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    Does wet coal produce less power? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.03.08

    Can weather be manipulated? Will wet coal produce less electricity ...

    Can weather be manipulated? Will wet coal produce less electricity in a power station? Why does curry make my nose run? Is aluminium linked to Alzheimer's? Is it better to drink warm water? Who lives near the Chernobyl site? This week Dr Chris answer...

    Mar 9, 2014 Read more
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    Can a phone affect my fertility? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.02.28

    Can a mobile phone between the legs affect fertility? Why ...

    Can a mobile phone between the legs affect fertility? Why does wet cornflour stiffen when squeezed? Does light at night affect reproductive success of local animals? Can animals smell fear? And what actually is IQ? Plus, Dr Chris explores how animals...

    Mar 1, 2014 Read more
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    Where does dust come from? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.02.07

    How does acid produce stem cells? Why do carpets creep ...

    How does acid produce stem cells? Why do carpets creep across the floor? Where does dust come from? Why can't flying insects escape from the surfaces of swimming pools? Do women multitask better than men? What is andogenic alopecia? Do we sneeze when...

    Feb 23, 2014 Read more
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    What causes a blood red moon? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.02.21

    The cause of a blood red moon, is there an ...

    The cause of a blood red moon, is there an upper limits for temperature, where does the Sun's hydrogen come from, what does a blind person see in their mind's eye, and are e-cigarettes safer? Join Dr Chris Smith as he tackles the top questions sent i...

    Feb 23, 2014 Read more
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    What accelerates light? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.01.31

    How does light accelerate in a less-dense medium? How do ...

    How does light accelerate in a less-dense medium? How do climbing plants twist around a stake? Did people share technology 5000 years ago? Why would stainless steel rust? And why does mango chutney make my underarms smell after I've eaten it?...

    Feb 3, 2014 Read more
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    Would a swimmer hit by lightning be fried? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.01.24

    What's the difference between GM technology and cloning? If lightning ...

    What's the difference between GM technology and cloning? If lightning hits a swimming pool, would a swimmer be fried? What happens when we get used to smells? Why does beetroot make urine red? Why do I stick out my tongue to concentrate? Where does t...

    Jan 31, 2014 Read more
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    How do you size-up a CME? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.01.10

    How is the scale of a coronal mass ejection (CME) ...

    How is the scale of a coronal mass ejection (CME) measured? How does evolution work? Why is sole and palm skin a lighter colour? What causes magnetic field flips? What are blood groups and do animals have their own blood groups? Join Dr Chris for thi...

    Jan 12, 2014 Read more
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    Ask the Naked Scientists is BACK! - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.01.06

    How trees tell the time, the germ potential of hot ...

    How trees tell the time, the germ potential of hot air driers in toilets, where fruit flies come from, does menstruation synchronise, why do mad people tend to run along roads, why is smoking addictive and why should a 7-year old have underarm odour?...

    Jan 6, 2014 Read more
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    Do plants have sex? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 13.12.20

    Plant and tree gender, omega-3 fatty acids and cancer and ...

    Plant and tree gender, omega-3 fatty acids and cancer and the science of sous vide cooking......

    Jan 5, 2014 Read more
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    Where Does the Solar System End? - Ask the Naked Scientists - 13.11.12

    Launched in 1977 to study the Solar system's gas giant ...

    Launched in 1977 to study the Solar system's gas giant planets, Voyager 1 is still operating. But now it's so far away that the Solar wind has weakened and a deluge of cosmic particles from intergalactic space is assailing it. Now interstellar space ...

    Nov 12, 2013 Read more
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