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

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www.bbc.co.uk

Latest episode

Jan 12, 2025

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Episodes

What happens during a post-mortem? 16.06.2016

Pathologist Dr Alison Cluroe talks Adrian Chiles and Dr Chris Smith through a post-mortem

Dr Karl 16.06.2016

Dr Karl explains to Dr Rahul how magnets work, what happened to the Philae probe which landed on a comet, and why soft-top cars are less safe than ordinary vehicles in a thunderstorm.

Chris Smith and Georgia Mills look at the heart, and how you can protect it. 13.06.2016

Chris Smith and Georgia Mills look at the heart, and how you can protect it.

Dr Karl 09.06.2016

Dr Karl & Professor Geraint Lewis talk about the universe

5 live science 04.06.2016

Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists look at how salt is affecting our health.

Dr Karl 02.06.2016

Dr Karl explains how to make a cloud in your mouth. Binary moons and the universe are also discussed.

5 live Science 21.05.2016

Why one in ten adults might have ADHD and evidence of tsunamis on Mars.

Dr Karl 19.05.2016

How did Cornelis Drebbel's submersible stay below the waves in the 1620s? Dr Karl has some thoughts. And why does Dr K have 2 dishwashers?

Phosphorous Shortage 14.05.2016

Kat Arney and the Naked Scientists examine how science could stop the world's looming phosphorous shortage. Plus the week's science news.

The Naked Scientist 07.05.2016

How Nano Bots are delivering medicine to specific parts of the body, the science of shipping & what's a planetary transit?

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod answer your science questions. 05.05.2016

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod answer your questions about the weird and wonderful world of science, including the early signs of prostate cancer, the future of wifi -- and whether there'll ever be a full cure for AIDS.

5 live Science 30.04.2016

Georgia Mills from the Naked Scientists investigates the world of criminology.

Dr Karl April 28th 2016 28.04.2016

Dr Karl is joined by Dr Chris, otherwise known as 5 live's Naked Scientist, and they're answering questions about quantum physics -- and why honey makes frosted glass go clear.

5 live Science 23.04.2016

Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists discuss how testostorone turns arteries to bone and whether you're really lactose intolerant. Plus answers to your science questions.

Dr Karl 21.04.2016

Why does plaque stick to the inside of blood vessels? Do trucks get a benefit from slip streaming each other? And why the question of what makes helium create the high-pitched-voice effect is more complicated than you think.

5 live Science 16.04.2016

How LSD affects the brain and the science of animal conservation.

Dr Karl - the physics of riding a bike and fun with quantum phenomena 14.04.2016

Dr Karl answers your questions on the physics of riding a bike and fun with quantum phenomena

5 live Science 09.04.2016

Kat Arney and the Naked Scientists take a trip down memory lane. How does the brain store thoughts? Plus the week's science news.

Dr. Karl 07.04.2016

Dr. Karl answers your weird and wonderful science questions.

5 Live Science 02.04.2016

Chris Berrow and the Naked Scientists answer the questions you have been sending in for the past few weeks

Dr Karl 31.03.2016

Dr Karl answers all your weird and wonderful questions about the world of science.

5 live Science 26.03.2016

Graihagh Jackson and the Naked Scientists discuss the future of artificial intelligence. Could a robot do your job?

Dr Karl 24.03.2016

The expanding universe and how our mothers affect our eating habits.

5 Live Science 19.03.2016

Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists present their A to Zika of emerging infection. Plus the week's developments in science.

Cambridge Science Festival 12.03.2016

Chris Smith and Chris Berrow pit two teams of boffins against each other as they demonstrate their scientific discoveries. Recorded at the Cambridge Science Festival in the Cambridge Science Centre.

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