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Are farts infectious?
Episode 586

Are farts infectious?

Batteries, clouds, cheese and dreams, Captain Kirk in space, and are farts infectious...

Ask the Naked Scientists

October 15, 202126m 56s

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Show Notes

This week, James Croll and Mulitun Milankovic's contributions to planetary climate cycles; what it takes to knock a planet off-axis; where do clouds falling off Table Mountain go; does a discharged battery weigh less than a charged battery; the cheese reaction and bad dreams; why some foods go through undigested; why are planets round; birds recognising their own flocks; Captain Kirk heads to space; is a bad smell potentially infectious? Lester Kiewit and Dr Chris have the answers... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Topics

James CrollMulitun Milankovictable mountaincloudswater vapourbatterycheese reactiontyraminedigestionWhy are planets roundgravitybirdsavianscaptain kirkodour