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Space weather, with Sean Elvidge
Season 1 Episode 73
Jason Goodyer talks with Sean Elvidge on everything you need to know about weather in space.
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3 years, 9 months ago
Bringing back the Tasmanian tiger from extinction, with Helen Pilcher
Season 1 Episode 72
When we bring back a species after it’s gone extinct, are we bringing back the real thing? Would we create a woolly mammoth or a hairy elephant? Biol…
3 years, 9 months ago
The science of James Bond gadgets, with Kathryn Harkup
Season 1 Episode 71
Kathryn Harkup, author of Superspy Science, talks us through the science of the craziest gadgets, schemes and fatalities in the James Bond series.
Ho…
3 years, 9 months ago
How plants solve crimes, with Prof David Gibson
Season 1 Episode 70
You can’t escape plant matter. It’s everywhere. That’s why forensic botany – the study of plants to help investigate crime – is so powerful. Profess…
3 years, 9 months ago
Future of artificial intelligence, with Kate Darling
Season 1 Episode 69
Dr Kate Darling, a researcher specialising in human-robot interaction at the MIT Media Lab talks to us about artificial intelligence and tells us why…
3 years, 9 months ago
Life on Mars, with Lewis Dartnell
Season 1 Episode 68
Lewis Dartnell, an astrobiologist and research scientist and the University of Westminster, explains what we might find in the search for life on Mar…
3 years, 9 months ago
What has caused the heatwave and drought, with Prof Dann Mitchell
Season 1 Episode 67
Prof Dann Mitchell, a climate scientist at the University of Bristol, reveals what has caused the current heatwave and drought, and what the future o…
3 years, 10 months ago
Drought, with Kevin Hiscock
Season 1 Episode 66
Kevin Hiscock, a professor of environmental sciences at the University of East Anglia, unpacks the problems the UK is facing with drought and how to …
3 years, 10 months ago
Instant Genius Update
We are now giving you double Instant Genius each week! From Monday 8th August 2022 you'll get a new episode from us every Monday and Friday. For thos…
3 years, 10 months ago
Seashells with Dr Helen Scales
Season 1 Episode 65
Marine biologist, broadcaster and author Dr Helen Scales tells us all about seashells, where to find them, and what they can reveal about their inhab…
3 years, 10 months ago