Q&A: Diets, Duct Tape & Dark Matter

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

🗓️ 29 June 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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It's Q and A time! Does counting calories really work? Could the universe ever implode? And what makes duct tape so sticky? We've assembled a panel of powerful people to answer your science questions: brain and bodyweight expert Giles Yeo, astrophysicist Katie Mack, chemist Kate Biberdorf, and microbiome geneticist Rob Finn... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running, running,
0:03.8	absolute genius.
0:04.8	Get this.
0:05.8	Welcome.
0:06.8	This is the show where we bring you science.
0:08.4	What that essentially means is
0:09.8	Discovery is the advances, research, technology, unbelievable.
0:14.0	Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.
0:17.4	Hello, welcome to the program where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science,
0:21.0	technology and medicine.
0:22.3	I'm Chris Smith and in this
0:24.0	week's program it's Q&A time yes you send in the questions we supply the
0:28.8	answers and coming up why counting calories doesn't work what's the microbiome and where does it come from,
0:35.2	and what makes duct tape so sticky.
0:37.8	Yep, your chance to get that scientific itch scratched.
0:41.6	The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk.
0:47.0	Well with us this week our brain and body weight expert I also have you down as
0:58.4	lifestyle guru Charles Yo welcome to the program you also got a new book out
1:02.1	what's that on?
1:04.0	It's why calories don't count. There we go.
1:07.0	It's about look. Look, look, look.
1:10.0	Clearly 200 calories of chips is twice the amount of chips as 100 calories of chips.
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