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Can we turn an asteroid into a space-station? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 12.09.14
Why does a local anaesthetic make my face feel fat? ...
Why does a local anaesthetic make my face feel fat? How do worms get into food? Would a taxi driver find a map of a new city easier to learn? From where did the asteroid belt form? Why is the lower lip more prone to chaps? What makes birds decide to ...
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Where does amniotic fluid come from? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 12.09.07
How did NASA get their cameras to work in the ...
How did NASA get their cameras to work in the cold on the moon? How does a cordless electric toothbrush charge itself? What is adult respiratory distress syndrome? Where does the amniotic fluid around a baby come from? Why are Olympic races run antic...
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Why don't aeroplane tyres explode? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 12.08.31
Is a heater more efficient than a lightbulb? Why does ...
Is a heater more efficient than a lightbulb? Why does your tongue stick to ice? Do planes alter the weather around airports? What's a headache? Do dreams alter your metabolism? Is medicine making the population less fit? Is teething linked to diarrho...
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What is a Black Hole? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 12.08.24
Why does my GPS think my car has moved in ...
Why does my GPS think my car has moved in the garage at night? Can humans survive a space-ride to Mars? Why are epsom salts worth their salt? What is a black hole and what is inside it? How do the equations for special relativity and kinetic energy r...
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Why are there 360 degrees in a circle? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 12.08.10
How do nerves conduct electrical impulses? How long does it ...
How do nerves conduct electrical impulses? How long does it take a bee colony to make a beehive? Why are there 360 degrees in a circle? How does special relativity work? What happens to a live insect if you swallow it? Is there a north, south, east a...
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Why should salt have a sell-by date? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 12.07.27
What's the point of making medicines fizzy? Why should salt ...
What's the point of making medicines fizzy? Why should salt have a sell-by date? Is boiled water as good as distilled for my iron? Do we actually only see half a movie? Where do foreign bodies dislodged from the eye go? Is lactose intolerance becomin...
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What causes anencephaly? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 12.07.20
This week, what causes anencephaly and exencephaly? Can electric cars ...
This week, what causes anencephaly and exencephaly? Can electric cars recharge themselves from their wheels? How do astronomers determine the composition of exoplanets? Why do things move when I switch eyes while looking at them? Why do animals of th...
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Why doesn't the sea sink into the seafloor? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 12.07.13
This week, the cause of vitiligo, whether pork is linked ...
This week, the cause of vitiligo, whether pork is linked to a sore throat, what happens to a flame in microgravity, what causes albinism, what is dark matter and why can't we see it, why doesn't the sea sink into the seabed, why is window-cleaner fat...
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Why do wounds itch? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 12.07.06
What does the discovery of the Higgs particle mean? How ...
What does the discovery of the Higgs particle mean? How do flies land upside down on the ceiling? What happens when we divide by zero? Why do healing wounds itch? Does my washing dry by osmosis? How do fibre optics work? What causes a headache?...
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Could we Plug In an Electric Eel? - Ask the Naked Scientists - 12.06.22
Is the moon brighter overhead? Why do babies have higher ...
Is the moon brighter overhead? Why do babies have higher heart rates? Do men snore more than women? What is peripheral neuropathy? Why are our organs wet inside? How do electric eels work? Why do wires tangle? What is the basis of a skin graft? This ...
