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#186 Private space company crashes on the moon; hypnotherapy as anaesthetic; record-breaking ocean warming; Rosalind Franklin and DNA
Season 1 Episode 186
With SpaceX’s Starship blowing up, and ispace’s lander crashing into the moon, in the last week two of the most exciting missions of the year have fa…
2 years, 10 months ago
#185 CultureLab: Cosmo Sheldrake on capturing the sounds of our oceans
Season 1 Episode 185
Have you ever stopped to think about what life underwater sounds like?
Well, now is your chance to hear it first-hand as multi-instrumentalist, compo…
2 years, 10 months ago
#184 Dead Ringers TV review: Revolutionising the future of reproductive health
Season 1 Episode 184
Based on the 1988 David Cronenberg film, the new six-part TV series Dead Ringers tells the story of identical twin doctors - played by Rachel Weisz -…
2 years, 10 months ago
#183 How To Blow Up A Pipeline film review: Is it time for more radical climate activism?
Season 1 Episode 183
With action on climate change moving so slowly, is it time for more radical activism? Have we been left with no option but to use sabotage and proper…
2 years, 10 months ago
#182 3D-printing inside living organisms; what ChatGPT means for human intelligence; why insects fly towards light; carbon storage in the oceans
Season 1 Episode 182
We’ve all seen the moths gather around the kitchen light or campfire flame at night, but have you ever wondered why they’re drawn to it? Well, there …
2 years, 10 months ago
#181 New York goes quantum; a tipping point in human culture; JUICE mission to Jupiter
Season 1 Episode 181
How many people can we physically feed on Earth? As the global population is predicted to reach 11 billion by the end of the century, do we have enou…
2 years, 10 months ago
#180 Maximum human lifespan; a twist on a classic physics experiment; saving the kākāpō
Season 1 Episode 180
How long can a human live for? The world record is 122 years, and while some people believe our bodies aren’t capable of surpassing that, a new theor…
2 years, 11 months ago
#179 Black holes older than time; nine animals to save the climate; the largest creature ever to walk the Earth
Season 1 Episode 179
Sea otters, American bison and grey wolves are among nine groups of animals that could help fight climate change. The team discusses the various attr…
2 years, 11 months ago
#178 Botox affects your understanding of emotions; GPT-4 exhibits human-level intelligence; IPCC climate change report 2023
Season 1 Episode 178
As countries continue dragging their feet on emissions reductions, the latest synthesis report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is…
2 years, 11 months ago
#177 Field report from the High Arctic: polar bears and melting glaciers in Svalbard
Season 1 Episode 177
In this bonus episode, join host Rowan Hooper as he ventures to Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago in the far north, just 1000 km from the North Pol…
2 years, 11 months ago