BBC Radio 5 Live

5 Live Science Podcast

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5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.

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BBC Radio 5 Live

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Science

Podcast website

www.bbc.co.uk

Latest episode

Jan 12, 2025

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Episodes

Dr. Karl: Geese, Lies and numbers 03.10.2019

Rhod is joined by Dr. Karl to take your science questions

5 live Science 29.09.2019

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with science news stories and analysis. Plus a special look into the science behind making glass. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.

Dr Karl & Rhod talk Space 26.09.2019

Dr Karl answers your questions on Space: Where is the universe expanding into? What's beyond it? Why are some orbits different?

Rhod is joined by Dr. Karl & Matt Parker 26.09.2019

A Night of Maths! Sign Geometry, Magnetic fields and why 6 is scared of 7...

5 Live Science 22.09.2019

Put on some safety goggles as Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team ignite your bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.

5Live Science 15.09.2019

The hottest science news, stories and analysis from the Naked Scientists and Dr Karl.

5 Live Science – Sexually Transmitted Infections Under The Microscope 15.09.2019

Dr Chris Smith and the team with the latest science news including the discovery of an earth like planet, seagulls with superbugs, and the animal that likes to play hide and seek. Plus the current epidemic of sexually transmitted infections are put under the microscope.

Dr Karl: Light Years, Lymphoma & Lazing 12.09.2019

Rhod is joined by Dr Karl to answer all of your science questions.

5 Live Science 08.09.2019

This week, the scientists tackle topics including why fridges are harder to open again after closing them, wiping smart phones, and how chocolate is affected by climate change.

Dr Karl: Gravity, AI & Pop Science 05.09.2019

Dr Karl joins Rhod and takes your questions on gravity, AI & pop science.

5 Live Science 01.09.2019

The hottest science news, stories and analysis from the Naked Scientists.

5 live Science 25.08.2019

Naked Scientist Adam Murphy and the team with the latest science news stories. This week they take a closer look at the internet - what it's doing to our computers, our wallets and ourselves.

5 live Science 18.08.2019

5 live's science podcast, featuring Dr Karl, plus Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.

Dr Karl 15.08.2019

Dr Karl joins Dotun Adebayo to answer your science questions. This week: radiation, electrocution and distant galaxies

5 live Science 11.08.2019

This week Dr Chris is joined by nanoscientist Colm Durkan, astronomer Carolin Crawford, existential risk specialist Haydn Belfield and chemist Ljiljana Fruk for a romp through the latest science questions you've been sending in, including what's the Doomsday Clock, how massive is the largest star ever discovered, what's the threat from climate change, and what's a Parsec..."

Dr Karl 08.08.2019

Dr Karl and Professor Jason Sharples join Nomia Iqbal to answer your science questions

04/08/2019 04.08.2019

Put on some safety goggles as Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team ignite your bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. Today they hear about the scientists who've printed a 3d heart valve. Plus is the bleep test really a useful measure of fitness?

Dr Karl 01.08.2019

Dr Karl joins Nick Garnett to answer your science questions including whether moonlight is more powerful than wifi, and how to weigh astronauts in space.

The science of simulation 28.07.2019

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team delve into the science of computer simulation and ask whether we could be living in the Matrix. Could our reality have been created by a computer? Plus, we meet the people using computer simulation to improve our lives, from predicting the weather to understanding more about the human heart. Also, cancer drugs disguised as fat cells, how cigarette butts...

The Science of Simulation 28.07.2019

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team look at the science of computer simulation. Plus cancer drugs in disguise, shark maps, and how canned laughter makes bad jokes funny.

Dr Karl 25.07.2019

Dr Karl and guests talk about space and the polar change

5 Live Science 21.07.2019

A special programme looking at the science behind the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

Dr Karl 18.07.2019

Landing on the Moon versus landing on porridge

5 live Science 14.07.2019

Dr Chris Smith talks about smart insulin & untangling the science of Alzheimer's disease

5 Live Science with Dr. Chris Smith 07.07.2019

Dr. Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists discuss whether we need more trees to help climate and change and if we have enough space for them, whether plants can 'think', if the future of hard-disk will be based on molecules and go to the edge of space in a balloon.

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