Are Dogs Ticklish?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2011

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Do dogs get ticklish? What wakes up mosquitoes at meal times? Do animals use weapons? In this fast-paced Question and Answer show we also focus on the nuclear threat from Fukushima and hear how gut bugs raise the risk of heart disease, why flaps for wind turbines have got engineers in a spin, and why tidiness stops stereotyping. Plus, how to make a balloon fireproof and what causes dark circles under the eyes when we get tired... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	Stripping down science
0:07.0	the naked scientists. Hello it's Sunday the 10th of April.
0:13.0	Welcome to the Nakedth of April.
0:23.4	Welcome to the Naked Scientists with me Chris Smith.
0:25.6	With me Dave Ansel.
0:26.8	And with me Katani.
0:28.7	It's our question and answer show this week and as well as finding out how mosquitoes know that it's
0:33.3	nighttime and come and find you we'll also be hearing whether fish feel g-forces
0:39.3	when they're transported in cars and we'll be focusing on the radiation situation in Japan and what
0:44.8	risk that might pose.
0:46.5	Also in the news this week how the bacteria in your guts can affect your risk of
0:51.3	heart disease and how putting flaps on wind turbines might
0:54.7	make them more efficient. And in kitchen science I'll be showing you how to
0:58.3	defy expectations and hold an inflated balloon in a candle flame without
1:02.1	causing it to pop.
1:03.4	So if you have any questions for us, get in touch now.
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