Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
Each week we set out to solve one of the world's weirdest, wackiest, funniest and funkiest scientific puzzles. And along with the answer there's a brand new question to think about for next time...
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May 31, 2024 • 3 mins
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May 24, 2024 • 3 mins
Thanks to Steven Abbott for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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May 17, 2024 • 5 mins
James Tytko asked Toby Wiseman, professor of theoretical physics at Imperial College London, to answer this question from listener Daniel... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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May 10, 2024 • 5 mins
Jimmie sends in this week's question, seeking an answer as to why plastic loses its flexibility. James Tytko took on the question with the help of Chemistry World's Phillip Broadwith... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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May 3, 2024 • 4 mins
Thanks to Professor Heather Graham for the answer!This episode of Question of the Week, listener Donald asks:"Assuming mosquitoes have taste buds, then they should have adverse tastes. Have molecular scientists explored how to make or find chemicals that make mosquitoes disgusted?"Will - As someone who's about to head off to a particularly mosquito-heavy part of the world, I too would find great reassurance in knowing that I was us...
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April 26, 2024 • 4 mins
This week's Question of the Week comes in from listener David, who asks:'On the show 'Tipping Point', Often at the end they play out the final three counters as 'What would have happened.' Would the result actually be what would have happened?Thanks to Tony Padilla for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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April 19, 2024 • 3 mins
Thanks to Bencie Woll and Victoria Mousley for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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April 12, 2024 • 3 mins
Thanks to University of Cambridge's Ben Allanach for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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April 5, 2024 • 4 mins
Steve has written in to us to ask whether the order in which one eats their food makes a difference to whether or not they experience glucose spikes. We thought this was an interesting question for Cambridge Professor Giles Yeo to sink his teeth into... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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April 2, 2024 • 4 mins
Thanks to Andrew Bremner for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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March 22, 2024 • 3 mins
Thanks to Ems Lord for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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March 15, 2024 • 2 mins
Thanks to Dr John Bissell for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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March 8, 2024 • 2 mins
Thanks to Rod Mitchell for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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March 1, 2024 • 4 mins
Will Tingle takes on this head scratcher from listener David with the help of Professor Adam Taylor of the University of Lancaster... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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February 23, 2024 • 4 mins
Thanks to UCL's Mark Maslin for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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February 16, 2024 • 3 mins
For this Question of the Week, Lotus wants to know whether wearing mirrors could help us keep cool in the sun. James Tytko took on the challenge of answering... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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February 9, 2024 • 3 mins
Thanks to Michael Reiss for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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February 2, 2024 • 3 mins
Will Tingle took on this linguistic query from listener Satya with the help of David Crystal... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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January 26, 2024 • 3 mins
Taking on this week's question, James Tytko kneaded help from baking expert Nicola Lamb... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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January 19, 2024 • 3 mins
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