Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists Podcast

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists

Dr Chris Smith
Each week we set out to solve one of the world's weirdest, wackiest, funniest and funkiest scientific puzzles. And along with the answer there's a brand new question to think about for next time...
Am I manufacturing a mosquito master race?
Joanne sent in this question, which James Tytko posed to Laurence Hurst from the University of Bath... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Oct 20, 2023
3 min
How did people in the past find water?
Thanks to Dr Ellen Arnold for her help with this question! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Oct 13, 2023
2 min
Why don't new species suffer inbreeding problems?
This week's question involves the evolutionary process of speciation. James Tytko asked the University of Sheffield's Roger Butlin... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Oct 6, 2023
4 min
Why are car wing mirrors so attractive to spiders?
Thanks to Geoff Oxford for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Sep 29, 2023
4 min
Will tattoos protect skin from sun damage?
Thanks to Cecilio for sending in this question. James Tytko asked University of Leeds Professor of Dermatology, Julia Newton Bishop, for assistance... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Sep 22, 2023
4 min
Can you freeze hot water faster than cold water?
Will Tingle took on this chilling conundrum, with the help of Imperial College London's Henry Burridge Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Sep 15, 2023
4 min
What are the odds of this lyrical coincidence?
James Tytko spoke with David Spiegelhalter to help solve listener John's musical mystery... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Sep 8, 2023
4 min
Could you time travel to before the Big Bang?
James Tytko took this cosmic conundrum on with the help of Toby Wiseman, theoretical physicist from Imperial College London... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Sep 1, 2023
5 min
Can animals catch Covid?
Chris Smith took on this week's question from listener Kala... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Aug 25, 2023
4 min
Why does sugar dissolve faster in hot liquid?
Taking on this question from listener Christie, James Tytko enlisted the assistance of Chemistry World's Philip Broadwith... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Aug 18, 2023
6 min
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