Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFarewell to Cassini, the epic 20 year mission to Saturn
As Cassini's epic journey to Saturn finally ends tonight, Adam Rutherford celebrates the incredible discoveries of a mission that has changed the way…
8 years, 7 months ago
North Korea Bomb Tests, Warming Antarctic Sea Life, the Microbiome, Cuckoo Chuckle
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea claims to have successfully tested a thermonuclear weapon, a hydrogen bomb. Tom Plant, director of Prolifer…
8 years, 7 months ago
Noxious haze over south coast; In Pursuit of Memory book; technosphere; Big Wasp Survey
Last weekend a chemical ‘haze’ on the East Sussex coast saw 150 people needing hospital treatment after something in the air led to streaming eyes, s…
8 years, 7 months ago
Killer robots; Myths and superstitions and conservation; Science book prize nominee - Cordelia Fine; Taxidermy
Once again, the ethical side of fully autonomous weapons has been raised, this time by over 100 leading robotics experts, including Elon Musk of Spac…
8 years, 7 months ago
Antarctica's volcanoes, science book prize nominee - Mark O'Connell, US solar eclipse and 40 years of NASA's Voyager mission
Not so much hiding in plain sight, but tucked under the ice-sheet in Antarctica are 91 volcanoes. This adds to the 47 volcanoes already known on the …
8 years, 8 months ago
European heatwave and climate change, Eugenia Cheng, Next generation batteries for electric cars, Joseph Hooker exhibition.
The current heat wave in Europe is proving deadly. High day and night temperatures, coupled with high humidity, can be a very dangerous combination. …
8 years, 8 months ago
Gene-editing human embryos, Spaceman's eyes, Science book prize, Sexual selection in salmon
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the heart condition that can lead to seemingly super-fit athletes collapsing with heart failure. It affects one in 500…
8 years, 8 months ago
Cod fisheries, Our connection to nature, Domestic electricity and Gamma ray bursts
News that the Marine Stewardship Council has reopened the North Sea cod fishery is met by some concern from marine biologist Professor Callum Roberts…
8 years, 8 months ago
Genetics and privacy, Global plastic, Great Ape Dictionary, Ocean Discovery X Prize
Should our genomes be private? Professors Tim Hubbard and Nils Hoppe join Adam Rutherford to discuss concerns about data security and privacy of our …
8 years, 9 months ago
Genetic testing; Pugs on treadmills; Frankenstein
What can genome science do for you? Chief Medical officer Dame Sally Davies recently published her annual report, issuing a plea for a revolution in …
8 years, 9 months ago