is the D614G strain of…
00:21:50 |
Mon 17 Aug 2020
How bacteria and viruses turn drug resistant
Why we love music, the reason that standing on one leg becomes a challenge with age, how bacteria and viruses become drug resistant, how plants swap chemicals underground, how old is ancient starligh…
00:22:27 |
Fri 14 Aug 2020
Why does my barbecue smoke follow me around?
The science of explosions, including what happens when brake fluid and hypochlorite mix, and what blew up in Beirut, why lemons make you grimace, the reason that the smoke from the barbecue mysteriou…
00:20:50 |
Fri 07 Aug 2020
Can birds carry Covid-19?
How supermarkets ripen fruits and vegetables, how people knew space existed before they went there, whether Covid-19 can infect birds, the advent of space tourism, why flight paths are sometimes curv…
00:22:37 |
Sun 02 Aug 2020
Can I catch Covid19 from a library book?
Evidence for Russian Covid-19 vaccine espionage, whether minicabs spread coronavirus infection, whether Covid-19 can cling to a library book, how to spot a male ant, can birds carry Covid-19, why vac…
00:19:22 |
Mon 27 Jul 2020
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
This week what is special about the word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, and, more importantly, what does it mean? Also, how do viruses and bacteria differ, does growing an Afro make y…
00:22:29 |
Sun 19 Jul 2020
Is time travel possible?
This week, how blood transfusions from individuals who exercise could take decades off the brain ages of recipients, the toenails that refuse to grow, what causes giddiness, do we need to Earth ourse…
00:21:05 |
Sun 12 Jul 2020
Why is it easier to park a car in reverse?
This week, the intriguing question of how visible light, but not microwaves, can escape through the grille of a microwave oven, how far Earth and Mars are apart, the speed of a falling meteor, why pa…
00:19:44 |
Wed 08 Jul 2020
How fast does a decapitated head stop seeing?
What causes phantom limb pain? How does the bladder control when it fills and empties? What the F are food E numbers? Where does medical oxygen come from and will we run out? How fast does the brain …
00:21:12 |
Fri 03 Jul 2020
How long am I infectious with COVID19?
This week, if something could move faster than light, how would we detect its speed? Also, why do we cry, and why do the experiences of others make my feet tingle? How far from Earth is Mars, why has…
00:20:55 |
Wed 01 Jul 2020
Does a mirror multiply light?
The UK eases the lockdown... a little bit, what makes our eyes move together, what makes Earth so special when it comes to supporting life, how long does a journey to Mars take, why can't I take my c…
00:21:07 |
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Why don't birds get cold feet?
This week how birds keep warm in winter, how long to recover from ventilation for Covid-19, when do doctors need to ventilate a patient, seeing your own brain by MRI, why sunlight is warmer in summer…
00:17:02 |
Fri 12 Jun 2020
101 ways to sterilise a facemask
How to sterilise a facemask: will zapping it in a microwave oven, or steaming it over a kettle work? What's the deal with UVC to kill coronaviruses? Are books returned to libraries an infection risk?…
00:24:14 |
Sat 06 Jun 2020
Where does methanol come from in home brew?
This week where methanol comes from in home brewing, 5G and the coronavirus conspiracies, why cut flowers still need water, rice behaving bizarrely in the microwave, whether wind blows away infection…
00:21:09 |
Mon 01 Jun 2020
Are my muscles more efficient than a car?
Engine efficiency, what happens when the Earth's magnetic field flips, what is a solar minimum, why are some people shorter than others and what causes dwarfism, and how can I tell planets from stars…
00:18:57 |
Mon 25 May 2020
What are the thin bones in chicken wings for?
Antibody tests for Covid-19, do mild Covid cases produce as many antibodies as more severe infections, what is covid viral load, where did the water on Earth come from, how do diuretics work, why doe…
00:25:58 |
Fri 15 May 2020
Can blood group affect Covid-19 risk?
This week, Rasmussen's encephalitis and brain surgery, are packages safe from coronavirus contamination, do blood groups affect Covid-19 risk, why does the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus appear to spread bet…
00:20:22 |
Fri 08 May 2020
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