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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 754
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
Can frozen onions make you cry?
Why do onions make you cry and will a frozen onion have the same tear-jerking effect? What medicinal qualities does aloe vera possess? Is ice-crunching harmful? What's the best way to prop up metabol…
00:23:19 |
Fri 30 Sep 2011
What causes Humans to Combust?
Does cooking with gas taste better, why are yawns infectious, how does carbon dating work, what is spontaneous human combustion, why won't a nine year old blow his nose and how can contraceptives hel…
00:21:14 |
Fri 16 Sep 2011
How do electrons orbit in atoms?
Where does the energy come from that keeps electrons in orbit within an atom? Can cars and truck weigh themselves like lifts to prevent overloading? How long do some atoms or molecules last in the bo…
00:21:56 |
Fri 02 Sep 2011
How much mucus is made in a day?
Where and in what volume is mucus made in the body? Why do bums look darker that skin elsewhere on the body? How does laughter or low mood affect health and immunity and what causes urticaria? Join D…
00:21:41 |
Fri 19 Aug 2011
Is a Dragster Faster Going East?
What makes the eye's pupils change size? Does scratching a coin make a machine more likely to accept it? Why does a copper bangle change colour periodically? Does the spinning of the Earth affect the…
00:23:35 |
Fri 12 Aug 2011
Do microwaves cook from the inside out?
NASA announce signs of running water on Mars and scientists turn skin cells into brain cells. Plus the answers to why certain drugs work well for some people but not others, why my muffin burns in th…
00:23:13 |
Fri 05 Aug 2011
Should I Let the Dog Lick My Wounds?
This week - Will wounds heal quicker if licked by a dog? Why does flying cause earaches? How do gas masks work? Why don't continuous rails buckle in the heat? Why do egg shells come in different …
00:23:54 |
Fri 15 Jul 2011
Plummeting Lifts and Replacement Windpipes
Does jumping inside a plummeting lift prior to impact prevent a fatal fall? What causes echoes on phones? Are trees actually net oxygen consumers? Why do my ice cubes grow stalagmites? Why do farts d…
00:24:28 |
Fri 08 Jul 2011
Why is the Sky Blue?
This Week, Chris Smith and Ben Valsler join Redi in the studio for an extended Ask the Naked Scientists! We find out why the sky appears blue and if electric blankets are bad for your health. Plus,…
00:43:23 |
Fri 01 Jul 2011
Is the ice in the freezer edible?
How do doctors name phobias? Is the ice on the freezer sides safe to eat? What is the low-frequency hum I can hear? Is pipe tobacco tar good for cuts and sores? Why do birthmarks persist? What keeps …
00:21:12 |
Fri 10 Jun 2011
How do painkillers know where it hurts?
Can haemorrhoid cream treat under-eye bags, how much radiation was released from Fukushima, why is the moon larger on the horizon, what constitutes stamina, are mobile masts making me ill, why does l…
00:23:23 |
Fri 03 Jun 2011
Why Stones Chip Windows on the Inside
Can a tropical storm be steered? Why should a stone hitting the outside of a window produce a chip on the inside surface? Why do aircraft sound louder going away than when they approach? Dr Chris get…
00:23:11 |
Fri 27 May 2011
What causes sensitive teeth?
Why can't a person see clearly underwater, what causes sensitive teeth, why do I wake up paralysed and can snail shells treat scars? Join Dr Chris for the answers to this week's crop of science quest…
00:21:13 |
Fri 20 May 2011
Can Males Donate Organs to Females?
Why is sea level rising, are organ transplants between males and females feasible, what keeps a moving bike upright and what causes epilepsy? Join Dr Chris for the answers to this week's crop of top …
00:21:18 |
Fri 06 May 2011
Why do bats dangle upside down?
This week, modelling schizophrenia in a dish, why bats roost inverted, what remains in the ground after oil has been removed, why planets form on a horizontal plane, why we get goosepimples, near-dea…
00:22:34 |
Fri 15 Apr 2011
What is Yuppie Flu?
Are there any impacts of ground fracturing to recover oil and gas, how do colour-changing creatures coordinate with their surroundings, why do ants invade peoples' houses, what is "yuppie flu" and ar…
00:22:25 |
Thu 07 Apr 2011
Where do soundwaves go?
The fate of soundwaves, can salamanders use silicon, why did the moon come closer to Earth, do you need to inhale to smell something, how do drugs know where it hurts and what preceded the Big Bang…
00:28:57 |
Fri 25 Mar 2011
Why not put reactors underwater?
Should you keep your banana in the fridge? Why are ice-cubes easier to eject from top-shelf freezer trays? Why not site nuclear reactors underwater in the ocean to help keep them cool? Why was the ts…
00:25:03 |
Fri 18 Mar 2011
Why Don't Mosquitoes Burst?
What causes the rainbow of colours around an aircraft's shadow, why are moths and mosquitoes attracted to lights, plasma vs LCD TV - what's the difference, how does a mosquito know when it's full of …
00:24:38 |
Tue 15 Mar 2011
Where do Melons Get their Water?
How do melons concentrate water in their flesh? Why do some hairs grow longer than others? What's the advantage of African curly hair? Does the DNA of a donated organ displace that of the recipient? …
00:22:12 |
Fri 25 Feb 2011
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