Christmas Question and Answer and the Star of Bethlehem
In the final show of 2006, Chris, Dave and Kat answer all your science questions including why poppadoms curl upwards in the pan, how seedless grapes grow, and if lightning really does strike twice. T...
17 Dec 20061h 5min
Dark Matter, Northern Lights and Mars in 3D
Shedding light on the deepest depths of the universe is Gerry Gilmore, who talks about the Big Bang and the mystery of dark matter. We also hear from Peter Muller and Giulio del Zanna about 3-D imagin...
10 Dec 20061h 1min
Naked Science Question and Answer and Polonium Poisoning
Dr Chris, Dr Dave and Dr Phil answer all your questions on science, technology and medicine, including why spiders do not run out of silk, what the universe is expanding into, what a flame looks like ...
3 Dec 200657min
Repairing the Retina and Spinal Cord
Repairing damage in the nervous system is incredibly challenging, but our guests this week have some promising solutions. Consultant ophthalmologist Robert MacLaren and colleagues at University Colleg...
26 Nov 200655min
Science in Antarctica
As winter approaches, we take a trip down south to look at some of the cool research going on in Antarctica. Jane Francis talks about six-foot penguins and a time when Antarctica was warm and ice-free...
19 Nov 200655min
The Sound of Music
This week we explore the science of sound including the mathematics of music and the geometry of jazz with mathematicians Tim Gowers, from Cambridge University, and Robin Wilson from the Open Universi...
12 Nov 200656min
Naked Science Question and Answer and Record Breaking Fireworks
Why scratch your head at science when Dr Chris, Dr Dave and Dr Kat are here to answer all you questions?! In this weeks question and answer special, we discover why liquid washing tablets don't dissol...
5 Nov 200655min
Superconductivity and Cooling Devices
This week we take a look at some super cool science, as Tim Jackson describes how superconductors work, what they are, and how superconductors are helping astronomers get a clearer view of the univers...
29 Okt 200655min
