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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

00:04:23

How does one telephone wire transfer all of that data?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/09/02

We find out how it is possible for a single telephone wire to carry information for a telephone conversation, file downloads to a computer, WiFi access, and allow us to watch a film and listen to the news. Plus we ask can we make an infinitely powerful laser simply by adding more mirrors? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:35

Is Vitamin D Production like Photosynthesis?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/08/12

We need exposure to sunlight in order to be able to make vitamin D. Does this mean that humans, like plants, undergo a sort of photosynthesis? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:57

Could we introduce life onto Mars?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/08/05

This week we speak with NASA's Planetary Protection Officer to find out if we could, and should, introduce life onto Mars. Plus we ask is a human producing Vitamin D a bit like a photosynthesising plant?..... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:41

Will your choice in cutlery alter how your food tastes??

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/07/08

Can the type of cutlery used to prepare and serve food really alter its flavour? And does it really change, or is it just our perception? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:31

Does ice really reduce swelling and speed up healing?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/07/02

We find out if applying ice to an injury actually helps to speed up healing. Plus we ask, would dining with a silver spoon make your food taste better? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:23

Could gene therapy be used to cheat a DNA test?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/06/24

We find out if you can escape detection at a crime scene by using clever gene therapy techniques. Plus we ask, does applying ice to an injury actually help? And if so, how? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:45

Why do women live longer than men?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/06/17

We find out why men generally die before women. Plus we ask can we use gene therapy to cheat a DNA test and escape a crime scene...... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:35

Can we create a living organism from basic elements?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/06/09

We find out if we can create a living organism from basic elements. Plus we ask, why do women live longer than men? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:45

Do motorways create a microclimate?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/05/27

This week we find out how a species has so successfully infiltrated the verges of the UK road systems. Plus we ask can we create life by heating up basic chemicals... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:49

Can a magnet be so powerful it crushes what it attracts?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/05/20

We apply some Naked Science force to this week's question and find out if we make a magnet so strong that is squashes, rather thanks sticks to, your white goods. Plus we ask do motorways create a microclimate? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:03

Why do feet smell cheesy?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/05/13

This week we hone our noses and sniff out the answer to this stinker of a question...."Why do toenails, and even feet in general, smell cheesy? Plus we ask can we make a magnet so strong that is squashes, rather thanks sticks to, our white goods? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:45

Why don't women have beards?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/04/30

We find out why, if the gene that codes for men having hairy chests and backs provides an evolutionary advantage in response to an environmental pressure, don't women have beards and hairy chests too? Plus we ask why feet smell cheesy....... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:47

Would reading from a screen keep me awake?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/04/22

We find out if monitors, screens and e.books are more than your standard page turner leaving you tossing and turning and up all night. Plus we ask, why have women lost their hairy beard and chests..... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:41

Will my skin soak up the calories in skin cream?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/04/15

This week we find out if a liberal slathering of oil based moisturiser makes up part of our daily calorie quota. Plus we ask, are monitor screens and e.books more than your standard page turner, leaving you tossing and turning and up all night?.... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:10

Why don't you make best use of your energy reserves?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/04/01

This week we find out why our bodies can't get their priorities right. We find out why we seek out food when we already have enough energy stored around our waists in the form of love handles and pot bellies. Plus we ask - will our skin soak up the calories in sun cream? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:03:55

Is there an absolute maximum temperature?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/03/25

This week we find out about the inequality of the temperature scale as a listener asks: "If we can have a lower limit on temperature - absolute zero - so cold that nothing happens, why do we not have an upper limit - a temperature that is so hot that atoms and particles are so hot that they are ripped into the most elementary units and become so excited that they cannot react with anything around them?" Plus we wonder why we don't always get our priorities right........ Like this podcast? Please

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00:05:16

Can you Catch Cancer?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/03/19

Could you get cancer from someone else? Tasmanian devils can catch cancer transmitted through biting. Are there instances of cancers being transmitted this way in humans? Can you catch cancer through a blood transfusion? Plus we ask, why is there not an upper absolute in the temperature scale...... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:27

Would you receive any warning before being squished...

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/03/13

If there were a large object, say a meteorite falling straight down where you are standing, what kind of warning would you notice? Would there be an accompanying sound? Or would you not know until it's too late? Plus we ask, can you catch cancer?..... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:03

When will indestructible plastics finally degrade?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/03/05

We know that nothing persists for ever so surely plastics in the sea have to break down at some point. How long does it take? And where does the plastic end up? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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00:04:24

Can you cross a kangeroo with a sheep to get a wooly...

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists ·

2012/02/27

As the joke goes.....if you cross a kangaroo with a sheep you get a wooly jumper. Is it now possible with modern techniques to cross different animals to make one completely new species? Plus we ask will the plastics in the oceans ever degrade? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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