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  • What is the shutter speed of our eyes?

    What is the shutter speed of our eyes?
    2024/09/06
    When listener Suzy is taking pictures of the night sky, she makes use of longer shutter speeds to capture more light to get better images of stars. That got her thinking, do human eyes also have a shutter speed? James Tytko took up the question... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    4 分
  • What if the Moon had never formed?

    What if the Moon had never formed?
    2024/08/30
    Thanks to Dana Mackenzie for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    5 分
  • Why does spider silk feel so weird?

    Why does spider silk feel so weird?
    2024/08/23
    In this week's Question of the Week, listener James writes in to ask, is it just him, or does spider silk feel really strange? James Tytko took on the question with Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Genetics at the University of Nottingham, Sara Goodacre, and entomologist at Western Sydney University, Eleanor Drinkwater... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    5 分
  • What are the carbon emissions of wildfires?

    What are the carbon emissions of wildfires?
    2024/08/16
    This week, Jon wants to know, in the wake of wildfires across the world in recent years, should we be concerned about their carbon footprint? James Tytko asked Jim Dale from British Weather Services for the answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    4 分
  • Do I need to keep taking probiotics continuously?

    Do I need to keep taking probiotics continuously?
    2024/08/09
    Christine emails in with this message: 'Does bacteria contained in probiotics become part of the microbiome; in other words can one stop taking probiotics after 30 days of taking probiotic-containing capsules?'James Tytko sought to find the answer with the help of Alex Almeida, microbiologist at the University of Cambridge. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    4 分
  • If the Universe is expanding, what is it expanding into?

    If the Universe is expanding, what is it expanding into?
    2024/08/02
    Anne writes in with this question, which James Tytko took on with the help of the University of Cambridge's Public Astronomer, Matt Bothwell... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    4 分
  • What is the smell when it's raining?

    What is the smell when it's raining?
    2024/07/26
    Elizabeth with a transatlantic teaser for this question of the week: "I heard that people in the UK can't smell when it rains, but us Americans can. If I went to the United Kingdom, would I be able to smell the rain there? Would someone from the UK be able to smell rain here? What is going on?" James Tytko sought the answer with the help of Anne Jungblut from the Natural History Museum... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    4 分
  • Can we extract DNA from fossils?

    Can we extract DNA from fossils?
    2024/07/19
    Join James Tytko in the hunt for ancient DNA thanks to this question from listener Phil. Jack Lovegrove from the Natural History Museum was on hand to help with the answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    5 分