

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.
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Mar 24, 2019 • 50min
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Chris Smith and Adam Murphy are in Paris for Hello Tomorrow Global Summit

Mar 21, 2019 • 49min
Dr Karl
Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer more of your science questions. Topics covered this week include the Spring Equinox, 5G radiation and green flashes in the sky at sunset.

Mar 16, 2019 • 49min
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Chris Berrow and the Naked Science team talk about a new way of tackling prostate cancer, keeping fruit fresher for longer and how scientists deal with calculations involving massive numbers.

Mar 14, 2019 • 48min
Dr Karl: Could all the wind turbines in the world slow the rotation of the earth, and how do you cure Dotun's sore throat?
Could all the wind turbines in the world slow the rotation of the earth? Could sounds from the past be retrieved from solid objects... and how do you cure Dotun's sore throat?

Mar 10, 2019 • 49min
Zoo & A
Dr. Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team answer your animal questions.

Mar 7, 2019 • 48min
Dr Karl
The hottest science news, stories and analysis with Dr Karl

Mar 4, 2019 • 50min
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Dr Chris Smith with the latest science news. Plus the science behind running a marathon.

Feb 28, 2019 • 48min
Dr Karl
It's time to welcome DR. KARL to the show and after two weeks in Antarctica, he's back on terra warma in Sydney. We ponder why a popped balloon breaks into three pieces and discuss Huygens' Pendulums.

Feb 24, 2019 • 49min
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Dr. Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. Plus a celebration of the 150th birthday of the Periodic Table.

Feb 17, 2019 • 49min
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It's Valentine's week and love is in the air. So what else could the Naked Scientists be exploring but pain, dating and mind control?