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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 754
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
What does Botox do to your face?
Does Botox harm your face? Why is the speed of aircraft limted? Does the cause of death determine the rate of decomposition of the body? Do only green plants produce chlorophyll? Can we create false …
00:20:07 |
Fri 12 Jun 2015
What happens when you swallow gum?
What happens when you swallow gum? Can we use animal blood for donation? Is there intelligent life out there? Can you eat glass safely? Would you decompose in space? Is there a link between blood gro…
00:23:04 |
Fri 05 Jun 2015
Does truth serum work?
If it's only female mosquitoes that drink our blood, what do male mosquitoes feed on? How do we know how old human remains are? What is truth serum and how does it affect the brain? Should we keep on…
00:23:23 |
Fri 29 May 2015
Why don't babies laugh when they are born?
What would happen if I ate glass? Can you stop epileptic fits by removing a section of the brain? When we lose weight, where does the fat go? If we remove our thonsils, will this stop us snoring? Why…
00:19:04 |
Fri 22 May 2015
Can you stop a yawn with a finger?
The Naked Scientist answered listeners' weird and wonderful questions including: why babies tummies look swollen; why we vomit if others vomit; and how effective are sleeping tablets. Like this podca…
00:22:55 |
Fri 08 May 2015
Why can't my cat catch my cold?
Why do we develop allergies? Which tectonic plates caused the Nepalese earthquake? Could we use a car to generate electricity? Why can't my cat catch my cold? Plus, the effects of radiation in space …
00:20:21 |
Fri 01 May 2015
Why can't I whistle as I get older?
Where are mosquitoes during the winter? Does light therapy work? Can you get 20:20 vision back? Why can't I whistle as I get older? Why do I cough every time I eat popcorn? Plus, a new treatment for …
00:18:55 |
Fri 24 Apr 2015
How does seedless fruit reproduce?
Will we ever be able to record dreams? Why did our brains grow over time? How much water do you need to boil an egg? How does seedless fruit reproduce? Can a damaged chromosome be repaired? Can we s…
00:21:16 |
Fri 17 Apr 2015
Can you use sound to control dreams?
Do photons have mass? Can you control someones dreams? Can you get your kidney back after donating it to someone? What determines the colour of the sea? Plus, how the moon was formed... Like this pod…
00:22:12 |
Fri 10 Apr 2015
Live and Naked at 702
Chris Smith and Victoria Gill appear at 702 in the flesh to answer questions from the audience and to conduct some illuminating experiments... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Nake…
00:45:50 |
Wed 01 Apr 2015
Why do we get goosebumps?
What causes goosebumps? How close does lightning need to be to hurt you? Where is Voyager? What causes yawning? How do we perform automatic behaviour? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting …
00:20:10 |
Fri 27 Mar 2015
What causes thunder and lightning?
What causes thunder and lightning? Are some people resistant to HIV? Are vitamin supplements good for children? What does crystal meth do to your brain? Why do phones only give you nine minutes to s…
00:23:44 |
Fri 20 Mar 2015
What is the sun made of?
How do satellites stay in orbit? Why do my fingernails grow at different speeds on each hand? What is the sun made of? Where did the liquid in my cans go? Why do some children turn mute after trauma?…
00:22:10 |
Fri 13 Mar 2015
Can candles give you cancer?
Is it safe to feed livestock to meat? What happens to the rubber that wears off from car tyres? Does water go down the drain in different directions? Can you rewind the radio? Why is the ocean salty?…
00:22:53 |
Fri 06 Mar 2015
Why do I get a stitch when I exercise?
Why do I get a stitch when I exercise? What determines our body temperature? How quickly do fruit and vegetables lose nutrients after they are picked? Why do ropes get tangled up in knots? Can you ge…
00:18:40 |
Fri 27 Feb 2015
Why does stress give me knots in my stomach?
Why does stress give me knots in my stomach? Why don't I gain weight when I eat? How does sun cream work? Why does wheat give me gas? If we were to compress air to the pressure of water could we then…
00:23:30 |
Fri 20 Feb 2015
Can animals predict the weather?
Can we manufacture water? Should women eat uncastrated meat? Can animals predict the weather? Is there a loss of vitamin content in tinned food? If you're in an aeroplane traveling at the speed of li…
00:18:24 |
Fri 06 Feb 2015
Why do we get brain freeze?
Why do we get brain freeze? What happens to your arm when it goes to sleep? Why do clouds form? Do we really only use 10% of our brain? If we evolved from apes how come there are still monkeys? Plus,…
00:21:14 |
Fri 30 Jan 2015
How do phantom limbs work?
How do phantom limbs work? Can power stations affect local weather? Plus, how to avoid jet lag and the snails that have weaponised insulin. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked …
00:23:49 |
Fri 23 Jan 2015
Is there such a thing as a 'baby brain'?
Should I let my child run up and down stairs? Is crocodile bile deadly? Why don't animals in the wild bleed to death during child birth? Will there come a time where we stop breaking any new sport re…
00:22:51 |
Fri 16 Jan 2015
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