Can Gravity Leak from Alternate Universes?

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

🗓️ 18 November 2012

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Why does biro ink smell? How can you reset your tolerance to caffiene? Why can't my sat nav and my speedometer agree? We take on your science questions, as well as discover a lonely rogue planet and hear the DNA detective story that stopped an MRSA outbreak in its tracks. Plus, in our Question of the Week, we find out if menstrual cycles synchronise... 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. What is the cure for caffeine addiction and how would you know if you had it and I'm not sure I really want a cure for caffeine addiction?
0:28.0	Does having high testosterone mean more female offspring?
0:32.0	And do parallel universes exist?
0:34.0	And if they do, how could we find them?
0:36.0	The answers to all of those questions are on the way,
0:39.0	plus news of a very lonely planet
0:41.0	that astronomers have spotted all on its own deep within
0:44.4	interstellar space. Plus we'll be attempting the Twitter equivalent of a Mexican
0:48.9	wave around the world. Find out how you can join in in just a second.
0:54.0	The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UK Fast, the UK's best hosting provider on the
1:01.6	web at UKfast.co.uk.
1:05.0	Hello, it is Sunday the 18th of November. This is the naked scientist with me Chris Smith and also
1:13.7	with Dominic Ford and with Ginny Smith. Ginny an email for you from Randy he
1:18.5	says what pigments are involved in making hair blonde or red?
1:23.7	Well, the keratin that makes up the structure of your hair
1:26.2	is actually white.
1:27.2	So it's all about these two different types of melanin,
1:29.8	which are the pigment that gives your hair color.
1:32.3	So there's yumelin, which can be
1:34.2	be black or brown and there's phiomellenin which can be black or brown and there's phiomellenin
1:37.2	which is a sort of reddish yellowish color and it's the proportions of each of
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