Naked Science Q & A Show

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

🗓️ 11 November 2007

⏱️ 59 minutes

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This week on the Naked Scientists we seek solutions to your science questions. From finding the site of the big bang to repairing the retina, mirages on the motorway to fruit fireworks in your microwave. We also find out why staying in bed could help you keep slim, we explore the genes that let flies get drunk, and discover the source of the so-called "Oh My God! Particles", which have 100 million times more energy than in our biggest particle accelerators. Also, we catch up with the latest in robotic cars and learn about the micro-microwave being used for analysis in the field. Plus, in a... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:33.8	Stripping down science.
0:36.4	The Naked Scientists. Hello, welcome to this week's naked scientist Science Question and Answer, extravaganza, and that's with me, Chris Smith, and also with Victoria Gill. Hello, Victoria. Hello. I'm also with Dave Ansel. Hi, Dave. Hi there. Now, coming up on this week's show, the easy way to stay slim. It turns out it's an extra hour in bed because researchers have found that sleep deprivations linked to piling on the pounds. So if you spend a bit longer a kip, then you might lose some weight. Also, we'll be hearing how scientists have made a tiny ultrasound scanner that can produce 3D pictures from the inside of your brain. And also how researchers are making flies drunk to work out why some people
1:11.5	are more susceptible to the effects of alcohol than others and that's all on the way.
1:15.3	Also this week we'll be hearing about how a new robotic cars look to make the ride in to work
1:19.4	much more enjoyable.
1:20.6	In your commute to work you wouldn't have to be behind the wheel.
1:23.7	You could be having a nap or checking your email or on the phone and doing that safely
1:30.0	and trusting the vehicle to get you where you're going.
1:32.7	And in this week's question of the week, we'll be finding out what plants make of a moon-knit
1:36.4	night.
1:37.1	If the sun is shining on the moon late at night and it's a full moon and the light's being
1:42.3	reflected off the moon under the plants at
1:45.0	night time. Do they photosynthesize the light? And the answer that's coming up and it will definitely
1:50.0	surprise you. So that's all on the way. It is of course our science phone in this week. So if you'd
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