Science Weekly

Science Weekly

Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news.

Episodes

Title Duration Published Consumed
How worried should we be about the new Omicron subvariant? 00:10:50 2022-02-08 06:00
Weekend: episode one of a new podcast 00:48:45 2022-02-05 06:00
Are we getting any closer to understanding long Covid? 00:13:05 2022-02-03 06:00
Alternative menopause treatments: empowering or exploitative? 00:14:42 2022-02-01 06:00
What are the hidden costs of our obsession with fish oil supplements? 00:16:49 2022-01-27 06:00
Are animals the future of human organ transplantation? 00:12:36 2022-01-25 10:31
Are western lifestyles causing a rise in autoimmune diseases? 00:11:24 2022-01-20 06:00
Covid-19: the Omicron wave is slowing - what lies on the other side? 00:10:11 2022-01-18 06:00
Why Theranos’s blood-testing claims were always too good to be true 00:15:51 2022-01-13 06:00
Is the world’s most important glacier on the brink of collapse? 00:11:37 2022-01-11 06:00
Why are so many people getting re-infected with Covid-19? 00:13:49 2022-01-06 06:00
Why is it so hard to lose that festive weight – and keep it off? – podcast 00:12:33 2022-01-04 06:00
From the archive: Carlo Rovelli on how to understand the quantum world (part two) 00:22:03 2021-12-30 06:00
From the archive: Carlo Rovelli on the weirdness of quantum mechanics (part one) 00:23:31 2021-12-28 06:00
Covid-19: what will Omicron mean for 2022? podcast 00:15:39 2021-12-23 06:00
Environment stories you might have missed in 2021 00:18:02 2021-12-21 06:00
The climate crisis and devastating drought in eastern Africa 00:14:28 2021-12-16 06:00
Covid-19: Will boosters be enough to slow down Omicron? 00:13:52 2021-12-14 06:00
Nasa’s new space telescope and its search for extraterrestrial life 00:11:27 2021-12-09 06:00
Covid-19: How fast is the Omicron variant spreading? podcast 00:10:59 2021-12-07 06:00
Is TikTok giving people Tourette’s Syndrome? 00:12:29 2021-12-02 06:00
Covid-19: how worried should we be about Omicron? 00:13:00 2021-11-30 06:00
Do lobsters have feelings? – podcast 00:10:55 2021-11-25 08:37
Astronaut Chris Hadfield on life in space 00:14:40 2021-11-23 06:00
Inside Delhi’s air pollution crisis 00:11:27 2021-11-18 06:00
Why does Covid-19 make things smell disgusting? 00:11:44 2021-11-16 06:00
Cop26: the final day – have we made any progress on saving the planet? 00:16:44 2021-11-12 06:00
Cop26: can gas guzzling go green? 00:14:53 2021-11-11 06:00
Cop26: what do scientists think about the progress in Glasgow? 00:15:42 2021-11-10 06:00
Cop26: solutions from the frontline 00:14:44 2021-11-09 06:00
Cop26: can our seas save us? 00:12:16 2021-11-08 06:00
Cop26: are we finally saying goodbye to coal? 00:14:16 2021-11-05 06:00
Cop26: can capitalism actually go green? 00:13:21 2021-11-04 06:00
Cop26: have we just saved our forests? 00:14:04 2021-11-03 06:00
Cop26 – the world leaders arrive 00:11:42 2021-11-02 06:00
Cop26: it’s finally here 00:13:10 2021-11-01 06:00
Daylight saving time could be bad for our health – should we get rid of it? 00:12:42 2021-10-28 11:26
Covid-19: with cases on the rise, will ‘plan B’ be enough in England? 00:11:21 2021-10-26 11:00
Who are Insulate Britain and what do they want? 00:11:59 2021-10-21 06:00
Covid-19: how 43,000 false negative tests were uncovered as wrong 00:12:16 2021-10-19 06:00
The world finally has a malaria vaccine. Why has it taken so long? 00:12:57 2021-10-14 14:06
Is gene editing the future of food? 00:13:52 2021-10-12 06:00
Covid-19: will there soon be a pill that stops us getting sick? 00:11:08 2021-10-07 06:00
Could machines sucking carbon out of the air help fight the climate crisis? 00:12:43 2021-10-05 09:32
CoolSculpting, Botox and fillers are on the rise – but are they safe? 00:19:50 2021-09-30 14:18
Fleeing a war zone is traumatic – so is what happens next 00:14:05 2021-09-28 12:47
Covid-19: how effective are face masks, really? 00:13:22 2021-09-23 06:00
Egg-freezing just got more attractive – but is it worth it? 00:14:19 2021-09-21 06:00
Jaws made us scared of sharks but is a lack of sharks scarier? 00:12:44 2021-09-16 06:00
Flu season: are we in for a bumpier ride this year? 00:18:14 2021-09-14 10:56
Are third vaccines and vaccine boosters the same thing? 00:10:05 2021-09-09 13:35
Why swearing is more complicated than you think 00:12:42 2021-09-07 06:00
Can we really solve the climate crisis by planting trees? (part two) 00:16:27 2021-09-02 06:00
Can we really solve the climate crisis by planting trees? (part one) 00:16:58 2021-08-31 06:00
Why aren’t children being vaccinated in the UK? 00:12:33 2021-08-26 06:00
What should we be feeding our cats? 00:12:49 2021-08-24 06:00
From the archive: the secret, sonic lives of narwhals 00:16:56 2021-08-19 06:00
From the archive: Are alternative meats the key to a healthier life and planet? 00:30:00 2021-08-17 06:00
From the archive: are national parks failing nature? (part 2) 00:19:22 2021-08-12 06:00
From the archive: Are national parks failing nature? (part 1) 00:22:24 2021-08-10 06:00
Are hair relaxers causing breast cancer in black women? 00:15:11 2021-08-05 06:00
The billionaire space race 00:14:57 2021-08-03 06:00
Testosterone in women’s athletics 00:15:46 2021-07-29 06:00
Sporting super spikes: how do they work? 00:16:48 2021-07-27 06:00
How does the human body cope with extreme heat? (part two) 00:16:09 2021-07-22 06:00
Why are extreme weather events on the rise? (part one) 00:14:07 2021-07-20 07:00
What are the risks of England unlocking on 19 July? 00:17:01 2021-07-15 07:00
Covid-19: do we need to reframe the way we think about restrictions? 00:17:35 2021-07-13 13:56
How does Covid-19 affect chronic pain? (part two) 00:14:57 2021-07-08 13:39
Understanding chronic pain (part one) 00:14:15 2021-07-06 12:08
Is hay fever on the rise? 00:13:03 2021-07-01 06:00
How effective is the new Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab? 00:14:19 2021-06-29 06:00
Are we really ready to live with Covid-19? 00:15:25 2021-06-24 13:15
How clocks have shaped civilisations 00:17:03 2021-06-22 06:00
Inside the world of wildlife trafficking (part two) 00:22:40 2021-06-17 06:00
Inside the world of wildlife trafficking (part one) 00:17:48 2021-06-15 17:24
As indigenous languages die out, will we lose knowledge about plants? 00:19:26 2021-06-10 06:00
Anna Ploszajski: crafting to better understand material science 00:17:34 2021-06-08 06:00
From the archive: Callum Roberts on a life spent diving in coral reefs 00:22:55 2021-06-03 06:00
What can a wild night out teach us about ecosystem health? 00:21:36 2021-06-01 06:00
Can Covid vaccines disrupt menstrual cycles? 00:14:50 2021-05-27 16:50
Could sniffer dogs soon be used to detect Covid-19? (an update) 00:20:07 2021-05-25 16:11
Have we entered the Anthropocene – a new epoch in Earth’s history? 00:19:59 2021-05-20 12:58
The reality behind NFTs 00:20:30 2021-05-18 15:42
Covid-19: what do we know about the variants first detected in India? 00:22:45 2021-05-13 16:30
Melting away: understanding the impact of disappearing glaciers 00:20:45 2021-05-11 14:56
How has our thinking on the climate crisis changed? 00:29:21 2021-05-06 16:32
What can we learn from the 1918 flu pandemic? – podcast 00:26:54 2021-05-05 08:02
Unearthing the secret social lives of trees – podcast 00:21:55 2021-04-29 06:00
Can we create a climate-resistant coffee in time? – podcast 00:23:07 2021-04-27 13:02
Has the pandemic changed our sleep habits? – podcast 00:15:58 2021-04-22 06:00
Why is it so bad being a night owl? – podcast 00:20:41 2021-04-20 06:00
Do humans respond differently to screams of pleasure and pain? – podcast 00:17:13 2021-04-15 06:00
Covid-19: what’s going on with the AstraZeneca vaccine? 00:25:50 2021-04-13 10:57
Covid-19: how does it cause heart damage? 00:14:04 2021-04-08 06:00
Why has the African elephant been split into two species? 00:22:38 2021-04-06 06:00
Should we determine species through DNA? (part two) 00:26:16 2021-04-01 06:00
Why is it hard to get our head around fungi? (part one) 00:25:37 2021-03-30 06:00
You can't bullshit a bullshitter, or can you? 00:19:15 2021-03-25 06:00
Covid-19: what happens next? 00:27:40 2021-03-23 06:00
Carlo Rovelli on how to understand the quantum world (part 2) 00:21:41 2021-03-18 06:00
Carlo Rovelli on the weirdness of quantum mechanics (part one) 00:22:45 2021-03-16 06:00
How do you make a convincing deepfake video? – podcast 00:24:25 2021-03-11 11:18
What are we missing out on by not talking to strangers? 00:29:12 2021-03-09 13:31
Does how we think influence what we think? 00:16:56 2021-03-04 10:11
Covid-19: why are we feeling burnt out? 00:17:38 2021-03-02 06:00
A practical guide to tackling the climate crisis 00:25:04 2021-02-25 06:00
Did an ancient magnetic pole flip change life on Earth? – podcast 00:27:24 2021-02-23 11:21
Why do humans struggle to think of ourselves as animals? 00:23:42 2021-02-18 06:00
Covid-19: why mix and match vaccines? 00:10:56 2021-02-16 06:00
Covid-19: love in lockdown 00:16:28 2021-02-11 10:40
What can the evolutionary history of turtles tell us about their future? 00:15:36 2021-02-09 06:00
From the archive: what's it like to live without smell? 00:30:44 2021-02-04 06:00
Covid-19: what can we learn from Manaus? 00:18:18 2021-02-02 06:00
Covid-19: What can astronauts teach us about coping in lockdown? 00:18:39 2021-01-28 11:20
What does history smell like? 00:17:40 2021-01-26 10:26
What (non-Covid) science is coming up in 2021? 00:28:36 2021-01-21 14:37
Covid-19: how do you tweak a vaccine? 00:17:37 2021-01-19 06:00
Covid-19: how and why is the virus mutating? 00:15:05 2021-01-14 06:00
What are the new coronavirus variants and how do we monitor them? 00:21:31 2021-01-12 13:10
Looking up in wonder: humanity and the cosmos (part two) 00:23:35 2021-01-07 10:35
Looking up in wonder: humanity and the cosmos (part one) – podcast 00:19:49 2021-01-05 06:00
Review of the year: uncovering the science of Covid-19 (part two) 00:29:29 2020-12-31 06:00
Review of the year: uncovering the science of Covid-19 (part one) 00:28:12 2020-12-29 06:00
Covid-19 vaccines: anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theories 00:19:50 2020-12-24 06:00
Covid-19 vaccines: why are some people hesitant? (part one) 00:21:48 2020-12-22 06:00
Why should we listen to birds? (part two) 00:22:51 2020-12-17 06:00
Why should we listen to birds? (part one) 00:22:53 2020-12-15 06:00
Covid-19: the relationship between stress and health 00:18:02 2020-12-10 06:00
Covid-19: getting public health messaging right 00:14:35 2020-12-08 06:00
Deep Blue Notes: episode three 00:30:27 2020-12-03 06:00
Deep Blue Notes: episode two 00:20:08 2020-12-02 06:00
Deep Blue Notes: episode one 00:21:13 2020-12-01 06:00
Covid-19: how vaccines lead to immunity – podcast 00:15:33 2020-11-26 06:00
A more accurate way of measuring the effect of computer games 00:17:21 2020-11-24 06:00
From the archive: an interview with Nobel laureate Sir Roger Penrose (part 2) 00:18:04 2020-11-19 06:00
From the archive: an interview with Nobel laureate Sir Roger Penrose (part 1) 00:19:37 2020-11-17 06:00
Covid-19: what can we learn from the London blitz? 00:16:37 2020-11-12 11:46
Covid-19: what's up with the coronavirus cough? 00:14:46 2020-11-10 06:00
Investigating the historic eruption of Mount Vesuvius 00:16:37 2020-11-05 06:00
Covid-19: How do you make a vaccine? 00:16:16 2020-11-03 06:00
Journey into a black hole: part 2 00:18:55 2020-10-29 06:00
Journey into a black hole: part 1 00:14:43 2020-10-27 06:00
From the archives: How do we save society? 00:31:41 2020-10-22 06:00
Covid-19: what can we learn from the HIV/Aids pandemic? 00:19:37 2020-10-20 06:00
How do animals undergo metamorphosis, and why? – podcast 00:22:52 2020-10-15 12:59
Covid-19: training dogs to sniff out the virus 00:13:58 2020-10-13 06:00
Are the world's national parks failing nature? (part two) 00:19:16 2020-10-08 06:00
Are the world's national parks failing nature? (part one) 00:21:55 2020-10-06 06:00
Do smart assistants need a feminist reboot? Part 2 00:17:18 2020-10-01 06:00
Do smart assistants need a feminist reboot? Part 1 00:19:38 2020-09-29 13:08
Covid-19: is it possible to predict how sick someone could get? 00:19:33 2020-09-24 12:00
What does it mean to be alive? Paul Nurse on defining 'life' 00:21:41 2020-09-22 06:00
Covid-19 ethics: should we deliberately infect volunteers in the name of science? Part 2 00:23:40 2020-09-17 06:00
Covid-19 ethics: Should we deliberately infect volunteers in the name of science? (part 1) 00:24:57 2020-09-15 06:00
Covid-19: what happens when flu season hits? (part 2) 00:16:27 2020-09-10 06:00
Covid-19: what happens when flu season hits? (part 1) 00:14:20 2020-09-08 06:00
Covid-19: why do pandemics trigger civil unrest? – podcast 00:18:25 2020-09-03 12:08
The science of healthy eating: Why are we still getting it wrong? 00:19:42 2020-09-01 15:43
From the archives: the fate of Arctic sea ice 00:32:35 2020-08-27 06:00
From the archives: nudge theory and the psychology of persuasion 00:34:06 2020-08-25 06:00
Covid-19 ethics: digital contact tracing (part 2) 00:23:33 2020-08-20 06:00
Covid-19: behind the app — the ethics of digital contract tracing part 1 2020-08-18 06:00
From the archives: the chemistry of crime fiction 00:34:04 2020-08-13 06:00
Covid-19: tracking the spread of a virus in real time 00:14:23 2020-08-11 11:15
The fight over the Hubble constant 00:19:39 2020-08-06 14:11
Covid-19: does more testing always mean more cases? 00:12:42 2020-08-04 06:00
How Red Sea 'supercorals' are resisting the climate crisis 00:18:49 2020-07-30 06:00
Covid-19: How risky is singing? 00:20:07 2020-07-28 06:00
Are we in the midst of a new space race? 00:19:23 2020-07-23 06:00
Covid-19: what can sewage tell us? 00:14:56 2020-07-21 06:00
Booming blooms: how algae are turning the alps pink 00:15:41 2020-07-16 09:50
Covid-19: the relationship between antibodies and immunity 00:16:43 2020-07-14 06:00
How many contactable alien civilisations are out there? 00:17:48 2020-07-09 06:00
Covid-19: Why are people suffering long-term symptoms? 00:15:09 2020-07-07 06:00
Hubble at 30: a view into our cosmos 00:17:33 2020-07-02 06:00
Covid-19: why R is a lot more complicated than you think 00:13:23 2020-06-30 06:00
The Durrington shafts: a remarkable discovery for Stonehenge's neighbour 00:14:26 2020-06-25 06:00
Covid-19: how worried should smokers be? 00:12:16 2020-06-23 06:00
How cephalopod cells could take us one step closer to invisibility 00:15:08 2020-06-18 06:00
Covid-19: should we be concerned about air conditioning? 00:13:38 2020-06-16 06:00
Hydrogen Icebergs in space? The mystery of 'Oumuamua 00:17:33 2020-06-11 06:00
Covid-19: the psychology of physical distancing 00:12:58 2020-06-09 06:00
The secret, sonic lives of narwhals 00:16:06 2020-06-04 06:00
Covid-19: is a second wave inevitable? 00:16:07 2020-06-02 06:00
When did modern humans first arrive in Europe? 00:15:08 2020-05-28 06:00
Covid-19: the role of vitamin D 00:15:50 2020-05-27 06:00
Covid-19: How do you calculate herd immunity? 00:13:59 2020-05-22 20:22
The emotional rollercoaster of adolescent dogs 00:12:18 2020-05-21 06:00
Covid-19: can we compare different countries? 00:14:00 2020-05-20 06:00
Covid-19: are pandemics becoming more common? 00:14:58 2020-05-19 06:00
The microbe that protects mosquitos from malaria 00:14:09 2020-05-14 06:00
Covid-19: do we need more than one vaccine? Podcast 00:20:08 2020-05-13 06:00
Covid-19: why are some people losing their taste and smell? 00:12:37 2020-05-12 06:00
Uncovering the mysteries of the 'crazy beast' – Science Weekly podcast 00:15:24 2020-05-07 11:56
Covid-19: will my allergies make a difference? 00:09:11 2020-05-06 06:00
Covid-19: the psychology of conspiracy theories 00:15:09 2020-05-05 06:00
Covid-19: What has the BCG vaccine got to do with it? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:12:08 2020-04-30 06:00
Covid-19: why are women less likely to die? 00:15:02 2020-04-29 06:00
Covid-19: what role might air pollution play? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:12:30 2020-04-28 06:00
Covid-19: how do you find drugs to treat the disease? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:12:12 2020-04-23 06:00
Covid-19: how vulnerable are people with diabetes? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:11:38 2020-04-22 06:00
Covid-19: is seven days in isolation enough? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:13:08 2020-04-21 06:00
Covid-19: what would immunity look like? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:12:21 2020-04-16 12:24
Covid-19: how can social isolation affect us? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:14:13 2020-04-15 06:00
Covid-19: how vulnerable are people with asthma? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:11:58 2020-04-14 06:00
Covid-19: how do you lift a lockdown? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:14:45 2020-04-09 06:00
Covid-19: how are African countries coping? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:13:24 2020-04-08 06:00
Covid-19: what if I'm immunocompromised? 00:15:27 2020-04-07 06:00
Covid-19: how does it affect pregnancy? – Science Weekly Podcast 2020-04-02 06:00
Covid-19: why is hand washing so effective? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:10:46 2020-04-01 06:00
Covid-19: how do we test for it? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:12:50 2020-03-31 06:00
Covid-19: can ibuprofen make an infection worse? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:11:52 2020-03-26 06:00
Covid-19: how long can it survive outside the body? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:09:57 2020-03-24 06:00
Covid-19: how effective is social distancing? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:13:42 2020-03-19 06:00
Covid-19: why are there different fatality rates? – Science Weekly Podcast 00:11:50 2020-03-17 06:00
A quest for meaning: Brian Greene on time and the cosmos - Science Weekly podcast 00:28:28 2020-03-13 06:00
Covid-19: what happens once someone is infected? Science Weekly Extra 00:09:43 2020-03-12 06:00
The Gene Gap: can we trust science to police itself? – Science Weekly podcast 00:40:02 2020-03-06 06:00
Covid-19: where in the body does it infect us? – Science Weekly Extra 00:10:17 2020-03-05 06:00
The Gene Gap: who decides what happens next? – Science Weekly podcast 00:34:41 2020-02-28 06:00
The Gene Gap: what makes us human? - Science Weekly podcast 00:38:17 2020-02-21 06:00
Exploring the start of the universe - Science Weekly podcast 00:21:48 2020-02-14 06:00
Ancient archaea: how life on Earth began - Science Weekly podcast 00:24:43 2020-02-07 06:00
The race to the deep – Science Weekly podcast 00:26:19 2020-01-31 06:00
The Wuhan Coronavirus: what we know and don't know - Science Weekly podcast 00:23:18 2020-01-24 09:04
Psychology in an emergency: Science Weekly podcast 00:26:32 2020-01-17 06:00
Roy Baumeister on the power of negativity – Science Weekly podcast 00:22:36 2020-01-10 06:00
Happy New Year from the Science Weekly podcast 00:00:36 2020-01-03 06:00
Happy Christmas from the Science Weekly podcast 00:00:36 2019-12-27 06:00
A year of science reporting – Science Weekly podcast 00:22:35 2019-12-20 06:00
Pioneering ketamine treatments: depression – Science Weekly podcast 00:20:12 2019-12-13 06:00
Pioneering Ketamine treatments: alcohol dependency – Science Weekly podcast 00:19:23 2019-12-06 06:00
Amy Dickman on her life of big cat conservation - Science Weekly podcast 00:23:17 2019-11-29 06:00
Up early or lying in: why we need different amounts of sleep – Science Weekly podcast 00:17:36 2019-11-22 06:00
Callum Roberts on a life spent diving on coral reefs – Science Weekly podcast 00:22:07 2019-11-15 06:00
Taking on Eysenck: one man's mission to challenge a giant of psychology – Science Weekly podcast 00:28:19 2019-11-08 13:12
Artificial wombs and the promise for premature babies - Science Weekly podcast 00:31:38 2019-11-01 16:34
Inside the mind of the bullshitter: Science Weekly podcast 00:29:57 2019-10-25 07:00
Stuart Russell on why now is the time to start thinking about superintelligent AI - Science Weekly podcast 00:24:59 2019-10-18 06:00
The dangers of DIY genetic testing – Science Weekly podcast 00:28:26 2019-10-11 14:56
Cleaning up our air – Science Weekly podcast 00:33:05 2019-10-04 17:34
The menopause: a new treatment for hot flushes? – Science Weekly podcast 00:21:45 2019-09-27 19:45
'Nature is quantum from the start': Sean Carroll, many worlds, and a new theory of spacetime – Science Weekly podcast 00:26:42 2019-09-20 15:53
How to find life beyond Earth - Science Weekly podcast 00:35:18 2019-09-13 13:00
How to stop MS in its tracks – Science Weekly podcast 00:35:11 2019-09-06 07:00
Soundscape ecology with Bernie Krause - Science Weekly podcast 00:26:40 2019-08-30 13:30
Oceans of Noise: Episode Three – Science Weekly 00:36:35 2019-08-23 07:00
Oceans of Noise: Episode Two – Science Weekly podcast 00:28:52 2019-08-16 07:00
Oceans of Noise: Episode One – Science Weekly podcast 00:34:34 2019-08-09 13:00
The psychology of climate science denial – Science Weekly podcast 00:35:27 2019-08-02 07:00
The interplay between gender and autism spectrum disorder – Science Weekly podcast 00:29:09 2019-07-26 07:00
Mercury 13: the forgotten women of the space race - Science Weekly podcast 00:30:05 2019-07-19 08:59
Dark Patterns: the art of online deception – Science Weekly podcast 00:26:45 2019-07-12 07:00
Cross Section: Giles Yeo – Science Weekly podcast 00:26:14 2019-07-05 08:00
What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast 00:26:34 2019-06-28 07:00
150 years of the periodic table – Science Weekly podcast 00:24:52 2019-06-21 07:00
The fight against HIV: then and now – Science Weekly podcast 00:26:09 2019-06-14 07:00
Cross Section: Frans de Waal – Science Weekly podcast 00:28:10 2019-06-07 07:00
Tomorrow's weather forecast: fair with a good chance of improvement – Science Weekly podcast 00:26:45 2019-05-31 07:00
Cross Section: Hiranya Peiris – Science Weekly podcast 00:25:16 2019-05-24 07:00
Are alternative meats the key to a healthier life and planet? – Science Weekly podcast 00:30:09 2019-05-17 12:31
The problem with sex – Science Weekly podcast 00:34:13 2019-05-10 07:00
Oceans of Noise: Episode Three – Science Weekly podcast 00:34:56 2019-05-03 07:01
Oceans of Noise: Episode Two – Science Weekly podcast 00:29:09 2019-05-03 07:00
Oceans of Noise: Episode One – Science Weekly podcast 00:34:52 2019-05-03 06:59
Black holes: seeing 'the unseeable' – Science Weekly podcast 00:26:36 2019-04-26 07:00
Cross Section: Barry Smith - Science Weekly podcast 00:23:16 2019-04-19 16:26
Why fast fashion should slow down – Science Weekly podcast 00:25:26 2019-04-12 07:00
Cross Section: David Spiegelhalter – Science Weekly podcast 00:23:56 2019-04-05 07:00
Vitamania: should we all be popping vitamin pills? – Science Weekly podcast 00:21:00 2019-03-22 07:00
Blood: the future of cancer diagnosis? – Science Weekly podcast 00:17:16 2019-03-22 07:00
Cross Section: Matt Parker - Science Weekly podcast 00:22:17 2019-03-15 07:00
Gender data gap and a world built for men 00:24:54 2019-03-08 07:00
Farewell to Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity – Science Weekly podcast 00:25:19 2019-03-01 07:00
Do we need another massive particle collider? Science Weekly podcast 00:30:02 2019-02-22 07:00
Cross Section: Paul Davies – Science Weekly podcast 00:23:26 2019-02-15 07:00
Where on earth is North? - Science Weekly podcast 00:22:22 2019-02-08 09:27
Cross Section: Jo Dunkley – Science Weekly podcast 00:24:08 2019-02-01 07:00
Toxic legacy: what to do with Britain's nuclear waste – Science Weekly podcast 00:31:31 2019-01-25 07:00
How do we define creativity? - Science Weekly podcast 00:24:55 2019-01-18 07:00
Exploring the far side of the moon – Science Weekly podcast 00:25:23 2019-01-11 07:00
Did a supervolcano cause the dinosaurs' demise? – Science Weekly podcast 00:25:46 2019-01-04 07:00
Cross Section: Hannah Fry – Science Weekly podcast 00:22:44 2018-12-28 07:00
Cross Section: Dame Jane Francis - Science Weekly podcast 00:23:32 2018-12-21 07:00
Oh my: a psychological approach to awe – Science Weekly podcast 00:28:30 2018-12-14 07:00
Gene-edited babies: why are scientists so appalled? – Science Weekly podcast 00:22:51 2018-12-07 07:00
Cross Section: Tim Peake - Science Weekly podcast 00:24:46 2018-11-30 07:00
Can we trust artificial intelligence lie detectors? – Science Weekly podcast 00:26:54 2018-11-23 07:00
Treating cancer: what role could our diet play? - Science Weekly podcast 00:19:10 2018-11-16 07:01
Cross Section: Sir Venki Ramakrishnan – Science Weekly podcast 00:19:40 2018-11-09 07:00
What role should the public play in science? - Science Weekly podcast 00:25:24 2018-11-02 07:00
What role should the public play in science? - Science Weekly podcast 00:27:39 2018-11-02 07:00
Falling fertility: lessons learned from Botswana – Science Weekly podcast 00:24:05 2018-10-26 07:00
Mars is barred: why we shouldn't go to the red planet – Science Weekly podcast 00:27:38 2018-10-19 07:00
A step in the right direction: could implants help people walk again? – Science Weekly podcast 00:25:55 2018-10-12 08:00
The weight is over: will kilograms get an upgrade? – Science Weekly podcast 00:25:50 2018-10-05 13:30
Cross section: Mark Miodownik – Science Weekly podcast 00:34:14 2018-09-28 17:04
Opioid addiction: can the UK curb the looming crisis? – Science Weekly podcast 00:25:32 2018-09-21 07:00
Are fungi the secret to a sweet sounding violin? – Science Weekly podcast 00:27:04 2018-09-14 07:00
Could a new force of nature reveal the universe's dark side? – Science Weekly podcast 00:22:28 2018-09-07 07:00
Conservation: there will (not) be blood - Science Weekly podcast 00:21:10 2018-08-31 07:00
Huntington's disease: the price paid for our big brains? – Science Weekly podcast 00:26:52 2018-08-24 07:00
Heatwaves: the next silent killer? - Science Weekly podcast 00:21:12 2018-08-17 07:00
Biomimicry: Does nature do it better? 00:24:57 2018-08-10 07:00
Tricky taxonomy: the problems with naming new species – Science Weekly podcast 00:24:23 2018-08-03 07:00
In vitro fertilisation: 40 years on – Science Weekly podcast 00:27:13 2018-07-27 07:00
The dark side of happiness – Science Weekly podcast 00:28:38 2018-07-20 07:00
From Ebola to Nipah: are we ready for the next epidemic? – Science Weekly podcast 00:27:25 2018-07-13 07:00
Did dinosaurs stop to smell the flowers? – Science Weekly podcast 00:29:49 2018-07-06 07:00
Slice of PIE: a linguistic common ancestor – Science Weekly podcast 00:29:41 2018-06-29 08:00
Gene-edited pigs: can we engineer immunity? – Science Weekly podcast 00:24:23 2018-06-22 07:00
Soundscape ecology with Bernie Krause – Science Weekly podcast 00:27:02 2018-06-15 07:00
The psychological effects of inequality – Science Weekly podcast 00:28:09 2018-06-08 12:10
Finding a voice: why we sound unique – Science Weekly podcast 00:26:29 2018-06-01 07:00
Radiophobia: why do we fear nuclear power? – Science Weekly podcast 00:25:46 2018-05-25 07:00
Why is asbestos still killing people? – Science Weekly podcast 00:25:36 2018-05-18 08:00
Growing brains in labs – Science Weekly podcast 00:30:37 2018-05-11 07:00
Cross Section: Carlo Rovelli – Science Weekly podcast 00:34:05 2018-05-04 07:00
The curious case of the dodo – Science Weekly podcast 00:29:19 2018-04-27 16:11
The science behind why we fight – Science Weekly podcast 00:28:51 2018-04-20 18:54
Alternative medicine and its sceptics – Science Weekly podcast 00:30:36 2018-04-13 14:01
A Neuroscientist Explains: how we read words 00:34:33 2018-04-09 07:00
What our teeth tell us about our evolutionary past – Science Weekly podcast 00:28:16 2018-04-06 12:12
A Neuroscientist Explains: where perception ends and hallucination begins 00:37:43 2018-04-02 12:19
The trouble with science - Science Weekly podcast 00:26:45 2018-03-30 11:48
Inside the secret life of the teenage brain – Science Weekly podcast 00:28:58 2018-03-23 19:54
A Neuroscientist Explains: how whooping increases your enjoyment 00:28:27 2018-03-23 19:26
A Neuroscientist Explains: psychology's replication crisis – podcast trailer 00:01:07 2018-03-20 16:32
What do the chemical signatures of deadly nerve agents tell us about their origins? – Science Weekly podcast 00:27:08 2018-03-16 17:46
A Neuroscientist Explains: the origins of social behaviour – podcast trailer 00:01:11 2018-03-15 12:46
Is it possible to enhance and rewire the adult brain? – Science Weekly podcast 00:25:46 2018-03-09 19:38
A Neuroscientist Explains: is the internet addictive? 00:35:48 2018-03-05 07:00
Cross Section: Steven Pinker – Science Weekly podcast 00:37:40 2018-03-02 17:59
A Neuroscientist Explains: season two trailer 00:01:18 2018-02-27 16:15
What happened to US diplomats in Cuba? – Science Weekly podcast 00:27:05 2018-02-23 19:19
E-cigarettes and the burning issues around vaping - Science Weekly podcast 00:31:02 2018-02-16 17:58
Culture and the mind: a new theory of human intelligence – Science Weekly podcast 00:40:34 2018-02-07 17:41
Why is the flu so bad this year? - Science Weekly podcast 00:32:59 2018-02-01 13:19
Questioning AI: does artificial intelligence need an off switch? - Science Weekly podcast 00:40:58 2018-01-24 19:44
Questioning AI: what can scientists learn from artificial intelligence? – Science Weekly podcast 00:33:21 2018-01-17 15:52
Questioning AI: what kind of intelligence will we create? – Science Weekly podcast 00:38:14 2018-01-10 19:06
Questioning AI: what are the key research challenges? – Science Weekly podcast 00:35:24 2018-01-04 14:02
Frankenpod 200: celebrating Mary Shelley’s masterpiece - Science Weekly podcast 00:34:27 2017-12-27 08:30
DIY Crispr: biohacking your own genome – Science Weekly podcast 00:33:26 2017-12-20 11:33
Poles apart: how do we save society? - Science Weekly podcast 00:32:00 2017-12-13 11:17
Fighting infection: from Joseph Lister to superbugs - Science Weekly podcast 00:33:07 2017-12-06 16:03
Cross Section: Sophie Scott - Science Weekly Podcast 00:31:37 2017-11-29 12:08
Healthy body, healthy mind: a new approach for mental disorders - Science Weekly podcast 00:28:08 2017-11-22 07:30
Tomorrow's technology: from asteroid mining to programmable matter – Science Weekly podcast 00:30:42 2017-11-15 13:52
Running smart: the science of completing a marathon – Science Weekly podcast 00:31:31 2017-11-08 13:09
How does socioeconomic position affect our health? - Science Weekly podcast 00:28:15 2017-11-01 15:41
Science, comedy, and society: Brian Cox and Robin Ince answer your questions 00:32:55 2017-10-25 16:10
Decisions, decisions: the neuroscience of how we choose – Science Weekly podcast 00:26:47 2017-10-18 15:03
The Party: how can gender affect autism spectrum disorders? – Science Weekly podcast 00:24:22 2017-10-12 12:53
From zero to infinity: a brief history of counting – Science Weekly podcast 00:28:48 2017-10-04 08:30
Childhood cancer survivors: a unique perspective – Science Weekly podcast 00:23:58 2017-09-27 08:30
The cybercrime arms race: fighting back against the hackers - Science Weekly podcast 00:28:25 2017-09-20 08:30
Statistical vigilantes: the war on scientific fraud – Science Weekly podcast 00:27:48 2017-09-14 11:53
The grey zone: reaching out to patients with disorders of consciousness 00:26:12 2017-09-06 14:51
Plastics: a villainous material? Or a victim of its own success? – Science Weekly podcast 00:32:59 2017-08-30 08:30
Being human in the age of artificial intelligence - Science Weekly podcast 00:28:32 2017-08-23 08:00
Cross Section: Dame Stephanie Shirley – Science Weekly podcast 00:26:17 2017-08-16 17:32
Editing the embryo: removing harmful gene mutations - Science Weekly podcast 00:27:27 2017-08-10 18:03
A peek behind the cosmic curtain: Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw answer your questions 00:32:52 2017-08-02 16:09
Minds and machines: can we work together in the digital age? - Science Weekly podcast 00:32:09 2017-07-26 16:28
Science Weekly live: call for listener's questions - Science Weekly podcast 00:01:54 2017-07-25 18:07
Hearing voices: the science of auditory verbal hallucinations - Science Weekly podcast 00:28:34 2017-07-19 16:28
Big data: what can the internet tell us about who we really are? – Science Weekly podcast 00:30:03 2017-07-12 16:21
A history of human creativity: the good, the bad, and the ugly – Science Weekly podcast 00:28:34 2017-07-06 17:08
Cross section: Athene Donald – Science Weekly podcast 00:31:04 2017-06-28 08:30
Out with the old: new treatment on cell ageing process – Science Weekly podcast 00:31:35 2017-06-21 16:43
Face value: the science of first impressions – Science Weekly podcast 00:34:40 2017-06-16 12:29
Solar spacecraft: two missions to the sun - Science Weekly podcast 00:31:22 2017-06-11 08:30
Cross Section: Robbert Dijkgraaf – Science Weekly podcast 00:30:44 2017-06-04 08:30
The Bell-Beaker folk - Science Weekly podcast 00:18:18 2017-05-28 08:00
Is graphene really worth the hype – science weekly 00:30:32 2017-05-21 08:00
Science weekly: can we cure Alzheimer's? 00:27:59 2017-05-14 11:00
Erica answers: responses from an android - Science Weekly podcast 00:16:33 2017-05-03 11:59
How Artificial Intelligence will change the world: a live event - Science Weekly podcast 00:47:46 2017-04-27 16:32
Breakthrough Starshot: getting to Proxima Centauri b – Science Weekly podcast 00:34:48 2017-04-20 09:00
The evolution of reason: a new theory of human understanding – Science Weekly podcast 00:39:48 2017-04-13 08:30
First Impressions: what can babies see? - Science Weekly Podcast 00:31:14 2017-04-11 09:00
Cross Section: Lawrence Krauss - Science Weekly podcast 00:28:55 2017-04-05 17:20
Built on bones: the history of humans in the city - Science Weekly podcast 00:31:46 2017-03-28 08:30
Cryogenic preservation: from single cells to whole organs – Science Weekly podcast 00:29:41 2017-03-22 13:59
How to write a successful science book – Science Weekly podcast 00:28:48 2017-03-15 08:30
Is it time for an update to evolutionary theory? - Science Weekly podcast 00:42:16 2017-03-08 16:09
Exoplanets orbiting Trappist-1 and the search for life – Science Weekly podcast 00:23:25 2017-03-01 16:21
A neuroscientist explains: teaching morality to robots 00:31:59 2017-02-26 07:30
Nudge theory: the psychology and ethics of persuasion - Science Weekly podcast 00:35:30 2017-02-22 15:56
A neuroscientist explains: magnetic resonance imaging 00:48:43 2017-02-19 07:00
Poison tales: the chemistry of crime fiction – Science Weekly podcast 00:35:08 2017-02-15 15:38
A neuroscientist explains: listener's emails about empathy 00:12:37 2017-02-14 16:30
A neuroscientist explains: how we perceive the truth 00:33:31 2017-02-12 07:00
Is emergent quantum mechanics grounded in classical physics? - Science Weekly podcast 00:38:56 2017-02-09 16:32
A neuroscientist explains: listener's emails about memory 00:08:54 2017-02-08 17:30
A neuroscientist explains: the need for ‘empathetic citizens’ 00:37:14 2017-02-05 07:00
Cross Section: Uta Frith – Science Weekly podcast 00:33:52 2017-02-01 08:30
A neuroscientist explains: how the brain stores memories 00:34:14 2017-01-29 13:00
The narcissistic scientist: big brain, big head? – Science Weekly podcast 00:25:06 2017-01-25 14:35
A neuroscientist explains: how music affects the brain 00:40:36 2017-01-22 07:00
Communicating climate change: a psychoanalysis – Science Weekly podcast 00:35:39 2017-01-19 08:30
Universal grammar: are we born knowing the rules of language? – Science weekly podcast 00:29:21 2017-01-11 08:30
Stephen Hawking at 75: a brief history – Science Weekly podcast 00:36:21 2017-01-08 08:30
Recast: Us and Them - Science Weekly podcast 00:32:31 2016-12-27 08:30
Juno probe's Jupiter mission update - Science Weekly podcast 00:27:43 2016-12-20 08:30
The male contraceptive pill: how close are we? – Science Weekly podcast 00:27:45 2016-12-14 16:11
Cross Section: Neil deGrasse Tyson – Science Weekly podcast 00:33:26 2016-12-07 16:19
Big Unknowns: can we stop ageing? – Science Weekly podcast 00:34:21 2016-11-29 08:30
Big Unknowns: what is dark matter? – Science Weekly podcast 00:30:49 2016-11-22 08:30
Big Unknowns: is free will an illusion? – Science Weekly podcast 00:32:00 2016-11-15 08:30
Big Unknowns: how did life begin? – Science Weekly podcast 00:39:03 2016-11-08 08:30
Big Unknowns Series 2 trailer - the Science Weekly podcast 00:03:27 2016-11-04 19:01
Cross Section: Mike Massimino – Science Weekly podcast 00:40:43 2016-11-01 08:30
Ethics and genetics: opening the book of life – Science Weekly podcast 00:37:15 2016-10-25 08:38
False memories: from the lab to the courtroom - Science Weekly podcast 00:29:45 2016-10-18 08:30
The quest for a theory of everything – Science Weekly podcast 00:32:00 2016-10-11 17:49
Weapons of math destruction: how big data and algorithms affect our lives 00:25:46 2016-10-04 08:30
The eureka moment: how scientists learn to trust their gut 00:31:11 2016-09-29 12:11
The man who lost touch – Science Weekly podcast 00:24:54 2016-09-27 08:30
Express yourself: how music plays with our emotions 00:32:06 2016-09-22 09:24
Cross Section: Sir Roger Penrose – Science Weekly podcast 00:39:58 2016-09-20 08:30
Fever pitch: how sport hacks your emotions - Brain Waves podcast 00:25:47 2016-09-15 08:00
The nature of intelligence - Science Weekly podcast 00:30:10 2016-09-13 08:30
Scents and sensibility: what's it like to live without smell? 00:29:33 2016-09-08 13:42
The fate of Arctic sea ice – Science Weekly podcast 00:32:04 2016-09-06 08:30
Brain waves: the science of emotion 00:35:08 2016-09-01 19:06
The secret lives of cities 00:37:11 2016-08-28 08:30
Big unknowns: what will become of us? 00:31:25 2016-08-21 08:00
Big unknowns: is time an illusion? – Science Weekly podcast 00:34:29 2016-08-12 12:26
Big unknowns: what is consciousness? 00:40:00 2016-08-05 12:41
Big unknowns: is our universe infinite? 00:29:44 2016-07-29 13:27
Us and Them: are we biologically primed to fear outsiders? - Science Weekly podcast 00:31:01 2016-07-22 08:45
What is the future of touch? - Science Weekly podcast 00:21:11 2016-07-15 13:16
The Juno probe: unearthing Jupiter’s past - Science Weekly podcast 00:20:18 2016-07-08 15:05
Do we want robots to be like humans? 2016-07-01 12:26
The search for planet Earth's twin 00:32:12 2016-06-24 08:00
Second chance saloon: the power of old ideas 00:37:16 2016-06-17 08:45
The future of gene research 00:31:15 2016-06-10 08:45
The truth about radiation 00:30:26 2016-06-03 08:45
The ethics of growing human embryos in the lab 00:36:13 2016-05-27 09:55
The psychology of money 00:32:23 2016-05-20 08:45
The truth of the tyrannosaurus 00:41:02 2016-05-13 08:45
How do human voices work? 00:39:06 2016-05-06 08:00
Revolutionary! Why was 1700s France such a fertile time for science? - Science Weekly podcast 00:34:12 2016-04-29 08:00
The Science of Shakespeare - Science Weekly podcast 00:45:14 2016-04-23 11:11
How harmful is cannabis? 2016-04-15 12:52
What are the rules that regulate life on Earth? - Science Weekly podcast 00:26:08 2016-04-08 08:00
What happens inside the sun? 00:29:52 2016-04-01 08:00
How do placebos work? The science of mind over body 00:28:59 2016-03-25 08:45
How do our genes actually work? Podcast 00:32:38 2016-03-18 08:45
The world's longest running human study turns 70 00:33:27 2016-03-11 08:45
The rise and fall of Concorde and supersonic passenger flight 00:52:40 2016-03-04 08:45
A proper mouthful: how do we prevent food fraud? Podcast 00:29:04 2016-02-26 08:30
The end of chronic pain? podcast 00:31:21 2016-02-19 08:00
Ben Miller on the search for alien life 00:28:21 2016-02-12 12:12
The amazing designs of Leonardo Da Vinci 00:29:55 2016-02-05 08:45
What makes a good con artist? Podcast 00:28:45 2016-01-29 08:00
The future of innovation in the NHS 00:36:02 2016-01-22 08:00
Dark matter, dinosaurs and the science of uncertainties 00:31:01 2016-01-15 08:45
Space 2016: what new frontiers will be explored this year? Podcast 00:44:09 2016-01-08 08:45
British astronaut Tim Peake talks about his space mission - podcast 00:28:42 2015-12-14 08:00
Are we on course to find the solution to Earth's energy crisis? - podcast 00:28:27 2015-12-04 08:00
Are humans transitioning as a species? podcast 00:37:28 2015-11-27 08:45
Inside the mind of renowned mathematician John Conway - podcast 00:29:07 2015-11-20 08:30
Why are conspiracy theories so attractive? podcast 00:27:00 2015-11-13 18:11