Dr. Karl: Eyesight, wind and colour
Dr. Karl joins Rhod for conversation about all kinds of science.
Jan 16, 2020•48 min
5 Live Science Podcast
5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.
Episodes
A new virus, marathon running, and returning to the moon.
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with science news stories and analysis.
Jan 12, 2020•49 min
Dr Karl: Fossils, Magnetic Fields and Smart Phone AI
Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer your science related questions,
Jan 10, 2020•49 min
Bianca Nogrady : Australian fires, dolphin snot and puffin tools
Bianca Nogrady sits in for Dr Karl and talks about the fires in Australia, dolphin snot and puffins that use tools.
Jan 02, 2020•49 min
A trip down memory lane: science in 2019, month by month
The Naked Scientist team look back on a year of sensational science bring us their favourite moments from 2019.
Dec 29, 2019•50 min
5 Live Science Christmas Special
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with their Christmas Special, looking at how many miles you need to run to work off Christmas Dinner, and whether ear size could be used to track down Santa.
Dec 24, 2019•27 min
Is fat worse than sugar, and can you die of a broken heart?
Chris Smith and The Naked Scientists tackle the science questions you've been sending in, including why the universe is expanding and how fast is it doing it; is fat worse than sugar; and can you really die of a broken heart?
Dec 22, 2019•51 min
Dr Petr: Speed of light, particles and memory
It's relativity, particles and memory which tests the knowledge of Dr Petr Lebedev who stands in for Dr Karl and speaks to Rahul Tandon.
Dec 19, 2019•49 min
Lab-grown skin, avalanches and the sun's magnetic field
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team talk to scientists growing new skin, what causes avalanches and how to survive them and new insights into our sun's magnetic field. The hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs.
Dec 15, 2019•50 min
Dr. Karl
What would a Martian look like?
Dec 12, 2019•49 min
Climate change, virtual reality gloves and the perfect hangover remedy?
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team answer your questions and take a look at the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. Including is a carbon neutral future even feasible? The team take a look at the new gloves that enable you to reach out and touch virtual reality. Can new organs be grown in a lab? Plus have scientists in India discovered the perfect hangover remedy.
Dec 08, 2019•52 min
Dr Karl: Baking Bread, Aqua Energy and Dried Cereal On Your Breakfast Bowl
Dr Alice Motion joins Bianca Nogrady and Rhod to answer your science questions. They discuss why dried Weetabix is so hard to get off the bowl and a caller offers some bread glazing advice.
Dec 05, 2019•49 min
Glow Worms And Space Tourism
Put on some safety goggles as Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team ignite your bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. They also answer your questions including how do glow worms glow? Why don't birds fall out of trees when they nod off? And will we see budget space tourism in the future?
Dec 01, 2019•51 min
Dr Karl: Carbon Capture, Micro-Plastics and Human Progression
Bianca Nogrady joins Rhod to answer your science questions.
Nov 29, 2019•50 min
Dr Karl: Virtual Reality, Sharks and Hydrogen Cars
Rhod is joined by Bianca Nogrady to answer your science questions, including bananas and antimatter, wetsuits and sharks and butterflies in your stomach.
Nov 21, 2019•49 min
Electricity, hiccups and the power of phenomics
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team find out about the new solar material to give panels a boost, how hiccups evolved to help babies to learn, 3D TV coming to a screen near you, and are we on the brink of a revolution in medicine. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.
Nov 17, 2019•52 min
Dr Karl: The Moon, Particle Physics, and Quantum computers
Why are some bits of the visible moon darker than others? What's the large hadron collider for? And what might quantum computers do for science?
Nov 14, 2019•48 min
Recycling
Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with science news and a special look at recycling.
Nov 10, 2019•51 min
Dr Karl: Carbon, Trees and Fizzy Drinks
Dr Karl answers your science questions.
Nov 07, 2019•48 min
5 live Science
What is A.I, why do some people hate coriander, and what's a panic attack?
Nov 03, 2019•51 min
Dr Karl
Rhod is joined by Dr Karl to answer your science questions about comet orbits, quantum encryption, long-distance radio reception and more.
Oct 31, 2019•39 min
5 live Science
Chris Smith and The Naked Scientists report on the first all female spacewalk, an artificial leaf that soaks up CO2 and a new drug for fighting flu.
Oct 27, 2019•52 min
Dr Karl wonders if you can use the Earth's magnetic field to generate electricity.
Dr Karl answers your questions about using the Earth's magnetic field to generate electricity, and whether or not we know when the next volcanic island will rise from the sea bed.
Oct 24, 2019•49 min
5 live Science
Put on some safety goggles as Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team ignite your bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.
Oct 20, 2019•51 min
Dr Karl
Rhod is joined by Dr. Karl and dietitian Claire Collins, to take your science questions. Questions this week include; "what is the most nutritious way to prepare veg" and "do certain vegetables have different dietary values"?
Oct 17, 2019•49 min
5 Live Science
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with science news, stories and analysis. Topics include the science of gene therapy and how whales talk to their babies.
Oct 13, 2019•52 min
Dr Karl
Bianca Nogrady sits in for Dr Karl to answer your science questions with Rhod Sharp.
Oct 11, 2019•47 min
The Naked Scientists - Your Science Questions Answered
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with science news stories and analysis. In this week's edition, they answer questions including Who's fitter? A rugby player or a footballer? And Who's better at climbing? A spider or a gecko?
Oct 06, 2019•45 min
Dr. Karl: Geese, Lies and numbers
Rhod is joined by Dr. Karl to take your science questions
Oct 03, 2019•49 min
5 live Science
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with science news stories and analysis. Plus a special look into the science behind making glass. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.
Sep 29, 2019•50 min