September 10, 2000 • 30m
The explanation of why we can't breathe underwater and how a regulator helps scuba divers. The hosts reveal the dangers of ""the b...Read more
September 17, 2000 • 30m
Why humans must endure winter, while bears and chipmunks can avoid it by hibernating. We explore the structure and function of liv...Read more
September 24, 2000 • 30m
The team explain what a stick and a piece of crystal have to do with telling time, and how the clock was invented. They also discu...Read more
October 1, 2000 • 30m
Why some people have allergic reactions, and others don't. How your immune system works - or doesn't work is discussed. A look at ...Read more
October 8, 2000 • 30m
The group focuses on how the earth resembles a giant magnet, and its relation to the natural light show known as the aurora boreal...Read more
October 15, 2000 • 30m
The group discusses the evolution of the golf ball, and its advantages. Why a rough ball travels further than a smooth one, the im...Read more
October 22, 2000 • 30m
Explanations of why smoking is a powerful addiction, how it affects the chemistry of the brain and the ""reward centre,"" the caus...Read more
October 29, 2000 • 30m
The exploration of heat transfer through conduction, convection, and radiation, the electromagnetic spectrum and wavelengths. Chan...Read more
November 5, 2000 • 30m
What resonance means and the natural frequency of structures and objects, such as glass. A look at the effects of resonance, and s...Read more
November 12, 2000 • 30m
A look at micro organisms, where the team talks about how they work, their need for water, the role of the freezer and refrigerato...Read more
November 19, 2000 • 30m
How a cold or flu virus works, and its effects on your body. The functions of congestion, a sore throat, sneezing, and coughing. T...Read more
November 26, 2000 • 30m
The evolution of the skyscraper and a look at how high buildings can become. The role that steel is described, and how steel frame...Read more
December 3, 2000 • 30m
How your muscles function everyday, how your body builds muscles using muscle fibres and protein strands, and getting your body into shape.
December 10, 2000 • 30m
What antifreeze has to do with hockey rinks, why they paint the ice, and how thick the ice surface is. The hosts also explain abou...Read more
December 17, 2000 • 30m
What the wings of a plane and the rotor of a helicopter have in common, how the rotor lifts the helicopter off the ground from a s...Read more
December 24, 2000 • 30m
What animals need to see in order to stay alive, why some animals' eyes are on the sides of their head, and which species have more than two eyes.
December 31, 2000 • 30m
How to produce a single wavelength, what neon signs and lasers have in common, what makes a laser powerful enough to cut through s...Read more
January 7, 2001 • 30m
Where soap gets its cleaning power from, why water alone can't get you clean, and where soap scum comes from. Behind the reason wh...Read more
January 14, 2001 • 30m
What happens when a virus invades your body, what a vaccine is, and why we can't create a vaccine to protect us from the common cold.
January 21, 2001 • 30m
An experiment on how the immune system reacts to a foreign organ, how T-cells know what belongs in your body and what doesn't, and...Read more
January 28, 2001 • 30m
How we get electricity from uranium, how a nuclear chain reaction is created, and why nuclear power generation has hazardous side effects.
February 4, 2001 • 30m
A demonstration on what happens when your body is unable to produce heat as fast as it is being lost, how your body defends agains...Read more