Forming Gems and Fighting the Freeze

from Ask the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

How are gemstones formed? Why do we get brain freeze when eating Ice Cream? What is Renault's disease? We find out in this week's Ask the Naked Scientists, as well as discover how helicopters hover in one place, how some people avoided death during the plague, if fireworksare damaging to our environment and why we get body odour. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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