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  02:12 - Rock the Amazon at your peril

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  04:45 - Cig addiction could be in your genes

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  07:54 - Hungry Jupiter

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  09:56 - Spying on the sense of self

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  12:48 - Predicting Landslides

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  15:02 - Near Earth Objects - DD45's Near Miss

  Astronomical objects often pass by the Earth. This week saw DD45 pass within the orbit of the Moon, only twice as far away as satellites!

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  20:03 - Bubbles that sink - Antibubbles

  Make fascinating bubbles which rather than floating on water actually sink.

• 21:47 - Can you catch foot odour?

  Can you catch foot odour?

• 23:39 - if I bathed in vodka would it get me drunk?

  Not that I have any intention of doing this but if I bathed in vodka would it get me drunk?

• 25:00 - Is morning sickness inherited?

  Hi, I'm Katherine Ryan. I'm a stand-up comedienne who's pregnant and getting sick on the bus every day. I was just wondering who I can blame. Is morning sickness inherited?

• 27:25 - What happens when a bomb explodes underwater?

  What happens when a bomb explodes underwater?

• 28:55 - Is bad breath caused by bacteria?

  The bacteria that cause foot odour, is that the same as where bad breath comes from?

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  29:40 - The Science of Sword Swallowing

  Is sword swallowing an ancient art, or just a magic trick? Dan Meyer, president of the Sword Swallowers Federation International, joins us to explain the science behind swallowing swords, and how we was awarded an IgNobel Prize...

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  37:55 - Darwin's Science in Schools

  The Wellcome Trust's Darwin initiatives see the science of Darwin taken into schools. Meera went along for the launch to chat with Sir David Attenborough about the importance of Darwin's science...

• 44:54 - Is evolution, natural selection still working in the human race in the present day?

  This is Guillermo Davis from Lima, Peru. My question is: Is evolution, natural selection still working in the human race in the present day? Could you provide examples of positive beneficial mutations in humans?

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  46:52 - Why do hot objects cause injury?

  What happens when you get burned at the molecular level when you touch something hot?

• 50:22 - Why hasn't arthritis evolved out?

  Last week on the Naked Scientists you said that we have been walking the way we do for the last 1-1.5 million years. Why do you see so many people with arthritis in the hips and the knees? It's not rare for people who've had major surgery in their hips or knees. Hasn't evolution ...

• 55:14 - Why do my eyes water when I choke on food?

  Why, when I choke on food, do my eyes water?

• 56:36 - How high is a pile of a trillion dollars?

  How high would a pile containing a trillion dollar bills be?

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How can thedoc have started 170 topic but only have 127 posts? Chemistry4me, Tue, 17th Mar 2009

WoW, I didn't know about DD45!
Why didn't I see it in the news!
And it was only 72000 km away!
A near brush with death you could say. Chemistry4me, Tue, 17th Mar 2009

I actaully heard a bit about it and was surprised how close. I did not pay enough attention at the time about the details, so that will be interesting to hear! Karen W., Tue, 17th Mar 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_LQ2q8LxLE&feature=PlayList&p=07D8D82DA3B8D357&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=82

That's scary! Chemistry4me, Sat, 21st Mar 2009

Not to mention that she must have had balls of steel to have done it. Chemistry4me, Sat, 21st Mar 2009

Balls of steel? Chemistry4me, Fri, 27th Mar 2009

That is scary! Yikes! Karen W., Sat, 28th Mar 2009

LOL...LOL Karen W., Sat, 28th Mar 2009

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