5 Live Science Podcast
BBC Radio 5 Live
5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.
Episodes
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Jan 16, 2020 • 48min
Dr. Karl: Eyesight, wind and colour
Dr. Karl joins Rhod for conversation about all kinds of science.
Jan 12, 2020 • 49min
A new virus, marathon running, and returning to the moon.
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with science news stories and analysis.
Jan 10, 2020 • 49min
Dr Karl: Fossils, Magnetic Fields and Smart Phone AI
Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer your science related questions,
Jan 2, 2020 • 49min
Bianca Nogrady : Australian fires, dolphin snot and puffin tools
Bianca Nogrady sits in for Dr Karl and talks about the fires in Australia, dolphin snot and puffins that use tools.
Dec 29, 2019 • 50min
A trip down memory lane: science in 2019, month by month
The Naked Scientist team look back on a year of sensational science bring us their favourite moments from 2019.
Dec 24, 2019 • 27min
5 Live Science Christmas Special
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with their Christmas Special, looking at how many miles you need to run to work off Christmas Dinner, and whether ear size could be used to track down Santa.
Dec 22, 2019 • 51min
Is fat worse than sugar, and can you die of a broken heart?
Chris Smith and The Naked Scientists tackle the science questions you've been sending in, including why the universe is expanding and how fast is it doing it; is fat worse than sugar; and can you really die of a broken heart?
Dec 19, 2019 • 49min
Dr Petr: Speed of light, particles and memory
It's relativity, particles and memory which tests the knowledge of Dr Petr Lebedev who stands in for Dr Karl and speaks to Rahul Tandon.
Dec 15, 2019 • 50min
Lab-grown skin, avalanches and the sun's magnetic field
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team talk to scientists growing new skin, what causes avalanches and how to survive them and new insights into our sun's magnetic field. The hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs.
Dec 12, 2019 • 49min
Dr. Karl
What would a Martian look like?
