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5 Live Science Podcast

BBC Radio 5 Livewww.bbc.co.uk

5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.

Episodes

Bacteria, teeth, the Sun and moving trains

Bacteria on the teeth, the age of the Sun and what's it called when you're on a train and another train moves and you think it's your train that's moving? Dr Karl and Dr Rhod wrestle with your science queries. You can send your questions to [email protected] anytime, just put Dr Karl in the subject line.

Dec 04, 201249 min

The Golden Hour, 4G and missing acorns

Dr Karl joins Dr Rhod to discuss different approaches to CPR and emergency medicine, how 4G does what it does and why so few acorns this autumn?

Nov 22, 201249 min

19 Nov 12

A molecular whodunit involving MRSA, gene therapy for epilepsy, and whether women synchronise their menstrual cycles are all on the billing this week.

Nov 19, 201224 min

The roaming planet

As Chinese communist party prepares to unveil its new leaders Dr Karl discusses the discovery of the new roaming planet with no star of its own to orbit, and we find out if gravity travels at the speed of light.

Nov 15, 201242 min

08 Nov 12

Dr Karl takes questions on bacterial infections, trauma medicine and HIV.

Nov 08, 201248 min

Brain Freeze explained - almost

In this edition: in 2010, the USA used 98 quadrillion British Thermal Units (BTUs) of energy - about 20% of the world's total. About 40% of that went into buildings. How this could be easily and hugely improved without loss of comfort. Why both men and women, wearing revealing attire are perceived as more sensitive, but less competent . And Brain freeze finally explained - almost

Nov 01, 201249 min

Naked Sci 22 Oct 12: How the Moon was made

The Naked Scientists join Dotun to explain the new theories on the formation of the Moon and we meet the stand up mathematician who's currently on tour around the UK.

Oct 29, 201226 min

Soap and Salt

Are the seas getting saltier and where does soap come from. Dr Karl explains.

Oct 25, 201248 min

18th October 2012

Dr Rhod and Dr Karl discuss the health effects on the body of ‘the man who fell to earth’ and the mystery of one callers evaporating fish tank water.

Oct 18, 201248 min

Naked Sci 15 Oct 12: Clone Pioneer

On this week's edition of the Naked Scientist: a Nobel prize for a Cambridge cloning pioneer, and an analysis of a meteorite landing in Morocco from Mars shows it contains samples from the red planet's interior, surface and even atmosphere

Oct 15, 201227 min

and friends

Dr Karl is joined by human evolution and anthropology expert Elizabeth Hagen and astronomer Simon O'Toole. They answer questions about Halley's Comet, the Mars Rover and how do we know what colour dinosaurs were?

Sep 27, 201249 min

20 Sep 12

Dr Rhod and Dr Karl are joined by Professor Geraint Lewis, an expert on Astrophysics, Cosmology, Black Holes, Relativity and a huge number of other things.

Sep 20, 201249 min

Science of smells and gravity waves

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod are prefaced, in this edition, by two science stories; gas clouds at the centre of our galaxy and a bad smell in Los Angeles. After dealing with the lingering odour Dr Karl moves on to gravity waves and radiation.

Sep 13, 201259 min

Naked Science

Dr Chris and the team tell Dotun Adebayo a little about the science involved in the Paralympics and research to be done under the Antarctic ice sheet

Sep 10, 201225 min

23Aug12: Mosquito bites

On the latest edition: Dr Karl looks at the advances in stem cell research. Why do some people get bitten by mosquitoes and others don't? The latest on nuclear fusion. And what's the quietest sound a person can hear?

Aug 23, 201248 min

16 Aug 12

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss string theory, why medicine can't yet replace cartilage and why kettles go quiet as they near boiling point.

Aug 16, 201250 min

9 Aug12 Mars Curiosity

On the latest edition of the Naked Scientist: More on the Mars Curiosity expedition. Why we eat less food as we get older? And why does tin foil placed behind a radiator generate more heat in a room?

Aug 09, 201247 min

6Aug12: Nasa's Mission to Mars

On the latest edition of the Naked Scientist: NASA's mission to the red planet. Do elephants purr? And how do supermassive black holes form?

Aug 06, 201226 min

How much should you chew?

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss how much you should chew food, why some substances conduct electricity while others don't, and what's going to happen as the world's supply of Helium runs down.

Aug 02, 201250 min

Naked Scientists

Dr Chris Smith tells Dotun about the rage of rats and new developments in our knowledge of DNA and RNA

Jul 23, 201222 min