5 Live Science Podcast

Dr Chris and the Naked Scientists look at peanut allergies, marine sponges and Beijing air.

A new way to produce stem cells and the electrical conductivity of underwater welders

Dr Chris Smith joins Dotun to discuss

Dr Chris joins Dr Rhod to talk radio waves, baldness and phonecall quality.

Dr Chris Smith joins Dotun to talk weather in space, the potential benefits of shooting rhinos and managing the anger of others

Dr Chris stands in for Dr Karl once again to discuss the problems of heat, freezing carbon and why bright white lights at bedtime may be a problem.

Dr Chris Smith joins Dotun to discuss how caffeine might help memory and how a glue inspired by slugs may help keyhole surgery.

Dr Chris stands in for Dr Karl to discuss bird flu, and entropy, among other science related questions.

This week, in the wake of near universal Christmas over-indulgence, researchers have announced the discovery of the nerve cells in the brain that make us like calorie-rich, sweet things. Plus, what does 2014 have in store for us scientifically?

Dr Chris Smith steps in for Dr Karl to discuss Newton's laws, plus why potatoes boil faster than they roast ...when an oven's hotter than the boiling temperature of water.