Naked Q&A and The Life of Benjamin
Franklin
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Answering all your questions on science, technology and medicine this week are Drs. Chris, Dave and Kat, who'll be revealing why spicy foods make you sweat, the highest possible temperature, the cause of labyrinthitis and why tissues turn black after receiving frostbite. Also on the show is Dr Mark Skousen, a direct descendent of Benjamin Franklin and the editor of The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin, who'll be talking about the life and work of this famous scientist and statesman; and in Science Update, Bob and Chelsea find some animal magic in the feeding strategies of killer whales and the interpretation of a horse's whinny.
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Why is it that when I eat spicy foods my tongue burns and I sweat like crazy? Also, why is it that when I drink water, my tongue burns more rather than less?
Why do living tissues turn black after being exposed to critically low temperatures?
When I go to the GP, I often get my blood pressure tested. How often do the instruments that are used for this kind of thing get checked out to make sure that they're accurate?
My children can make the screw tops of their plastic soda bottles 'talk'. You wet them and place them upside down on the opening of a partly filled soda bottle. If we don't wet the cap, it doesn't work. If we hold the bottle with both hands...
In response to your discussion last week about whether you can use urine on jellyfish stings: I lived in Hawaii for many years and always carried meat tenderiser as a cure for jellyfish stings. If we got a sea urchin sting, we would definit...
I have hay fever and I was wondering why grass has pollen.
Using equal amounts of fruit squash and water, a drink is always stronger when the squash is poured in before the water, even if you stir. Why is that?
on-the-Naze - What's the highest possible temperature that you can achieve?
What causes labyrinthitis and is there a cure?
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