Ask the Naked Scientists Dr Chris Smith
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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!
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Is there a cure for OCD?
Chris Smith covers another cast of interesting queries submitted by listeners. They include: Why do we have accents? Is there such a thing as the "devil's hour?" What is acid reflux? Is there such a thing as race? If you had unfettered access to the James Webb Space Telescope, what would you point it at? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Do fish drink water?
Dr Chris takes on listener questions: how long can someone survive without food and water? Why are some of us more prone to hangovers? Do gorillas drink water? Does spicy food cause vivid dreams? What causes insomnia? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Is the '10,000 hours rule' accurate?
In this week's selection of science questions, Dr Chris explains the impact of sweetners on the body, what happens when we suffer a stroke, and where the other half of the moon disappears to... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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How does cloud seeding work?
Why are viruses so contagious? Are there any treatments for macular degeneration? How are we treating depression with psychedelics? Why do people lose their sense of smell? Is cloud seeding a real thing? Dr Chris Smith and Relebogile Mabotja have all the answers... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Why do we dream the things we dream?
Is our perfect total eclipse just a total coincidence? Where do our dreams come from? Can you launch a missile without it being picked up by satellites? Which animals have the best memory? Do humans have any instincts? Can gravity be 1g on a planet with a greater mass than Earth? Where could we go when Earth becomes uninhabitable? What was there before the beginning of the Universe? Dr Chris Smith and Clarence Ford have all the answers... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Are lactose intolerant mothers allergic to their own milk?
Why did the eclipse move west to east across the Earth? Why are we so interested in nuclear fusion? Could we ever breathe underwater? What is the opposite force to gravity? Would alcohol sterilise a drowning fly? What the difference between cancer and cancerous growths? Are lactose introlerant mothers allergic to their own milk? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Customer Reviews
Thank you chris <3
Thank you for taking time out of your day to do these episodes and answer our questions. Love ur patience and ur willingness to cultivate everyone’s curiosity about so many things!!
Love from montreal, xx
Real good podcast!
I have listened to everysingle podcast for the past 2 months or so. Always on my way to work, and I have learned alot from Chris n Dave , and Sue is a great host! This show has made me lustful for science news and I am quite happy I listened to your material. Looking forward for all of your next podcast!!! Keep up the great work! Greg from Montreal
Great
This podcast answers all of the questions I think about and I take forgranted. This show is fantastic and interesting. Thanks from Chris in Canada!