Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
Dr Chris SmithEach week we set out to solve one of the world's weirdest, wackiest, funniest and funkiest scientific puzzles. And along with the answer there's a brand new question to think about for next time...
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 637 | Founded | 17 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ScienceLife SciencesNatural Sciences | |||
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Out of all the podcast this is by far the best. Dr Chrsi Smith and his team answers all sorts of questions.
What best all gender stuff how wonderful women are and how awful men are is all left out.
Just sticks to the facts
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Too many adverts. Same ones over and over. Q&As are interesting but hearing more ads than science
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