Ask the Naked Scientists ENHANCED PODCAST

Ask the Naked Scientists ENHANCED PODCAST

250 episodes

How many organs could you donate and remain alive? How many planet Earths could fit inside the Sun? How high is a giraffe's blood pressure? Why is the sea blue? To find out, Ask The Naked Scientists!

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How does pepper spray work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.12.02

Published: Dec. 2, 2016, midnight
Duration: 23 minutes 59 seconds

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How did speech evolve? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.11.25

Published: Nov. 25, 2016, midnight
Duration: 22 minutes 16 seconds

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What are the consequences of nuclear war? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.11.18

Published: Nov. 18, 2016, midnight
Duration: 23 minutes 53 seconds

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Do microwaves remove nutrients from food? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.11.11

Published: Nov. 11, 2016, midnight
Duration: 20 minutes 40 seconds

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How do you stop HIV spreading? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.11.04

Published: Nov. 4, 2016, midnight
Duration: 20 minutes 47 seconds

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What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.10.28

Published: Oct. 28, 2016, 2:39 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 18 seconds

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Where do children get their intelligence? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.10.21

Published: Oct. 20, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 7 seconds

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Do we use all of our brain? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.10.14

Published: Oct. 13, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 35 seconds

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How do we see distant stars? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.10.07

Published: Oct. 6, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 53 seconds

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How does radiation escape black holes? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.09.30

Published: Sept. 29, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 42 seconds

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Could the Earth be a living creature? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.09.23

Published: Sept. 22, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 56 seconds

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Why are men hairier than women? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.09.16

Published: Sept. 15, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 42 seconds

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How do birds sit on electric wires? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.09.02

Published: Sept. 1, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 26 seconds

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Why doesn't vodka freeze? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.08.26

Published: Aug. 25, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 58 seconds

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What's it like on Mars? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.08.19

Published: Aug. 19, 2016, 11:44 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 6 seconds

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Why did the Olympic swimming pool turn green? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.08.12

Published: Aug. 11, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 11 seconds

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How do tornadoes form? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.07.29

Published: July 28, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 57 seconds

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Why do dogs have wet noses? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.07.22

Published: July 21, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 38 seconds

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What's the science in palm reading? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.07.15

Published: July 14, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 31 seconds

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How old is the Universe? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.07.08

Published: July 7, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 22 seconds

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Zika vaccine effective in mice - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.07.01

Published: June 30, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 5 seconds

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Why are mosquito bites so itchy? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.06.24

Published: June 23, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 40 seconds

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Why does standing up make you see stars? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.06.17

Published: June 16, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 55 seconds

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What causes light to move? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.06.10

Published: June 9, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 17 seconds

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How do we vomit? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.06.03

Published: June 2, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 17 seconds

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A new way of keeping time? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.05.27

Published: May 26, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 4 seconds

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Is rewarming food dangerous? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.05.20

Published: May 19, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 21 seconds

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Can we 3D print teeth? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.05.06

Published: May 5, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 39 seconds

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Do planes change the weather? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.04.22

Published: April 22, 2016, 4:03 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 35 seconds

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Why do you shudder when you wee? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.04.08

Published: April 7, 2016, 11 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 3 seconds

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How do we get vitamin D from sunlight? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.03.18

Published: March 18, 2016, 4:21 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 49 seconds

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Do antioxidants prevent cancer? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.03.11

Published: March 11, 2016, midnight
Duration: 21 minutes 34 seconds

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How do they film fast moving golf balls? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.03.04

Published: March 4, 2016, midnight
Duration: 18 minutes 11 seconds

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Why do we get butterflies in our stomach? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.02.26

Published: Feb. 26, 2016, midnight
Duration: 20 minutes 10 seconds

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How big is a drop? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.02.19

Published: Feb. 19, 2016, 2:50 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 30 seconds

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What are Gravitational Waves? - Ask the Naked Scientists 16.02.12

Published: Feb. 12, 2016, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 7 seconds

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What Keeps the Sun Burning? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.12.11

Published: Dec. 11, 2015, 5:09 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 16 seconds

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How safe is an old microwave? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.11.27

Published: Nov. 27, 2015, 2:19 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 16 seconds

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Do Animals Have Blood Groups? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.11.13

Published: Nov. 13, 2015, 1:47 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 16 seconds

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What is the universe made of? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.10.30

Published: Oct. 30, 2015, 1:21 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 37 seconds

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What causes stuttering? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.10.16

Published: Oct. 16, 2015, 1:55 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 52 seconds

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Do people have free will? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.10.09

Published: Oct. 9, 2015, 12:14 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 7 seconds

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Where do deleted texts go? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.10.02

Published: Oct. 2, 2015, 12:49 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 56 seconds

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Why do wires tangle? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.09.25

Published: Sept. 25, 2015, 11:23 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 47 seconds

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Should we drink wee? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.09.18

Published: Sept. 18, 2015, 1:22 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 57 seconds

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Where did Homo naledi come from? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.09.11

Published: Sept. 12, 2015, 10:07 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 43 seconds

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How can a headless chicken run? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.08.28

Published: Aug. 28, 2015, 1:09 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 4 seconds

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What determines your blood type? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.08.21

Published: Aug. 21, 2015, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 3 seconds

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Can you microwave a cockroach? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.08.14

Published: Aug. 14, 2015, 11:40 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 11 seconds

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How does rice fix a waterlogged phone? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.08.07

Published: Aug. 7, 2015, 3:21 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 35 seconds

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Can you use a sonic boom as a weapon? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.07.31

Published: July 31, 2015, 3:29 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 22 seconds

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Are intelligent people more prone to depression? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.07.24

Published: July 24, 2015, 7:19 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 53 seconds

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Why does the placebo effect work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.07.17

Published: July 17, 2015, 11:17 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 42 seconds

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Does food affect your mood? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.07.10

Published: July 10, 2015, 1:50 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 4 seconds

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How high can a fly fly? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.07.03

Published: July 6, 2015, 1:32 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 30 seconds

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Why does the Earth hum? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.06.19

Published: June 19, 2015, 2:49 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 14 seconds

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What does Botox do to your face? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.06.12

Published: June 12, 2015, 2:35 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 7 seconds

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What happens when you swallow gum? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.06.05

Published: June 5, 2015, 1:53 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 4 seconds

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Does truth serum work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.05.29

Published: May 29, 2015, 11:25 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 23 seconds

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Why don't babies laugh when they are born? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.05.22

Published: May 22, 2015, 3:19 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 4 seconds

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Can you stop a yawn with a finger? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.05.08

Published: May 8, 2015, 2:07 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 55 seconds

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Why can't my cat catch my cold? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.05.01

Published: May 1, 2015, 11:15 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 21 seconds

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Why can't I whistle as I get older? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.04.24

Published: April 24, 2015, 4:28 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 55 seconds

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How does seedless fruit reproduce? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.04.17

Published: April 17, 2015, 11:38 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 16 seconds

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Can you use sound to control dreams? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.04.10

Published: April 10, 2015, 4:20 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 12 seconds

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Why do we get goosebumps? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.03.27

Published: March 27, 2015, 1:39 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 10 seconds

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What causes thunder and lightning? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.03.20

Published: March 20, 2015, 1:02 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 44 seconds

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What is the sun made of? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.03.13

Published: March 13, 2015, 12:49 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 10 seconds

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Can candles give you cancer? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.03.06

Published: March 6, 2015, 3:03 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 53 seconds

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Why do I get a stitch when I exercise? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.02.27

Published: Feb. 27, 2015, 12:03 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 40 seconds

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Why does stress give me knots in my stomach? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.02.20

Published: Feb. 20, 2015, 4:01 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 30 seconds

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Can animals predict the weather? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.02.06

Published: Feb. 6, 2015, 1:54 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 24 seconds

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Why do we get brain freeze? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.01.30

Published: Jan. 30, 2015, 1:43 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 14 seconds

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How do phantom limbs work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.01.23

Published: Jan. 23, 2015, 1:25 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 49 seconds

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Is there such a thing as a 'baby brain'? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.01.16

Published: Jan. 16, 2015, 1:49 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 51 seconds

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Is there a cure for vertigo? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.01.09

Published: Jan. 9, 2015, 4:32 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 45 seconds

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Why do pigeons bob their heads? - Ask the Naked Scientists 15.01.02

Published: Jan. 6, 2015, 2:20 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 51 seconds

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How do you get an old pen to work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.12.19

Published: Dec. 19, 2014, 1:44 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 10 seconds

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How do birds make eggs? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.12.12

Published: Dec. 13, 2014, 5:12 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 3 seconds

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Why do banana peels go brown? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.11.28

Published: Nov. 28, 2014, 12:57 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 6 seconds

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Can comets reveal the future? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.11.21

Published: Nov. 21, 2014, 4:43 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 30 seconds

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Why aren't there any flying spiders? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.11.14

Published: Nov. 14, 2014, 1:33 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 8 seconds

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What causes cataracts? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.11.07

Published: Nov. 7, 2014, 2:50 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 53 seconds

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Are Ebola survivors immune for life? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.10.31

Published: Oct. 31, 2014, 2:01 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 19 seconds

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Why do people talk to themselves? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.10.24

Published: Oct. 24, 2014, 1:42 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 54 seconds

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Can the radio control my dreams? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.10.10

Published: Oct. 10, 2014, 12:19 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 23 seconds

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Do flies have blood? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.10.03

Published: Oct. 3, 2014, 2:01 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 42 seconds

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Why do some people sleepwalk? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.09.26

Published: Sept. 26, 2014, 2:33 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 35 seconds

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Can you be born circumcised? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.09.19

Published: Sept. 19, 2014, 8:49 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 47 seconds

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Why does spaghetti break into 3 pieces? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.09.05

Published: Sept. 5, 2014, 3:33 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 20 seconds

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Why does running water make you need the loo? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.08.29

Published: Aug. 29, 2014, 7:56 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 38 seconds

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Can you get sunburn through a glass window? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.08.15

Published: Aug. 15, 2014, 12:51 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 12 seconds

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How accurate are dinosaur reconstructions? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.08.08

Published: Aug. 8, 2014, 2:02 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 10 seconds

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Are maps always right? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.08.01

Published: Aug. 1, 2014, 2:56 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 24 seconds

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Why do some wines give you a worse hangover? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.07.25

Published: July 25, 2014, 1:37 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 18 seconds

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Why do we get nightmares? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.07.18

Published: July 18, 2014, 4:08 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 45 seconds

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Is the sea getting saltier? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.07.11

Published: July 15, 2014, 2:13 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 43 seconds

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Can blind chameleons change colour? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.07.04

Published: July 4, 2014, 1:33 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 51 seconds

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What is Spontaneous Human Combustion - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.06.27

Published: June 27, 2014, 11:23 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 24 seconds

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A cure for procrastination? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.06.20

Published: June 20, 2014, 1:40 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 41 seconds

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Why do we yawn? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.06.13

Published: June 13, 2014, 4:24 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 1 second

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Why do people open their mouths when they apply mascara? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.06.06

Published: June 6, 2014, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 59 seconds

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What gives water its colour? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.05.23

Published: June 2, 2014, 10:46 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 30 seconds

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What does coffee do to my heart rate? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.05.30

Published: June 2, 2014, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 32 seconds

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Are flies getting harder to swat? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.05.16

Published: May 17, 2014, 1:36 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 15 seconds

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Will whales get the bends? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.05.02

Published: May 2, 2014, 1:15 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 18 seconds

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Naked at 702 - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.04.17

Published: April 25, 2014, 2:41 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 23 seconds

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Is petrol better value when it's cold? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.04.25

Published: April 25, 2014, 2:39 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 23 seconds

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The first in-vitro vagina? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.04.11

Published: April 11, 2014, 2:28 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 31 seconds

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How Sunny is it on Saturn? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.04.04

Published: April 4, 2014, 9:22 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 44 seconds

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Where does Earth get its oxygen? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.03.28

Published: April 2, 2014, 7:11 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 53 seconds

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What are gravity waves? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.03.21

Published: March 21, 2014, 10:06 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 42 seconds

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Why do Guinness bubbles go downwards? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.03.14

Published: March 17, 2014, 4:12 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 23 seconds

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Does wet coal produce less power? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.03.08

Published: March 9, 2014, 9:59 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 41 seconds

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Can a phone affect my fertility? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.02.28

Published: March 1, 2014, 11:13 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 3 seconds

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Where does dust come from? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.02.07

Published: Feb. 23, 2014, 11:31 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes

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What causes a blood red moon? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.02.21

Published: Feb. 23, 2014, 11:30 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 56 seconds

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What accelerates light? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.01.31

Published: Feb. 3, 2014, 5:16 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 9 seconds

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Would a swimmer hit by lightning be fried? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.01.24

Published: Jan. 31, 2014, 8:32 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 33 seconds

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How do you size-up a CME? - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.01.10

Published: Jan. 12, 2014, 3:26 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 27 seconds

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Ask the Naked Scientists is BACK! - Ask the Naked Scientists 14.01.06

Published: Jan. 6, 2014, 3:59 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 4 seconds

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Do plants have sex? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.12.20

Published: Jan. 5, 2014, 3:12 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 56 seconds

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Where Does the Solar System End? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.11.12

Published: Nov. 12, 2013, midnight
Duration: 2 minutes 58 seconds

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Why pulling nose hairs makes you cry? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.10.11

Published: Oct. 13, 2013, 2:46 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 54 seconds

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How do Nerves Carry Information? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.10.04

Published: Oct. 3, 2013, 11 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 40 seconds

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What Do Rockets Push Against in Space? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.09.27

Published: Sept. 27, 2013, 8:01 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 51 seconds

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Why does the Universe Spin? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.09.20

Published: Sept. 20, 2013, 8:23 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 50 seconds

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What Makes My Eyelid Twitch? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.09.13

Published: Sept. 13, 2013, 4:09 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 4 seconds

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Do Diamonds Melt? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.09.06

Published: Sept. 8, 2013, 5:43 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 55 seconds

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How does Digital Storage Work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.07.26

Published: July 28, 2013, 10:28 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 20 seconds

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Why is space dark? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.07.19

Published: July 21, 2013, 9:26 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 43 seconds

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Why are mechanical hearts hard to make? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.07.12

Published: July 14, 2013, 11:20 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 8 seconds

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Do Plants do Maths? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.07.05

Published: July 5, 2013, 9:46 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 24 seconds

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How do solar sails work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.06.28

Published: June 30, 2013, 9:57 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 1 second

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Meths for Mosquito Bites? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.06.21

Published: June 22, 2013, 11:03 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 58 seconds

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Is the weather worse at weekends? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.06.07

Published: June 7, 2013, 5:45 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 48 seconds

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Can we Reproduce in Space? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.05.31

Published: June 3, 2013, 9:56 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 34 seconds

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What is Colourblindness? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.05.24

Published: May 24, 2013, 9:47 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 33 seconds

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Why are bubbles white? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.05.17

Published: May 19, 2013, 9:11 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 39 seconds

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What is Sleep Walking? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.05.10

Published: May 13, 2013, 4:06 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 49 seconds

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Does food affect body odour? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.05.03

Published: May 3, 2013, 2:47 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 30 seconds

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How do Touch Screens Work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.04.26

Published: May 3, 2013, 7:32 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 42 seconds

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Are babies born to swim? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.04.05

Published: April 20, 2013, 7:50 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 21 seconds

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Weaning and HIV - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.04.19

Published: April 20, 2013, 7:50 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 4 seconds

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Live from 702 HQ - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.03.28

Published: April 13, 2013, 9:53 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 15 seconds

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Do Satellites Collide? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.03.27

Published: March 27, 2013, midnight
Duration: 20 minutes 20 seconds

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Why does Washing Shrink? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.03.15

Published: March 21, 2013, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 34 seconds

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How does a gastric bypass work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.03.08

Published: March 9, 2013, 10:23 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 36 seconds

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Are urine and sweat the same? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.03.01

Published: March 4, 2013, 9:44 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 49 seconds

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How do pills know where pain is? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.02.22

Published: Feb. 22, 2013, 12:13 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 22 seconds

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Are you taking the Higgs? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.02.08

Published: Feb. 10, 2013, 10:32 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 13 seconds

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Why Tired Toddlers Rub Their Eyes - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.02.01

Published: Feb. 3, 2013, 10:03 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 13 seconds

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How does blood doping work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 13.01.25

Published: Jan. 25, 2013, 3 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes

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Making more twins - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.12.21

Published: Dec. 21, 2012, midnight
Duration: 22 minutes 16 seconds

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Can genes re-write their own code? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.12.07

Published: Dec. 7, 2012, 9 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 42 seconds

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Do tyres on the roof repel lightning? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.11.30

Published: Nov. 30, 2012, 12:42 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 25 seconds

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Do Blood Donors Live Longer? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.11.09

Published: Nov. 9, 2012, 12:20 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 44 seconds

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What causes hurricanes? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.11.02

Published: Nov. 8, 2012, 10:47 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 27 seconds

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Why don't eyebrows go grey? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.10.26

Published: Oct. 26, 2012, 10:18 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 19 seconds

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Why do some people have only boy babies? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.10.19

Published: Oct. 19, 2012, 1:43 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 3 seconds

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Why are aeroplane doors always on the left? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.10.12

Published: Oct. 12, 2012, 9:35 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 46 seconds

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Why does boiled water taste different? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.09.28

Published: Sept. 28, 2012, 5:02 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes

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How do hair transplants work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.09.21

Published: Sept. 22, 2012, 8:27 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 38 seconds

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Can we turn an asteroid into a space-station? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.09.14

Published: Sept. 14, 2012, 1:29 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 17 seconds

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Where does amniotic fluid come from? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.09.07

Published: Sept. 6, 2012, 11 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 58 seconds

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Why don't aeroplane tyres explode? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.08.31

Published: Aug. 31, 2012, 2:04 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 6 seconds

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What is a Black Hole? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.08.24

Published: Aug. 24, 2012, 1:40 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute

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Why are there 360 degrees in a circle? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.08.10

Published: Aug. 10, 2012, 12:26 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 4 seconds

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Why should salt have a sell-by date? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.07.27

Published: July 27, 2012, 7:09 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 30 seconds

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What causes anencephaly? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.07.20

Published: July 20, 2012, 12:22 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 11 seconds

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Why doesn't the sea sink into the seafloor? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.07.13

Published: July 13, 2012, 3:15 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 3 seconds

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Why do wounds itch? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.07.06

Published: July 6, 2012, 9:10 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 16 seconds

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Could we Plug In an Electric Eel? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.06.22

Published: June 22, 2012, 12:40 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 1 second

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Could Lightning Power a Town? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.06.15

Published: June 15, 2012, 1:22 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 26 seconds

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Are Muscle Transplants Possible - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.06.12

Published: June 12, 2012, 9:18 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 23 seconds

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Can viruses catch colds? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.06.01

Published: May 31, 2012, 11 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 39 seconds

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Will my wife look like my mother-in-law? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.05.25

Published: May 25, 2012, 3:24 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 28 seconds

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Can Aeroplanes run on Diesel? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.05.18

Published: May 18, 2012, 3:46 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 16 seconds

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Why do I want to eat chalk? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.05.04

Published: May 4, 2012, 12:16 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 49 seconds

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How does snake venom work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.03.30

Published: March 29, 2012, 11 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 31 seconds

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How long can a human heart remain stopped? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.03.23

Published: March 23, 2012, 7:52 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 31 seconds

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Why do Whales have Horizontal Tails? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.03.09

Published: March 9, 2012, 1:31 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 56 seconds

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Why do Bubbles go Down in Guinness? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.03.02

Published: March 2, 2012, 2:50 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 46 seconds

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In-Vitro Meat? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.02.24

Published: Feb. 24, 2012, 2:40 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds

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Are insecticides painful for insects? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.02.17

Published: Feb. 17, 2012, 11:40 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 24 seconds

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What causes Deja vu? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.02.10

Published: Feb. 10, 2012, 2:03 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 20 seconds

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What is a hydatidiform mole? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.01.27

Published: Jan. 27, 2012, 3:05 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 15 seconds

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Why do veins look blue? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.01.20

Published: Jan. 20, 2012, 5:46 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 21 seconds

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How do they get the stripes in the toothpaste? - Ask the Naked Scientists 12.01.13

Published: Jan. 13, 2012, 2:32 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 24 seconds

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Do My Koi Know My Voice? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.11.25

Published: Nov. 25, 2011, 5:30 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 16 seconds

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Why would Humans Explode? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.11.18

Published: Nov. 18, 2011, 12:43 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 50 seconds

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Why Are Planets Round? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.11.04

Published: Nov. 4, 2011, 1:07 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 11 seconds

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Are We All Equally Sweaty? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.10.28

Published: Oct. 28, 2011, 2:53 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 34 seconds

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Why can't you tickle yourself? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.10.21

Published: Oct. 21, 2011, 2:10 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 2 seconds

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What is an itch? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.10.14

Published: Oct. 14, 2011, 3:38 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 16 seconds

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Can you sneeze in your sleep? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.10.07

Published: Oct. 7, 2011, 3:41 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 56 seconds

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Can frozen onions make you cry? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.09.30

Published: Sept. 30, 2011, 4:45 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 19 seconds

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What causes Humans to Combust? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.09.16

Published: Sept. 16, 2011, 3:29 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 14 seconds

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How do electrons orbit in atoms? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.09.02

Published: Sept. 2, 2011, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 56 seconds

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How much mucus is made in a day? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.08.19

Published: Aug. 19, 2011, 2:01 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 41 seconds

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Is a Dragster Faster Going East? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.08.12

Published: Aug. 12, 2011, 5:57 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 35 seconds

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Do microwaves cook from the inside out? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.08.05

Published: Aug. 5, 2011, 4:54 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 13 seconds

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Should I Let the Dog Lick My Wounds? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.07.15

Published: July 15, 2011, 7:13 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 54 seconds

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Plummeting Lifts and Replacement Windpipes - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.07.08

Published: July 8, 2011, 1 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 28 seconds

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Why is the Sky Blue? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.07.01

Published: July 1, 2011, 1 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 23 seconds

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How do painkillers know where it hurts? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.06.03

Published: June 3, 2011, 1:08 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 23 seconds

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Why Stones Chip Windows on the Inside - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.05.27

Published: May 27, 2011, 9:42 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 11 seconds

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What causes sensitive teeth? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.05.20

Published: May 20, 2011, 2:10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 13 seconds

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Can Males Donate Organs to Females? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.05.06

Published: May 6, 2011, 2:14 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds

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Why do bats dangle upside down? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.04.15

Published: April 15, 2011, 10:38 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 34 seconds

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What is Yuppie Flu? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.04.08

Published: April 7, 2011, 11:59 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 25 seconds

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Where do soundwaves go? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.03.25

Published: March 25, 2011, midnight
Duration: 28 minutes 57 seconds

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Why not put reactors underwater? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.03.18

Published: March 18, 2011, 5:36 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 3 seconds

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Why Don't Mosquitoes Burst? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.03.15

Published: March 15, 2011, midnight
Duration: 24 minutes 38 seconds

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Where do Melons Get their Water? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.02.25

Published: Feb. 25, 2011, 5:05 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 12 seconds

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How does a lightbulb work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.02.18

Published: Feb. 18, 2011, 12:43 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 32 seconds

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Asthma, Pool Cleaners and MRSA - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.02.11

Published: Feb. 11, 2011, 1:58 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes

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Can corks cure cramps? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.02.04

Published: Feb. 4, 2011, 5:21 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 1 second

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Two Suns in the Sky? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.01.28

Published: Jan. 28, 2011, midnight
Duration: 19 minutes 57 seconds

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What causes kidney stones? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.01.21

Published: Jan. 21, 2011, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 54 seconds

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To Pee, or not to Pee? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.01.14

Published: Jan. 14, 2011, 2:51 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 13 seconds

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How do cats navigate? - Ask the Naked Scientists 11.01.07

Published: Jan. 7, 2011, 3:42 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 2 seconds

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Can a Mobile Phone Unlock a Car? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.12.24

Published: Dec. 24, 2010, 3:38 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 4 seconds

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Do Oxygen Levels Go Down in Winter? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.12.17

Published: Dec. 17, 2010, 7:10 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 24 seconds

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Is the moon upside down? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.12.10

Published: Dec. 10, 2010, 3:47 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 48 seconds

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Why do some songs get stuck in your head? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.12.03

Published: Dec. 3, 2010, 7:08 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 35 seconds

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Why Do We Sleepwalk? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.11.26

Published: Nov. 26, 2010, 5:39 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 36 seconds

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How does an astronaut swallow in space? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.11.19

Published: Nov. 19, 2010, 1:03 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 41 seconds

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Does Diesel Pollute More Than Petrol? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.11.12

Published: Nov. 12, 2010, 2:17 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 56 seconds

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Can humans get stuck together during sex? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.11.05

Published: Nov. 5, 2010, 5:46 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 17 seconds

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How Does Deodorant Work? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.10.29

Published: Oct. 29, 2010, 3:44 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 4 seconds

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Can I Crush my capsules? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.10.22

Published: Oct. 22, 2010, 1:15 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 6 seconds

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Am I ambidextrous? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.10.15

Published: Oct. 15, 2010, 2 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 38 seconds

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Where Does Belly Button Fluff Come From? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.10.08

Published: Oct. 8, 2010, 3:50 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 11 seconds

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Artificial Noses, Aeroplane Toilets and Big Brains - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.10.01

Published: Sept. 30, 2010, 11 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 16 seconds

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How do Dolphins Drink? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.09.24

Published: Sept. 24, 2010, 12:36 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Tractor Beams, Phone Masts and Living in Space! - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.09.17

Published: Sept. 16, 2010, 11 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 56 seconds

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Is it Safer to Kiss a Stranger or Touch the Door Handle in a Public Toilet? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.09.10

Published: Sept. 9, 2010, 11 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 4 seconds

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Why do Pigeons nod their Heads? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.09.03

Published: Sept. 2, 2010, 11 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 25 seconds

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Why are Cacti so Spiky? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.08.27

Published: Aug. 26, 2010, 11 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 51 seconds

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GPS, Floating Bridges and Explosions in Space! - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.08.20

Published: Aug. 19, 2010, 11 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 18 seconds

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Protons, Photons and Colour-changing Toys - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.08.13

Published: Aug. 12, 2010, 11 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 27 seconds

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Lasers, Atoms and our Universe! - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.08.06

Published: Aug. 5, 2010, 11 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 17 seconds

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Why does time speed up as we age? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.07.30

Published: July 29, 2010, 11 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 46 seconds

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Caramel, Carbon Dioxide and the way to the Centre of the Universe - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.07.23

Published: July 22, 2010, 11 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 6 seconds

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Do we really need 8 glasses of water a day? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.07.16

Published: July 15, 2010, 11 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 45 seconds

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Why do Moths Fly Towards Light? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.07.09

Published: July 9, 2010, 4:25 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 41 seconds

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Should I Drink from the Hot Tap? - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.07.02

Published: July 1, 2010, 11 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 7 seconds

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Flavours, Flies, and Facial Hair! - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.06.25

Published: June 25, 2010, 12:25 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 13 seconds

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Microwaves and Mirages - Ask the Naked Scientists 10.06.18

Published: June 17, 2010, 11 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 20 seconds

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