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Dr Karl

Richard Foster is joined by Dr Karl and dietitian Professor Claire Collins to answer your questions, including is getting fat inevitable as you age, how to tackle gastritis and what does the gall bladder do. Plus, memories of Stephen Hawking.

Mar 15, 201847 min

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This week Naked Scientist Chris Smith looks into the science questions you've been sending in, including what's the tallest possible building? Are underground cities where we will be living in future? What can we do if an asteroid ends up on an earth bound course? Download the podcast: bbc.co.uk/podcasts/5live

Mar 11, 201849 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl and friends answer your questions including whether there are there any stars outside galaxies on their own? What are pathogens? And can you cook fish in the dishwasher?

Mar 8, 201848 min

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Is measuring your blood pressure at home better than getting a doctor to do it? Also, is there life on Mars?

Mar 4, 201850 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl talks diabetes, wind farm blades and the consequences of holding your breath.

Mar 1, 201847 min

Dr Karl

Rhod is joined by Dr. Karl to answer your science questions. This week, they discuss Parkinson's disease, mosquito bites and more.

Feb 22, 201848 min

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The Naked Scientists answer your science questions.

Feb 18, 201848 min

Dr Karl

This week Dr Karl answers your science questions and explains how lightning killed 68 dairy cows in Dorrigo in 2005.

Feb 15, 201848 min

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Put on some safety goggles as Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney ignite your Bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. This week: rockets, cockroaches, vaping and the problem with plastic.

Feb 11, 201849 min

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A potential new way to treat strokes and a killer whale using its blowhole to talk human.

Feb 4, 201849 min

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Two monkeys were successfully cloned this week. Are humans next? Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists explain everything you need to know.

Jan 28, 201850 min

Dr. Karl

Rhod is joined by Dr. Karl to answer your science questions. They discuss the origins of litmus paper and ponders if it is possible to create a magnetic field on a planet?

Jan 25, 201849 min

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In this edition, the Naked Scientists ask; Can we pick up cancer from a blood test? How does flu work? They also take a look at crabs that drum to attract a mate, plus a look at how the perfect poison is made.

Jan 21, 201849 min

Dr. Karl

Rhod is joined by Dr. Karl to answer your questions on topics like using out of service escalators; how light travels; the properties of titanium, and more.

Jan 18, 201840 min

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Can mantis shrimp really kick through glass? What happens inside a black hole? And can your genes lead you to your perfect match? The Naked Scientist settle the debates.

Jan 14, 201850 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl answers your science questions.

Jan 11, 201847 min

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The Naked Scientists look back at the best science of 2017

Jan 7, 201849 min

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Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Georgia Mills bring you a festive edition of 5 live Science.

Dec 24, 201749 min

Dr. Karl

Rhod and Dr Karl answer all your science questions, from how ABS braking systems work, to whether or not the Thylacine - the Tasmanian Tiger - really existed.

Dec 21, 201747 min

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Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists review the latest science news and breakthroughs. Under the microscope this week: A breakthrough in the treatment of Huntington's disease, a fossilised tick from a dinosaur, strange radio signals from far away in space and the science of Star Wars.

Dec 17, 201749 min

Dr Karl

Rhod and Dr.Karl discuss the night's much-anticipated meteor shower.

Dec 14, 201742 min

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Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists review the latest science news and breakthroughs. Under the microscope this week: new evidence linking London's air and stunted growth in the city's developing babies and how falcons are teaching us to fight badly behaved drones. Plus we all know the problems of fake news, but what can be done to stamp out fake science?

Dec 10, 201750 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science including: Stonehenge's purpose, is the cricket "snicko" flawed and what was the nativity star

Dec 7, 201747 min

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Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists answer your questions about pointy mountains and herds of dinosaurs.

Dec 3, 201748 min

Dr Karl

In Dr Karl's absence, Rhod is joined by Jessica Bloom and Bianca Nogrady.

Nov 30, 201747 min

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The Naked Scientists are looking at the latest ageing research

Nov 26, 201749 min

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Chris Smith investigates the rise of antibiotic resistance.

Nov 19, 201750 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science, including does a white cricket ball behave differently when thrown? Should we be cautious about fad gluten-free diets? As well as more on the opening of freezer doors.

Nov 16, 201743 min

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Chris Smith asks why do food allergies clear up after a course of antibiotics and can protein meals stave off the munchies?

Nov 12, 201748 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod answer your science questions. This week they discuss core body temperature, reverse swing in cricket and space elevators.

Nov 9, 201747 min

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Naked Scientists, Chris Smith and Georgia Mills reveal why bacteria in your gut might control whether you recover from cancer. Plus we model the aftermath of the meteor that finished off the dinosaurs and get under the skin of electronic tattoos.

Nov 5, 201750 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod answer your science questions. This week they explore how a Moonbow is made and why fridge doors sometimes refuse to open.

Nov 2, 201748 min

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Naked Scientists, Georgia Mills and Issy Clarke get ready for Halloween by finding out if bats are actually blind and more plausible explanations for zombies, vampires, werewolves and haunted houses.

Oct 29, 201750 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl joins Nick Garnett to discuss uranium binoculars, how twins can age at different rates, and could shrink rays ever become science fact.

Oct 26, 201748 min

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Naked Scientists, Chris Smith Georgia Mills get answers to the seven biggest questions on artificial intelligence. Find out how it works, whether it will fundamentally change the world and what it means for your job.

Oct 22, 201749 min

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Chris Smith, Georgia Mills and the Naked Scientists present the latest science news and breakthroughs.Find out how an injection of cholesterol could reduce a heart attack's damage, how our brains discern voices and why the lights in your house might replace your Wi-Fi.

Oct 15, 201750 min

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Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists find out how exercise on your terms can stave off junk food cravings and why spacecraft engineers helped design your next packet of crisps. Plus, find out who won this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry, Physics and Physiology, and why. Download the podcast for part two featuring the latest breakthroughs on replacement retinas and how work to create an artificial pancreas could be a game changer in the fight against diabetes. bbc.co.uk/podcasts/5live.

Oct 8, 201753 min

Dr Karl & Bill Nye

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod are joined by Bill Nye the Science Guy to discuss terraforming Mars, the possibility of a lift to the Moon, and the threat of rocks from outer space

Oct 5, 201748 min

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Dr Kris Smith and the team answer your science questions.

Oct 1, 201749 min

Science Phone-In

Science journalist Bianca Nogrady and astrophysicist Dr Katie Mack answer your science questions.

Sep 28, 201748 min

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Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist explore a potential new therapy for Multiple Sclerosis and last data from Cassini as it plunged into Saturn. In addition, we get to the bottom of how and why electric eels jump out and shock people and animals. Plus, can memories be faked and why are some sports can be linked with memory loss? Find out all this as well as the latest discovery on climate change. Download the podcast: bbc.co.uk/podcasts/5live

Sep 24, 201749 min

Science Phone-In

We're looking at the world of science and nature for the next hour in the company of science journalist Bianca Nogrady and astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack.

Sep 21, 201748 min

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The hottest science news, stories and analysis with Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists

Sep 17, 201748 min

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Chris Smith and Kat Arney tackle: superbugs, Jupiter, and why your sense of smell might be better than you thought.

Sep 10, 201750 min

Science Phone-In

Science Journalist Bianca Nogrady and Astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith answer your questions on the science phone-in. Topics discussed include the making of a hurricane and automation in the new age.

Sep 7, 201747 min

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Naked Scientist, Chris Smith and a panel of top scientists answer you questions including: will an artificial intelligence take over the world? Why do smaller dogs live longer than larger ones? And why do some people get hay fever and others don't?Joining Chris to answer these are; University of Cambridge stem cell biologist Sarah Harrison statistician, Simon White and mental health researcher Olivia Remes. Plus AI entrepreneur, Peter Clarke.

Sep 3, 201749 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karls answers questions about moon phases, NASA's record on the Voyager space probe, and hydrogen cars.

Aug 31, 201748 min

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Today we explore the ageing process and the fresh claim that bacteria in our gut could hold the key to ageing with fewer of the health problems that come with it.Discover how humans had been using trigonometry before Pythagoras came up with his now, textbook formula. And could robot killers be on the way? Experts are raising fears about the rapid evolution of AI and robotics and are calling for the technology to be banned. We find out precisely why. And finally, can science save the human race from the kinds of catastrophic disasters insurers dread the most?

Aug 27, 201750 min

Dr. Karl

Dr. Karl takes your questions.

Aug 24, 201749 min

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The Naked Scientists' Chris Smith finds out how to fix cells with the wrong number of chromosomes, how birds use magnetism to navigate and meets a pioneer in the development of the mobile phone. Plus a trip to outer space with the scientists trying to get our first glimpse of a black hole.

Aug 20, 201749 min