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• 01:43 - Geckos "mussel in" on underwater adhesive scene

• 03:21 - Do you need two Ears?

• 06:25 - Sweet taste of success as researchers uncover gene that causes diabetes

• 07:37 - Bad News for British Seabirds.

• 10:26 - Have a break. Have a kitkat...well maybe not, but you will lose more weight

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  14:43 - Floating a Needle

  Float steel on water with nothing more sophisticated than a piece of toilet paper.

• 17:52 - Why should you pre-heat the oven?

  Why are we advised to pre-heat our oven before we cook food, surely it would be more efficient to use the pre-heating to warm the food first?

• 18:54 - Science Update - Extreme Family Survival

  This week, Bob and Chelsea tell us about extreme familily survival.

• 20:56 - Diving Deep

  How deep can you go? Professional free divers can descend hundreds of feet underwater with no scuba gear, but what does that do to your body?

• 29:01 - Surviving Antarctica

  David Thomas is a marine biologist from the University of Wales, Bangor. His work takes him all over the world and he has recently released a book called Surviving Antarctica, we invited him in to the studio for a chat. He’s also got another book out called Frozen Oceans, ...

• 37:19 - Coping with G-Forces

  Fighter pilots need to undergo extreme conditions and still be able to make life or death decisions. How do they train to cope? We spoke to US Air Force Phsyiologist Major Todd Dart.

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  43:54 - Xtreme Everest

  Richard Turner volunteered to have his body tested to extremes of endurance at Everest base camp, all in the name of medical science.

• 51:44 - Electric toothbrshes and wobbly TVs

  Why is it that when I’m using my electric toothbrush, and watching TV at the same time, that the picture goes all shaky?

• 57:16 - Why don't your eyeballs freeze?

  Eyeballs are full of liquid, so how do they not freeze in extreme temperatures?

• 58:08 - How do giraffes control their blod pressure with such long necks?

  In relation to getting blood up to your brain when exposed to high G-Forces, aren’t giraffes able to control their own upward blood pressure because their necks are so long?

• 58:43 - Why do rainbows dissappear if you stare at them?

  If you stare, without blinking at a rainbow for 5-10 seconds, it will disappear, even if it’s a photo of a rainbow. This continues until you blink, or shift your gaze. Why does this happen?

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The trouble that Chris goes to for his radio show is awsome !! neilep, Tue, 24th Jul 2007

I can only take some of the credit. There's a fantastic team of people helping out with this project, and I always say so at the end of every show. Without them the whole thing would sink without trace in seconds. It's really them and their commitment that deserve the major recognition. So thank you Ben and Dave and Petro. Chris Chris, Tue, 24th Jul 2007

Question, why is Chris showing as a guest?

Extreme survival, i love the subject. More in the how to live off the land kind of way. I have seen people free diving, and i have to say they are (in my opinion) as mad as hatteres.

The AAAS spot, sort of answered a question i posted a few weeks back. Thanks paul.fr, Wed, 25th Jul 2007

I meant to cheekily imply/infer that Chris does all these extreme survival stunts himself !! neilep, Wed, 25th Jul 2007

oops - and there was me thinking we had some adoring fans who recognised the huge sacrifice we all go to for this programme. Alas it was just a flippant comment! Chris, Fri, 27th Jul 2007

I must be missing that gene - I am always bad at doing that sort of thing - I can type while listening to the radio, but even when I am trying to do a delicate parking manoeuvre, I will often switch off the radio so as to avoid distractions. another_someone, Thu, 5th Nov 2009

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