Question of the Week
Each week we set out to solve one of the world's weirdest, wackiest, funniest and funkiest scientific puzzles. And along with the answer there's a brand new question to think about for next time...
Why might cataract surgery affect biometric logins?
Thanks to ARU's Nikita Thomas for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Who cooked the food in the Palaeolithic?
Thanks to Dr Emma Pomeroy for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Could we turn space junk into a moonbase?
Thanks to Dr David Whitehouse for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
What if Santa didn't have magical reindeer?
James Tytko took on this festive themed Question of the Week with the help of the University of Cambridge's Ems Lord... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Could you destroy Jupiter with enough nukes?
Thanks to Matt Bothwell for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
What is a black hole made up of?
Thanks to Cambridge University's Ben Allanach for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Why does my nose run in cold weather?
Charlene wrote in to ask, 'Why does my nose run in cold weather? What are the physiological benefits of this?' To answer it, Rhys James enlisted the help of consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon, Neil De Zoysa. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
How healthy are seeds?
James Tytko took on this question from listener Fraser with the help of nutritionist Sarah Berry... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Why isn't it possible to go faster than light?
Thanks to Tony Padilla for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
What's the magnifying strength of my marble?
James Tytko took on this question with the help of the University of Glasgow's Richard Bowman... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Could you deflect a laser around the Moon?
Thanks to Professor Michalis Zervas and Professor Simon Hooker for the answers! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Why are there salty and fresh bodies of water?
James Tytko took this question on... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Am I manufacturing a mosquito master race?
Joanne sent in this question, which James Tytko posed to Laurence Hurst from the University of Bath... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
How did people in the past find water?
Thanks to Dr Ellen Arnold for her help with this question! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Why don't new species suffer inbreeding problems?
This week's question involves the evolutionary process of speciation. James Tytko asked the University of Sheffield's Roger Butlin... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Why are car wing mirrors so attractive to spiders?
Thanks to Geoff Oxford for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Will tattoos protect skin from sun damage?
Thanks to Cecilio for sending in this question. James Tytko asked University of Leeds Professor of Dermatology, Julia Newton Bishop, for assistance... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Can you freeze hot water faster than cold water?
Will Tingle took on this chilling conundrum, with the help of Imperial College London's Henry Burridge Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
What are the odds of this lyrical coincidence?
James Tytko spoke with David Spiegelhalter to help solve listener John's musical mystery... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Could you time travel to before the Big Bang?
James Tytko took this cosmic conundrum on with the help of Toby Wiseman, theoretical physicist from Imperial College London... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists