Naked Question and Answer and Venomous Vipers

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

🗓️ 18 February 2007

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Dr Chris and Dr Helen answer all your burning science questions, including why frost can form even when the air temperature is above zero, why hair looks darker when it is wet, why sunlight looks red through your eyelids, and whether cracking your knuckles really causes arthritis. We also talk to Chemistry World editor Mark Peplow about venomous vipers, artificial kidneys, and how LSD might be switching on hallucinations, and in Kitchen Science Anna Lacey and Dave Ansell look at some slightly safer visual effects with the help of a sodium street light. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	On Britain streets, you unknowingly see, extraordinary heroes who look just like me.
0:07.0	We live without capes or superpowers.
0:10.0	We're the everyday heroes who save the hour a nurse a teacher a cabby a mate pride of
0:17.3	Britain's here it's time to celebrate do you know an everyday hero who deserves
0:22.4	recognition visit pride of Britain dot com Do you know an everyday hero who deserves recognition?
0:23.0	Visit pride of Britain.com and nominate them today.
0:26.0	T.S.B. proud partners of the Pride of Britain Awards.
0:30.0	Stripping down science, the naked scientists.
0:39.0	Hello, welcome to this week's edition of the naked scientists.
0:42.0	I'm Chris Smith, and also here this week is Helen Scales, hi Helen.
0:45.0	Now this week is Helen. Hi Helen.
0:46.0	Now this week, a hot story is going to kick us off because scientists have discovered the historical
0:49.8	origins of Curry, and it's a lot older than you might think.
0:53.0	Also, have researchers finally uncovered the origins of the Achilles heel of the AIDS virus
0:58.0	so that we can make a vaccine and how scientists aboard a submarine got fairly shocked recently when a giant squid
1:04.3	sidled up next to them and began flirting with their headlights.
1:07.0	Helen.
1:08.0	And also this week it is our science phone-in show.
1:11.0	We're devoting most of the program to answering your science questions
1:14.4	including why does it get colder the higher upper mountain you go and does cracking your
1:19.4	joints really give us arthritis? And if you're in the mood to win something,
1:24.0	we've got the most amazing prize for you this week
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