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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Jul 17, 2015 • 48min
Dr Karl 09 Jul 15
Dr Karl returns to 5 live after two weeks away in the Galapagos Islands. He talks to Rhod Sharp about what he discovered while in the Galapagos, plus the latest in hologram technology and new dinosaur discoveries.
Jul 16, 2015 • 47min
Dr Karl 16 July 15
Dr Karl joins Dr Rhod to answer your questions on Pluto, screaming and pentaquarks.
Jul 11, 2015 • 50min
The science of warfare, 11 Jul 15
Join Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists as they look at the science behind warfare, and things get explosive.
Jul 4, 2015 • 50min
Leap Seconds and Atomic Clocks 04 Jul 15
Join Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists as they look at the science behind leap seconds and the atomic clock. Plus who feels more pain - men or women?
Jul 2, 2015 • 50min
Dr Chris - Up All Night Science Phone In
Dr Chris joins Faye Ruscoe to answer listeners' questions about the tardigrade, the causes of migraines and why humans are linked to dinosaurs via their ears.
Jun 27, 2015 • 50min
The Naked Scientists 27 Jun 15
Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney take a closer look at the week's science news - including solving the problem of tinnitus, and what your babies eyes can tell you about it's future behaviour. Plus, they answer your science questions.
Jun 25, 2015 • 48min
Dr Chris - Up All Night Science Phone In
Dr Chris joins Dr Charlie Charlton to answer listeners' questions about tinnitus, brain injuries and pineapple.
Jun 20, 2015 • 50min
5live Science Plague and Fire: 20 Jun 15
Join Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team for a special programme about the Bubonic Plague, and the Great Fire of London back in 1666. Recorded at the Cambridge Science Centre.
Jun 18, 2015 • 50min
Dr Karl 18 Jun 15
Dr Karl answers your science questions. Topics include fracking, sea sickness and sleep walking.
Jun 13, 2015 • 50min
Hawkmoths And Dinosaur Fossils
Join Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team as they find out how hawkmoths can slow down their brains to focus on flowers, and how blood and sinews can be extracted from dinosaur fossils. Plus a special look at old and new science on our own, human blood.
