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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

Podcast website

www.bbc.co.uk

Latest episode

Jan 12, 2025

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Episodes

Dr Karl 19.03.2015

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss why the moon can precisely eclipse the sun, whether you can survive being "defrosted" if you're cryogenically frozen, and whether you can stop yourself going bald.

5 live Science: Using ultrasound to combat Alzheimers 14.03.2015

Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney with the latest science news stories. This week. How using ultrasound can defeat alzheimers, how do chameleons change colour? And a closer look at the world of parasites.

Dr Karl 12.03.2015

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the world of science - including night-time rainbows and why gravity doesn't pull the moon closer to Earth.

5 live Science: Cannabis 07.03.2015

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists take an in depth look at Cannabis.

Dr Karl 05.03.2015

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the world of science -- including the magic of the Magellanic clouds, and whether we should worry about rust on our disc brakes.

5 live Science 28.02.2015

Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Ginny Smith take a scientific journey through time, looking at some of the key experiments and breakthroughs that have led to our present day knowledge.

Dr Karl: Dr Karl 26.02.2015

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the world of science -- including the evolution of butterflies, the mechanics of learning languages, and what would happen if the moon vanished.

5 live Science: Drones and Genetics 21.02.2015

Dr Chris and the Naked Scientists discuss teenage fathers have offspring with genetic defects and drones scanning your mobile phone.

5 live Science: The Science of Sex and Love 14.02.2015

Hacking online dating, what makes couples compatible, giveaway fertility sounds in the female voice, maths and marital bliss, and why worms are destined for space travel.

5Live Science 12.02.2015

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science -- including what the Earth's core is made out of and why Humans swing their arms whilst walking.

5 live Science: Do chimps have accents? 07.02.2015

Naked Scientists CHRIS SMITH and KAT ARNEY pose the following questions. Does late night texting affect your sleep? Do chimps have accents? They also look at what french kissing does to your mouth germs.

5 Live Science 31.01.2015

Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney present the another edition of science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs.

5 live Science 29.01.2015

What happens to sound inside the sun? And why do fizzy drinks go flat in the freezer? Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science.

5 live Science: The science of sleep 24.01.2015

Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney take an under-the-covers look at the land of nod as we explore the science of sleep including the new study to let teenagers lie-in, ways to controls your dreams, why the brain needs a kip and the impacts of sleep deprivation.

5 Live Science 22.01.2015

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science -- including the complexities of falling asleep and the frailties of the human knee.

5 live Science: Weight Loss, Women in Science & Car Accidents 17.01.2015

Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney present the another edition of science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs.

5 Live Science 15.01.2015

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science -- including how it is possible to sleepwalk & whether clouds travel at different speeds.

Naked Science: Colds, Fossil Fuels & Robots 10.01.2015

Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney present the first edition of science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs for 2015.

5live Science 08.01.2015

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science -- including how sunbeams break through clouds and can enbalming fluid poison graveyeards.

5 Live Science 01.01.2015

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science -- including the unlikely role of nicotine in medicine.

Naked Scientists: Christmas crackers & the science of singing 25.12.2014

Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney present a special Christmas edition of science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs.

Naked Scientist: Life On Mars 20.12.2014

Signs of life on Mars, young thinkers live longer, deadly cartoons and mass extinctions.

5 live Science 18.12.2014

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science -- including the physics of baking cakes!

Naked Scientist: Fat pills. E-cigarettes & the Internet 13.12.2014

This week the naked scientists investigate fat pills that are available during this festive season. 25 years after its invention they ask just what exactly is "the internet"

5 Live Science 04.12.2014

Dr Karl answers listeners’ questions about the weird and wonderful world of science.

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