The Best of the Naked Scientists 2

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

🗓️ 25 August 2007

⏱️ 56 minutes

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This week, we look back at more of the very best bits of Naked Science. We find out why scientists are swollen with success after discovering spider venom with Viagra-like properties, We meet a cow that produces skimmed milk straight from the udder, we remember a way to improve brain function and ask if a hot mint will still taste cold? Also - It's curtains for us! Joel Veitch explains why we should measure hazardicity in 'Curtains', we hear about some very clever birds who make plans for the future and we probe the hole in the ozone layer. Plus, we have two of the best kitchen science... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	Stripping down science, the Naked Scientists.
0:07.0	Hello and welcome to this very special Best of the Naked Scientists with me Mira Senti Lingham.
0:12.0	And me Ben Valzlerler Chris is still away so we're
0:15.2	back with more of the best bits from the last series coming up on today's show we
0:19.6	discover a potential new measurement for risk. I would say that the risk posed by a curtain over one year,
0:26.0	being substantial as we now know,
0:28.0	should be the unit of measurement.
0:30.0	So one curtain would be that amount of risk.
0:32.0	Find out about some clever birds.
0:34.0	Some members of the Crow family,
0:36.0	one in particular, the New Caledonian Crow,
0:39.0	actually makes tools.
0:41.0	So this sort of puts it on a par with the chimpanzees.
0:44.0	And what on earth makes Dave Ansel sound like this?
0:47.0	Well, I hope that makes sense to everyone and everyone has a great evening.
0:51.0	That and lots more of the best naked bits to look forward to on today's show.
0:55.0	The Naked Scientists Podcast powered by UK Fast, the UK's best hosting provider on the web at UKfast.net.
1:04.0	Now time for a round-up of some of the exciting news that Chris and Co have stripped down for your listening pleasure.
1:10.0	Now kicking off with an exciting story this week because scientists down in the Medical College of Georgia
1:16.0	have responded to what can be described as anecdotal reports of people coming into the emergency room,
1:22.0	the casualty department, having been bitten by a kind of
1:24.3	tarantula. And the name of this spider is Fonutria nigriventa. It's a fairly big tarantula,
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