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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 754
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
Is there a cure for vertigo?
Can we make longer lasting phone batteries? Is there a cure for vertigo? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:22:45 |
Fri 09 Jan 2015
Why do pigeons bob their heads?
How do chameleons change colour? Why do pigeons bob their heads when they walk? How do railguns work? Can you freeze dry a body? What causes localised hair-loss? What's the best way to cool down beer…
00:20:51 |
Fri 02 Jan 2015
How do you get an old pen to work?
Why does scribbling on paper get a pen to work? Why can't mules reproduce? How soon will they be able to lessen the effects of Multiple Sclerosis? When you burn wood, where does the weight go? How do…
00:25:10 |
Fri 19 Dec 2014
How do birds make eggs?
How do birds make eggs? Why do we cry for both happiness and sadness? Can neutrinos go faster than the speed of light? Why is it so hard to lose stomach fat? Why do some babies smile in their sleep?…
00:23:03 |
Fri 12 Dec 2014
Why do banana peels go brown?
Can you feel two pains at the same time? How can bottled water freeze instantly? Can a migrant dog understand his new neighbours? What is the pith inside an orange? Does eating the in-flight meal alt…
00:21:06 |
Fri 28 Nov 2014
Can comets reveal the future?
What is the latest on Ebola? Which human sense was the strongest in more primitive times? Can comets tell us about the future? How did our ancestors discover that the Earth is round? Why are electric…
00:21:30 |
Fri 21 Nov 2014
Why aren't there any flying spiders?
Is it possible to regrow brain cells? Why can't spiders fly? Can you survive with three kidneys? What causes a migraine? Plus, why lightning is striking twice... Like this podcast? Please help us by …
00:13:08 |
Fri 14 Nov 2014
What causes cataracts?
Why do my fingernails grow quicker than my toenails? Why are yawns contagious? Do people with longer legs use less energy to run? What causes cataracts? How important is your sense of smell? Like th…
00:21:53 |
Fri 07 Nov 2014
Are Ebola survivors immune for life?
Can a new stomach be grown in a dish? Are Ebola survivors immune from future infection? Why do injuries seem to hurt more later? Are there homosexual dolphins? How do muscles make energy? How do ants…
00:19:19 |
Fri 31 Oct 2014
Why do people talk to themselves?
Why do people talk to themselves? Can cats cut your risk of a heart attack? Does salt help water boil quicker? Do women have an Adam's Apple? Plus, an update on Ebola and a rapid paper-based test for…
00:19:54 |
Fri 24 Oct 2014
Can the radio control my dreams?
Why do I sneeze in bright light? Can the radio control my dreams? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:21:23 |
Fri 10 Oct 2014
Do flies have blood?
Why did dinosaurs grow so large? Do flies have blood? Can chemotherapy get into the brain? Why do scorpions glow in UV light? Did we interbreed with Neanderthals? Plus, news of how your sense of smel…
00:20:42 |
Fri 03 Oct 2014
Why do some people sleepwalk?
How is sea-level defined? What makes some people sleepwalk? How are barometers calibrated? What is an acquired taste? How much of the body is water? Do we really use only 10% of our brain? Why does r…
00:20:35 |
Fri 26 Sep 2014
Can you be born circumcised?
How do people catch ebola? Why do brothers and sisters look different if they have the same parents? Can we mine the moon for fuel? Why should you not re-freeze meat? What causes birth marks? What is…
00:20:47 |
Fri 19 Sep 2014
Why does spaghetti break into 3 pieces?
Can we rear people in a germ-free environment? Can you be born with only one kidney? Why does spaghetti always break into 3 pieces? What exactly is temperature? When you add more water to the bath an…
00:21:20 |
Fri 05 Sep 2014
Why does running water make you need the loo?
Why does running water make you need the loo? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:15:38 |
Fri 29 Aug 2014
Can you get sunburn through a glass window?
Can you get sunburnt through a glass window? What are white holes? If everything is made from atoms, and atoms are largely empty space why can't we phase through walls? Can chlorophyll help body odou…
00:19:12 |
Fri 15 Aug 2014
How accurate are dinosaur reconstructions?
If you fall asleep with the radio playing what effect would this have on the brain? How do marine mammals stay hydrated? If you fall off a certain height do you die before you hit the ground? How com…
00:21:10 |
Fri 08 Aug 2014
Are maps always right?
What's causing the ebola outbreak in northwest Africa? Is our sun unique? Why did we make clocks tick the way they do? Does altitude affect my blood pressure? Would the passengers remain conscious ab…
00:23:24 |
Fri 01 Aug 2014
Why do some wines give you a worse hangover?
Should my air-conditioning be fresh or recycled air? Is the International Space Station in geostationary orbit? What causes plane vapour trails? Is it alright to drink water on an empty stomach? Why …
00:20:18 |
Fri 25 Jul 2014
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