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#86: The woman who couldn’t smell; solving the climate and biodiversity emergencies; China’s quantum of solace
Season 1 Episode 86
Imagine going your whole life without being able to smell - and then suddenly you can. The team tells the amazing story of a woman who first gained t…
4 years, 5 months ago
#85: The violent frontline of climate change; bringing back the mammoth; another first for SpaceX
Season 1 Episode 85
In some parts of the world, taking a stand for the planet can be incredibly dangerous. This week we hear from Laura Furones, of the campaign group Gl…
4 years, 5 months ago
#84: Health benefits of male flatulence; cave dwellings on Mars; covid booster shots
Season 1 Episode 84
Great news for the more flatulent among us - breaking wind is a sign of good gut bacterial health. The team discusses a slightly unsavoury experiment…
4 years, 6 months ago
#83: Low carbon shipping; Anil Seth on consciousness; humanity’s ancient history in Arabia; quantum gravity
Season 1 Episode 83
A bold move from the world’s largest shipping company could have big implications for the planet . Maersk has bought ships which can run on both trad…
4 years, 6 months ago
#82: Taliban seize Afghan biometric equipment; uploading our brains to machines; investigating Nazi uranium
Season 1 Episode 82
Equipment from a massive biometrics programme in Afghanistan has been seized by the Taliban. From police and election commission programmes, they “ha…
4 years, 6 months ago
#81: Breakthrough in nuclear fusion; mini human brain grown with eyes; rapid evolution of synthetic bacteria
Season 1 Episode 81
Recreating the power of the sun, the dream of nuclear fusion - it’s a dream we’re inching ever closer to. A new breakthrough at a lab in the US has t…
4 years, 6 months ago
#80: Analysis of IPCC climate report; the rise of synthetic milk; discovery of new carnivorous plant
Season 1 Episode 80
A lead author of the latest IPCC climate report, Tamsin Edwards, joins the team for a special episode of the podcast. News headlines have left many c…
4 years, 6 months ago
#79: Google creates a time crystal; microplastics in human placenta; boosting China’s vaccines; our climate future
Season 1 Episode 79
As severe weather events around the world give us a very real taste of the devastating effects of climate change, we’re also getting a better underst…
4 years, 7 months ago
#78: Will covid evolve to evade vaccines?; the oldest animal fossils ever found; predicting climate change’s extreme weather
Season 1 Episode 78
More than a week since England lifted its covid restrictions, infection numbers in the UK are very high. The team examines how the country has set up…
4 years, 7 months ago
#77: Is dropping covid restrictions unethical?; methane hints to life on Mars; Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin’s road to space
Season 1 Episode 77
Freedom day arrived in England this week, as the country dropped most covid restrictions. But as cases continue to rise and many people, children inc…
4 years, 7 months ago