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Are Ebola survivors immune for life? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.10.31

Can a new stomach be grown in a dish? Are ...

Can a new stomach be grown in a dish? Are Ebola survivors immune from future infection? Why do injuries seem to hurt more later? Are there homosexual dolphins? How do muscles make energy? How do ants home in on food? Can dogs judge human character?...

Why do people talk to themselves? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.10.24

Why do people talk to themselves? Can cats cut your ...

Why do people talk to themselves? Can cats cut your risk of a heart attack? Does salt help water boil quicker? Do women have an Adam's Apple? Plus, an update on Ebola and a rapid paper-based test for the virus......

Can the radio control my dreams? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.10.10

Why do I sneeze in bright light? Can the radio ...

Why do I sneeze in bright light? Can the radio control my dreams?...

Do flies have blood? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.10.03

Why did dinosaurs grow so large? Do flies have blood? ...

Why did dinosaurs grow so large? Do flies have blood? Can chemotherapy get into the brain? Why do scorpions glow in UV light? Did we interbreed with Neanderthals? Plus, news of how your sense of smell can indicate how long you have left to live... ...

Why do some people sleepwalk? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.09.26

How is sea-level defined? What makes some people sleepwalk? How ...

How is sea-level defined? What makes some people sleepwalk? How are barometers calibrated? What is an acquired taste? How much of the body is water? Do we really use only 10% of our brain? Why does red wine stain your lips? Why to I talk in my sleep?...

Can you be born circumcised? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.09.19

How do people catch ebola? Why do brothers and sisters ...

How do people catch ebola? Why do brothers and sisters look different if they have the same parents? Can we mine the moon for fuel? Why should you not re-freeze meat? What causes birth marks? What is a curve of pursuit? Can you be born circumcised? D...

Why does spaghetti break into 3 pieces? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.09.05

Can we rear people in a germ-free environment? Can you ...

Can we rear people in a germ-free environment? Can you be born with only one kidney? Why does spaghetti always break into 3 pieces? What exactly is temperature? When you add more water to the bath and then pull the plug - what water goes down the dra...

Why does running water make you need the loo? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.08.29

Why does running water make you need the loo?...

Can you get sunburn through a glass window? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.08.15

Can you get sunburnt through a glass window? What are ...

Can you get sunburnt through a glass window? What are white holes? If everything is made from atoms, and atoms are largely empty space why can't we phase through walls? Can chlorophyll help body odour? What causes ringing in your ears? Can you train ...

How accurate are dinosaur reconstructions? - Ask the Naked Scientists , South Africa - 14.08.08

If you fall asleep with the radio playing what effect ...

If you fall asleep with the radio playing what effect would this have on the brain? How do marine mammals stay hydrated? If you fall off a certain height do you die before you hit the ground? How come children spit all the time? How accurate are dino...