Podcast

Ask the Naked Scientists

Author: Dr Chris Smith
Feed episode count: 806
Official site: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists
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Summary

How many organs could you donate and remain alive? How many planet Earths could fit inside the Sun? How high is a giraffe's blood pressure? Why is the sea blue? To find out, Ask The Naked Scientists!

Episodes

Sep 18, 2026 · not_requested

Where did water come from, and why doesn't it go off?

Duration seconds: 1018
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/where-did-water-come-and-why-doesnt-it-go

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Sep 11, 2026 · not_requested

Is AI at risk of going rogue?

Duration seconds: 1280
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/ai-risk-going-rogue

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Sep 4, 2026 · not_requested

Can technology influence the weather?

Duration seconds: 1274
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/can-technology-influence-weather

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Aug 28, 2026 · not_requested

How does the Moon affect the tides?

Duration seconds: 1327
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/how-does-moon-affect-tides

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Aug 21, 2026 · not_requested

Why do eyebrows grow so slowly?

Duration seconds: 1131
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/why-do-eyebrows-grow-so-slowly

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Aug 14, 2026 · not_requested

What is love?

Duration seconds: 1054
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/what-love

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Aug 7, 2026 · not_requested

What is the life of an electric vehicle battery?

Duration seconds: 1297
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/what-life-electric-vehicle-battery

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Jul 31, 2026 · not_requested

What's the science behind itching and scratching?

Duration seconds: 1350
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/whats-science-behind-itching-and-scratching

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Jul 24, 2026 · not_requested

Why a helium balloon flies backwards when you hit the brakes

Duration seconds: 1529
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/why-helium-balloon-flies-backwards-when-you-hit-brakes

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Jul 17, 2026 · not_requested

Why do wombats have cube-shaped poo?

Duration seconds: 1349
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/why-do-wombats-have-cube-shaped-poo

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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

What happens before we have a thought?

Duration seconds: 831
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/what-happens-we-have-thought

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Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested

Is it safe to eat dropped food?

Duration seconds: 863
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/it-safe-eat-dropped-food

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Jun 26, 2026 · not_requested

Why did the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turn green?

Duration seconds: 1377
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/why-did-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-turn-green

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Jun 19, 2026 · not_requested

How do cats sustain a purr-fect purr?

Duration seconds: 1381
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/how-do-cats-sustain-purr-fect-purr

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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

Are there sounds around us that we can't hear?

Duration seconds: 1286
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/are-there-sounds-around-us-we-cant-hear

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Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

Why does a slice of toast land butter side down?

Duration seconds: 1532
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/why-does-slice-toast-land-butter-side-down

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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

How does a headache tablet know where it hurts?

Duration seconds: 1445
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/how-does-headache-tablet-know-where-it-hurts

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May 22, 2026 · not_requested

Why does running water make us want to use the toilet?

Duration seconds: 1376
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/why-does-running-water-make-us-want-use-toilet

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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

Should we pay attention to the UFO files?

Duration seconds: 1394
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/should-we-pay-attention-ufo-files

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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

Can we travel forward and backwards in time?

Duration seconds: 1588
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/can-we-travel-forward-and-backwards-time

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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

How do vultures find their prey?

Duration seconds: 1415
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/how-do-vultures-find-their-prey

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Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested

Why don't melting ice cubes make my drink overflow?

Duration seconds: 1298
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/why-dont-melting-ice-cubes-make-my-drink-overflow

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Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested

Do dogs dream?

Duration seconds: 1320
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/do-dogs-dream

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Apr 10, 2026 · not_requested

What caused the craters on the Moon?

Duration seconds: 1377
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/what-caused-craters-moon

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Mar 28, 2026 · not_requested

What colour is a mirror?

Duration seconds: 1276
Source: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ask-naked-scientists/what-colour-mirror

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