Dr Karl and the Naked Scientist

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• DrChris 02 Feb 12: The Cold; Norovirus and Aeroplanes

  Thu, 2 Feb 12

  Duration:
  49 mins

  Dr Chris joins Rhod for the science phone-in this week. The cold weather is on our minds so; how do aeroplanes behave in the cold and why does the norovirus do so well?

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• Naked Science: 30 Jan 12

  Mon, 30 Jan 12

  Duration:
  28 mins

  Dr Chris & The Naked Scientists with the latest science news

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• DrChris: 26 Jan 12

  Thu, 26 Jan 12

  Duration:
  44 mins

  Dr Chris sits in for Dr Karl and discusses the Northern Lights, global warming and microwaves among other things

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• 19 Jan12: Nature's Best Painkillers

  Thu, 19 Jan 12

  Duration:
  48 mins

  Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science, including; why there are groupings of metals in space. What are nature's best painkillers. And is it really alright to eat food you've dropped on the floor, if you pick it up within seconds.

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• Naked Scientist 16 Jan 12: Undersea vents, saying no to nicotine patches and bird flu

  Mon, 16 Jan 12

  Duration:
  24 mins

  Dr Chris Smith and colleagues with the latest science stories. This week; the deepest undersea vents ever discovered, why nicotine replacement therapies don't work and the controversy over making H5N1 jump species in the lab.

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• Does electrcity flow? 12 JAN 2011

  Thu, 12 Jan 12

  Duration:
  44 mins

  Does electricity flow and why do we get referred pain? Dr Chris Smith from the Naked Scientists sits in for Dr Karl who is on his holidays.

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• Naked Science: 09 Jan 12: Silk Worms & Deafness

  Mon, 9 Jan 12

  Duration:
  27 mins

  In this weeks Naked Scientists Dr Chris Smith looks at silk worms that spin spider silk, and a gene linked to human deafness.

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• DrChris 05 Jan 12: Looking at Moon, the longevity of birds and the truth about vitamins.

  Thu, 5 Jan 12

  Duration:
  49 mins

  Dr Chris of the Naked Scientists joins Rhod to answer our callers science questions. Will NASA's new mission to the Moon silence Apollo 11 doubters? Why do rats have such short lives and parrots such long ones and what's the point of vitamin tablets?

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• DrChris 29 Dec 11: Cataracts, wheels spinning backwards and how many colds can you have at once?

  Thu, 29 Dec 11

  Duration:
  50 mins

  Dr Chris from the Naked Scientists is in the chair this week answering our caller's science questions. Chief amoung the queries; how do you treat cataracts, why do wheels seem to spin backward and how many colds can you have at once?

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• Pain, pleasure, viruses & the North star, 22 Dec 11

  Thu, 22 Dec 11

  Duration:
  50 mins

  Dr Chris stands in for Dr Karl talking to Dotun about self-destructive viruses, the North star, pain & pleasure receptors & the sense of smell.

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