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#18: Bending the curve on climate change, the era of commercial space travel, staying safe from coronavirus
Season 1 Episode 18
The coronavirus pandemic is a human disaster that is dominating the news right now, but climate change is going to be worse and longer-lasting. The t…
6 years, 3 months ago
#17: The truth about our appetites, the impact of coronavirus on conservation, mud volcanoes on Mars
Season 1 Episode 17
Rather than simply eating until we are full, humans selectively try to eat the right amounts of three macronutrients – protein, carbs and fat – plus …
6 years, 3 months ago
#16: Hints of a new force of nature; making mice with human cells; seaweed in the fight against climate change
Season 1 Episode 16
There are four fundamental forces that describe how everything works, from black holes to radioactive decay to sounds coming out of your headphones. …
6 years, 4 months ago
#15: Mystery of radio signals from deep space; the future of music; epidemic of bad coronavirus science
Season 1 Episode 15
MIDI, the digital encoding technology that revolutionised music production in the 1980s, is getting an upgrade. We explore how MIDI 2.0 will change n…
6 years, 4 months ago
#14: Dreams, sleep and coronavirus, a new explanation of consciousness, brain-stimulation anorexia treatment
Season 1 Episode 14
Is the coronavirus crisis giving you bad dreams? Anxiety and stress about covid-19 has changed our sleeping patterns and the tone of our dreams. But …
6 years, 4 months ago
#13: Evidence for a parallel universe, protecting mental health in lockdown, why covid-19 hits men harder
Season 1 Episode 13
We might have the first evidence for the mind-blowing idea that there is a parallel universe to our own, an antimatter universe which is mirror-flipp…
6 years, 4 months ago
#12: Strength training for better health, bats mimic sound, biggest ever supernova
Season 1 Episode 12
While much of the world is still on lockdown and with global cases of coronavirus now over two million, one positive thing that’s come out of this cr…
6 years, 5 months ago
#11: Covid World, coronavirus in New York, invasion of parakeets, bacteria and their amazing powers
Season 1 Episode 11
The United States now accounts for one-fifth of all new coronavirus cases globally, with New York at the epicentre with over 150,000 cases. In this e…
6 years, 5 months ago
#10: Coronavirus questions answered, revolution in human evolution, mind-reading computers
Season 1 Episode 10
There’s still so much uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, from the symptoms and spreadability to matters like how long you should self-isolate. In this…
6 years, 5 months ago
#9: Coronavirus lockdown – how to flatten the curve, reset the immune system, and the world’s most hardcore mammal
Season 1 Episode 9
The UK government says they are going to distribute millions of covid-19 coronavirus testing kits in the next few days, but how effective will these …
6 years, 5 months ago