Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRutger Bregman on the crisis of moral ambition; Why primates have same-sex relationships; Living longer is easier than you think; Bizarre method to fight climate change
Episode 341
"The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads. That sucks." A compelling quote that sums up the thesis…
8 months ago
Why does America want Greenland?; Mystery of dark DNA; Ozempic weight rebound
Episode 340
Acquiring Greenland has been deemed a national security priority by America. President Trump wants to use the country to deter adversarie…
8 months, 1 week ago
Humans are finally heading back to the moon; Cheaper weight loss drugs are coming; Milestone for LSD trials; Promise of new carbon tax
Episode 339
Humans are finally going back to the moon. NASA’s Artemis II mission is set to launch in April, taking four astronauts in a loop around t…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Best science TV, film and books of 2025 | The New Scientist culture review
Episode 336
Looking for something great to read or watch on TV over the festive period? We’ve got you covered. In a special edition of the podcast, w…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Top Science Stories of 2025 | The New Scientist Features Special
Episode 337
As we reach the end of the year, catch up on some of New Scientist’s most exciting and thought-provoking features of the past twelve mont…
9 months ago
Orcas and dolphins are now hunting together; Genetic root of psychiatric conditions; Black hole stars and cosmic ecology
Episode 336
In an unlikely turn of events, orcas and dolphins have been observed teaming up - to hunt and kill massive chinook salmon in the pacific.…
9 months, 1 week ago
How exercise shrinks tumours and starves cancer; Weird molecules found on comet 3I/ATLAS; Einstein v Bohr on the nature of light
Episode 335
Exercise has been shown to shrink tumours by 60 per cent. A new study shows another link between regular exercise and cancer prevention, …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The evolution of sperm and the enduring mystery of the scrotum; How our brain rewires itself 4 times in life; The (real) disaster scenarios of imminent climate breakdown
Episode 334
Which sperm is the oldest sperm - the ancestor sperm that came before all others? Well, you might think it links back to an ancient anima…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The origin and evolution of music: Steve Pretty plays the conch
Episode 333
It’s not often you get to see or hear someone playing music on a conch shell. So prepare yourself for a musical treat with musician and p…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
New genome of ancient human; 95% of us have a dormant virus that causes disease; Formula E cars faster than F1; Bill Bryson joins the pod!
Episode 332
For only the second time, the genome of an ancient Denisovan has been sequenced - thanks to the discovery of a 200,000-year-old tooth fou…
10 months ago