Instant Genius

A podcast by Immediate media

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476 Episodes

  1. Forensic anthropology, with Prof Sue Black

    Published: 11/07/2021
  2. Personality change, with Dr Christian Jarrett

    Published: 4/07/2021
  3. Hidden geometry, with Jordan Ellenberg

    Published: 27/06/2021
  4. The Neanderthals, with Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes

    Published: 20/06/2021
  5. The golden age of dinosaur discovery, with Prof Steve Brusatte

    Published: 17/06/2021
  6. The Big Bang, with Prof Jim Al-Khalili

    Published: 16/06/2021
  7. Your brain chemistry and you, with Ginny Smith

    Published: 15/06/2021
  8. The science of cooking, with Dr Stuart Farrimond

    Published: 14/06/2021
  9. The end of the Universe, with Dr Katie Mack

    Published: 13/06/2021
  10. Welcome to Instant Genius

    Published: 31/05/2021
  11. How AI and androids could shape the music of the future

    Published: 24/05/2021
  12. Could 'counterfactuals' solve the biggest problems in physics?

    Published: 17/05/2021
  13. What happens to you after 40 days with no natural light?

    Published: 10/05/2021
  14. Why do humans make music?

    Published: 3/05/2021
  15. The future of human flight, with real-life Iron Man Richard Browning

    Published: 26/04/2021
  16. Why realistic humanoid robots need to learn to lip-sync

    Published: 19/04/2021
  17. How to understand statistics in the news and when to trust them

    Published: 12/04/2021
  18. The bizarre biology of the mantis shrimp

    Published: 5/04/2021
  19. The creator of Bellingcat on using the internet to investigate global affairs

    Published: 29/03/2021
  20. Prof Avi Loeb on what 'Oumuamua tells us about the problem with modern physics

    Published: 22/03/2021

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Whether you’re curious about getting healthy, the Big Bang or the science of cooking, find out everything you need to know in under 30 minutes with Instant Genius. The team behind BBC Science Focus Magazine talk to world-leading experts to bring you a bite-sized masterclass on a new subject each week. New episodes are released every Monday and Friday and you can subscribe to Instant Genius on Apple Podcasts to access all new episodes ad-free and all old episodes of Instant Genius Extra.

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