Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
Each week we set out to solve one of the world's weirdest, wackiest, funniest and funkiest scientific puzzles. And along with the answer there's a brand new question to think about for next time...
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 629
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
Why do I fart after cottage pie?
Why do I fart after cottage pie? And what exactly is a fart? Do certain foods and cooking techniques affect fart frequency and potency? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scien…
00:04:58 |
Tue 22 Oct 2013
Can your dog pass on your flu?
Could you pass the flu onto your pooch? Could your dog then sneeze over your Great Aunt Mildred? We find out! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:04:09 |
Tue 15 Oct 2013
Who's your Bronze Age Ancestor?
This week we dig into our pasts and uncover how related we are to Bronze Age locals. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:04:33 |
Tue 08 Oct 2013
How many people can Earth support?
We examine whether Earth can sustainably support this many humans. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:04:56 |
Tue 01 Oct 2013
Does a full moon affect my sleep?
Does the cycle of the moon affect your sleep patterns? We find out! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:04:44 |
Tue 24 Sep 2013
Is snuff safer than smoking?
What are the relative risks of e-cigarettes, nicotine patches and snuff? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:04:41 |
Tue 17 Sep 2013
Is sense of smell heightened during pregnancy?
Why is pregnancy associated with high sensitivity to smell? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:04:02 |
Tue 10 Sep 2013
Dropping a penny on your head from the tallest building in the world
Would it kill you to have a penny dropped on your head from the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai? We find out with Dr Hugh Hunt, Engineer at Cambridge University! Like this po…
00:05:46 |
Tue 03 Sep 2013
Why do we dream? And what are nightmares?
We find out what happens in our brains as we dream, why we have them, and what nightmares are all about. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:04:08 |
Wed 28 Aug 2013
Why does adding ice make fizzy drinks bubble over?
We find out why ice cubes can make fizzy drinks bubble over, by asking a French champagne specialist! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:03:56 |
Wed 21 Aug 2013
Could other planets make a substance like diamond?
Could other planets make a substance like diamond? We ask a deep space mining expert. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:04:06 |
Wed 14 Aug 2013
Do dark matter planets exist?
We find out if dark matter can clump together to form dark planets, dark suns, or dark moons. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:04:02 |
Wed 07 Aug 2013
How do cells know what they will be when they grow up?
5 yr old Georgia asks how did the cells in her mum's tummy know to make her brain cells? A Nobel Laureate provides the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:04:08 |
Fri 02 Aug 2013
Sweeties: suck or crunch?
We brush away at this question: is it better for your teeth to suck on, or chew, your sweets? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:04:11 |
Wed 24 Jul 2013
How does a baby safely stay upside down in the womb?
How do babies stay upside down in the womb for so long? We got summer intern Claudia Esftaphiou to do a headstand in the office to try to get to grips with the answer! Like this podcast? Please help …
00:05:08 |
Wed 17 Jul 2013
Power from Poo?
Can we get power from poo? We get excited over excrement! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:04:22 |
Wed 10 Jul 2013
Explode or Freeze first in Space?
Naked Physicist Dave Ansell tries to recreate Space in his garden, in order to get to grips with a listeners question..... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:05:24 |
Wed 03 Jul 2013
Punching into free will
How does training affect conscious control? What happens to automatic movements as we age? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:05:01 |
Wed 26 Jun 2013
Why do I feel sick after exercise?
We find out what's going on if exercise is making you sick. Plus we ponder the existance of free will. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:04:31 |
Wed 19 Jun 2013
What is the physiology behind emotional breakdown?
What is the physiology behind emotional breakdown? Everybody has had the feeling in traumatic situations of getting all choked up, voice breaking and tears welling up.But why does it happen? We fin…
00:03:50 |
Thu 13 Jun 2013
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