Stripping Down Science: The Naked Scientist Exposes The Facts

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Why does a lap dancer earn bigger tips when she's at her most fertile Can just the whiff of a woman send a man's hormones surging And were dinosaurs hot-blooded too Is it true that diet portions actually make people fatter Can toads really predict earthquakes And what causes those ...what's the word I'm looking for ...tip-of-the-tongue experiences Thankfully not lost for words in this enlightening and humorous foray into the world of science, Dr Chris Smith - The Naked Scientist - strips down science to its bare essentials to sort fact from fiction and replace myths and misinformation with some seriously interesting medical, technological and biological breakthroughs.

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Dr Chris Smith is a medical doctor and scientist, employed as a specialist registrar and clinical lecturer in virology at Cambridge University and Addenbrooke's Hospital. He is also the founder and driving force behind The Naked Scientists, a multi-award-winning BBC live weekly science radio talk talkback show downloaded by millions of people worldwide as a podcast and aired by broadcasters internationally. Chris appears regularly on ABC Radio National's Breakfast and The Science Show.