Question Of The Week - From The Naked Scientists
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- Duration: 37:14:51
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Synopsis
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...
Episodes
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What language do the profoundly deaf think in?
19/04/2024 Duration: 03minThanks to Bencie Woll and Victoria Mousley for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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How far can electrons get away from their atom?
12/04/2024 Duration: 03minThanks to University of Cambridge's Ben Allanach for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Will eating sugary foods last avert glucose spikes?
05/04/2024 Duration: 04minSteve has written in to us to ask whether the order in which one eats their food makes a difference to whether or not they experience glucose spikes. We thought this was an interesting question for Cambridge Professor Giles Yeo to sink his teeth into... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Why do babies have such a strong grip?
02/04/2024 Duration: 04minThanks to Andrew Bremner for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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How did the ancient Romans multiply their numerals together?
22/03/2024 Duration: 03minThanks to Ems Lord for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Why do radiators have two sides?
15/03/2024 Duration: 02minThanks to Dr John Bissell for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Do you ever run out of sperm?
08/03/2024 Duration: 02minThanks to Rod Mitchell for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Could I undergo a full body transplant?
01/03/2024 Duration: 04minWill Tingle takes on this head scratcher from listener David with the help of Professor Adam Taylor of the University of Lancaster... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Do volcanoes or farts contribute to climate change?
23/02/2024 Duration: 04minThanks to UCL's Mark Maslin for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Would wearing mirrors keep me cool?
16/02/2024 Duration: 03minFor this Question of the Week, Lotus wants to know whether wearing mirrors could help us keep cool in the sun. James Tytko took on the challenge of answering... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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How has sex education evolved?
09/02/2024 Duration: 03minThanks to Michael Reiss for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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How languages evolve
02/02/2024 Duration: 03minWill Tingle took on this linguistic query from listener Satya with the help of David Crystal... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Why might stollen go floppy in the toaster?
26/01/2024 Duration: 03minTaking on this week's question, James Tytko kneaded help from baking expert Nicola Lamb... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Why might cataract surgery affect biometric logins?
19/01/2024 Duration: 03minThanks to ARU's Nikita Thomas for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Who cooked the food in the Palaeolithic?
12/01/2024 Duration: 03minThanks to Dr Emma Pomeroy for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Could we turn space junk into a moonbase?
05/01/2024 Duration: 03minThanks to Dr David Whitehouse for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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What if Santa didn't have magical reindeer?
22/12/2023 Duration: 02minJames Tytko took on this festive themed Question of the Week with the help of the University of Cambridge's Ems Lord... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Could you destroy Jupiter with enough nukes?
15/12/2023 Duration: 03minThanks to Matt Bothwell for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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What is a black hole made up of?
08/12/2023 Duration: 03minThanks to Cambridge University's Ben Allanach for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Why does my nose run in cold weather?
01/12/2023 Duration: 02minCharlene wrote in to ask, 'Why does my nose run in cold weather? What are the physiological benefits of this?' To answer it, Rhys James enlisted the help of consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon, Neil De Zoysa. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists