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Ask the Naked Scientists

Dr Chris Smith

How many organs could you donate and remain alive? How many planet Earths could fit inside the Sun? How high is a giraffe's blood pressure? Why is the sea blue? To find out, Ask The Naked Scientists!

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799 episodes
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Episodes799

Jul 26, 2024 · 20 min
Do teabags carry microplastics?
Where did all Earth's water come from?
Jul 19, 2024 · 20 min
Why can't other apes grow long head hair?
Also, what's the difference between sprinters and marathon runners? And why do Greenland sharks live so long?
Jul 12, 2024 · 18 min
Are we overprotective of our children?
Why do we have a spleen?
Jul 5, 2024 · 19 min
Why can we only recycle some types of plastic?
Plus, does hitting someone on the head actually knock them out? And can nuclear rods power spaceships?
Jun 28, 2024 · 19 min
What happens to the body in extreme cold?
Also, Does lying on your left side actually benefit anything?
Jun 21, 2024 · 20 min
Would an organ donor's DNA be in your body?
Also, what is monkeypox? And why does alcohol help a hangover?
Jun 14, 2024 · 21 min
Why is the longest day not the hottest day?
Why is yawning contagious?
Jun 7, 2024 · 20 min
Why don't our lungs fill up with dust?
Also, when did our tail become a coccyx? And what causes the magnetic field?
May 31, 2024 · 15 min
Are some people more prone to addiction?
Are women more empathetic than men?
May 24, 2024 · 15 min
How were the pyramids built?
What causes Alzheimer's disease?
May 17, 2024 · 23 min
Is there a cure for OCD?
Why do we scratch our heads when we're thinking?
May 10, 2024 · 20 min
Do fish drink water?
And was Dr Chris ever on the Cambridge rowing team...
May 3, 2024 · 17 min
Is the '10,000 hours rule' accurate?
Why are vehicle batteries rectangular?
Apr 26, 2024 · 14 min
How does cloud seeding work?
Plus, what is macular degeneration? And why do people lose their sense of smell?
Apr 19, 2024 · 20 min
Why do we dream the things we dream?
Plus, which animals have the best memories? And where could we go when Earth becomes uninhabitable?
Apr 12, 2024 · 20 min
Are lactose intolerant mothers allergic to their own milk?
And could we ever breathe underwater?
Apr 5, 2024 · 22 min
Do ants count their steps?
And could we mine the Moon?
Mar 22, 2024 · 18 min
Do farmers produce double yolk eggs on purpose?
What are the tides like on watery moons in the solar system?
Mar 15, 2024 · 20 min
Why do we want to scratch our wounds?
How can you stop someone from snoring?
Mar 8, 2024 · 21 min
Could popping a pimple on your face kill you?
Also, could we live on Titan? And did COVID come from a lab?