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Ask the Naked Scientists

How many organs could you donate and remain alive? How many planet Earths could fit inside the Sun? How high is a giraffe’s blood pressure? Why is the sea blue? To find out, Ask The Naked Scientists!

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Plummeting Lifts and Replacement Windpipes Jul 08, 2011

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Does jumping inside a plummeting lift prior to impact prevent a fatal fall? What causes echoes on phones? Are trees actually net oxygen consumers? Why do my ice cubes grow stalagmites? Why do farts deployed underwater have a worse whiff? Why can't we split carbon dioxide and use the oxygen? What's the story about the first artificial windpipe grown from a patient's own cells? Join Dr Chris for this week's round up of science questions and trivia on Talk Radio 702. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Why is the Sky Blue? Jul 01, 2011

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This Week, Chris Smith and Ben Valsler join Redi in the studio for an extended Ask the Naked Scientists! We find out why the sky appears blue and if electric blankets are bad for your health. Plus, how hot is empty space, how do dogs see the world and many more science questions. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Is the ice in the freezer edible? Jun 10, 2011

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How do doctors name phobias? Is the ice on the freezer sides safe to eat? What is the low-frequency hum I can hear? Is pipe tobacco tar good for cuts and sores? Why do birthmarks persist? What keeps the head so hot? Why are animals alarmed by loud noises? A bumper crop of science questions awaits Dr Chris in this week's Ask the Naked Scientists... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

How do painkillers know where it hurts? Jun 03, 2011

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Can haemorrhoid cream treat under-eye bags, how much radiation was released from Fukushima, why is the moon larger on the horizon, what constitutes stamina, are mobile masts making me ill, why does logic vary between individuals and how does a drug know where to go in the body? Join Dr Chris for the answers and news of the E. coli outbreak in Europe and a new molecule to render mosquitoes anosmic! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Why Stones Chip Windows on the Inside May 27, 2011

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Can a tropical storm be steered? Why should a stone hitting the outside of a window produce a chip on the inside surface? Why do aircraft sound louder going away than when they approach? Dr Chris gets to grips with another crop of top questions as well as news of a new magnetic material activated by electrons, a dye to image the insides of arteries and how scientists have sized up the shape of the electron... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

What causes sensitive teeth? May 20, 2011

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Why can't a person see clearly underwater, what causes sensitive teeth, why do I wake up paralysed and can snail shells treat scars? Join Dr Chris for the answers to this week's crop of science questions as well as news of a breakthrough in immune suppression, a sugar-fuelled filter to remove chemicals from drinking water and why gossip affects the way you look at people... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Can Males Donate Organs to Females? May 06, 2011

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Why is sea level rising, are organ transplants between males and females feasible, what keeps a moving bike upright and what causes epilepsy? Join Dr Chris for the answers to this week's crop of top questions as well as how climate change is denting wheat and maize yields and how the box jellyfish can see where it's going... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Why do bats dangle upside down? Apr 15, 2011

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This week, modelling schizophrenia in a dish, why bats roost inverted, what remains in the ground after oil has been removed, why planets form on a horizontal plane, why we get goosepimples, near-death experiences, the cause of cold urticaria and why an ice-cube is white in the middle. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

What is Yuppie Flu? Apr 08, 2011

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Are there any impacts of ground fracturing to recover oil and gas, how do colour-changing creatures coordinate with their surroundings, why do ants invade peoples' houses, what is "yuppie flu" and are all snowflakes really different? Plus, news of how scientists are growing a replacement retina in a dish and why keeping the world tidy makes the population less prejudiced... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Where do soundwaves go? Mar 25, 2011

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The fate of soundwaves, can salamanders use silicon, why did the moon come closer to Earth, do you need to inhale to smell something, how do drugs know where it hurts and what preceded the Big Bang. Join Dr Chris for the answers to this week's crop of questions and news of how fish are helping scientists solve the problem of melanoma... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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