5 Live Science Podcast Podcast
5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.
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The Eyes Have it
Thu 27 Feb 2014
Vision's the thing tonight. Dr Karl and Dr Rhod are talking eyes and sight in this...
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Naked Scientist: 24 Feb 14: a test for depression
Mon 24 Feb 2014
This week: a chemical test for depression, how brain-training can boost the vision of...
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The Curious Case of the Tick Bite
Thu 20 Feb 2014
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss unintended consequences; vitamin C keeping you awake and a...
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Naked Scientist: climate change & sustainable power
Mon 17 Feb 2014
Dr Chris Smith aka The Naked Scientist investigates climate change and whether weather...
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Naked Scientists: 100 yrs of radio & the Milky Way
Mon 10 Feb 2014
In this podcast, new research shows that the sensation of powerlessness makes us judge...
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06 Feb 14
Thu 6 Feb 2014
Dr Karl joins Rhod to discuss the "smart bolt" for a car, 10 new technical terms for a...
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Naked Sci: 03 Feb 14 Peanuts, sponges and smog
Mon 3 Feb 2014
Dr Chris and the Naked Scientists look at peanut allergies, marine sponges and Beijing...
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30 Jan 14
Thu 30 Jan 2014
A new way to produce stem cells and the electrical conductivity of underwater welders
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Naked Scientist Jan 27th 2014
Mon 27 Jan 2014
Dr Chris Smith joins Dotun to discuss Rolls Royce, polio and sharks.
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Phones, radios and baldness
Thu 23 Jan 2014
Dr Chris joins Dr Rhod to talk radio waves, baldness and phonecall quality.
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Naked Scientists: 20 Jan 14: Spaceweather
Mon 20 Jan 2014
Dr Chris Smith joins Dotun to talk weather in space, the potential benefits of rhinos...
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Heat, cold and blue lights
Thu 16 Jan 2014
Dr Chris stands in for Dr Karl once again to discuss the problems of heat, freezing at...
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NAKED SCIENTISTS: 13 Jan 14: Slug glue
Mon 13 Jan 2014
Dr Chris Smith joins Dotun to discuss how caffeine might help memory and how a glue by...
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09 JAN 14
Thu 9 Jan 2014
Dr Chris stands in for Dr Karl to discuss bird flu, and entropy, among other science...
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Naked Scientist: 6 Jan 14: Christmas over-indulgence
Mon 6 Jan 2014
This week, in the wake of near universal Christmas over-indulgence, researchers have...
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Fruit and Veg
Thu 2 Jan 2014
Dr Chris Smith steps in for Dr Karl to discuss Newton's laws, plus why potatoes boil...
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Naked Scientists
Mon 23 Dec 2013
With a special, festively-themed Naked Scientists, Dr Chris and the crew explore some...
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19 Dec 13
Thu 19 Dec 2013
Dr Karl joins Dr John (who's in for Dr Rhod) and they discuss the efficacy of herbal...
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Naked Sci 16 Dec 13: Mozart, brains and Xmas dinners
Mon 16 Dec 2013
Does Mozart make you brainier? The jury may be out. And what does Christmas lunch do...
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Dr Karl answers listeners' questions on science
Thu 12 Dec 2013
Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science.
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05 Dec 13
Thu 5 Dec 2013
Sweat, the build-up of lactic acid while cycling and the tale of America's quest to a...
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Light, magnets and Vogon poetry
Thu 28 Nov 2013
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss Venus' magnetic poles, the necessity of sunlight, and...
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Naked Sci: Bacteria and Fred Sanger
Mon 25 Nov 2013
Dr Chris Smith and the team join Dotun to discuss how bacteria can pick up DNA in the...
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Selfies, space stations and enriching uranium
Thu 21 Nov 2013
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss speeding space stations and enriching uranium amongst...
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18 Nov 13
Mon 18 Nov 2013
Dr Chris Smith and the team join Dotun to talk about the science of Typhoons, a new of...
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Simon Singh joins the fun
Thu 14 Nov 2013
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod are joined by Simon Singh whose new book 'The Simpsons and Their...
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Naked Sci
Mon 11 Nov 2013
Dr Chris Smith joins Dotun, to discuss mothers passing more than just calories to in...
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Tears, Dark Matter and Cold Rooms
Thu 7 Nov 2013
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod talk about why we cry happy tears, throw light on dark matter, and...
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Naked Sci 4 Nov 13: Windfarms, cancer & super computers.
Mon 4 Nov 2013
A look at the week's science news with Dr Chris and the Naked Scientists.
