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Climate breakdown, with Prof Bill McGuire
Season 1 Episode 93
In this episode of Instant Genius, McGuire explains why it is now practically impossible for us to keep climate change on the right side of the 1.5-d…
3 years, 7 months ago
Sleep disorders, with Dr Alice Vernon
Season 1 Episode 92
In this episode of Instant Genius, Dr Vernon speaks to us about sleep disorders, or parasomnias. She tells us how scientific attitudes towards sleep …
3 years, 7 months ago
Kindness, with Claudia Hammond
Season 1 Episode 91
Today, the world can feel like a bit of an unkind place. But according to Claudia Hammond, a psychologist and BBC Radio 4 presenter, that isn’t neces…
3 years, 7 months ago
Heating and Health, with Dr Radha Modgil
Season 1 Episode 90
With energy bills skyrocketing of late, many of us are thinking twice before putting the heating on, or maybe not even putting it on at all. But what…
3 years, 7 months ago
The e-waste dilemma, with Josh Lepawsky
Season 1 Episode 89
Is your smartphone becoming more environmentally friendly? Are tech companies doing enough to reduce their carbon footprint? Josh Lepawsky, a researc…
3 years, 7 months ago
COVID in waste, with Dave O’Connor and Marc Johnson
Season 1 Episode 88
In this episode Jason speaks to virologists Dave O’Connor and Marc Johnson from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
For the past year they have been…
3 years, 7 months ago
Irrational thinking and beliefs, with Steven Pinker
Season 1 Episode 87
Are we innately rational or irrational beings? What’s the common psychology that leads people to be sucked into conspiracy theories? Cognitive scient…
3 years, 7 months ago
Flies, with Dr Erica McAlister
Season 1 Episode 86
Yes, we moan about them biting us, landing on our food and invading our picnics, but did you know that flies are extremely important pollinators? And…
3 years, 7 months ago
Medical Detection Dogs, Dr Claire Guest
Season 1 Episode 85
Can animals sniff out cancer? Absolutely they can! It turns out that a dog’s incredible sense of smell can sniff out prostate cancer from a urine sam…
3 years, 8 months ago
Holding the Universe in your hands, with Dr Kimberly Arcand
Season 1 Episode 84
What if you could hold a supernova in the palm of your hand? Or what if you could listen to a black hole? Dr Kimberly Arcand, a data visualiser for N…
3 years, 8 months ago