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Know Your Place: when did class stop predicting the way British people vote?
In an extra episode this week, we're running the first part of Know Your Place: what happened to class in British politics, a new series from The Con…
1 year, 11 months ago
What Israel and its neighbours want now
The Middle East is perilously close to all-out war. In the year since the October 7 Hamas-led attacks on Israel, millions of people have been displac…
1 year, 11 months ago
HIV breakthrough in preventing infection via injection
A new drug to prevent HIV infection is showing hugely promising results in clinical trials when injected every six months.
In this episode, we speak t…
2 years ago
Himpathy: the psychology of why some people side with perpetrators of sexual misconduct
What makes some people more likely to feel disproportionate sympathy to people facing accusations of sexual misconduct – a concept known as himpathy?…
2 years ago
A lonely ancient plant needs a female partner – researchers are using drones and AI to find it
A rare and ancient plant has been waiting for its long-lost mate. The only known specimens of Encephalartos woodii, a rare and ancient species of cyc…
2 years ago
Why mpox in Africa was ignored for too long and children are dying as a result
An epidemic of mpox in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is spreading quickly, particularly among young children. Mpox is a serious, at times…
2 years ago
The emotional toll of dating apps and why they're no longer about finding love
Dating apps are having a rocky moment, with some of the biggest struggling to attract paying users. In this episode, we hear from researchers explori…
2 years, 1 month ago
Geoengineering part 2: the case against reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth
In the second of two episodes on geoengineering, we hear the case against trying to reflect sunlight to cool the Earth.
Solar radiation modification h…
2 years, 1 month ago
Geoengineering part 1: the case to try modifying the climate
Geoengineering, the modification of the climate using technological interventions to reverse climate change, is a hugely divisive issue and we’ve dec…
2 years, 1 month ago
A tooth that rewrites history? The discovery challenging what we knew about Neanderthals
As we take a short production break in August, we're re-running an episode from 2023 about Neanderthals, and what new discoveries about their researc…
2 years, 1 month ago