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Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists — Natural Sciences
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…

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Why do I urinate more in the cold? Feb 23, 2015

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Have you ever noticed that you urinate more frequently in cold weather? Why does this happen? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Are smartphones changing our brains? Feb 16, 2015

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It's said that taxi drivers' brains have increased growth in certain areas from navigating around cities. Is increasing smartphone use having a similar effect on other parts of our brains? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Does same-sex attraction happen in animals too? Feb 09, 2015

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Is homosexual behaviour seen in other species? What do they do? Why? Find out in this week's Question of the Week... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Why does petrol create a rainbow on water? Feb 02, 2015

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We find out why petrol creates a rainbow effect when in contact with water, and how the behaviour of light can create all these colours. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Can we vacuum up the plastics in our oceans? Jan 26, 2015

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Could we clean up our oceans of plastics by fitting vacuum cleaners to ships to suck them up? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Is it tiring to dream you're awake? Jan 19, 2015

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Different waking dream states can affect whether you feel resfreshed or not after a nights sleep. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Do we really need vitamins? Jan 12, 2015

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We chew over some important questions relating to vitamins, including what are they? Do we really need them? Can our bodies store them? And what would happen if we didn't consume any? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

What causes the Earth's plates to move? Dec 15, 2014

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The tectonic plates below our feet move. But where does the energy for this come from? Apparently the reason is analogous to how your porridge gets heated up in the morning. We find out why! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Can you catch a yawn from a cat? Dec 01, 2014

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Why do we yawn? Is it because we're short on air? Matthew Boniface wanted to know this and whether he could catch a yawn from his cat. We spoke to Dr Hugh Matthews from Cambridge University to find out what makes them so contagious... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Will flights ever get faster? Nov 24, 2014

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14 hour flights sound like your idea of hell? Paul Jenn wrote in asking whether it was possible to speed up plane journeys, so we went to Neil Scott, head of engineering at Airbus, to find out. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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