5 Live Science Podcast

BBC Radio 5 Live
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May 13, 2014 • 48min

Gravity, pyramids and meteors

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod answer your science questions. Send an email to upallnight@bbc.co.uk with Dr Karl in the subject line if you've got a science question.
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May 12, 2014 • 50min

Radio, Robins & Better Batteries

Bigger, better and longer lasting - this week we go in search of the battery technology that will power the future as well as consider the shortcomings of our present technologies. We also try to tune-in to our own broadcast on a radio powered by moss! Plus, the camel virus hitting humans in the Middle East, why radio can send migrating birds off course, the AstraZeneca take-over and the latest gadget from Google: a smartphone with a laser.
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May 3, 2014 • 50min

Naked Scientists: Science news

Put on some safety goggles as Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney ignite your bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs on 5 live Science.
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May 1, 2014 • 48min

1st May

On the latest edition of Dr Karl, we find who discovered the expansion the universe? What is fracking? Plus, how does your television remote control works?
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Apr 24, 2014 • 47min

24 Apr 14

Dr Karl takes your calls on batteries and spiders
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Apr 17, 2014 • 48min

17 Apr 14

Dr Karl talks about soap alternatives, Why putting a living "Russian Brown Frog" into a bucket of fresh milk will keep it fresh, and cow's stomachs
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Apr 14, 2014 • 21min

April 14th 2014

Dr Chris Smith discusses cures for jetlag, moons orbiting planets outside our solar system, a trip to the most remote marine protected area on Earth and the Heartbleed bug.
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Apr 10, 2014 • 48min

10 Apr 14

Dr Karl joins Dr Rhod to talk about food intolerances, the endocrine system and the science behind fat cells.
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Apr 6, 2014 • 22min

April 7th 2014

Dr Chris Smith looks at how using eye contact on cereal packaging can influence sales, how water has been found inside one of Saturn's moons and why young smokers are more prone who have sons who grow up obese.
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Apr 3, 2014 • 33min

3rd April 14

In a short episode because of breaking news, Dr Karl discusses why 1959 Cadillacs had the biggest fins ever, reflecting eyes, and seaweed as fuel.

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