Episodios

  • Do snails get dizzy?

    Do snails get dizzy?
    Oct 4 2024
    Oscar asks whether the snail stuck on the inside of his car wheel while he went for a drive would have felt the effects afterwards. Jon Ablett from the Natural History Museum helped James Tytko with the answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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  • Can dead animals poison the food chain?

    Can dead animals poison the food chain?
    Sep 27 2024
    Akori wants to know whether it is safe to eat vegetables and herbs grown where animals have been buried in the past. James Tytko sought the help of Professor Malcolm Bennett at the University of Nottingham's School of Veterinary Medicine and Science... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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  • Do wind farms have an effect on the weather?

    Do wind farms have an effect on the weather?
    Sep 20 2024
    Thanks to Jim Dale for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    5 m
  • Is there a cure for musical anhedonia?

    Is there a cure for musical anhedonia?
    Sep 13 2024
    This week, Carl writes in to ask whether he can be cured of specific musical anhedonia. This is a condition whereby a person can hear and distinguish between different types of music and the emotion they convey, but doesn't feel moved in the same way most people do. James Tytko took on Carl's conundrum with the help of Malinda McPherson, Assistant Professor at Purdue University's Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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  • What is the shutter speed of our eyes?

    What is the shutter speed of our eyes?
    Sep 6 2024
    When listener Suzy is taking pictures of the night sky, she makes use of longer shutter speeds to capture more light to get better images of stars. That got her thinking, do human eyes also have a shutter speed? James Tytko took up the question... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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  • What if the Moon had never formed?

    What if the Moon had never formed?
    Aug 30 2024
    Thanks to Dana Mackenzie for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    5 m
  • Why does spider silk feel so weird?

    Why does spider silk feel so weird?
    Aug 23 2024
    In this week's Question of the Week, listener James writes in to ask, is it just him, or does spider silk feel really strange? James Tytko took on the question with Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Genetics at the University of Nottingham, Sara Goodacre, and entomologist at Western Sydney University, Eleanor Drinkwater... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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  • What are the carbon emissions of wildfires?

    What are the carbon emissions of wildfires?
    Aug 16 2024
    This week, Jon wants to know, in the wake of wildfires across the world in recent years, should we be concerned about their carbon footprint? James Tytko asked Jim Dale from British Weather Services for the answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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