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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 754
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
Can cannabis cure MS?
Is the earth round or flat? Can you have two snowflakes that are alike? Would medicinal marijuana help with MS and Alzheimer's? Why does your mouth heal faster than your finger? Like this podcast? Pl…
00:21:28 |
Fri 27 Jan 2017
What should I eat before an exam?
What are the best foods to eat before and during exams? How do you get heavy metal poisoning? Why do you develop allergies? Why would soap help clean greasy pans? Plus, a robotic heart. Like this pod…
00:18:35 |
Fri 20 Jan 2017
Can people predict their own deaths?
Why are dreams so realistic? When should you move your babies onto solids? Can people predict their own deaths? Am I allergic to exercise? Plus, the world's smallest knot. Like this podcast? Please h…
00:24:11 |
Fri 13 Jan 2017
How does pepper spray work?
Why can't I eat fruit? How well do polar bears smell, and how do we know? How does marijuana affect your brain? How does pepper spray work? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked …
00:23:59 |
Fri 02 Dec 2016
How did speech evolve?
How did speech evolve, why do you need bacteria and fish food for aquaponic systems, do growth factors in anti-ageing creams really work, what treatments are there for allergies and how do UV lights …
00:22:16 |
Fri 25 Nov 2016
What are the consequences of nuclear war?
Could the universe be more than a coincidence, what's causing a burning skin sensation, does milk cause breast cancer, are statins effective for high cholesterol, what impact would a nuclear war have…
00:23:53 |
Fri 18 Nov 2016
Do microwaves remove nutrients from food?
Is the Earth flat, do microwaves kill nutrients, why do eggs have whites and yolks, what advancements are there in the treatment of tinnitus and what happens if you fire a gun on the Moon's surface? …
00:20:40 |
Fri 11 Nov 2016
How do you stop HIV spreading?
Why do other people's fart smell worse than your own, why do storms turn swimming pools green, how do we stop HIV spreading, what's the difference between antibiotics and probiotics, why does it feel…
00:20:47 |
Fri 04 Nov 2016
What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning?
How can I find out about my biological age, how can you stop a panic attack, how can you treat Polymyalgia Rheumatica, are detoxing products just a marketing gag, can learned behaviours be passed on …
00:22:18 |
Thu 27 Oct 2016
Where do children get their intelligence?
Are there increases in miscarriage rates, why are rats used in experiments, could we use developments in cartilage growth to treat scaphoid wrist fractures, is it safe to do strenuous exercise as you…
00:18:07 |
Thu 20 Oct 2016
Do we use all of our brain?
Why does the BCG vaccine cause swelling, where does moisturiser go when you put it on your face, what are the side effects of sickle-cell anaemia medication and is it true that we only use a small pr…
00:17:35 |
Thu 13 Oct 2016
How do we see distant stars?
Is autophagy linked to autoimmune diseases, what could cause unilateral spinal dysfunction, what is adrenal fatigue and how do we see distant stars? Plus, the low down on the Nobel prizes in medicine…
00:18:53 |
Thu 06 Oct 2016
How does radiation escape black holes?
How do we get bright images of planets, why do distant lights appear to blink, how does radiation escape black holes, what could cause a loss of smell and why does our stomach grumble when it's hungr…
00:19:42 |
Thu 29 Sep 2016
Could the Earth be a living creature?
Could planet Earth be a living creature, how do they name medicines, what's the difference between a heart attack and a cardiomyopathy, how do HIV protective drugs work and how were the Egyptian pyra…
00:20:56 |
Thu 22 Sep 2016
Why are men hairier than women?
Why are men hairier than women, how can a cockroach survive a microwave, why is our poo brown when we eat colourful food, why is the reflection on a spoon upside down, why do we close our eyes when w…
00:20:42 |
Thu 15 Sep 2016
How do birds sit on electric wires?
How do birds sit on electric wires without getting hurt, why does hot weather cause nose bleeds, how do probiotics treat vaginal thrush, is there a cure for retinitis pigmentosa, are the any solutio…
00:25:26 |
Thu 01 Sep 2016
Why doesn't vodka freeze?
If the ice caps are made of freshwater, how did they form from a salt water ocean? How do baby lobsters eat jellyfish without getting stung? Why doesn't vodka freeze? Does putting a spoon into the ne…
00:24:58 |
Thu 25 Aug 2016
What's it like on Mars?
Why do we catch colds on holiday? If a fly takes off inside a car, why doesn't it get flung to the back? What are the latest treatments for macular degeneration? Is kidney infection linked to depress…
00:19:06 |
Thu 18 Aug 2016
Why did the Olympic swimming pool turn green?
Why did the Olympic swimming pool turn green? Is it normal to get hiccoughs after eating spicy food? How accurate is carbon dating, and are there different types? Why do flying ants appear after the …
00:19:11 |
Thu 11 Aug 2016
How do tornadoes form?
Why do I feel an electric current if I touch the wall when I'm lying on my electric blanket, is it possible to absorb vitamin D through glass, what happens to microbeads from cosmetics, how does a to…
00:19:57 |
Thu 28 Jul 2016
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