534 Episodes

  1. Camilla Pang: How can science guide my life?

    Published: 23/03/2020
  2. Kevin Fong: What happened to Apollo 13?

    Published: 16/03/2020
  3. Aleks Krotoski: What happens to your data when you die?

    Published: 9/03/2020
  4. Professor Fay Dowker: What is the problem of quantum gravity?

    Published: 2/03/2020
  5. Jim Davies: How do you use your imagination?

    Published: 24/02/2020
  6. Mark Miodownik: Are biodegradable plastics really better than traditional plastic?

    Published: 17/02/2020
  7. Dr Erin Macdonald: Is there any science in Star Trek?

    Published: 13/02/2020
  8. Adam Rutherford: Can science ever be rid of racism?

    Published: 6/02/2020
  9. Ross Barnett: Why should we be interested in prehistoric animals that aren’t dinosaurs?

    Published: 30/01/2020
  10. Samantha Alger: What can we do to save the bees?

    Published: 23/01/2020
  11. Marcel Danesi: Why do we want to believe lies?

    Published: 16/01/2020
  12. Dr Becky Smethurst: How do you actually find a black hole?

    Published: 9/01/2020
  13. Hannah Fry: How much of our lives is secretly underpinned by maths?

    Published: 26/12/2019
  14. Adam Kay: Is Christmas really the most wonderful time of the year on labour ward?

    Published: 19/12/2019
  15. Kathryn D Sullivan: What is it really like to walk in space?

    Published: 12/12/2019
  16. Brian Switek: How did bones evolve?

    Published: 5/12/2019
  17. Chris Lintott: Can members of the public do real science?

    Published: 28/11/2019
  18. Dean Burnett: What’s going on in the teenage brain?

    Published: 21/11/2019
  19. Randall Munroe: How do you find the worst solution to any problem?

    Published: 14/11/2019
  20. Gaia Vince: What part does culture play in our evolution?

    Published: 7/11/2019

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