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The Naked Scientists Podcast

How do Atoms make Colours?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6957 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2008

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Mirrors, Magnets and Meteorites make an appearance in this week's Naked Scientists Question and Answer Show. We find out how the immune system could be convinced to fight skin cancer, how future MRI scans could be in colour, and why easy-clean computer keyboards could help keep MRSA out of hospitals. We answer your questions about inhaling helium, wind turbines, bacteria and the molecular basis of mirrors. Plus, in Kitchen Science Dave sets us the Balloon Kebab Challenge! 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 Chris Smith, that's me and with Dave Ansel.

0:15.0

Hi Dave. Hi Chris. Now coming up we'll be finding out how doctors have successfully treated a man with

0:19.8

malignant melanoma, that's a kind of skin cancer, and they've done it by using just his own immune cells, but how?

0:25.8

Also, how scientists have discovered that the key to the origin of life on Earth could well be coming from outer space,

0:32.3

and also why climate change might come at a gallop

0:34.4

not a crawl because researchers have found signs that after the last ice age an

0:38.4

entire ocean's worth of ice melted in just two years and we'll be finding out

0:42.3

how in just a second Dave.

0:44.0

Thanks Chris also this week it's our science question answer show in which we'll be

0:48.0

taking a look at all your science questions coming up is there a gas that has the

0:51.6

opposite effect of helium on your voice?

0:53.7

A wide wind turbines only have three blades, and how exactly does a mirror work?

0:57.9

We'll be reflecting on that one later, thanks Dave.

1:00.3

And on the subject of solving challenging problems, brace yourself for what amounts to a simply shocking question of the week.

1:06.4

Hi, I'm Bessie from Bish at Storkberg, and my question is,

1:09.4

as that mean can strike in the same place twice, if you get struck by lightning and it sucks your heart and

1:14.4

then they get struck by it again, but it restart your heart.

1:17.0

Well you could say that's a stunning question and the answer is equally electrifying.

1:21.2

It's on the way. If you want to join in with this week's show or you just

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