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

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    5 live Science

    Sat 26 Mar 2016

    Graihagh Jackson and the Naked Scientists discuss the future of atificial intelligence.

  • Dr Karl

    Thu 24 Mar 2016

    The expanding universe and how our mothers affect our eating habits.

  • 5 Live Science

    Sat 19 Mar 2016

    Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists present their A to Zika of emerging infection.

  • Cambridge Science Festival

    Sat 12 Mar 2016

    Recorded at the Cambridge Science Festival in the Cambridge Science Centre.

  • Dr Karl

    Thu 10 Mar 2016

    Are there different types of hot weather? How close are rainbows when we observe them?

  • 5 live Science

    Sat 5 Mar 2016

    The Naked Scientists look at a touch sensitive soft skin for robots

  • Your Science Questions Answered

    Fri 4 Mar 2016

    Join Chris Smith and Kat Arney as they tackle the science questions.

  • Dr Karl & Professor Clare Collins

    Thu 3 Mar 2016

    Professor Clare Collins joins Dr Karl to answer your diet questions

  • Dr Karl

    Thu 25 Feb 2016

    What would happen if you threw an apple out of the ISS? Are itches just our imagination?

  • 5 live Science

    Sat 20 Feb 2016

    Chris Smith and Graihagh Jackson discuss this weeks science issues.

  • Naked Scientist Dr Chris Smith stands in for Dr. Karl

    Thu 18 Feb 2016

    Naked Scientist Dr Chris Smith stands in for Dr. Karl to answer science questions.

  • 5 live Science: Valentines: 13 Feb 16

    Sat 13 Feb 2016

    Georgia Mills and Khalil Thirlaway look at the science of romance and love.

  • Dr Karl

    Thu 11 Feb 2016

    Would the discovery of gravitational waves be the biggest of the decade in Physics?

  • Food For Thought

    Sat 6 Feb 2016

    Join Chris Smith and the team for a food special, plus the week's science news.

  • Dr Karl

    Thu 4 Feb 2016

    Does snow evaporate even at freezing temperature? Why do cats open their mouths to smell?

  • 5 live Science

    Sat 30 Jan 2016

    Chris Smith and the team look at the week's science news.

  • Dr Karl

    Thu 28 Jan 2016

    Dr Karl answers your science questions

  • Hibernation

    Sat 23 Jan 2016

    How animals and plants hibernate.

  • Dr Karl

    Thu 21 Jan 2016

    The hottest science news, stories and analysis with Dr Karl

  • 5 live Science

    Sat 16 Jan 2016

    The Naked Scientists - Does detoxing really work?

  • Dr Karl

    Thu 14 Jan 2016

    Dr Karl answers your science questions.

  • 5 Live Science

    Sat 9 Jan 2016

    What makes us unique?

  • Dr Karl: Perplexing Googolplexes

    Thu 7 Jan 2016

    "If a Googol is the number one followed by one hundred zeros, what is a Googolplex"

  • 5 live Science

    Boxing Day 2015

    Taking a scientific look at some of our favourite festive traditions

  • Dr Karl

    Christmas Eve 2015

    Dr Karl joins Dr Rhod to discuss your science questions.

  • 5 live Science

    Sat 19 Dec 2015

    The Naked Scientists look at how to save one of Earth's most precious resources - soil.

  • Dr Karl

    Thu 17 Dec 2015

    Dr Karl answers your science questions.

  • 5 live Science

    Sat 12 Dec 2015

    Learn how technology is influencing the way we listen to, and compose music.

  • Dr Karl

    Thu 10 Dec 2015

    Dr Karl

  • 5 live Science

    Sat 5 Dec 2015

    Join Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists as they look at Climate Change and flooding.

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