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
Dirty Hair Grows Slower?
This week, we tackle the hirsute - will clean, trimmed hair grow quickly? Can you slow the growth with neglect? We find out if cut hair grows back quicker and thicker, or if that's just an urban myth…
00:04:04 |
Mon 10 Mar 2008
Caves and Carbon Dioxide
Our question this week concerns caves - we find out if more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes caves to grow quicker. Could an acidic atmosphere create cathedral-sized caverns? Like this podcas…
00:05:44 |
Tue 04 Mar 2008
A True Scale of Smell
This week, we find out if our noses tell us the truth. Does a strong smell mean a lot of odour in the air, or can we be tricked by small smells? In short, does our sense of smell have a sense of scal…
00:04:33 |
Mon 25 Feb 2008
The Smell of Old Books
Books can hold stories, knowledge, ideas and memories - but what about the smell? So on this week's QotW - What gives an old book that distinctive smell? Also, we ask how we perceive the 'size' of an…
00:04:14 |
Mon 18 Feb 2008
Self-Shocking Electric Eels
This week, we find out how Electric Eels avoid a self-shock when stunning their prey, and we ask some smelly questions; what gives an old book it's distinctive smell, and does a strong smell mean a l…
00:03:59 |
Mon 11 Feb 2008
Recycled Oxygen in Space
This week, we find out how they manufacture oxygen on the International Space Station - a technique that astronauts must be 'over the moon' about! Plus, we ask how electric eels avoid self-shocking,…
00:02:52 |
Mon 04 Feb 2008
Runaway Runway - Can a plane take off on a Treadmill?
This week, we find out if an aeroplane on a treadmill could the plane still take off, and ask how air is made in space, and if electric eels suffer from self-shock syndrome... Like this podcast? Plea…
00:04:58 |
Mon 28 Jan 2008
Who freewheels downhill faster, a fat person or a skinny person?
This week, we find out if a fatter cyclist free-wheels faster than a thinner cyclist, and ask if an aeroplane runway is replaced with a treadmill, can the plane still take off? Also, how is oxygen r…
00:03:50 |
Mon 21 Jan 2008
What Makes a Boomerang Keep Coming Back?
This week we find out why boomerangs keep coming back, and ask would a plane on a treadmill still take off, and who gets to the bottom of a hill first - a freewheeling fat or thin cyclist? Like this …
00:04:01 |
Sun 13 Jan 2008
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