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- every 6 days
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- 22 minutes
- Episodes
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- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
Can a common cold confuse a coronavirus test?
Sending children back to school, the role of different facemasks in controlling coronavirus spread, whether common colds are confusing coronavirus tests, is everyone dreaming more at the moment or it…
00:16:34 |
Fri 01 May 2020
UV light therapy for coronavirus? No Mr Trump
When it comes to coronavirus and the lockdown, are we at risk of a treatment worse than the disease? Also is UV the new therapy for Covid-19, as Mr. Trump proposes, or is he mistaken? Why could SARS-…
00:14:26 |
Fri 24 Apr 2020
Will lockdown lead to a fitter coronavirus?
This week, are we breeding a fitter coronavirus? Lockdown measures suppress spread, but do they select for a virus with superior spreading power? Also, what are the half-moon shapes in finger and toe…
00:12:54 |
Sun 19 Apr 2020
Can coronavirus be carried in semen?
This week, coronavirus infection in big cats, how new diseases emerge in the first place, whether face masks work against coronavirus, can Covid-19 spread through the air, can you catch Covid from ur…
00:21:00 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
What does Earth look like inside?
This week, how did birds dodge the dinosaur apocalypse? Why does my rug climb the wall? How can we make a country richer? What does Earth look like inside? Is Covid-19 a conspiracy? Where did viruses…
00:19:41 |
Sat 04 Apr 2020
Is Covid-19 a problem in pregnancy?
What is Covid-19? Are masks worth wearing to protect against coronavirus infection? How does flu compare with coronavirus infection? Do gloves help prevent Covid infection? Are viruses alive? Will oz…
00:22:00 |
Tue 31 Mar 2020
If I've had COVID-19, am I immune?
Why are people stockpiling? Why does no one remind people not to smoke? Why are some songs music to my ears but a cacophony for others? What determines the rate of radioactive decay? Is COVID-19 an e…
00:17:41 |
Fri 20 Mar 2020
Cancel matches to combat coronavirus?
Coronavirus conundrum: how best to block to the spread of the virus. Also, we discuss insect and spider bites, why plastic is such a problem for the oceans, the Mpemba effect - why hot water might fr…
00:22:50 |
Fri 13 Mar 2020
What else do mosquitoes eat?
Do blood groups affect mosquito preference for who they bite? What else do mosquitoes eat when they are not drinking blood? What is anger? How do blood groups work? Why do things like smoke and dirt …
00:17:57 |
Fri 21 Feb 2020
What's gut instinct?
This week, we answer Paul's question about the size of a diamond you could make with the carbon in a piece of coal, we discuss where butterflies in your stomach come from, discuss the basis of gut in…
00:15:37 |
Fri 14 Feb 2020
Did the new coronavirus come from pangolins?
Data on the Chinese emerging coronavirus and did it come from pangolins? Why does glassware look more shiny when wet? How does the body fight off viral infections? And what happens when you freeze br…
00:14:25 |
Mon 10 Feb 2020
How long do viruses linger in the air?
What's the latest on the coronavirus situation? Do facemasks protect against viruses? Can we use nuclear bombs to combat climate change? Are artificial diamonds valuable? How long do viruses persist …
00:22:47 |
Fri 07 Feb 2020
How many megapixels is my eye?
This week, what's the resolution of the human eye? Would nanobots be attacked by our immune systems? How small would a squash ball lump of coal be if you squished it into a diamond? Why do propellers…
00:16:22 |
Fri 24 Jan 2020
Only one of my bottles of water froze
This week, why only one bottle of water froze while others remained liquid; do hot drinks cool you down? What's phlegm and is it safe to swallow? Is human body temperature changing? How did the NASA …
00:24:04 |
Fri 17 Jan 2020
Can bacteria eat plastic?
This week, will a walk benefit my waistline; can bacteria eat plastic? Is it just humans that get prostate cancer? What limits the length of body hair? What's the physics of making a cricket ball swi…
00:24:02 |
Fri 10 Jan 2020
What causes floaters in your eyes?
Welcome to 2020! And in our first show out of the gate this decade, we explore the science of excessive sweating; how you can get an egg within an egg; why dirty and clean water don't instantly mix; …
00:24:37 |
Fri 03 Jan 2020
Where do road corrugations come from?
How might a sore throat be linked to a hear problem? Are elevated toilet cisterns better at flushing the toilet? What's your take on aliens and the paranormal? What are diabetes and coeliac disease? …
00:17:59 |
Fri 20 Dec 2019
Virus vs bacterium: what's worse?
What's an exponential dilemma? Why do copper bangles make your wrist go green? What causes hot flushes associated with menopause? Which is worse, viruses or bacteria? Why put power points at floor le…
00:16:59 |
Fri 13 Dec 2019
Is mercury in vaccines safe?
Why are preservatives, including mercury compounds like thiomersal, added to vaccines? What is "invert sugar" and is it better for my teeth? How does is "aquamation" - the alkaline hydrolysis equival…
00:17:59 |
Mon 09 Dec 2019
How do hard water and soft water differ?
How does water-based water-repellent paint work? Did a burger on top of my normally vegetarian diet cause my belly ache? Why has no one invented a silent vacuum cleaner? And if an egg yolk ruptures, …
00:15:20 |
Fri 29 Nov 2019
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