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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Are more crimes committed during a full moon?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6958 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2017

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Does being angry increase your risk of a heart attack? What's a psychopath? And how much does a single cell weigh? This week, Chris Smith answers your questions with Stuart Higgins, Maud Borensztein, Kyle Treiber and James Rudd. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

I have you loud and clear.

0:03.2

Hello.

0:04.2

Hello.

0:05.2

Welcome.

0:06.2

Science.

0:09.2

And that is the same physics, medicine, nature, space, time, brain, life, the universe.

0:16.5

Hello and happy new year.

0:18.9

This week, does being angry increase your risk

0:21.3

of having a heart attack? Can genes make a person commit an offense,

0:25.8

and how much does a single cell weigh? Plus, could sparks from your bedsheets start a fire?

0:32.3

I'm Chris Smith, and this is the Naked

0:35.0

Scientists. The Naked Scientists podcast is powered questions, James? Yeah, absolutely. James Rudd is a cardiologist at Adambrook's Hospital.

0:52.8

Are you ready for some hearty questions, James?

0:54.6

Yeah, absolutely, Chris.

0:56.0

Mord Borenstein is from Comeridge University,

0:58.7

and you're a biologist.

1:00.6

What do you do?

1:01.6

Yeah, I'm working in early

1:02.8

embryogenesis in mammals what's that and how from one cell when a fertilized egg are you able to

1:09.7

obtain all the cells from a body and just a quick question for 10 point starters.

1:15.2

How many cells in the average human?

1:17.5

So right now nobody is completely sure about this question.

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