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Will a cold onion make me cry less?
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Will a cold onion make me cry less?

And why are humans still born with bits we don't need - will evolution do away with them?

Ask the Naked Scientists

April 4, 202219m 27s

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Show Notes

Why are humans still born with bits we don't need - will evolution do away with them? Did an onion make me cry less because it was cold from the fridge? Do animals get diabetes like humans do? What is the physics of a rainbow? Where does lightning come from? What did cloning Dolly the Sheep mean for me? And is Covid-19 nature redressing the balance? Dr Chris Smith and Relebogile Mabotja have the answers... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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