Question Of The Week - From The Naked Scientists
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Sinopsis
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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Will my skin soak up the calories in skin cream?
15/04/2012 Duración: 03minThis 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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Why don't you make best use of your energy reserves?
01/04/2012 Duración: 04minThis 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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Is there an absolute maximum temperature?
25/03/2012 Duración: 03minThis 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 help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Can you Catch Cancer?
19/03/2012 Duración: 05minCould 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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Would you receive any warning before being squished by a meteoite?
13/03/2012 Duración: 04minIf 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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When will indestructible plastics finally degrade?
05/03/2012 Duración: 04minWe 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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Can you cross a kangeroo with a sheep to get a wooly jumper?
27/02/2012 Duración: 04minAs 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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Goldfinger versus Goldmember?
20/02/2012 Duración: 04minWhich film dominates with their most realistic use of lasers? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Would turning off standby devices increase my heating bills?
30/01/2012 Duración: 04minWe're told to save electricity by switching off devices on standby. But if a home is heated solely by electricity, would there still be any savings by turning off all those devices? And a 57 male asks if any of his original parts remain..... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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How does a Headache Hurt?
23/01/2012 Duración: 03minThis week I'll be getting inside your head.....with a question from Jarraryd Dunn. Plus we'll be asking is there any point in switching off your lights, TVs, and phone chargers during the winter?... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Why some noises send shivers down my spine?
05/12/2011 Duración: 03minWhy is it that the sound of nails being dragged down a blackboard makes every muscle tense and every nerve jangle? We tackle this teeth-grittingly uncomfortable problem in QotW. Plus, we ask whether fish experience extra benefits in laying eggs. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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