Naked Scientists Ask The Naked Scientists SA

Ask The Naked Scientists SA

Why scratch your head if you don't know the answer? What about the Earth made the dinosaurs so big? Why does the Universe spin? Is the Sun seem brighter in the morning than the evening? Are autistic people particularly at home with computers? Why do effervescent tablets fizz only in water? Why do Parkinson's patients sleepwalk without difficulty? Plus, news of a decoy molecule that can treat dwarfism and what earwax has revealed about blue whales...
Occasionally English United Kingdom Science
704 Episodes
700 – 704

Population, Fuel and Sonic Booms!

This week on Ask the Naked Scientists we answer your questions on population, sonic booms and fuel. We'll be looking into the genes behind your eye colour, why planes are so noise when they go supersonic and how exactly we get our beloved petrol and diesel from its original source-crude…
11 Jan 2008 26 min

Diet, The Brain and Meteors

This week on Ask the Naked Scientists we answer your questions on diet, the brain and meteors. We'll be looking into what foods can help reduce your cholesterol, if it's possible for our brains to shrink and how meteor showers work. We'll also be talking about dementia, smoking oils, how…
4 Jan 2008 35 min

Speed, Crashes and Oil Spills

Chris, Dave and Sue Marchant tackle your questions on the speed of light, head on collisions, heartburn and much more…
3 Jan 2008 21 min
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