Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe tiny molecules tackling the planet’s biggest challenges
Season 1 Episode 376
In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Omar Yaghi – a pioneer of materials chemistry whose inventions are shaping the future of clean energy, cle…
9 months, 1 week ago
How to build a healthier, longer-living society
Season 1 Episode 375
The most commonly held narrative states that we’re all ultimately responsible for our own health and wellbeing. While there’s undoubtedly truth in th…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The psychology of making the most of your time
Season 1 Episode 374
Be it due to an increasingly demanding workload or responsibilities that need fulfilling at home, these days many of feel that there isn’t enough tim…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
How to overcome fear, according to a neuroscientist
Season 1 Episode 373
We all know the feeling: thoughts racing through your mind, nervous flutters in your belly, your heart beating hard in your chest. When your whole bo…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
How connecting with nature can help neurodivergent lives
Season 1 Episode 372
It’s estimated that as many as one in five of the world’s population are neurodivergent. Be it ADHD, autism or dyslexia, these differences in brain f…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The science behind PMS, and how to beat it
Season 1 Episode 371
The luteal phase of the menstrual cycle has a really bad reputation. It’s known for premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, when many menstruating people expe…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
How the world needs to adapt to a changing climate
Season 1 Episode 370
We’re no longer living in a world before climate change. Its impacts – from rising sea levels to more extreme weather – are already upon us, and will…
10 months ago
How humans learned to speak and why
Season 1 Episode 369
Humans’ unique ability to communicate through complex systems of language is one of the key attributes that separates us from the rest of the animal …
10 months ago
The biggest unsolved mysteries in cosmology
Season 1 Episode 368
For thousands of years humans have looked out into the night sky and pondered on the mysteries of the vast cosmos that we find ourselves part of. Fro…
10 months, 1 week ago
The hidden ways money has shaped human civilisation
Season 1 Episode 367
If most of us were asked what we thought was meant by the word ‘technology’ chances are the first thing that would come to mind are inventions such a…
10 months, 1 week ago