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Do flames have a shadow?

Ask the Naked Scientists by Dr Chris Smith

Jan 9, 202600:23:59Science & Medicine

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 nothing sticks to Teflon, then how does it stick to the pan? Do flames cast a s...

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Do flames have a shadow? is an episode from Ask the Naked Scientists by Dr Chris Smith. 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 nothing sti...

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