Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOur Universe could be trapped inside a black hole with no way out
Season 1 Episode 405
It sounds like a theory plucked from the page of a science fiction novel, but according to Enrique Gaztañaga from the University of Portsmouth, our e…
6 months ago
The real story behind Jurassic Park’s most controversial dinosaur
Season 1 Episode 404
Chances are that when most of us think of spinosaurs our minds will turn to the hulking, predatory sail-backed dinosaur that famously took down a T. …
6 months ago
How neuroscience is reshaping our understanding of free will
Season 1 Episode 403
How much control do we have over our actions and decisions? For most of us, it’s likely that the answer is that, of course, all of the choices we mak…
6 months, 1 week ago
How to listen to what animals are trying to say
Season 1 Episode 402
It’s likely that if any of us step and of our front doors and take a moment to listen to what’s going on around us, we’ll hear the vocalisations of d…
6 months, 1 week ago
How widening our palates can help feed, and save, the planet
Season 1 Episode 401
It’s currently thought that around one billion people worldwide aren’t getting enough protein to meet their daily needs. Alongside this, it’s becomin…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Why not getting enough sleep plays havoc with our emotions
Season 1 Episode 400
Many of us will have experienced changes in our emotional states after failing to get a good night’s sleep. Maybe we find that we lose our temper mor…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
How to combat the planet’s growing issue of food waste
Season 1 Episode 399
According to the United Nations, around one-third of all the food currently produced across the planet is being lost or wasted, oftentimes before it …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The hidden forces driving the AI bubble
Season 1 Episode 398
This episode was recorded on November 6th 2025.
Artificial intelligence has been the movement of the moment in recent years. Since it burst to promin…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Earth is heading for a food emergency. Can we stop it?
Season 1 Episode 397
Recent UN data tells us that currently 670 million people around the world are going hungry. There’s little doubt that food security is one of the mo…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
How whales may be using their haunting songs as a navigation system
Season 1 Episode 396
Along with their vast size and habit of jumping playfully out of the water, whales are renowned for their haunting melodic vocalisations. However, af…
7 months ago