Question Of The Week - From The Naked Scientists

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Sinopsis

Each week we set out to solve one of the world's weirdest, wackiest, funniest and funkiest scientific puzzles. And along with the answer there's a brand new question to think about for next time...

Episodios

  • Why are there salty and fresh bodies of water?

    27/10/2023 Duración: 04min

    James Tytko took this question on... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Am I manufacturing a mosquito master race?

    20/10/2023 Duración: 03min

    Joanne sent in this question, which James Tytko posed to Laurence Hurst from the University of Bath... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • How did people in the past find water?

    13/10/2023 Duración: 02min

    Thanks to Dr Ellen Arnold for her help with this question! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Why don't new species suffer inbreeding problems?

    06/10/2023 Duración: 04min

    This week's question involves the evolutionary process of speciation. James Tytko asked the University of Sheffield's Roger Butlin... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Why are car wing mirrors so attractive to spiders?

    29/09/2023 Duración: 04min

    Thanks to Geoff Oxford for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Will tattoos protect skin from sun damage?

    22/09/2023 Duración: 04min

    Thanks to Cecilio for sending in this question. James Tytko asked University of Leeds Professor of Dermatology, Julia Newton Bishop, for assistance... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Can you freeze hot water faster than cold water?

    15/09/2023 Duración: 04min

    Will Tingle took on this chilling conundrum, with the help of Imperial College London's Henry Burridge Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • What are the odds of this lyrical coincidence?

    08/09/2023 Duración: 04min

    James Tytko spoke with David Spiegelhalter to help solve listener John's musical mystery... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Could you time travel to before the Big Bang?

    01/09/2023 Duración: 05min

    James Tytko took this cosmic conundrum on with the help of Toby Wiseman, theoretical physicist from Imperial College London... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Can animals catch Covid?

    25/08/2023 Duración: 04min

    Chris Smith took on this week's question from listener Kala... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Why does sugar dissolve faster in hot liquid?

    18/08/2023 Duración: 06min

    Taking on this question from listener Christie, James Tytko enlisted the assistance of Chemistry World's Philip Broadwith... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Why does my right brain control my left side?

    11/08/2023 Duración: 04min

    Thanks to Marc de Lussanet for the help with the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Are rockets contributing to climate change?

    28/07/2023 Duración: 04min

    James Tytko enlisted the help of the University of Cambridge's Xander Byrne to help with this question from Frank, who asks: "Have there been any studies on the effects of rocket launches on the greenhouse effect respiratory issues or general carcinogenic properties?" Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Do all whales come from the same ancestor?

    21/07/2023 Duración: 03min

    Thanks to Dr Ellen Coombs for the answer. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Do tennis players have favourite balls?

    14/07/2023 Duración: 03min

    Regular listener, Mike, asked: "When tennis players are about to serve, they get a selection of balls. They seem to look at them and then select two to serve with. Now these are all new and good quality balls, how do they select the ones they like to use? Do they recognise them? Do they have favourites?" Very topical, Mike. Rhys James travelled to meet the tennis coach, James Hoad  in Bury St Edmunds: Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • How do we track lightning strikes?

    30/06/2023 Duración: 04min

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  • What decides where nipples are on mammals?

    23/06/2023 Duración: 03min

    Why is it that some mammals with small broods have the baby feeding apparatus near the upper limbs like humans and elephants and some near the lower limbs like cows and horses? As it turns out, this is a very good question. What dictates where the teats are on a mammal? The short answer is, well, no one is really sure, but that's not going to stop us from a bit of deductive reasoning and speculation. And one man who is up to the task is Queen Mary University of London's Chris Faulkes.Chris - We've got teats in the thoracic or chest region like humans, the sort of intermediate area or abdominal... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Could a time traveller start a pandemic?

    20/06/2023 Duración: 03min

    Could someone travelling into the future potentially take a pandemic disease with them, or bring back something similar upon their return? James Tytko enlists the help of Cambridge University immunologist Brian Ferguson... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • Can gas be compressed into a solid?

    09/06/2023 Duración: 03min

    Akula writes in to ask, 'Can we compress gas into a solid?' James Tytko seeks to provide the answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

  • How do we reduce emissions from fertilisers?

    27/05/2023 Duración: 05min

    This week, are biofertilisers an answer to solving the use of chemical fertilisers? Are they more advantageous in any way? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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