Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCrash risk; Mary Rose bacteria; History of Science; Greenwich telescope
July has seen train crashes in Canada, Pakistan, France, Spain and Switzerland. Inside Science asks if this is a trend or just a coincidence. Professor David Spiegelhalter, an expert in the public pe…
Published on 12 years, 1 month ago
2D supermaterials; Inside an MRI; Antarctic architecture
Nobel Prize and - as of this week, Copley Medal - winner Andre Geim outlined in Nature today his vision for the next generation of super-materials.
Chemist Prof Andrea Sella joins Adam to explain how…
Published on 12 years, 1 month ago
Animal research; Astronaut selection; Show us your instrument
This week saw the publication of the annual government statistics on scientific research on animals. Overall, it again shows an increase, but does that tell the whole story? Wendy Jarrett of the orga…
Published on 12 years, 1 month ago
Bioscience to bioweapons; Synthetic diamonds; Stem cell transplants
Scientists investigate viruses in order to save lives. But could that same knowledge also help other people create dangerous viruses to use as weapons of terror?
This Thursday evening, a public debate…
Published on 12 years, 2 months ago
Bovine TB; Coral sunscreen; Space junk
Today the government announced a plan to rid England of bovine TB within 25 years. Adam Rutherford looks back at how this issue has evolved and the extent to which scientific evidence has informed th…
Published on 12 years, 2 months ago