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Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists

Each week we set out to solve one of the world"s weirdest, wackiest, funniest and funkiest scientific puzzles. And along with the answer there"s a brand new question to think about for next time...

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All Episodes

00:02:47

Why do I urinate more in the cold?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2015/02/23

Have you ever noticed that you urinate more frequently in cold weather? Why does this happen? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:16

Are smartphones changing our brains?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2015/02/16

It's said that taxi drivers' brains have increased growth in certain areas from navigating around cities. Is increasing smartphone use having a similar effect on other parts of our brains? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:06

Does same-sex attraction happen in animals too?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2015/02/09

Is homosexual behaviour seen in other species? What do they do? Why? Find out in this week's Question of the Week... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:02:49

Why does petrol create a rainbow on water?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2015/02/02

We find out why petrol creates a rainbow effect when in contact with water, and how the behaviour of light can create all these colours. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:56

Can we vacuum up the plastics in our oceans?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2015/01/26

Could we clean up our oceans of plastics by fitting vacuum cleaners to ships to suck them up? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:17

Is it tiring to dream you're awake?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2015/01/19

Different waking dream states can affect whether you feel resfreshed or not after a nights sleep. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:36

Do we really need vitamins?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2015/01/12

We chew over some important questions relating to vitamins, including what are they? Do we really need them? Can our bodies store them? And what would happen if we didn't consume any? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:14

What causes the Earth's plates to move?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2014/12/15

The tectonic plates below our feet move. But where does the energy for this come from? Apparently the reason is analogous to how your porridge gets heated up in the morning. We find out why! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:02:39

Can you catch a yawn from a cat?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2014/12/01

Why do we yawn? Is it because we're short on air? Matthew Boniface wanted to know this and whether he could catch a yawn from his cat. We spoke to Dr Hugh Matthews from Cambridge University to find out what makes them so contagious... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:18

Will flights ever get faster?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2014/11/24

14 hour flights sound like your idea of hell? Paul Jenn wrote in asking whether it was possible to speed up plane journeys, so we went to Neil Scott, head of engineering at Airbus, to find out. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:05:26

What would happen if you were swallowed by a whale?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2014/11/17

If you were swallowed by a whale, could you swim out and up through the oesophagus or would you be digested by the stomach acid? Plus, we ask about the future of flight: Are we going to be forever stuck in this air speed? What are the constraints of aerodynamics? Are noise rules the issue? Can a supersonic jet be ever built with decent fuel economy? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:06

Why is my Movember moustache grey?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2014/11/10

Facial hair a different colour to that on your head? We stroke our beards to ponder why. Plus we ask, what happens when you get swallowed by a whale? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:48

How will life end on Earth?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2014/10/27

Will we cause our own demise by burning the candle at both ends? Or will it be something like the giant impact that caused the dinosaurs to go extinct? What do you think? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:02:56

Why do leaves turn red in autumn?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2014/10/19

Why do leaves turn red in the autumn? And how do they know when it is time to drop? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:41

How can I avoid being struck by lightning?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2014/10/12

Listener Ahmed has been struck by lightning twice! Is he prone to attracting lightning, or just unlucky? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:35

How many people have lived on Earth?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2014/09/28

How many people have lived on Earth? We do some number crunching. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:36

How does self cleaning glass work?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2014/09/21

Windows, computer screens and phones that never get grubby? What's the chemistry making that self cleaning glass possible? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:46

What makes a good password?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2014/09/14

We hack our heads to find out how we can make a secure password. Plus we scrub up the issue and ask: how does self-cleaning glass work? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:02:39

What happens if a bee gets lost?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2014/09/07

If you accidentally relocate a bee in your car, what happens? Would it join another colony or would that be it for the lost bee? For the answer to this insterest-sting question, we spoke to Henry Ferguson-Gow from the Zoological Society of London. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:31

Can we use solar panels in space?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2014/08/31

Could we get solar power from space and if so, how would we be able to transmit this energy back to Earth and use it? We spoke to John C. Mankins from Artemis Innovation Management Solutions to find out... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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