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Why don't melting ice cubes make my drink overflow?
How does polio cause disease? Why does ice added to a drink not make the glass overflow when the ice melts? What's the point of the appendix...
Do dogs dream?
Do dogs dream? Can someone who was born blind dream? Do animals have souls? Do certain eye colours have more advantages than others in terms...
What caused the craters on the Moon?
How does the heat shield protect the Artemis II astronauts on their return to Earth? What caused the craters on the Moon? Can the materials...
What colour is a mirror?
Why some people can't say their Rs; why is perception of time so context dependent; what's the nutritional value of long life milk; what det...
Do we all see colours the same way?
On this week's show, why dogs don't live as long as humans. Also, why do we feel cold when our skin is warm to the touch? Do we all see colo...
Can white skin transplanted to a black person change colour?
This week Clarence Ford and Dr Chris discuss NASA's DART mission to defect an asteroid, why we can't tickle ourselves, whether lung capacity...
Why do we get a falling sensation as we drift off to sleep?
This week, Dr Chris Smith and Sara Jayne Makwala King get to the bottom of IBS, why women living together often synchronise menstrual cycles...
Is there an evolutionary advantage of golf?
In this week's show, how scientists discover Russia's use of frog neurotoxin epibatidine to kill political opponent Alexei Navalny, why some...
What is foot-and-mouth disease?
How did life on Earth begin? Why is glass clear when sand is opaque? What is foot-and-mouth disease? Why do some people's accents change whe...
Can the brain recover from alcohol misuse?
Do animals enjoy views like we do? Why are some elephants born without tusks? Why do some people pass out on roller coasters? Is there a cur...
What is an induced coma?
What is consciousness? What is the Nipah virus? What is an induced coma? Is there an official scale for pain? Can you think yourself better?...
Which part of the brain is responsible for decisions?
Why does a glass of water help settle a sore throat? What are the best ways to help heal a slipped disc? Which part of the brain helps us ma...
Which part of the brain is responsible for decisions?
Why does a glass of water help settle a sore throat? What are the best ways to help heal a slipped disk? Which part of the brain helps us ma...
Which part of the brain is responsible for decisions?
Why does a glass of water help settle a sore throat? What are the best ways to help heal a slipped disk? Which part of the brain helps us ma...
How do cell phones see the Northern Lights when we can't?
Why does knocking your elbow unleash a distinctive "funny bone" jolt? Are we born with a sense of thirst? What are we seeing when we see thi...
Do flames have a shadow?
Should we pull the plug on AI? Is talent inherited? Do other mammals have prostate glands? How closely have we studied the bones of fish? If...
How HPV vaccine and circumcision can stop cervical cancer
Does a USB stick, or a mobile phone, weigh more once it's filled with data? What's the placebo effect, and how does it work? How does the hu...
Fizzy drinks after a long run?
Today, Chris Smith tackles a whole host of health-related questions. We explore the impact of a meat-based diet, whether it's a good idea to...
Can our eyes pop out when we sneeze?
This week, Chris Smith and Clarence Ford tackle the big science questions of the week, including how to perform a circumcision safely; can o...
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