Why is February only 28 days long? Is there a link between red meat, testosterone, and male violence? Is there a 'best' LLM? Can macular degeneration cause you to go blind? What do we know about the big bang? What determines the speed of your internet? Does an autoimmune system attack random parts of the body? Dr Chris Smith and Clarence Ford have all the answers... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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23:10
Should dogs sleep inside the house?
Ask! The Naked Scientist covers questions including, are we humans the universe's consciousness? Is the presence of dimethyl sulphide on an exoplanet a sure sign of life? Have scientists been able to establish where the Garden of Eden is? If I decide not to breastfeed, what happens to the milk I produce? Can I benefit from the nutrients? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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19:15
Are gravity and magnetism related?
In this week's Ask!, Dr Chris explains what we know about deja vu (have we had this one before?) Also, what might have been behind the major power outages in Spain, and what exactly was the Carrington Event? What causes the differences between summer and winter here on Earth? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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23:20
Does the shingles vaccine reduce risk of dementia?
Are there signs of life on another planet? Could a shingles vaccine prevent dementia? Do artificial sweeteners increase our appetite? How is obesity measured? Could there ever be a dementia vaccine? Dr Chris Smith and Clarence Ford have all the answers... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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23:07
Are girls better at maths than boys?
In Ask! the Naked Scientist, Dr Chris answers medical enquiries such as: why a pacemaker may cause some discomfort. Why might you get a migraine if you oversleep? And, is pain in the abdomen a sign of kidney failure? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
How many organs could you donate and remain alive? How many planet Earths could fit inside the Sun? How high is a giraffe's blood pressure? Why is the sea blue? To find out, Ask The Naked Scientists!
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