Podcast Episodes

Research bias; Sniffer dogs; Lasers; Roadkill

Science is supposed to be objective. Research by Professor John Ioannidis suggests the reality is falling short of the ideal. He talks to Alice Rober…

12 years, 7 months ago

Artificial reefs; Scanning beehives; Ape feet; NMR

Prof Alice Roberts goes Inside Science this week to discuss the science behind artificial reefs. The 70 concrete blocks around Gibraltar are currentl…

12 years, 7 months ago

Universal flu vaccine; Science games; AllTrials; Penguin camera

Influenza causes up to five million cases of severe illness and half a million deaths globally every year. Yet, as Adam Rutherford finds out, our cur…

12 years, 8 months ago

Lab-grown leather; Goal line technology; Bacteria outrage; Marine buoy

Cultured meat was on the menu earlier this week, but Mark Post's public tasting of his lab-grown burger marks the culmination of decades of research …

12 years, 8 months ago

Crash 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. Profess…

12 years, 8 months 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.

C…

12 years, 8 months 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 th…

12 years, 9 months 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 weapon…

12 years, 9 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 e…

12 years, 9 months ago