5 Live Science Podcast Podcast
5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.
Episodes to download
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The Origins of Covid 19
Sun 13 Feb 2022
Science news and what we know about the origins of Covid 19.
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Would Saturn Float?
Sun 6 Feb 2022
Your Qs answered on astrophysics, black holes, shrinking squid, and ways to bust anxiety.
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Why do we lose our sense of smell?
Sun 30 Jan 2022
The week's science news & how can science help those who have lost their sense of smell?
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5 live science
Sun 23 Jan 2022
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists look at Covid, sleep, and robotics this week.
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The Sword of Damascus, cutting covid isolation
Sun 16 Jan 2022
We look at the science behind cutting covid isolation to 5 days
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A century of insulin, hedgehogs and MRSA
Sun 9 Jan 2022
This week Dr Chris looks at a century since insulin, how hedgehogs gave us MRSA, and more
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Good News Science Stories from 2021
Sun 2 Jan 2022
Sally Le Page presents some of the best good news science stories from 2021.
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A Christmas Quandary
Sun 19 Dec 2021
Dr. Chris and gang attempt to solve some of our biggest festive questions.
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Life in plastic, is it fantastic?
Sun 12 Dec 2021
As the government moves to Plan B - what actually happens when you catch the new variant?
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Festive Q&A: Rubies, Robots and Christmas 'Rapping'
Sun 5 Dec 2021
This week, your Christmas science questions and a sprinkling of festive fun!
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Covid, NASA, and Wood!
Sun 28 Nov 2021
We investigate Covid cases across Europe, and NASA crashing into an asteroid!
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Climate Change and Covid
Sun 21 Nov 2021
As pressure on the NHS intensifies, are Covid vaccine passports on the cards?
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Climate Change, Dating and Spiders
Sun 7 Nov 2021
Behind the scenes of COP-26, and the science of spiders.
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To Plan B, Or Not To Plan B
Sun 31 Oct 2021
With high numbers of Covid cases, should the government impose Plan B now?
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How Much Did The World's Largest Pumpkin Weigh?
Sun 24 Oct 2021
Harry Lewis and the panel tackle the science questions you've been sending in.
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All The Small Things
Sun 17 Oct 2021
Science news and we delve into the particles that make up the Universe.
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Supply Chain Reaction
Sun 10 Oct 2021
Science news, plus a special look at global supply chains, and how they're distrupted.
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Off-limits bits of the Universe, and a lack of CO2
Sun 26 Sep 2021
It's Q&A time this week as we answer your question and what is causing the CO2 shortage.
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Off-limits bits of the Universe, and a lack of CO2
Sun 26 Sep 2021
It's Q&A time this week as we answer your question and what is causing the CO2 shortage.
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What is covid immunity?
Sun 12 Sep 2021
Dr Chris Smith with science news. And what does immunity to Covid-19 really mean?
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Long Covid
Sun 5 Sep 2021
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists science news, and a look at long covid.
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Can nature solve the climate crisis for us?
Sun 29 Aug 2021
The Naked Scientist team takes a deep dive into the world of carbon sequestration.
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Q&A: Bugs, behaviour, and biosensing tech
Sun 22 Aug 2021
The Naked Scientist panel answer your science questions.
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Will incentives boost Covid vaccine uptake?
Sun 15 Aug 2021
Dr Chris Smith and the team look at whether incentives will boost Covid vaccine uptake.
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Are we ready for the electric vehicle revolution?
Sun 8 Aug 2021
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist look at the electric vehicle revolution.
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The beginning of the end of the Covid pandemic?
Sun 1 Aug 2021
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with science news stories and analysis.
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Summer Science Q & HEY!
Sun 25 Jul 2021
Tackling the latest talking points and answering your science questions.
