5 Live Science Podcast
BBC Radio 5 Live
5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.
Episodes
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Apr 28, 2011 • 49min
Why does the moon always face us?
Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer all your science related questions
Apr 21, 2011 • 50min
Walking through bands of warm air how?
Dr Karl and Rhod answer all your science related questions
Apr 18, 2011 • 24min
The Naked Scientist: The power of conversation
How conversation carried early man out of Africa, what keeps a bike balanced and how to study schizophrenia in a petri dish.
Apr 14, 2011 • 50min
Compression socks good idea?
Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer an array of science questions.
Apr 11, 2011 • 23min
The eyes have it!
We head to Japan this week to find out how retinas are being grown in dishes which could hold the key to restoring some people's vision. Also find out why Dolly Parton never gets bags under her eyes. Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists have the answers.
Apr 7, 2011 • 37min
under the sea and beyond the stars
How deep under the sea can you dive, and what shape should your submarine be?
When you boil water for a second time, why does it seem to be hotter? Just two of the questions answered by Dr Karl this week. Plus do you know about the healing power of dog saliva? It's chic to be geek on the science phone in!
Apr 4, 2011 • 23min
The Naked Scientist: Slowing space probes
Are the “worm” graphs displayed during live televised political debates biasing voters? Is there a chemical cure for a fear of heights and why is the Pioneer Probe going slower than it should?
Mar 31, 2011 • 46min
A special look at radiation
How serious to health are the leaks from the Fukishima nuclear plant? Dotun and Dr Karl are joined by Professor Dr Dale Bailey who's an expert in medical radiation science at the University of Sydney.
Mar 28, 2011 • 23min
The Naked Scientist
This week we hear about a breakthrough in the skin cancer melanoma, how scientists have managed for the first time to produce sperm in a culture dish and a possible future treatment for macular degeneration.
Mar 24, 2011 • 50min
Have you heard about the bird?
How do birds hear if they have a hole through their heads? Where does matter come from? Just some of the questions put to Dr Karl this week for the Up All Night science phone in.
