Can a Mobile Phone Compromise your Sperm Count?

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

🗓️ 26 February 2012

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

What's the point of earwax? Does WiFi damage the brain? Can a mobile phone in a trouser pocket dent a man's fertility? In this week's science Q and A show we also brush up on how they get the stripes in toothpaste, discover whether dropped food follows the 5 second rule and shed light on why some forms of EM radiation more damaging than others. Plus, news of a new microscopic MRI machine for molecules, how computer games can alleviate the symptoms of schizophrenia and why what a woman eats, even before becoming pregnant, can have a lifelong genetic legacy for her offspring... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	Stripping down science, the naked scientists.
0:07.0	The Naked Scientists. Hello, it's Sunday the 26th of February. Welcome to this week's
0:14.0	Naked Scientists with me. So it's Sunday the 26th of February.
0:22.6	Welcome to this week's naked scientists
0:24.5	with me, Chris Smith, and also with Hannah Kritschlow.
0:26.4	Hello, Hannah.
0:27.4	Hello.
0:28.4	And also with Dave Answel.
0:28.6	Hi Dave.
0:29.2	Hello.
0:30.2	This week we are taking on your science questions and we'll be finding out is Wi-Fi bad for your
0:35.2	brain or maybe even your health in general and why does blowing on your hand feel hot when you do
0:40.3	it with an open mouth but cold if you purse your lips. Don't believe me.
0:44.2	Try it. And this, Justin, how do they get the stripes into toothpaste? We'll find out very shortly,
0:49.5	Hannah. Well in the news we'll be hearing how computer games could help to improve the symptoms of schizophrenia
0:55.2	and also a new way to see individual atoms and molecules
0:59.6	I've got a well-known experiment for you to try but it's one that people often get confused by.
1:04.0	Grab a jar, a candle, a dish and some water and I'll explain what you need to do shortly.
1:08.0	I'm intrigued, thank you Dave.
1:10.0	Meanwhile here's how you can get in touch with this.
1:12.0	You can tweet at Naked Scientists, you can get in touch with this. You can tweet at naked scientists.
1:14.1	You can also write on our Facebook page, that's at Facebook.com slash the naked scientists,
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