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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 754
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
Why do some people learn languages so easily?
What is the difference between 93 and 95 octane petrol? Why is the sea salty? What is at the end of the universe? How can we cure epilepsy? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked S…
00:19:10 |
Wed 14 Sep 2022
Are diet supplements a scam?
Could we slow down light to see backwards in time? Why does the moon appear not to rotate? Why don't some melting icebergs lead to sea level rise? What are the problems with Newtonian physics? Do acu…
00:25:12 |
Fri 02 Sep 2022
Should we want to stop feeling pain?
Did the Earth just have its shortest day ever? Should we ever stop feeling pain? Why are different areas of hair on our body different colours? Is your car's speedometer correct? Are orcas evil? Why …
00:24:29 |
Fri 05 Aug 2022
Why does time only move forward?
How do we know that white light contains every colour? Why does time only move forward? Why aren't birds electrocuted by power lines? How do aeroplanes manage to stay airbourne? Why can't different s…
00:20:18 |
Fri 29 Jul 2022
Can we Still see the Big Bang?
Can the James Webb telescope see the origins of the Universe? Does freezing your jeans remove stains and preserve the colour? What are the effects of tumours in the adrenal glands? How many people ha…
00:24:33 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
What is time?
What's better to injest after antibiotics treatment, yoghurt or probiotics? What makes milk and snow so white? Why does being exposed to cold water make one breathe so heavily? Is time really a human…
00:27:03 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
Do we sneeze in our sleep?
Why chainsaw's blunt over time, planet rotation, Star Trek's on the money with scientific accuracy, mathematical conundrums, sneezing in your sleep, the kinetic energy of a sneeze and our perception …
00:23:17 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
Counting all the stars in the known universe
Consumption of energy in the brain; the role of my adam's apple; seed anatomy; why there are so many planets; body components that suck oxygen from the air; NASA predicts the number of stars in our u…
00:25:18 |
Fri 24 Jun 2022
Drinking alcohol as you soak?
Soap on the bathroom mirror with a hot shower running; sedatives acting unusually; coffee reduces tiredness but also provides a lick of energy; does a glass of sherry warm you up on a cold night; how…
00:23:55 |
Fri 17 Jun 2022
DNA fingerprints after an arm transplant!
The Platinum Jubilee; aerodynamics and physics of tailgating vehicles; why planets and the moon are all in the same orbital plane; how ants lead their nest-mates to a food source; animal extinction; …
00:25:41 |
Fri 03 Jun 2022
How do ants breathe?
What are stars made of? How do ants breathe? How does a person catch chickenpox? Why are sunsets and sunrises red? What are planets made of? How many bones in a human body? How do Earthquakes occur? …
00:22:51 |
Sat 28 May 2022
Why do boats have round portholes?
Shortages of cooking oil, risks of being hit by lightning and can lightning travel through your plumbing; why boats have round portholes; what's the memory capacity of a human brain; can we measure h…
00:26:47 |
Fri 20 May 2022
Why doesn't our own snoring wake us up?
Why do some animals sleep standing up? And do fish sleep? Why are elderly voices higher pitched than younger voices? Why does the outside temperature drop just before the sunrise? Why do I feel pain …
00:23:34 |
Mon 02 May 2022
How are some children geniuses?
Can trees produce more than 1 type of fruit? Why do some flowers only have a scent at night? What makes fruit taste sweet? How does the Google search engine work? How do motorcycle tyres grip the roa…
00:26:05 |
Fri 08 Apr 2022
Will a cold onion make me cry less?
Why are humans still born with bits we don't need - will evolution do away with them? Did an onion make me cry less because it was cold from the fridge? Do animals get diabetes like humans do? What i…
00:19:27 |
Mon 04 Apr 2022
Smoking causes cancer but cures salmon?!
Nominative determinism; can cold showers ward off coughs and flu; what's von Willebrand's Disease; if smoking causes cancer how does it cure salmon; why can some people roll their tongues; what's "Ag…
00:24:25 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Full tank or better to drive about half full?
Is it better to keep the tank topped up to full, or should I drive around on half empty: what's better for my car and fuel consumption? Why might althletes take an ice bath after exercise? If I go ou…
00:19:54 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
If identical twins marry identical twins...
What happens, genetically, when a black and a white human partner have children? And if a pair of genetically identical twins marries another pair of identical twins, are their kids genetically broth…
00:18:57 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
Are my feet ageing faster than my face?
Why does my kiddie object to wearing shoes? What is spacetime and how does time dilation work? What is entanglement, otherwise known as spooky action at a distance? Are my feet ageing faster than my …
00:17:08 |
Sun 20 Feb 2022
Dark side of the moon for the James Webb?
How does the James Webb Space Telescope work, and what will it reveal to us? How do spring and neap tides work, and what determines the times of tides? What causes hot flushes and night sweats? And w…
00:15:04 |
Mon 07 Feb 2022
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