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Ask the Naked Scientists

Ask the Naked Scientists

By: Dr Chris Smith
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 How many organs could you donate and remain alive? How many planet Earths could fit inside the Sun? How high is a giraffe's blood pressure? Why is the sea blue? To find out, Ask The Naked Scientists!The Naked Scientists Hygiene & Healthy Living Nature & Ecology Physical Illness & Disease Science
Episodes
  • What does a percentage chance of rain really mean?

    What does a percentage chance of rain really mean?
    6 Nov 2026
    What's the evidence that vaccines don't cause autism? Can brain oxygen deprivation lead to memory loss? Do babies bond with their dads as much as with their mums? Do parrots socialise like other animals? What does a percentage chance of rain in a weather forecast actually mean? How can we lip-read if we all sound different? Could the floating door in Titanic have supported both Rose and Jack, according to science? Dr Chris Smith and Relebogile Mabotja have the answers. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    18 min
  • Why the nose knows: how important is smell?

    Why the nose knows: how important is smell?
    30 Oct 2026
    Introducing "Smellyvision": this week, we talk about new tech that transmits smells alongside sounds and pictures, and ask whether smell is our most underrated sense. Also, are Bill Gates' fears that AI will erode our intellect well-founded, and why do some worry it might lead to better biological weapons? Meanwhile, how has Jonathan the giant tortoise lived to almost 200, and how long could a human theoretically survive? And why do scientists seem to say one thing one minute, and then change their minds a week later? Dr Chris Smith and Clarence Ford have the answers. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    23 min
  • Is static electricity down to positive or negative charges?

    Is static electricity down to positive or negative charges?
    23 Oct 2026
    Why has everyone got a cold at the moment? How does an elemental diet treat inflammatory bowel disease? How does chlorine clean up drinking water? What is cholera? Can silver sterilise surfaces and water? Is static electricity down to positive or negative charge? What is reverse osmosis water filtering, and why is it controversial? Dr Chris Smith and Clarence Ford have the answers. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    21 min
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