The science of warfare, 11 Jul 15
Join Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists as they look at the science behind warfare, and things get explosive.
Jul 11, 2015•50 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
Leap Seconds and Atomic Clocks 04 Jul 15
Join Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists as they look at the science behind leap seconds and the atomic clock. Plus who feels more pain - men or women?
Jul 04, 2015•50 min
Dr Chris - Up All Night Science Phone In
Dr Chris joins Faye Ruscoe to answer listeners' questions about the tardigrade, the causes of migraines and why humans are linked to dinosaurs via their ears.
Jul 02, 2015•50 min
The Naked Scientists 27 Jun 15
Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney take a closer look at the week's science news - including solving the problem of tinnitus, and what your babies eyes can tell you about it's future behaviour. Plus, they answer your science questions.
Jun 27, 2015•50 min
Dr Chris - Up All Night Science Phone In
Dr Chris joins Dr Charlie Charlton to answer listeners' questions about tinnitus, brain injuries and pineapple.
Jun 25, 2015•48 min
5live Science Plague and Fire: 20 Jun 15
Join Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team for a special programme about the Bubonic Plague, and the Great Fire of London back in 1666. Recorded at the Cambridge Science Centre.
Jun 20, 2015•50 min
Dr Karl 18 Jun 15
Dr Karl answers your science questions. Topics include fracking, sea sickness and sleep walking.
Jun 18, 2015•50 min
Hawkmoths And Dinosaur Fossils
Join Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team as they find out how hawkmoths can slow down their brains to focus on flowers, and how blood and sinews can be extracted from dinosaur fossils. Plus a special look at old and new science on our own, human blood.
Jun 13, 2015•50 min
Dr Karl
Dr Karl joins Rhod Sharp to answer listeners scientific questions.
Jun 11, 2015•46 min
Naked Scientists
Naked Scientist Chris Smith looks at headline grabbing science including a test for every virus you've ever had, the LHC fires up again, and going to the dark side with dark matter.
Jun 06, 2015•50 min
5 live Science
Dr Karl joins Dr Rhod to answer listeners' questions about the brightness of computer screens; the amount of gold left in the world; and paper towels.
Jun 04, 2015•48 min
5 live Science
Put on some safety goggles as Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney ignite your bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs on 5 live Science.
May 30, 2015•49 min
Dr Karl
Dr Karl joins Dr Rhod to answer listeners' questions about the International Space Station and how to avoid getting an electric shock from an umbrella.
May 28, 2015•48 min
Naked Scientists
Which is the most amazing animal? Ginny Smith and the panel decide between a colour-changing fish, moles, caterpillars, brainy birds, geckos, snakes and bats. Recorded at the Cambridge Science Centre.
May 23, 2015•49 min
Dr Karl
Dr Karl joins Dr Dotun to answer listeners' questions about shaving, static electricity and singing in foreign accents.
May 21, 2015•49 min
Naked Scientists
How dressing in red may make a difference around the office, how our ears work and the science behind the airline industry among the topics discussed by the Naked Scientists, Dr Chris Smith and Kat Arney.
May 16, 2015•49 min
Dr Karl plus 2 special guests
Dr Karl is joined by Dr Alice and Dr Matt to discuss antibiotics, the fight against malaria, and why Venus spins the wrong way.
May 14, 2015•43 min
Cancer treatment & wearable tech
Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney with the latest science news stories. This week they take a look at personalising cancer treatment, wearable tech and the science of video games.
May 09, 2015•50 min
Dr Karl
Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer listeners' questions about the world of science.
May 07, 2015•49 min
5live Science: Naked Scientists Volcanoes
Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney with the latest science news stories. This week they take a look at Volcanoes.
May 02, 2015•49 min
Dr Karl
Dr karl joins Rhod for his usual exploration of the world of science. This week; measuring the universe,why do we close our eyes when we sneeze and Orbital engines.
Apr 30, 2015•48 min
5 live Science: Multiple Sclerosis, Mosquitoes & Bees
Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney with the latest science news stories. This week; why your genes might make you irrestiable to mosquitoes and how the bee has a taste for insecticide.
Apr 25, 2015•50 min
Dr Karl
Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer listeners' questions about the world of science
Apr 23, 2015•49 min
5 live Science: Extending life and defying death
Striving for immortality: this week we explore the feasibility of eternal life. We talk to the UK's first man to have himself frozen for the future, a US doctor explains how a person can be resuscitated after an hour submerged in icy water, and physicist Michio Kaku speculates on the future existence of a "library of souls" where we live forever as a computer programme inside a robot. Plus, news of why knuckles go crack, how the brain decodes quickly and slowly repeating sounds, how Salmonella c...
Apr 18, 2015•50 min
Tech Phone In
Fevzi Turkalp, editor of the free tech advice website GadgetDetective.com answers your technology questions.
Apr 17, 2015•48 min
Dr Karl
Dr Karl answers all your questions in the world of science.
Apr 16, 2015•48 min
5 live Science: How the Moon was formed
Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney with the latest science news stories. This week: new evidence on how the moon was formed, how the length of your ring finger can predict your marathon time, and the effect your immune system can have on your brain.
Apr 11, 2015•50 min
Dr Karl
Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer your science questions.
Apr 09, 2015•48 min
5 live Science: Easter Special
DR CHRIS SMITH & KAT ARNEY discuss how to unboil an egg. Also, is a chocolate teapot really useless? We look at GM chickens that can't catch bird flu. Plus what connects the Easter Bunny with a Toucan?
Apr 04, 2015•50 min
Dr Karl
Dr karl joins Rhod for his usual exploration of the world of science
Apr 02, 2015•48 min