Synopsis
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...
Episodes
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![Can we exercise our brain to improve at difficult tasks?]()
Can we exercise our brain to improve at difficult tasks?
14/05/2017 Duration: 04minLike physical activity, can we exercise our brain to improve at difficult mental challenges? Izzie Clarke spoke to Duncan Astle from Cambridge University about this tiring task... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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![Why do musical instruments sound different when playing the same note?]()
Why do musical instruments sound different when playing the same note?
07/05/2017 Duration: 04minWhy does the same musical note sound different when played on different instruments? Why does, for example, an A-sharp on a piano sound different to an A-sharp on a trumpet? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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![Why are blue lights harder to see?]()
Why are blue lights harder to see?
23/04/2017 Duration: 03minDavid wanted to know why the blue lights he saw in Christmas trees were often harder to make out. Izzie Clarke spoke to Dr George Dobre from Kent University to shed some light on the issue. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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![What sound does a falling missile make?]()
What sound does a falling missile make?
23/04/2017 Duration: 03minListener George wondered why, in films, missiles make a descending sound as they fall? And what would it sound like if it fell into a bottomless pit? Izzie Clarke asked Peter Main from King's College London to explain what actually happens... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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![Whats the most efficient way to run up steps?]()
Whats the most efficient way to run up steps?
26/03/2017 Duration: 04minWe investigate the most energy-efficient way to climb stairs: one or two at a time? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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![Can mosquitoes transmit HIV?]()
Can mosquitoes transmit HIV?
20/03/2017 Duration: 04minCan mosquitoes transmit HIV from one person to another? Ricky Nathvani investigates... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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![When should I replace my bulbs with LEDs?]()
When should I replace my bulbs with LEDs?
13/03/2017 Duration: 03minRicky Navthani has been trying to shed some light of Philip's question, about when he should replace his old CFL lights for more efficient LEDs. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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![How Does My Tea Become Pee?]()
How Does My Tea Become Pee?
27/02/2017 Duration: 03minWhen you drink tea and use the toilet shortly afterwards, is that the same liquid? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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![Could we see into the past?]()
Could we see into the past?
20/02/2017 Duration: 03minListener David got in touch to ask about whether mirrors in space could show us what Earth was like a million years ago. Graihagh Jackson asked Cambridge's Anna Hourihane to explain how this might work... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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![How did birds survive the dinosaur mass extinction?]()
How did birds survive the dinosaur mass extinction?
13/02/2017 Duration: 03minIf birds are dinosaurs, why didn't they get killed by the asteroid 60 million years ago? Tom O'Hanlon put Fay's query to David Norman from the University of Cambridge. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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![Why are the poles north-south?]()
Why are the poles north-south?
24/01/2017 Duration: 03minListener Tim got in touch to ask: Why do the poles go north-south as opposed to east-west? Graihagh Jackson spoke to Imperial College's Stuart Higgins to find out... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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![Do Ants Feel Pain?]()
Do Ants Feel Pain?
23/01/2017 Duration: 04minDo ants or other insects feel pain in the same way as humans do? And what does it have to do with robots? Tom Crawford gets some ant-sight from the University of York's Eleanor Drinkwater... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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![What Would Peeing on the Moon Look Like?]()
What Would Peeing on the Moon Look Like?
16/01/2017 Duration: 05minWhat would peeing on the moon look like? Is it even possible? Tom Crawford puts this astronomical question to Dr. Chris Messenger from the University of Glasgow... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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![Why doesnt water burn?]()
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![Why does a broken magnets form two new ones?]()
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![Can light exert a force to move an object?]()
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![How much younger would you be after 50 years on Jupiter?]()
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![Does regular hand soap kill germs?]()
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![Could nuclear testing cause earthquakes?]()
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![Do animals experience the placebo effect?]()
