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#56: How to spend a trillion dollars; landing on Mars; exercise and metabolism myths
Season 1 Episode 56
What could you do with a trillion dollars? Rowan Hooper tackles this question in his latest book which examines how the money could be used to safegu…
5 years ago
#55: Rescuing nature; Mars missions; new covid mutation
Season 1 Episode 55
2021 could well go down in history as the year we saved our planet… the alternative really doesn’t bear thinking about. Luckily the team brings news …
5 years ago
#54: Next-gen vaccines; alien space probes; ethics of fish
Season 1 Episode 54
Whilst we’ve been celebrating the rollout of the covid-19 vaccines, new variants of the virus have thrown a spanner in the works, and there’s a conce…
5 years ago
#53: Pandemic burnout; vaccines for the world; sustainable fuel
Season 1 Episode 53
By now most of us have felt or are feeling the effects of pandemic burnout. From unexplained exhaustion to emotional detachment and general uneasines…
5 years, 1 month ago
#52: Life after vaccination; gaslighting; mind reading
Season 1 Episode 52
A year on from the launch of our podcast, the team reflects on the news highlighted in the first ever episode, of a small outbreak of an unknown viru…
5 years, 1 month ago
#51: Covid evolution; new dinosaur; missing genome data
Season 1 Episode 51
As we continue to discover new mutant variants of the covid-19 virus, the team looks at how these will impact vaccination efforts and discuss the lon…
5 years, 1 month ago
#50: Covid vaccine dosing; superconductors; coral restoration
Season 1 Episode 50
The coronavirus vaccines that have been approved so far all require two doses to be given 3-4 weeks apart. But the UK has chosen to delay the time be…
5 years, 1 month ago
#49: New coronavirus variants
Season 1 Episode 49
Two fast-spreading variants of coronavirus have been discovered in the UK and South Africa. With case numbers soaring, it’s feared these variants cou…
5 years, 2 months ago
#48: Must-know science of 2021
Season 1 Episode 48
Happy New Year! This special episode previews some of the biggest science stories to keep an eye on over the coming year. Coronavirus, the story that…
5 years, 2 months ago
#47: Christmas special quiz of the year
Season 1 Episode 47
2020 has been unconventional to say the least, and this Christmas special is full of much needed hope, optimism and laughter. The team brings you hig…
5 years, 2 months ago