Clothed Questions, Naked Answers

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

🗓️ 3 May 2008

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Black holes, bright birds and ice evaporating in the freezer all come under scrutiny in this week's Naked Science Question and Answer Show. We also find out why space is so cold, what happens when a neutron star collapses and where houseflies buzz off to in winter. Plus, we discover a robot who keeps kids company in hospital, and catch up with the the latest tech news about Twitter. Also, we hear how bats are louder than a rock concert, how a quantum trick could let birds see magnetism and we peer into the biggest eye in the animal kingdom - belonging to the Colossal Squid. Plus, in Kitchen... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	It's science,
0:05.0	science, but not as you know it.
0:08.0	The Naked Scientists.
0:10.0	Hello, welcome to this week's Naked scientists with Helen Scales.
0:13.6	Hi Helen.
0:14.6	Hello Dave Ansel.
0:15.6	Hi there.
0:16.6	And I'm Chris Smith. Now this week, researchers have discovered the world's loudest land-living animal.
0:20.6	It's louder even than a meatloaf concert and that should give you some
0:23.0	clues as to what it is. Also monsters from the deep we've got an update for you on
0:27.0	giant squid and is this the basis of bird navigation? Scientists have found a
0:31.7	chemical trick that might enable birds to see
0:34.1	the Earth's magnetic field.
0:35.1	And we'll be hearing how it works very shortly.
0:37.1	Hello.
0:38.1	Thanks, Chris.
0:39.1	This week, it's also our science question and answer shows.
0:41.0	So we'll be tackling your science questions, including finding why Matthew's ice cubes are vanishing from his freezer,
0:46.0	why your stomach gets left behind
0:48.0	whenever a car goes over a bump.
0:50.0	Plus in this week's question of the week,
0:51.0	we'll be shedding some light, and that's torch light on the hot topic of how to keep the Olympic torch a light in mid-air.
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