Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHomo naledi, First humans in America, Dark matter detector, New theory of dark matter
Controversy has followed the remains of a new species of human, Homo naledi, since it was described in 2015. Buried deep in a South African cave, its…
8 years, 11 months ago
Cassini’s death, scrapping diesel, weather balloon, satellites monitoring volcanos
The Cassini-Huygens mission has been monumental for science. For thirteen years the probe has gathered data on Saturn, revealing more about the gas g…
8 years, 11 months ago
23andMe Genetic Sequencing, Human Knockout genes, Coral Bleaching
23andMe is one of the biggest providers of home genetic testing kits and if you live in the UK, it's the only one that also includes various genetic …
9 years ago
Creation of island Britain, Sleep gene, Mary Kelly forensics, Global Tree Search survey
Adam Rutherford examines a new study published this week which reveals how a megaflood and giant waterfalls severed our connection to what is now Fra…
9 years ago
Climate change and extreme weather; Primate brain size; Earthquake forecasting; Planet 9
Following yesterday's US House Committee on Science,Space,and Technology's controversial hearing on scientific method and climate change, Adam Ruther…
9 years ago
Comet 67P images; Etna eruption; Brain navigation; Octopus intelligence
The recent Rosetta mission to image and land a probe on a comet was an astounding achievement. Rosetta took thousands of photos mapping the entire su…
9 years ago
Boaty McBoatface in Antarctica, Aeroplane biofuels, Bakhshali manuscript, Goldilocks zones
The submarine famously named Boaty McBoatface is deployed this week for its first mission to examine a narrow submarine gap in the South Atlantic. Mi…
9 years, 1 month ago
Rise of the Robots: 3. Where is my mind?
From Skynet and the Terminator franchise, through Wargames and Ava in Ex Machina, artificial intelligences pervade our cinematic experiences. But AIs…
9 years, 1 month ago
Cells and Celluloid: Aliens on Film
With Adam Rutherford and Francine Stock.
9 years, 1 month ago
Rise of the Robots: 2. More human than human
Adam Rutherford explores our relationship with contemporary humanoid robots
9 years, 1 month ago