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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Summer Special Q&A Show

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Natural Sciences, Science, Science Radio, Naked Scientists, Health & Fitness, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Life Sciences

4.6958 Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2007

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This week, do diet foods make children fat? Could a space screw save us from catastrophe collisions? Have we seen the last of the Yangtze river dolphin? And should we look to the Simpsons for our science? Writer Al Jean explains that, despite the three eyed fish and three fingered hands, it's one of the most science literate shows on television. Also, as it's our Summer Special Question and Answer show we tackle your questions ranging from rising cakes to rising heart rates, why the moon looms larger on the horizon and why magnets make bad television. Plus, in kitchen science we investigate... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

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We live without capes or superpowers.

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We're the everyday heroes who save the hour a nurse a teacher a cabby a mate pride of

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Britain's here it's time to celebrate do you know an everyday hero who deserves

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recognition visit pride of Britain dot com Do you know an everyday hero who deserves recognition?

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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.

0:37.0

Hello, welcome to this week's naked scientists.

0:41.0

It's our extraviganza of questions and answers this week and

0:44.4

it's with me Chris Smith with Dave Ansel, hi Dave. Hi Dave.

0:46.8

Hi Dave. Hi Dave.

0:47.8

Hi there.

0:48.8

Hi Dave.

0:49.8

Now on the way this week why diet foods could actually make you fatter, well there's food for

0:54.8

for the ford if ever I've heard of it. Also the coral catastrophe that's happening in the Pacific,

0:58.6

why reefs are being lost twice as fast as rainforests it turns out. There's a massive meteor shower destined for Earth.

1:05.0

It's coming tonight and Dave will be telling you all about it. And a new way to fend off asteroids

1:09.7

destined to hit the Earth. There's certainly a space theme to this week's show. It's a nuclear

1:13.5

power drill and I'll be telling you how that works in just a second.

1:16.5

Plus we're trying to get to the bottom of this colourful kitchen science question

1:19.8

from Neil and Coventry. Recently I bought some meaty bubble baths for my kids and when he pouring the water it changes from red to blue.

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