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 shape of things to come
Mon 30 May 2011
On the Naked Scientists this week find out how to measure the shape of something very...
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The Naked Scientist: Organ Transplants
Mon 23 May 2011
A look at a possible breakthrough in organ transplantation ... plus what is the optimum...
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Climate Change Special
Thu 19 May 2011
Climate change is on the agenda this week. Dr Karl and Rhod are joined by speical...
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The Naked Scientist: A Highland postcard
Mon 16 May 2011
Dr Chris has been taking the Highland air and speaking at the University of Aberdeen's...
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Former smokers and the smell of cigarettes
Thu 12 May 2011
Why do former smokers still want to smoke but hate the smell of cigarettes? Are black...
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The Naked Scientist: One puff gets you hooked.
Mon 9 May 2011
Dr Chris and colleagues with the latest science news, question of the week and the of...
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Electrocution can be good for you.
Thu 5 May 2011
Dr Karl explains how passing electricity through your brain can make you more examines...
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The Naked Scientist: American Special
Mon 2 May 2011
Dr Chris with snapshots from his recent trip to America. He's been speaking to the who...
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Why does the moon always face us?
Thu 28 Apr 2011
Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer all your science related questions
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Walking through bands of warm air how?
Thu 21 Apr 2011
Dr Karl and Rhod answer all your science related questions
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The Naked Scientist: The power of conversation
Mon 18 Apr 2011
How conversation carried early man out of Africa, what keeps a bike balanced and how a...
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Compression socks good idea?
Thu 14 Apr 2011
Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer an array of science questions.
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The eyes have it!
Mon 11 Apr 2011
We head to Japan this week to find out how retinas are being grown in dishes which the...
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under the sea and beyond the stars
Thu 7 Apr 2011
How deep under the sea can you dive, and what shape should your submarine be? When you...
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The Naked Scientist: Slowing space probes
Mon 4 Apr 2011
Are the 鈥渨orm鈥� graphs displayed during live televised political debates biasing Is...
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A special look at radiation
Thu 31 Mar 2011
How serious to health are the leaks from the Fukishima nuclear plant? Dotun and Dr are...
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The Naked Scientist
Mon 28 Mar 2011
This week we hear about a breakthrough in the skin cancer melanoma, how scientists for...
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Have you heard about the bird?
Thu 24 Mar 2011
How do birds hear if they have a hole through their heads? Where does matter come Just...
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A turn for sperm
Mon 21 Mar 2011
Dr Karl discusses a breakthrough in how sperm get turned on: scientists have how the...
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Nuclear questions, nuclear answers.
Thu 17 Mar 2011
Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility seems to be on everyone's mind tonight.
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Japan earthquake and tsunami
Mon 14 Mar 2011
The Naked Scientist this week analyses how big the earthquake and tsunami in Japan how...
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Stale Cake Hard, Stale Biscuits Soft, Why?
Thu 10 Mar 2011
Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer all the latest science questions.
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The Naked Scientist: Key to the next generation of computer chip
Mon 7 Mar 2011
On the latest edition of The Naked Scientist - a new technique that could hold the key...
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Jamie Oliver's Yorkshire puds
Thu 3 Mar 2011
Jamie Oliver asks our very own Naked Scientist, Dr Chris why his yorkshire puddings by...
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The back bone's connected to the
Mon 28 Feb 2011
How ancient bones are about to help us to treat modern bad backs and breakthroughs in...
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Exoplanets and the universe
Thu 24 Feb 2011
Dr Chris sits in for Dr Karl and the universe is the main topic of conversation.
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Science news in Washington with Dr Chris
Mon 21 Feb 2011
Dr Chris Smith with news from the annual American Association for the Advancement of...
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Solar flares and upside down rivers
Thu 17 Feb 2011
How could solar flares disrupt global communications? Have you ever heard of upside Dr...
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The latest science news with Dr Chris Smith
Mon 14 Feb 2011
Evidence that eating oily fish can reduce the risk of developing some common forms of...
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The number of stars in the sky
Thu 10 Feb 2011
Dr Dotun sits in with Dr Karl as they discuss the shadows of the sun, why snow keeps...
