Ask The Naked Scientists

Chris Smith

Sarah Urquhart

Can we make a quick escape from quicksand?  Is it really good for us to lick our wounds? Why do we have different accents? We tackle these questions on this Week's Ask the Naked Scientists, as well as find out why having the flu gives us the shivers, whether its possible to eat your way to having a baby boy, and if fizzy drinks make for a fun flight!

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Dave Ansell

Can we drink rain water? Why do dogs prefer drinking out of the toilet? Why haven’t all apes become humans? We tackle these questions this week on Ask the Naked Scientists, as well find out how big the earth would look from the moon, why it gets so cold just before dawn, why some plants have red leaves and why our body fails to heal scars.

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Chris Smith

What is cancer and how is it cured? Will humans ever be able to teleport? How are clouds made? We answer these questions this week on Ask the Naked Scientists. We also find out how it is possible for the universe to be both finite and expanding, how urea could be used to run our cars and buses and how laser eye surgery makes your vision better.

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Dave Ansell

Can a digital camera see as well as the human eye?  Why do some chemicals stain more than others?  Does our taste fade with age?  We tackle these questions this week on Ask the Naked Scientists, as well as finding out if cars can run on water, if motion-sensitive lights could light our way out of darkness and discovering if our old shower heads could be spraying more than just water. 

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Chris Smith

Can custard cause catastrophic explosions?  How will the human race evolve?  Can we use water as a fuel?  We tackle all these on this week's Ask the Naked Scientists, as well as discovering why the hair on our bodies grows differently to the hair on our heads, asking if the earth will ever run out of oxygen and finding out if a 'fat strip' could solve our weight problems...

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Chris Smith

Dave Ansell

This week on Ask the Naked Scientists we look into the mystery of dark energy, reveal the cause of digital delay in radios and find out how to overcome our fear of change!

We also discuss the alignment of our planets, find out if body parts can set airport alarms off and meet a super duck!

 

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Dave Ansell

This week on Ask the Naked Scientists we find out the method for a perfect bubble bath, analyse across all species to find the ultimate fighting champion and find out if humans can sniff out danger.

We also look into dietary treatments to aid macular degeneration, look into evolutionary reasons for sensing the presence of ghosts, and investigate treatments to cure the awful pain associated with a trapped nerve.

 

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Chris Smith

Dave Ansell

This week on Ask the Naked Scientists we find out the effects of high speed collisions, find out if our bodies are older than the universe itself and reveal if hearts can be swapped between sexes.

 

We also find out the cause of acid reflux, investigate what happens when you drop cats out of windows and see if it's possible to live on baked beans.

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Dave Ansell

On this weeks Ask the Naked Scientists we investigate the science of sat-navs - how do they work? And how do they know where our speed cameras are? We find out why it’s so hard to get a signal on our mobile phones when we're underground and whether the light from stars changes as it reaches our eyes.

We also discover why insects aren’t stung by stinging nettles, reveal if water really does flush the other way in the Southern hemisphere and find out the real reason why we can’t use our mobiles on planes.

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Chris Smith

In this week's Ask the Naked Scientists Dr Chris counts calories to find out how many we burn during exercise, works out how best to lose weight the healthy way, and finds out why astronauts aren't pulled back to earth from orbit.

Also coming out in the wash is why coloured bubble bath nonetheless produces white bubbles, whether removing salt from the ocean could reduce our chances of flooding and whether animals know about natural disasters before we do!

 

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