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5 Live Science Podcast

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

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Dr Karl answers listeners’ questions about the weird and wonderful world of science – including special guest Stephen Novello.

Nov 27, 2014•44 min

5 live Science

New evidence shows that fasting might be the best way to lose weight. With the help of geckos we're hot on the heels of Spiderman. How scientists are inadvertently helping seals catch fish. We have a study into the honesty of bankers. And we'll be going back to basics as we take a longer look at the Ebola outbreak.

Nov 22, 2014•50 min

Naked Scientists: Rosetta & Biological Clocks

The latest discoveries from the scientific and technological community with Chris Smith and Kat Arney from the Naked Scientists team. This week: Its travelled 4 billion miles. Its taken ten years. History is made as the Rosetta lander touches down on a comet. Closer to home we have news about our biological clocks. We find out how internet searches are predicting the outbreak of diseases. A study shows global warming is triggering more lightning strikes. We find out about cat genes. And we take ...

Nov 15, 2014•50 min

Rosetta Probe

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science which includes the Rosetta probe landing 320 million miles from earth; the bending of light by distorted space time and what coffee does to you, with special guest Lynn Do who helped phase out the selling of incandescent light bulbs in Australia.

Nov 13, 2014•48 min

Naked Scientists: Night shifts & travel

Some of the latest discoveries from the scientific and technological community with Chris Smith, Kat Arney and the Naked Scientists team. This week. News for night shift workers. A "scrubber" that may have some of the answers to global warming. How computer generated tunes could change the way music is taught in schools. And we take our hands OFF the steering wheel as we look at the future of travel.

Nov 08, 2014•50 min

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Rhod Sharp is joined by Dr Karl to answer your science questions.

Nov 06, 2014•48 min

Ebola and Nasa

Dr Karl, and virologist Dr Grant, answer questions on Ebola, cats eyes, and Nasa's best sounds.

Oct 23, 2014•48 min

5Live Science

Chris Smith and the team bring you the latest discoveries from the scientific and technological communities.

Oct 18, 2014•50 min

5 live Science

A special edition this week as we investigate Renewable Energy. We talk to four scientists who specialise in generating power, and explaining the technology of wind turbines. There’s news of a revolutionary new type of solar panel. You can also hear about how you could generate your own electricity as you walk. And we split water to make Hydrogen – which could be the fuel of the future.

Oct 11, 2014•50 min

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Why your sense of smell may affect how long you live, news that may help asthma sufferers and the dinosaur descendants who are flying over our heads. These topics and more discussed by the Naked Scientists.

Oct 04, 2014•50 min

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The fight against superbugs, hydrogen fuel from solar cells and 3D printing explained.

Sep 27, 2014•50 min

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Chris Smith and the team look at Africa's growing population, fracking, and a radio that is as small as an ant.

Sep 20, 2014•50 min

Time, lasers and opinion polls

Dr Karl answers your science questions, including why a laser will de-luminate luminous material, what time is, and how opinion polls work.

Sep 18, 2014•47 min

3D Graphics, Alchemy and Spiders Webs

Dr Karl with the latest science news and your questions on 3D graphics, alchemy, how spiders weave their webs, and much, much more.

Sep 11, 2014•48 min

5 live Science: Nanoparticles and Global Warming

Naked Scientist Chris Smith teams up with Simon Morton from Radio New Zealand’s This Way Up programme to discuss nanoparticles, UV light and plants, multiple sclerosis and global warming.

Aug 30, 2014•50 min

5 live Science: Lasers, Ebola and Life on Mars

This week, in the first of two special editions of the programme, Dr Chris Smith of the Naked Scientists is joined by panel of New Zealand scientists to talk about their latest work, along with Simon Morton from Radio New Zealand's 'This Way Up' programme. They will hear how lasers are being used to sort sperm for the dairy industry, and why radio transmitters are being strapped to the backs of bees.

Aug 16, 2014•50 min

5live Science: Super moons and 3D printing

5 live's science podcast, featuring Dr Karl, with the hottest science news stories and analysis. Topics include super moons, battery chargers and 3D printing.

Aug 15, 2014•47 min

5 Live Science: Video Games, Diabetes and The Diamond Light Source

This week from the Naked Scientists - from Call of Duty to Pokémon Heart of Gold, are video games bad for our kids? Why mathematician Alan Turing is still influencing new discoveries 60 years after his death, the fat bears that could lead to a treatment for diabetes, we hear about the possibility of energy from oil eating microbes, and we take a longer look at the diamond light source – Britain’s biggest scientific machine.

Aug 09, 2014•50 min

5 live Science: Marine Biology, Sea Birds and Coral Reefs

Naked Scientist Chris Smith with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs - this episode is a special edition recorded at the Cambridge Science Centre and looks at topics including how animals survive in the cold and what's being done to save coral reefs.

Aug 02, 2014•50 min

5 live Science: Athletics and Electric Cars

5 live's science podcast, featuring Dr Karl, with the hottest science news stories and analysis. Topics include athletics, electric cars and cigarette smoke.

Jul 31, 2014•46 min

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Dr Karl discusses whether police could stop cars with electricity pulses and whether you can improve your memory as you get older in the science phone-in.

Jul 24, 2014•47 min