Podcast Episodes

Finding the fun in science - Dara Ó Briain

Comedian Dara Ó Briain thinks the word nerd has been co-opted by too many people who don’t deserve it: Infinity Wars fans, for example. Studying math…

7 years, 7 months ago

The psychology of suicide - Jesse Bering

Psychologist and science writer Jesse Bering explains the factors that lead someone to take their own life, and how we might be able to help those wh…

7 years, 8 months ago

What we got wrong about pandas and teenagers

Scientists Lucy Cooke and Sarah-Jayne Blakemore’s books have been shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize. They tell …

7 years, 8 months ago

How to invent everything - Ryan North

How helpful would you be if you were stranded in the past? Ryan North imagined telling people how cool computers are, but if they asked him how to ma…

7 years, 8 months ago

Why aren't there more women in science?

Girls are not picking as many STEM A-levels as boys, while professional female scientists are dropping out of the field. Is it time for change? In th…

7 years, 8 months ago

Identifying Jack the Ripper - David Wilson

Five violent murders were committed by a man dubbed ‘Jack the Ripper’ between August and November 1888 in Whitechapel. Criminologist David Wilson and…

7 years, 9 months ago

Why AI is not the enemy - Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-Khalili explains how artificial intelligence has changed the world, who benefits from it, and why we probably shouldn’t be afraid of it destro…

7 years, 9 months ago

Could these gloves be the future of music?

Imogen Heap has pushed the creative boundaries in the creation of electronic music, but now she is using technology a different way that she hopes wi…

7 years, 9 months ago

What's going on with the weather? - Dann Mitchell

This summer has been one of the hottest on record, so we asked climate change researcher Dann Mitchell what has caused the summer heatwave, can we ex…

7 years, 9 months ago

What asteroids can tell us about our Solar System

What asteroids can tell us about our Solar System

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7 years, 9 months ago