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#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, 8 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, 9 months ago
#46: Stardust hunting, the illusion of the self, space rocks return to Earth
Season 1 Episode 46
One hundred tonnes of cosmic dirt rains down on us every day, so there’s a good chance you have a meteorite on your roof... well, a micrometeorite. T…
5 years, 9 months ago
#45: Vaccine roll out in UK and China; Chris Packham on connectedness; AlphaFold breakthrough
Season 1 Episode 45
With the UK becoming the first country in the world to approve the roll out of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, the team discusses issues around safety, …
5 years, 9 months ago
#44: When we’ll get the vaccine; fast-expanding universe; lunar missions
Season 1 Episode 44
Vaccine scientist Katrina Pollock answers some of the biggest questions about covid-19 vaccines: when are we going to get one, and when will life go …
5 years, 9 months ago
#43: How the covid RNA vaccine works; systemic racism; origin of humans
Season 1 Episode 43
Even as covid-19 cases keep going up, we’ve had some good news about possible vaccines for coronavirus. Two of the promising vaccines are mRNA vaccin…
5 years, 9 months ago
#42: Vaccine for covid-19; origin of animals; overpopulation
Season 1 Episode 42
There are exciting results in trials of two coronavirus vaccines. But just how excited should we be? We discuss the latest findings, the strength of …
5 years, 10 months ago
#41: The function of dreams
Season 1 Episode 41
On this week’s election-distraction special, we hear about a new hypothesis which could explain an age-old mystery. Dreams could be a way of freeing …
5 years, 10 months ago
#40: Halloween special: real-life vampires, the science of ghosts, deep-sea zombies, monster black holes
Season 1 Episode 40
What price would you pay for eternal youth? Some real-life vampires in California took part in a trial where they infused themselves with the blood p…
5 years, 10 months ago
#39: Social lives of viruses; CRISPR to fight antibiotic resistance; dealing with risk; George RR Martin and the moon
Season 1 Episode 39
When we think about the way a virus operates, we tend to think of it as a lone assassin. But it turns out viruses have surprisingly rich social lives…
5 years, 10 months ago