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#166 Immune systems: Is yours weak or strong and how can you boost your immune system to fight disease?
Season 1 Episode 166
The immune system is the intricate constellation of cells and molecules in our bodies that defends us against disease and on this special bonus episo…
3 years, 1 month ago
#165 Water dowsing to detect leaks; Astroforge going asteroid mining; AI discovers new bacteria-killing proteins – the latest news in science
Season 1 Episode 165
An ancient and debunked method of searching for water leaks is still being used by some of the UK’s water companies. The team finds out why water dow…
3 years, 1 month ago
#164 The Last of Us: the science of a fungal zombie apocalypse
Season 1 Episode 164
The new HBO series The Last of Us is making waves, raking in a steady stream of high reviews. Based on a game of the same name, it’s set in a world w…
3 years, 1 month ago
#163 Antidepressants; Exoplanets; California’s megadroughts – the latest news in science
Season 1 Episode 163
A vaccine for the respiratory virus RSV may be ready this year. In fact, after decades of efforts, successful vaccines have arrived like buses, with …
3 years, 1 month ago
#162 How to trigger positive tipping points to tackle climate change
Season 1 Episode 162
On this special episode of the show, host Rowan Hooper and environment reporter Madeleine Cuff chat with climate scientist Tim Lenton of the Universi…
3 years, 1 month ago
#161 What they don’t tell you about the climate crisis with Assaad Razzouk
Season 1 Episode 161
In this bonus episode of the podcast, hear Rowan Hooper’s extended interview with Assaad Razzouk, author of Saving the Planet Without the Bullshit: W…
3 years, 1 month ago
#160 Rejuvenation treatments; world to breach 1.5 degrees of global heating
Season 1 Episode 160
A cure for ageing, without the price-tag? It might sound too good to be true, but the team digs into new evidence that shows low-frequency ultrasound…
3 years, 1 month ago
#159 Aboriginal stories describe ancient climate change and sea level rise in Australia
Season 1 Episode 159
In this bonus episode of the podcast, hear an extended interview with Cassie Lynch, a descendent of the Noongar people of south west Australia who’s …
3 years, 1 month ago
#158 Exxon’s 1970s predictions for climate change were super accurate
Season 1 Episode 158
Scientists working for oil giant Exxon between 1977 and 2003 accurately predicted the pace and scale of climate change and warned of the harm of burn…
3 years, 1 month ago
#157 Computer lawyer takes first court case; brains speed up with age
Season 1 Episode 157
Will artificial intelligence replace lawyers in the future? The team learns about a new, chat-bot style bit of tech that fights your legal battles fo…
3 years, 1 month ago