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Ask The Naked Scientists SA — 151 episodes

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Can we travel forward and backwards in time?

2

How do vultures find their prey?

3

Why don't melting ice cubes make my drink overflow?

4

Do dogs dream?

5

What caused the craters on the Moon?

6

What colour is a mirror?

7

Do we all see colours the same way?

8

Can white skin transplanted to a black person change colour?

9

Why do we get a falling sensation as we drift off to sleep?

10

Is there an evolutionary advantage of golf?

11

What is foot-and-mouth disease?

12

Can the brain recover from alcohol misuse?

13

What is an induced coma?

14

Which part of the brain is responsible for decisions?

15

Which part of the brain is responsible for decisions?

16

How do cell phones see the Northern Lights when we can't?

17

Do flames have a shadow?

18

How HPV vaccine and circumcision can stop cervical cancer

19

Fizzy drinks after a long run?

20

Can our eyes pop out when we sneeze?

21

Why do dogs make a beeline for underwear and smelly socks?

22

Are zebras black with white stripes?

23

Will we find a cure for diabetes?

24

Is an elephant really related to a hyrax?

25

Are some people missing an arm muscle?

26

Are satellites safe from terrorist attacks?

27

For a short time, I forgot who I was. What happened?

28

Are women really more nurturing?

29

How is it possible to have 2 different eye colours?

30

Can spicy food make your ear itch?

31

Why do my wife's eyes light up when she sees me?

32

Why do we dislike the sound of our own voices?

33

How can you control your phobias?

34

Why does sex make you sleepy?

35

Are there fragments of insects in chocolate?

36

Why is it so important to finish a course of antibiotics?

37

Do animals feel fear?

38

Will our universe keep on growing?

39

Why do adults take longer to wake up than babies?

40

Why do medicines get discontinued?

41

Is leukaemia genetic?

42

Why does cold water take your breath away?

43

Why can't you tickle yourself?

44

Naked Scientists SOS

45

Why does bleach claim to kill 99.9% of bacteria?

46

Would a compass work on the Moon?

47

Can a person be cloned?

48

When did life start evolving sex?

49

What determines the speed of your internet?

50

Should dogs sleep inside the house?

51

Are gravity and magnetism related?

52

Does the shingles vaccine reduce risk of dementia?

53

Are girls better at maths than boys?

54

Are seed oils unhealthy?

55

Is my microwave disrupting my Wi-Fi?

56

Does food taste different on an aeroplane?

57

Can aspirin help prevent cancer?

58

Do edibles hit you harder than smoking a joint?

59

Can one black hole swallow another?

60

Why is a dog's nose always wet?

61

Is AI polluting medical literature?

62

Could a falling bullet injure you?

63

Why do dogs age faster than humans?

64

Why are humans the only species with advanced intelligence?

65

How do plants know which way is up?

66

What causes ulcers?

67

How do you find black holes?

68

Why should you cook at different temperatures in fan ovens?

69

What colour should I paint my garage roof?

70

Why does toothpaste contain fluoride?

71

Why is sunlight so important for the body?

72

Has it been a strange year for weather?

73

Why do athletes spit on the ground?

74

What should you do if a lift cable snaps?

75

Do other animals see colour?

76

Are ambidextrous people more intelligent?

77

Why do we have car headlights on during the day?

78

What is the best way to get rid of hiccups?

79

Why do fairground rides get worse as we age?

80

Should you wash every day?

81

Are more male babies born after a war?

82

Can someone's heart keeping beating after death?

83

How do bones heal themselves?

84

What should we know about monkeypox?

85

Will we ever run out of helium?

86

How many cigarettes does it take to get hooked?

87

Why do athletes perform better on the day?

88

Do teabags carry microplastics?

89

Why can't other apes grow long head hair?

90

Are we overprotective of our children?

91

Why can we only recycle some types of plastic?

92

What happens to the body in extreme cold?

93

Would an organ donor's DNA be in your body?

94

Why is the longest day not the hottest day?

95

Why don't our lungs fill up with dust?

96

Are some people more prone to addiction?

97

How were the pyramids built?

98

Is there a cure for OCD?

99

Do fish drink water?

100

Is the '10,000 hours rule' accurate?

101

How does cloud seeding work?

102

Why do we dream the things we dream?

103

Are lactose intolerant mothers allergic to their own milk?

104

Do ants count their steps?

105

Do farmers produce double yolk eggs on purpose?

106

Why do we want to scratch our wounds?

107

Could popping a pimple on your face kill you?

108

How much does the internet weigh?

109

Can you die of fright?

110

Does your life flash before your eyes when you die?

111

How much rainfall becomes groundwater?

112

How does the Sun transfer heat to the Earth?

113

What is ultra processed food?

114

Do mosquitoes prefer certain people?

115

Why doesn't the Earth make wind as it moves through space?

116

Where did Earth get its water from?

117

Are some wildfires beneficial?

118

Does Mercury have a moon?

119

What is the science behind a midlife crisis?

120

Are scientific discoveries becoming less groundbreaking?

121

Will we be able to put the AI genie back in the bottle?

122

Should you sleep on your side or your back?

123

Does alcohol burn off in cooking, and is curiosity genetic?

124

Why does music make me emotional?

125

How long do dreams actually last?

126

What causes amnesia?

127

Why is cancer so hard to treat?

128

Why are there 7 years in a dog year?

129

Does eating grapefruit affect taking medication?

130

Will ChatGPT replace The Naked Scientists?

131

Is one apple a day enough?

132

How do we know what other planets are made of?

133

What's the best way to stop signs of aging?

134

Why do wires always end up in knots?

135

Are there chemical elements yet to be discovered?

136

When does earth's atmosphere become space?

137

What holds atoms together?

138

Why do fridges get lights but freezers don't?

139

What causes cluster headaches?

140

What is on the dark side of the Moon?

141

Do artificial sweeteners cause cancer?

142

What is causing climate change?

143

What causes ocean swell?

144

How much pressure was on the Titan sub?

145

Why is a cold called a cold?

146

Why disinfectants kill only 99.9% of germs

147

Why do my flowers only smell nice at night?

148

Why do bright lights make spots in my vision?

149

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

150

Is JWST disproving the big bang theory?

151

Do we have two sets of DNA?