Creepy crawlies, quarks and counting
The Naked Scientists Podcast
Dr Chris Smith
4.6 • 957 Ratings
🗓️ 10 September 2019
⏱️ 61 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | I have you loud and clear. |
| 0:04.3 | Hello. |
| 0:05.3 | Hello. |
| 0:06.3 | Welcome. |
| 0:07.3 | Science and that is the say physics medicine nature time the brain life the universe |
| 0:16.4 | Hello welcome to the naked scientists. I'm Chris Smith and this is the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science and technology. |
| 0:24.6 | And this week we're asking, how long can someone hold their breath? |
| 0:28.2 | And can you train for this? |
| 0:29.8 | Who are fitter? |
| 0:30.8 | Footballers or rugby players? And what's the most intelligent insect. |
| 0:35.0 | That's right, we're answering your science questions about science, technology, and medicine. |
| 0:39.5 | So if there's something you've always wondered about, this is your chance to scratch that scientific itch. |
| 0:45.1 | The Naked Scientist Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. Now with me to help answer the questions that you're sending us are from the University of York |
| 1:01.4 | behavioral scientist she works on insects |
| 1:03.6 | Eleanor drink water what have you been up to you were telling me you |
| 1:08.0 | you've been stung yeah well yes I'm a very keen beekeeper and I made the very rookie mistake of not zipping up my own bee suit the other day and I can tell you that that was bitterly regretted the next day, but it's very much a mark of pride among beekeepers. |
| 1:22.7 | You're not a proper paid-up beekeeper until you've had at least one anaphylaxis. |
| 1:26.5 | Well, hopefully no fan of alexus. |
| 1:28.6 | That's a bad thing when that happens. |
| 1:30.0 | But if you work with beesi, you do occasionally get stung. |
| 1:33.0 | Yeah, how's it going to be keeping? |
| 1:35.0 | Really, really good fun. |
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