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Question of the Week - From the Naked Scientists show

Question of the Week - From the Naked Scientists

Summary: 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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 Question of the Week 13.08.22 - Why does adding ice make fizzy drinks bubble over? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:56

We find out why ice cubes can make fizzy drinks bubble over, by asking a French champagne specialist!

 Question of the Week 13.08.15 - Could other planets make a substance like diamond? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:06

Could other planets make a substance like diamond? We ask a deep space mining expert.

 Question of the Week 13.08.08 - Do dark matter planets exist? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:02

We find out if dark matter can clump together to form dark planets, dark suns, or dark moons.

 Question of the Week 13.08.03 - How do cells know what they will be when they grow up? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:08

5 yr old Georgia asks how did the cells in her mum's tummy know to make her brain cells? A Nobel Laureate provides the answer!

 Question of the Week 13.07.25 - Sweeties: suck or crunch? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:11

We brush away at this question: is it better for your teeth to suck on, or chew, your sweets?

 Question of the Week 13.07.18 - How does a baby safely stay upside down in the womb? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 05:08

How do babies stay upside down in the womb for so long? We got summer intern Claudia Esftaphiou to do a headstand in the office to try to get to grips with the answer!

 Question of the Week 13.07.11 - Power from Poo? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:22

Can we get power from poo? We get excited over excrement!

 Question of the Week 13.07.04 - Explode or Freeze first in Space? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 05:24

Naked Physicist Dave Ansell tries to recreate Space in his garden, in order to get to grips with a listeners question.....

 Question of the Week 13.06.27 - Punching into free will | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 05:01

How does training affect conscious control? What happens to automatic movements as we age?

 Question of the Week 13.06.20 - Why do I feel sick after exercise? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:31

We find out what's going on if exercise is making you sick. Plus we ponder the existance of free will.

 Question of the Week 13.06.14 - What is the physiology behind emotional breakdown? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:50

What is the physiology behind emotional breakdown? Everybody has had the feeling in traumatic situations of getting all choked up, voice breaking and tears welling up.But why does it happen? We find out!

 Question of the Week 13.06.07 - What is the highest possible mountain on Earth? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:19

We find out if a mountain on Earth could ever reach 20 km high. Plus we ask, what is going on during an emotional breakdown?

 Question of the Week 13.05.31 - Do street lights affect birds and plants? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:20

We find out if street lights are affecting plants and birds. Plus we ask how high can a mountain be here on Earth?

 Question of the Week 13.05.24 - How do plants grow upwards? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:27

We find out what happens if you take a plant into space, and we ask how does street lighting affect nature?

 Question of the Week 13.05.17 - What is wind? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:08

We find out what is wind and why do we have it? Plus we ask, why and how do plants always grow upwards?

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