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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

Dr Karl 11.06.2015

Dr Karl joins Rhod Sharp to answer listeners scientific questions.

Naked Scientists 06.06.2015

Naked Scientist Chris Smith looks at headline grabbing science including a test for every virus you've ever had, the LHC fires up again, and going to the dark side with dark matter.

5 live Science 04.06.2015

Dr Karl joins Dr Rhod to answer listeners' questions about the brightness of computer screens; the amount of gold left in the world; and paper towels.

5 live Science 30.05.2015

Put on some safety goggles as Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney ignite your bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs on 5 live Science.

Dr Karl 28.05.2015

Dr Karl joins Dr Rhod to answer listeners' questions about the International Space Station and how to avoid getting an electric shock from an umbrella.

Naked Scientists 23.05.2015

Which is the most amazing animal? Ginny Smith and the panel decide between a colour-changing fish, moles, caterpillars, brainy birds, geckos, snakes and bats. Recorded at the Cambridge Science Centre.

Dr Karl 21.05.2015

Dr Karl joins Dr Dotun to answer listeners' questions about shaving, static electricity and singing in foreign accents.

Naked Scientists 16.05.2015

How dressing in red may make a difference around the office, how our ears work and the science behind the airline industry among the topics discussed by the Naked Scientists, Dr Chris Smith and Kat Arney.

Dr Karl plus 2 special guests 14.05.2015

Dr Karl is joined by Dr Alice and Dr Matt to discuss antibiotics, the fight against malaria, and why Venus spins the wrong way.

Cancer treatment & wearable tech 09.05.2015

Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney with the latest science news stories. This week they take a look at personalising cancer treatment, wearable tech and the science of video games.

Dr Karl 07.05.2015

Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer listeners' questions about the world of science.

5live Science: Naked Scientists Volcanoes 02.05.2015

Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney with the latest science news stories. This week they take a look at Volcanoes.

Dr Karl 30.04.2015

Dr karl joins Rhod for his usual exploration of the world of science. This week; measuring the universe,why do we close our eyes when we sneeze and Orbital engines.

5 live Science: Multiple Sclerosis, Mosquitoes & Bees 25.04.2015

Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney with the latest science news stories. This week; why your genes might make you irrestiable to mosquitoes and how the bee has a taste for insecticide.

Dr Karl 23.04.2015

Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer listeners' questions about the world of science

5 live Science: Extending life and defying death 18.04.2015

Striving for immortality: this week we explore the feasibility of eternal life. We talk to the UK's first man to have himself frozen for the future, a US doctor explains how a person can be resuscitated after an hour submerged in icy water, and physicist Michio Kaku speculates on the future existence of a "library of souls" where we live forever as a computer programme inside a robot. Plus, news o...

Tech Phone In 17.04.2015

Fevzi Turkalp, editor of the free tech advice website GadgetDetective.com answers your technology questions.

Dr Karl 16.04.2015

Dr Karl answers all your questions in the world of science.

5 live Science: How the Moon was formed 11.04.2015

Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney with the latest science news stories. This week: new evidence on how the moon was formed, how the length of your ring finger can predict your marathon time, and the effect your immune system can have on your brain.

Dr Karl 09.04.2015

Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer your science questions.

5 live Science: Easter Special 04.04.2015

DR CHRIS SMITH & KAT ARNEY discuss how to unboil an egg. Also, is a chocolate teapot really useless? We look at GM chickens that can't catch bird flu. Plus what connects the Easter Bunny with a Toucan?

Dr Karl 02.04.2015

Dr karl joins Rhod for his usual exploration of the world of science

5 live Science: Investigating Crime 28.03.2015

Dr Chris Smith and Ginny Smith recreate a crime scene to reveal how science is used to solve crimes.

Dr Karl 26.03.2015

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the world of science - including how to travel safely when moving at the speed of light.

5 live Science: Memory & 3D Printing 21.03.2015

Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney find out why remembering one thing can make you forget another, a new faster type of 3D printing plus the genetic history of the British Isles.

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