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#88: Should climate activism go to extreme levels?; malaria vaccine; new drugs to treat covid; mission to the asteroid belt
Season 1 Episode 88
The team opens with the welcome news that after 37 years of development, the world’s first malaria vaccine has been approved. They then hear from Swe…
4 years, 11 months ago
#87: Mini black holes impacting the moon; first CRISPR gene-edited food goes on sale; why leaves turn brown in autumn
Season 1 Episode 87
CRISPR gene-edited food has gone on sale commercially for the first time. The team finds out about this ‘super tomato’ which has been created by a st…
4 years, 11 months ago
#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, 11 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…
5 years 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…
5 years 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…
5 years 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…
5 years 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…
5 years, 1 month 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…
5 years, 1 month 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…
5 years, 1 month ago