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What's the diameter of a neutron star?
... puts them to University of York animal behaviour scientist Eleanor Drinkwater, exercise physiologist Dan Gordon from Anglia ... gonna be Fran and Dan, and Team 2 are gonna be Bobby and Eleanor. And Round 1 is called Around The World. So please ...
Who am I?
... works; welcome everyone. We've got Ella, Sam, Hamish, and Eleanor. In terms of teams, we're going to put you against ... Ella and Sam, you're on team one; and then team two is Eleanor and Hamish. Phil is going to keep the scores. You ... Cambridge University, and animal behaviour expert, Eleanor Drinkwater. Katie - Right Phil - what are the scores on the ...
Eleanor Drinkwater: amazing insects
Beetle enthusiast doing research on woodlice personalities, Eleanor Drinkwater told Chris Smith about the wonderful world of insects... Chris - So Eleanor, we had a quiz on the Naked Scientists the other day ...
Zoo&A: Getting Quizzical!
... One was primate expert Jacob Dunn and insect enthusiast Eleanor Drinkwater and Team Two was supervet Stuart Eves and reptile ... science’, round one. Which of these animals, Jacob and Eleanor, has the highest blood pressure? Elephant; blue ...
A day on Mars
... astronomer Carolin Crawford. On team 2 - Ljiljana Fruk and Eleanor Drinkwater... Chris - So the first one, this is round one, ... of improvement in round two. Team Two this is Ljiljana and Eleanor. Which lasts longer a day on Mars or a day on Venus. ...
Let's meet the quizzers
... you down the line are: animal behaviour scientist Eleanor Drinkwater, hello! Eleanor, can you hear us? Eleanor - Yes, yes I can. Phil - ...
Ants befriend snakes to fight foes
... work with friends to fight off foes. York University’s Eleanor Drinkwater, wasn’t involved in the study, but took Phil Sansom through the findings... Eleanor - This study seems to show that ants can tell the ...
Four calling birds...
... days of Christmas, Chris Smith asks avian expert Eleanor Drinkwater to put guests Hugh Hunt, James Bowers and Alan ... mouthful! Chris - Okay. Not a very big mouthful though. Eleanor - you’re the bird expert. I’ll play each of them ...
Olympics Themed Naked Science Quiz
... physiologist and paralympian Dan Gordon, wildlife expert Eleanor Drinkwater, and space science junkie Richard Hollingham. ... and Richard, you're going to be team one, and Linda and Eleanor, you're going to be team two and you can of course ...
Bee-keeping scientists!
... this month. University of York animal behaviour scientist Eleanor Drinkwater, exercise physiologist Dan Gordon from Anglia ... Challenge icon Bobby Seagull! First up, Chris asked Eleanor what she's been up to... Eleanor - Well, I’m a very ...
Crunchy BBQ crickets
... second course - crickets! Chef Tristan Welch, bug expert Eleanor Drinkwater and Chris Smith tuck in at the Naked Scientists' BBQ... Chris -Eleanor, one of the reasons that you said you'd join our ...
Quiz: Who's faster: Usain Bolt or an African elephant?
... Wade and Philipe Bujold, and Team 2 is Francesca Day and Eleanor Drinkwater... Chris - Before we continue with your questions ... teams: Philipe and Jess, you’re going to be team 1, and Eleanor and Fran, you're going to be team 2. Because it is a ...
Petting Zoo: Show and Tell
... from the Zoology Department at Cambridge University and Eleanor Drinkwater from York University for everyone's insect ... they live, because these are highly specialised animals. Eleanor - Talking of being a good pet, is it actually pooing ...
Why do bees die when they sting but wasps don't?
... So Chris put the question to animal behaviour expert Eleanor Drinkwater... Eleanor - This is a really good question. I recently started ...
Science show and tell
... Crawford, University of York animal behaviour scientist Eleanor Drinkwater, Cambridge University chemist Ljiljana Fruk and ... Sanger Insitute and start up Heterogeneous. First up, Eleanor tells Chris about, in her opinion, the most adorable ...
A spooky quiz: The world's biggest pumpkin
... along at home too... Gareth and Chris, you’re team 1 Eleanor and Andrew, you’re team 2 You can, of course, ... chloride, b) manganese, chloride, or c) iodine chloride? Eleanor - Well I know from my days as an amateur dramatics ... celebrating. Gareth Mitchell, Chris Riley, Eleanor Drinkwater, Andrew Steele The team have thought up some ...
Why is a duck tapping on my window?
We put this to Eleanor Drinkwater, from the University of Cambridge... Eleanor - Well it's a really difficult thing to say without ...
Insects on the move
... stowaways and impressive migrators - insect expert Eleanor Drinkwater speaks to Katie Haylor about insect movement. ... larvae on the last few days before it left. Katie - Eleanor, the insects on this boat were moving not under their ...
Snails, planets and chocolate!
... personalities: please welcome to the stage, a tank. I mean Eleanor Drinkwater! Chris - Now Giles, we mentioned and alluded to ... I study it, but it was very interesting to see. Chris - Eleanor? Eleanor - I can't understand how someone managed to ...
Insect invasion
... wasps - will want to get a slice of the action. Bug expert Eleanor Drinkwater told Chris Smith why... Chris - Why have you put it under a glass? Eleanor - Okay, we have here an absolutely beautiful common ...
What is the most intelligent insect?
University of York animal behaviourist Eleanor Drinkwater got stuck in to this question from Mariana... Eleanor - I have been asked this before and this is always a ...
QotW: Do insects have a stress response?
... who won’t be celebrating that fact - insect expert Eleanor Drinkwater, who answered Charlie’s question for us. Eleanor - It's actually been suggested that this fight or ...
Where do flies go in winter?
It was over to insect expert Eleanor Drinkwater from the University of York to answer this question from Chris on The Naked Scientists Forum. Eleanor - Well so this is a really good question. You know ...
Who are the better climbers, geckos or spiders?
Eleanor Drinkwater from the Univerisity of York answers this question from Jay... Eleanor - I absolutely loved researching this question thank ... hairs in their fingers. Chris - Spiders have fingers now? Eleanor - Yeah. Feet. pads, toes, legs, you know! But tiny ...
Darwin's missing notebooks
... Cambridge University archeologist Emma Pomeroy; Eleanor Drinkwater from the University of York, and volcano and ... So yeah, sadly so. Katie - Also on the panel today is Eleanor Drinkwater, long-time friend of the show and our ...