Q&A: Deadly Lasers and Delicious Brains

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

🗓️ 20 September 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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This week, it is time to put your questions to a panel of excellent experts in one of our Q&A shows! We are going to be investigating if truth serum really exists, what would happen if the Earth stopped rotating, and just how much nutrition is there in the human brain? Plus, we have a science quiz based on today in history and going back to school. See how you fare against our experts... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running,
0:03.0	running, absolutely genius.
0:04.0	Get this.
0:05.0	Welcome.
0:06.0	This is the show where we bring science.
0:08.0	What that essentially means is
0:09.0	Discovery is the glasses,
0:10.0	research, technology, unbelievable.
0:13.0	Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.
0:16.0	Hello, welcome to the naked scientist, the program that brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine.
0:24.6	I'm Chris Smith and this week it's time to put your questions to a big brain panel of people
0:30.4	who are going to answer them for you with one of our Q&A shows.
0:33.6	We haven't done one of these for a while, so it's great to be back in the saddle.
0:37.6	Coming up, can getting your teeth done, knock out your hearing, the truth behind,
0:41.8	truth drugs, or not, and just how much nutrition is there in a
0:46.6	human brain now that is food for thought the naked scientist podcast is powered by UKfast.co. UK.
0:57.0	Now before we start crunching through your questions let me introduce our panel
1:07.8	first up we have chemist and author Catherine Harkup her latest book is
1:11.8	called Super Spy Science Science Science, Death and Tech in the world of James Bond and it focuses on the science and technology involved in that world famous Super Spy series. She's also written on the subject of Poisons that have been used in fictions such as those featured in Agatha Christie and Shakespeare
1:27.0	And I have to ask you this obviously Catherine.
1:30.0	What is your number one James Bond gadget?
1:34.0	Oh, I always lean towards the villainous side and I think my favourite
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