5 Live Science Podcast Podcast
5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.
Episodes to download
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Naked Scientist: Frozen flowers, feeding foetuses
Mon 27 Feb 2012
Dr Chris Smith and colleagues talk us through the week's science news including the of...
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Spherical planets
Thu 23 Feb 2012
Why juicing greens might not be the best idea, exactly what sound is and why planets...
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Naked Scientist: Computers; from the biggest to one of the smallest and self med
Mon 20 Feb 2012
Dr Chris Smith and colleagues explore one of the biggest computers that's getting and...
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Migraines
Thu 16 Feb 2012
Dr Dotun joins Dr Karl this week. They discuss exactly what causes a migraine, how and...
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Naked Scientist
Mon 13 Feb 2012
Dr Chris discusses vaccines for cancer thanks to a gene from the gut bug Salmonella, a...
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google earth and fishing?
Thu 9 Feb 2012
Dr Chris Smith from the Naked Scientists joins Rhod to find out what google and have...
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DrChris: The Cold; Norovirus and Aeroplanes
Thu 2 Feb 2012
Dr Chris joins Rhod for the science phone-in this week. The cold weather is on our so;...
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Northern Lights
Thu 26 Jan 2012
Dr Chris sits in for Dr Karl and discusses the Northern Lights, global warming and...
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Nature's Best Painkillers
Thu 19 Jan 2012
Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science,...
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Naked Scientist: Undersea vents, saying no to nicotine patches and bird flu
Mon 16 Jan 2012
Dr Chris Smith and colleagues with the latest science stories. This week; the deepest...
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DrChris: Looking at Moon, the longevity of birds and the truth about vitamins.
Thu 5 Jan 2012
Dr Chris of the Naked Scientists joins Rhod to answer our callers science questions.
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DrChris: Cataracts, wheels spinning backwards and how many colds can you have at
Thu 29 Dec 2011
Dr Chris from the Naked Scientists is in the chair this week answering our caller's...
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Pain, pleasure, viruses & the North star
Thu 22 Dec 2011
Dr Chris stands in for Dr Karl talking to Dotun about self-destructive viruses, the &...
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Naked Scientist: Brussels sprouts, a mystery explained
Mon 19 Dec 2011
Dr Chris and colleagues explore what happens when stars collide, the tricks mosquitos...
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Is it Dr Karl? No, it's Dr Chris!
Thu 15 Dec 2011
Of course we have some Higgs Boson questions and a host of other queries including are...
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NakedScientist: Bed bugs return and taxi drivers brains
Mon 12 Dec 2011
Dr Chris and colleagues explain why bed bugs are making a come back; and how boosts of...
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How do pies burn?
Thu 8 Dec 2011
Dr Chris stands in for Dr Karl, and among the questions he fields is....
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On the road with Dr Karl
Thu 24 Nov 2011
This week Dr Karl is in the back of a car speeding north to a book signing.
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The brain and the diet
Mon 21 Nov 2011
Scientists have discovered a network of nerve cells that signal what's in what we've...
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Naked Scientist: Flu Jabs and primordial gas
Mon 14 Nov 2011
Details of a UK study called the Flu Survey aiming to work out how effective the flu...
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Dance, parasites and flues
Thu 10 Nov 2011
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss the power of interpretative dance, parasites that could...
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Umami, napping and perfect vacuums
Thu 3 Nov 2011
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss the fifth flavour, the ideal nap duration and the of...
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What's the good of multi-vitamins?
Thu 27 Oct 2011
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod are joined by Alastair Reynolds, a sci fi author and former Space...
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The Naked Scientist: Carving and Microgravity
Mon 24 Oct 2011
The new Christmas must have gadget 鈥� a kitchen that teaches you to cook and carve...
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Upside down rainbows
Thu 20 Oct 2011
Dr Karl answers listeners' weird and wonderful questions about the world of science, -...
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Medium wave radio signals and more
Thu 13 Oct 2011
Dr Karl and 'Dr' Rhod once again answer all your science questions
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Naked Scientist: The Oscars of the Sciences
Mon 10 Oct 2011
This week's edition of the Naked Scientist - how Earth came by its water - scientists...
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The Naked Scientists: Plastic fantastic
Mon 3 Oct 2011
Find out more about the amazing powers of plastics, china's increasing space programme...
