Fidget Spinners in Space?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6 • 958 Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2017

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In the latest Q and A show from The Naked Scientists, we answer your questions with the help of an expert panel - plant scientist Beverley Glover, mathematician James Grime, physicist Jess Wade and Angel investor Peter Cowley. What makes plants carnivorous, what's the highest prime number we know of, and how do WWII coding machines work? Plus, how long would a fidget spinner spin for in space, what's the best way to water a plant, and what happened to Google Glass? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	I have you loud and clear.
0:04.3	Hello.
0:05.3	Hello.
0:06.3	Welcome.
0:07.3	Science and that is the same physics, medicine, nature,
0:12.8	or time, a brain, life, the universe.
0:17.2	This week, how long would a fidget spinner spin in space?
0:22.0	And if you don't know what a fidget spinner is we'll tell you that
0:24.3	answer too also why are weeds so persistent and does water actually conduct
0:30.3	electricity or not these are some of the questions that you have been
0:33.6	sending in and we have assembled a dream panel of scientists to answer them for you.
0:37.2	I'm Chris Smith and this is the Naked Scientist.
0:40.6	The Naked Scientist podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk.
0:45.0	UK.
0:47.0	First let's meet our panel of people. We have Beverly Glover. She's a plant
0:56.4	scientist at the University of Cambridge. She's also the director of the
0:59.8	Botanic Gardens in Cambridge. So Beverly, what are you planning for at the moment?
1:03.2	Well lots as always Chris but I think the big excitement in September is getting ready for our big apple day on the 22nd of October.
1:10.0	That's where we try and sort out the best of the science of apples, the horticulture of apples,
1:14.8	what you can cook with apples, and of course lots of apple tasting with usually 30 or so heritage varieties to try as well.
1:20.2	So it's a very big deal for us and it takes a lot of getting ready for.
1:24.0	It's a big mouthful.
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