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Title: Can we loose weight be tackling a tricky maths problem?
Post by: thedoc on 18/02/2013 15:21:44

“Can you burn off a hot fudge sundae by doing a difficult math problem instead of hitting the treadmill?”
Asked by Sean Hoskins, Facebook


                                        Visit the webpage for the podcast in which this question is answered. (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/neuroscience/show/20130120/)

[chapter podcast=1000072 track=13.01.20/Naked_Neuroscience_13.01.20_1000323.mp3](https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenakedscientists.com%2FHTML%2Ftypo3conf%2Fext%2Fnaksci_podcast%2Fgnome-settings-sound.gif&hash=f2b0d108dc173aeaa367f8db2e2171bd)  ...or Listen to the Answer[/chapter] or [download as MP3] (http://nakeddiscovery.com/downloads/split_individual/13.01.20/Naked_Neuroscience_13.01.20_1000323.mp3)

Title: Can we loose weight be tackling a tricky maths problem?
Post by: thedoc on 18/02/2013 15:21:44

We answered this question on the show...

We tackle some of your neuroscience questions.  I joined Professor Simon Laughlin from Cambridge University who’s been flexing his brain power to answer your questions about the brain.  
Sean Hoskins got in touch via Facebook asking