http://www.Capetalk.co.za 567 CapeTalk - The Podcasts en-us 2006 17 May 2013 2 702webmaster@702.co.za The Naked Scientist was on the show to assist viewers in breaking science down to its bare minimum. He also shared new research showing that malaria manipulates infected mosquitoes, making them more attracted to human skin odours. 2013/05/17 02:46:34 PM The Naked Scientist was on the show to assist viewers in breaking science down to its bare minimum. He also shared interesting research on what could be a possible heroin vaccine. 2013/05/10 02:22:05 PM The Naked Scientist tells us about interesting new research that shows how honey fends off infection, and pesticides, in bees. 2013/05/03 03:51:57 PM The Naked Scientist answered interesting science questions such as why adults suffer from body odour and kids do not. And explained to us how clenching one's fist has been proven to improve one's memory. 2013/04/26 02:44:34 PM The Naked Scientist answered some interesting scientific questions and also spoke to Redi about the strong link between weaning and the increased risk of HIV spread between a breastfeeding mother and her infant. About 6% of the babies of untreated HIV-positive mothers will test positive for the virus at birth. But this number rises to 25% among breast-fed infants, indicating that breastmilk is a significant risk factor for disease transmission. 2013/04/19 03:14:34 PM Fossils of dinosaurs developing inside their eggs have been discovered in southern China. The Naked Scientist also answered questions about undetectable poison and whether there is a cooling blanket similar to the electric blanket. 2013/04/12 03:41:11 PM The Naked Scientist Chris Smith answered a variety of questions including why do babies float when they are in the womb and drown when they are out of their mother’s womb? Why is the leaning tower still leaning and gravity not taken its toll on the tower? What causes nightmares? Why do we use hand gestures when we speak? Eggs with double yolk - will they produce two chicks? 2013/04/05 05:12:23 PM The Naked Scientist, Chris Smith and his two assistants Ben Valsler and Ginny Smith join us in Johannesburg where we had a live audience. The scientists did experiments and answered curious questions like, “was the big bang theory loud?” 2013/03/28 05:54:04 PM This week the Naked Scientist answers questions about why the over 3000 satellites hovering above the earth don’t collide into each other and why glue does not stick into its container. 2013/03/22 03:55:51 PM Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientist talks about John Snow, the doctor who was a founder of the science of epidemiology - he famously linked cholera to dirty water and arranged for the handle to be taken off a water pump in London to try to stem outbreaks. John was born 200 years ago today. The Naked Scientist also answers questions about how a banner in an airplane banks with the plane and how a fetus develops. 2013/03/15 02:26:47 PM