The Naked Scientists - Stripping Down Science
Interactive science, medicine and technology weekly live radio show with Cambridge University's Dr Chris Smith. We strip down science and lay the facts bare answering your science questions, interviewing top scientists and catching up with the latest top science news stories.
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Are any viruses good for you? - Naked Scientists 12.01.29
Has all the air in the world been breathed before? ...
Has all the air in the world been breathed before? Are any viruses beneficial to health? Can naked farts transmit diseases? You set the agenda in this Naked Scientists Question and Answer show in which we also discover how Inuit cope without fruit...
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Vitamin D: Shedding light on diabetes, MS and cancer - Naked Scientists 12.01.22
Could a ray of sunshine hold the key to preventing ...
Could a ray of sunshine hold the key to preventing MS, diabetes and even bowel cancer? Vitamin D - made naturally in skin exposed to strong sunlight - appears to reduce the risk of developing these, and a rash of other diseases. We examine the eviden...
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Mind Meets Machine - Naked Scientists 12.01.15
Where do you stand on becoming part person, part machine? ...
Where do you stand on becoming part person, part machine? This week we hook up with three pioneers in the field of cybernetics including walking cyborg Kevin Warwick, who volunteered his own nervous system to test out a new way to connect up with the...
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What's Inside Your Nappy? - Naked Scientists 12.01.08
Do stars form outside galaxies? What causes ringing in the ...
Do stars form outside galaxies? What causes ringing in the ears? How fast does force propagate? Why do spectacles still work when worn backwards? Is the expanding universe tearing galaxies apart? And is any new water being created on Earth? Plus, new...
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What Colour is a Dead Chameleon? - Naked Scientists 11.12.18
Are candles environmentally unfriendly? Why does tinfoil touching a filling ...
Are candles environmentally unfriendly? Why does tinfoil touching a filling set my teeth on edge? What colour does a dead chameleon go? Does antiperspirant deodorant make you sweat more elsewhere? Could we tether the moon on a string to stop it escap...
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Monitoring Moods with Mobiles - Naked Scientists 11.12.11
Can new technologies probe human thoughts and feelings without us ...
Can new technologies probe human thoughts and feelings without us even realising? This week we talk to a researcher who's using mobile phones to tap into peoples' emotions to provide new insights into human behaviour and even spot the triggers that m...
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Underwater Archaeology and Underwater Welding - Naked Scientists 11.12.04
How do archaeologists locate, conserve and recover historical treasures from ...
How do archaeologists locate, conserve and recover historical treasures from old shipwrecks? What is erosion revealing on the foreshores of the River Thames? And how do you weld up an oil or gas pipeline one kilometre underwater? This week we're look...
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Imaging the Invisible - Naked Scientists 11.11.27
This week, how immune cells can be caught on camera ...
This week, how immune cells can be caught on camera as they exit blood vessels, a new design of lensless microscope and one that sees cells in 3D, how sound and heat can be used to find faults in materials and how something as small as an atom can be...
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Is Technology Altering Your Brain? - Naked Scientists 11.11.20
Is modern technology changing your brain? How fast does flu ...
Is modern technology changing your brain? How fast does flu fly? Can you build a lightsaber? Your questions are the stars on the Naked Scientists this week, as we discuss the implications of faster-than-light travel, the risks of skydiving through...
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Flu Vaccines from Tobacco? - Naked Scientists 11.11.13
In a show not to be sneezed at, we look ...
In a show not to be sneezed at, we look at the evidence that coughs and sneezes are linked to heart attacks. We also probe the Flu Survey, a new citizen science initiative to gather data on the incidence of influenza-like illnesses in the European p...