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Lab-grown skin, avalanches and the sun's magnetic field Dec 15, 2019

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team talk to scientists growing new skin, what causes avalanches and how to survive them and new insights into our sun's magnetic field. The hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs.

Dr. Karl Dec 12, 2019

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What would a Martian look like?

Climate change, virtual reality gloves and the perfect hangover remedy? Dec 08, 2019

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team answer your questions and take a look at the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. Including is a carbon neutral future even feasible? The team take a look at the new gloves that enable you to reach out and touch virtual reality. Can new organs be grown in a lab? Plus have scientists in India discovered the perfect hangover remedy.

Dr Karl: Baking Bread, Aqua Energy and Dried Cereal On Your Breakfast Bowl Dec 05, 2019

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Dr Alice Motion joins Bianca Nogrady and Rhod to answer your science questions. They discuss why dried Weetabix is so hard to get off the bowl and a caller offers some bread glazing advice.

Glow Worms And Space Tourism Dec 01, 2019

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Put on some safety goggles as Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team ignite your bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. They also answer your questions including how do glow worms glow? Why don't birds fall out of trees when they nod off? And will we see budget space tourism in the future?

Dr Karl: Carbon Capture, Micro-Plastics and Human Progression Nov 29, 2019

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Bianca Nogrady joins Rhod to answer your science questions.

Dr Karl: Virtual Reality, Sharks and Hydrogen Cars Nov 21, 2019

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Rhod is joined by Bianca Nogrady to answer your science questions, including bananas and antimatter, wetsuits and sharks and butterflies in your stomach.

Electricity, hiccups and the power of phenomics Nov 17, 2019

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team find out about the new solar material to give panels a boost, how hiccups evolved to help babies to learn, 3D TV coming to a screen near you, and are we on the brink of a revolution in medicine. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.

Dr Karl: The Moon, Particle Physics, and Quantum computers Nov 14, 2019

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Why are some bits of the visible moon darker than others? What's the large hadron collider for? And what might quantum computers do for science?

Recycling Nov 10, 2019

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Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with science news and a special look at recycling.