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Naked Scientists: The Naked Scientists Jun 14, 2014

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This week Chris Smith and his team of Naked Scientists ask whether it would be good for men not to keep their mobiles in their pockets, news of a potential breakthrough in the fight against malaria and how to make drugs more effective and last longer.

Plus special guest Julian Crib Jun 12, 2014

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Dr Karl and special guest Julian Crib, author Poisoned Planet, takes your science questions

Naked Scientists: Super Shrink Me Jun 07, 2014

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This week Chris Smith and his team of Naked Scientists zoom in on the subject of nano-particles to examine how tiny objects, smaller than light itself, are making waves in the fields of health, optics, and electronics. Plus, news of why sleep is restorative, effects of foetal brain transplants, tree-hugging koalas, super-sized Earth-like planets and why Facebook affects your mood.

Dr Karl: Ozone layer, galaxies & absolute zero Jun 05, 2014

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Dr Rhod and Dr Karl discuss the point of the ozone layer and whether fish get the bends, and Dr Karl gets stumped by a six year old.

Naked Scientists: Water on the Moon May 31, 2014

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5 Live Science with Chris Smith and his team of Naked Scientists discuss water on the Moon; the end of the dentist drill; a new treatment for epilepsy; vaccine testing to save gorillas and chimps; and computer education during the Year of Code.

Magnetic waves and the Big Bang May 29, 2014

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Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss the connection between water canals and the universe.

5 live Science May 24, 2014

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Green clean ups: how can nature's recyclers - bacteria and fungi - help us remedy man-made environmental problems, from oil spills to mining slag heaps? Plus, Brazilian dengue-threat could see football reach fever pitch, how beneficial bugs get into newborn babies, a new way to treat diabetes, and the Longitude Prize, reborn...

22 May 14 May 22, 2014

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Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss electric cars, the placebo effect, and the science of extinction.

5 live Science May 17, 2014

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Why pregnant women are 42% more likely to have a car crash, how astronomers can now see planets around distant stars, and why octopuses don't tie themselves up in knots. Plus, we look at how our power grids are going to be transformed, from technology which hopes to reduce our energy prices to new ways to include wind and solar power in the grid.

Gravity waves, sun spots and mosquito saliva May 15, 2014

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Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss gravity waves, sun spots and mosquito saliva