Podcast Episodes

Adventures in brain enhancement

This week, we chat to author David Adam about his adventures in brain enhancement, finding out whether smart drugs and electrical brain stimulation c…

8 years, 3 months ago

The future of humanity

This week, we chat to theoretical physicist Michio Kaku about the future of humanity, how we're going to terraform Mars, why the modern space race wi…

8 years, 3 months ago

How emotions are made

This week, we chat to neuroscientist Lisa Feldmann Barrett about what happens in our brains when we create emotions, how to control them, and what th…

8 years, 3 months ago

The London Fatberg + Why you should break up with your phone

This month, we’re talking about how the Museum of London acquired a piece of the London Fatberg as their new exhibit, and asked them how they’ll keep…

8 years, 3 months ago

How plants can survive space missions and Chernobyl

The world seems to be going ever more nuclear, but what effect could radiation – from bombs or nuclear meltdowns – have on animals and plants?

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8 years, 4 months ago

Christmas lectures past and present

Since they were launched by Michael Faraday in 1825, the Royal Institution’s Christmas lectures have become as synonymous with the festive season as …

8 years, 5 months ago

Building a base on the Moon, and crafting believable sci-fi

If you love science fiction then you’re in for a treat. This month, we pick the brain of Andy Weir, author of the best-selling novel and film The Mar…

8 years, 5 months ago

Why we love pets and why strangers help each other

When she was 19, a stranger saved Dr Abigail Marsh’s life. Because of that moment, Dr Marsh work studies the psychology of people who help total str…

8 years, 7 months ago

Psychosis, realism and video games

In the first half of this episode we ask Dr Stephen Hall, a climate and infrastructure researcher, whether the 2040 petrol and diesel car ban will re…

8 years, 7 months ago