QnA: Earthworms and wormholes!

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

🗓️ 4 December 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This week: Is everything in the universe spinning? How do lazy dogs keep fit? And is it safe to heat our dinner in plastic tubs? We've recruited 4 experts to tackle your science questions - astronomer Carolin Crawford, animal behaviour scientist Eleanor Drinkwater, geneticist Patrick Short and chemist Ljiljana Fruk. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	I have you loud and clear.
0:03.0	Hello.
0:04.0	Hello.
0:05.0	Welcome.
0:06.0	Science.
0:09.0	And that is the same physics, medicine, nature, or space,, time, brain, life, the universe.
0:15.0	Hello, this week is everything in the universe spinning.
0:19.0	How does my dog keep fit despite spending the entire day apparently asleep and is it safe to microwave plastics?
0:26.4	Yes, we're answering the science questions that you've been sending in.
0:29.6	My name's Chris Smith and this is the Naked Scientist.
0:32.8	The Naked Scientist podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. With me this week our Eleanor drink water welcome back
0:48.1	Eleanor good to have you with us.
0:49.7	Hi.
0:50.7	Eleanor is a behavioral animal behavioral scientist you work at the University of York and you have brought in something animalistic.
0:57.0	Yes, I have. I have bought in a photo of the most adorable creature on the planet which many of you may not realize is actually the woodlouse.
1:04.4	So if you flip over a woodlouse on its underside when they are pregnant, the female actually has a pouch in which it will hold its babies before giving birth to them a little bit like a tiny
1:15.1	tiny wombat.
1:16.1	And you can see this, can you?
1:17.4	Yes.
1:18.4	So as you guys can see.
1:20.4	Oh you got a picture.
1:21.4	I have.
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