5 Live Science Podcast Podcast
5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.
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Heat, cold and blue lights
Thu 16 Jan 2014
Dr Chris stands in for Dr Karl once again to discuss the problems of heat, freezing at...
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NAKED SCIENTISTS: 13 Jan 14: Slug glue
Mon 13 Jan 2014
Dr Chris Smith joins Dotun to discuss how caffeine might help memory and how a glue by...
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09 JAN 14
Thu 9 Jan 2014
Dr Chris stands in for Dr Karl to discuss bird flu, and entropy, among other science...
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Naked Scientist: 6 Jan 14: Christmas over-indulgence
Mon 6 Jan 2014
This week, in the wake of near universal Christmas over-indulgence, researchers have...
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Fruit and Veg
Thu 2 Jan 2014
Dr Chris Smith steps in for Dr Karl to discuss Newton's laws, plus why potatoes boil...
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Naked Scientists
Mon 23 Dec 2013
With a special, festively-themed Naked Scientists, Dr Chris and the crew explore some...
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19 Dec 13
Thu 19 Dec 2013
Dr Karl joins Dr John (who's in for Dr Rhod) and they discuss the efficacy of herbal...
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Naked Sci 16 Dec 13: Mozart, brains and Xmas dinners
Mon 16 Dec 2013
Does Mozart make you brainier? The jury may be out. And what does Christmas lunch do...
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Dr Karl answers listeners' questions on science
Thu 12 Dec 2013
Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science.
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05 Dec 13
Thu 5 Dec 2013
Sweat, the build-up of lactic acid while cycling and the tale of America's quest to a...
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Light, magnets and Vogon poetry
Thu 28 Nov 2013
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss Venus' magnetic poles, the necessity of sunlight, and...
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Naked Sci: Bacteria and Fred Sanger
Mon 25 Nov 2013
Dr Chris Smith and the team join Dotun to discuss how bacteria can pick up DNA in the...
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Selfies, space stations and enriching uranium
Thu 21 Nov 2013
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss speeding space stations and enriching uranium amongst...
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18 Nov 13
Mon 18 Nov 2013
Dr Chris Smith and the team join Dotun to talk about the science of Typhoons, a new of...
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Simon Singh joins the fun
Thu 14 Nov 2013
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod are joined by Simon Singh whose new book 'The Simpsons and Their...
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Naked Sci
Mon 11 Nov 2013
Dr Chris Smith joins Dotun, to discuss mothers passing more than just calories to in...
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Tears, Dark Matter and Cold Rooms
Thu 7 Nov 2013
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod talk about why we cry happy tears, throw light on dark matter, and...
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Naked Sci 4 Nov 13: Windfarms, cancer & super computers.
Mon 4 Nov 2013
A look at the week's science news with Dr Chris and the Naked Scientists.
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31 Oct 13
Thu 31 Oct 2013
The final game of this year's baseball world series meant Dr Karl was truncated this a...
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Naked Sci 28 Oct 13: Cure for baldness & golden trees
Mon 28 Oct 2013
A look at the week's science news with Dr Chris and the Naked Scientists.
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Squirrels, wildfires and wires
Thu 24 Oct 2013
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss why birds can safely stand on power lines, strange around...
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Naked Sci 21 Oct 13: Superbugs, ancient mosquitos and the abominable snowman
Mon 21 Oct 2013
A look at the week's science news with Dr Chris and the Naked Scientists.
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Phone calls from Mars
Thu 17 Oct 2013
Dr Karl joins Dr Rhod to ponder condensation in bungalows, phonecalls from Mars and on...
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NAKED SCI: 14 OCT 13: NOBELS
Mon 14 Oct 2013
Dr Chris Smith joins Dotun to discuss the week's Nobel Prize winners, lonely planets...
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The Glories of Hiccuping
Thu 10 Oct 2013
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss, amongst other things, how to deal with hiccups.
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The Naked Scientist: Mice that are immune to jetlag
Mon 7 Oct 2013
This week, a new breakthrough in how HIV spreads. Mice that are immune to jetlag.
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Whale ear wax and 3D printing in space
Thu 3 Oct 2013
Dr Rhod and Dr Karl are joined by Jason Dunn, chief technology officer for Made In the...
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Naked Sci
Mon 30 Sep 2013
This week, a possible new treatment for Parkinson's Disease, a new way to solve the of...
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Sailing on Hydrofoils
Thu 26 Sep 2013
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss how it is that the America's Cup boats can sail at double...
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Naked Sci 23 Sep 13: The parasite that changes minds
Mon 23 Sep 2013
Dr Chris and the Naked Scientists explore the week's science news. This week there's a...
