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Computing | Technology

Could machines take over the world?

08 August 2017

Chris asks computer guru Peter Clarke... Chris - So, in other words, what he’s getting at is could the mechanisms that you were referring to about how machines learn, how we're writing programmes...

Evolution | Question of the Week | Questions

How smart is the average pet dog?

19 September 2017

Can you teach an old dog new tricks?

Physics | Questions

QotW: Why does my washing dry below boiling point?

12 September 2017

What's the difference between evaporation and boiling?

Other | Questions

How many grains are in a teaspoon of sugar?

05 September 2017

Mathematician James Grime quizzed the rest of The Naked Scientists Q&A show panel...

Biology | Plants | Questions

What's the best way to water potted plants?

05 September 2017

From the soil surface or from the bottom of the pot?

Computing | Energy | Questions

What's the smallest microchip we can make?

05 September 2017

Talking microchips and microprocessors....

Biology | Plants | Questions

Why are weeds so persistent?

05 September 2017

What makes weeds so relentless?

Chemistry | Everyday | Questions

Does water conduct electricity?

05 September 2017

It's all about the ions...

Earth | Physics | Questions

Can electromagnetic waves be used to search for deep underground water?

05 September 2017

How do we find water sources hidden deep underground?

Maths | Other | Questions

What's the biggest prime number that we know of?

04 September 2017

Theoretically, it's millions of digits long...

Computing | Engineering | Everyday | Questions

What happened to Google Glass?

04 September 2017

Is there a future for wearable computers?

Communications | Engineering | Questions

How do the coding machines used in WWII work?

04 September 2017

Cracking the code of code machines...

Biology | Plants | Questions

Why are bees important to plants?

04 September 2017

What effect could declining bee populations have on plants?

Physics | Transport | Questions

What is Elon Musk's hyperloop transport system?

04 September 2017

Could hyperloops make commuting a thing of the past?

Astronomy | Everyday | Questions

How long would a fidget spinner spin for in space?

04 September 2017

Could it spin forever?

Everyday | Maths | Questions

Why is 42 "the answer to the universe"?

04 September 2017

Bobby Seagull from University Challenge tests our sci-fi knowledge...

Biology | Plants | Questions

What makes some plants carnivorous?

04 September 2017

Why do some plants eat animals when others get their energy from the sun?

Biology | Body | Questions

How much green skin would we need to photosynthesise?

22 August 2017

If we could photosynthesise, Mark asks, how much green skin would we need to make enough energy to live our normal...

Everyday | Question of the Week | Questions

Will dish soap harm my health?

15 August 2017

Does washing up liquid leave behind toxic residue on our dishes?

Computing | Technology | Questions

Could machines take over the world?

08 August 2017

Should we be scared?

Computing | Technology | Questions

How do machines actually learn?

08 August 2017

Is it the same as humans?

Computing | Psychology | Technology | Questions

Is social media affecting mental health?

08 August 2017

And if so what can we do about it?

Biology | Cancer | Maths | Questions

Why does everything seem to both cause and cure cancer?

08 August 2017

How do we know what to do?

Bacteria | Biology | Parasites | Questions

Are there any single-cell organisms that eat multi-cellular organisms?

08 August 2017

Can little things eat bigger ones?

Nature | Psychology | Questions

What's the best way to be happy?

08 August 2017

What does science say we should do to be happy?

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