Podcast Episodes

Why rewilding success stories make us hopeful for the future

There are few places left on Earth that have been untouched by humans, and biodiversity is being lost at an unprecedented rate.

Luckily, there are amb…

5 years, 4 months ago

The psychology of the sea shanty: Why work songs are such earworms

2021 has got off to a strange start, with a surprising trend sweeping the internet: sea shanties. This ancient genre of music has exploded in popular…

5 years, 4 months ago

Team talk: Beating pandemic burnout, the seasons of you and a daring giraffe rescue

In this episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we chat through the January 2021 issue of the magazine, which is on sale now.

Editor Dan Bennett opens t…

5 years, 4 months ago

Why you can’t multitask (and why that’s a good thing)

Humans' ability to turn thoughts into actions has enabled us to change the world. But we've never been great at getting two things done at once.

Under…

5 years, 4 months ago

How virtual reality is helping patients with phobias, anxiety disorders and more

In the New Year issue, we cover the biggest ideas that you need to understand in 2021, and in the past few episodes of the podcast we’ve been talking…

5 years, 5 months ago

How a scientist used viruses to save her husband’s life from a superbug

In this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we're joined by AIDS researcher Professor Steffanie Strathdee.

In 2015, Strathdee's husband was i…

5 years, 5 months ago

Marcus Chown: Does the Big Bang really explain our Universe?

In the New Year issue of BBC Science Focus Magazine, we cover the biggest ideas that you need to understand in 2021. Over the next few episodes of th…

5 years, 5 months ago

End of year roundup: The non-COVID science that brought us joy in 2020

It’s been a long and strange year, and most of our attention has been focussed on the coronavirus. So, in this bonus episode of the Science Focus Pod…

5 years, 5 months ago

Prof John Drury: The psychology of lockdowns

In this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we talk to Prof John Drury, a behavioural psychologist based at the University of Sussex who spe…

5 years, 5 months ago

Dr Pete Etchells: Do video games encourage gambling behaviour?

This week on the Science Focus Podcast, we're joined by Dr Pete Etchells, a professor of psychology with a particular interest how video games affect…

5 years, 6 months ago